📆Issue No. 64 - April 18-20, 2026
Happy Friday, friends!
Like the bugs at the Randall Museum, this weekend is buzzing. From neighborhood activities and Earth Day bug exploration to a full-on festival dedicated to creepy crawlies. Plus, Pete the Cat, The Musical opens at the Children's Creativity Museum! Use code KIDDO10 for 10% off tickets. We'll be hosting a Pete the Cat playdate after one of the shows, so stay tuned for details.
As always, if we missed your favorite happening around the city, reply here or find us at [email protected]. We’ll see you again in your inbox on Tuesday.
Now, let’s get into the weekend. Enjoy!
⚡ TLDR: Weekend Gameplan
All Weekend:
Saturday:
40+ other events below!
Sunday:
30+ other events below!
Monday events also included below!
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Saturday Highlights
Explore bugs during Earth Month at the Randall Museum’s Bug Day.
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, April 18, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way
Free
Have fun enjoying live music and creativity at Creativity Festival 2026.
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, April 18, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Children’s Creativity Museum, 221 4th Street
Free
Have a museum day at the de Young’s Family Tour and Family Art Making experiences.
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, April 18, 10:30 AM Tour, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM Art
de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
Free
Learn new things at the Aquarium of the Bay 30th Anniversary Celebration.
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, April 18, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
Aquarium of the Bay, Pier 39
Free
Join ArtSeed’s 18th Annual Earth Week Art-a-thon for 6 hours of art making for good.
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, April 18, 12:00 PM-6:00 PM
Presidio, 1016 Torney Ave
Free
Join Giant Bubble Play Stations with Magic Bubbles and Balloons with bubble loving kiddos.
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, April 18, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
SFPL Presidio, 3150 Sacramento Street
Free
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, April 18, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cartoon Art Museum, 781 Beech Street
Free
Sunday Highlights
Start the morning birdwatching and creating art at Feathered Friends: Birdwatching and Nature Art for Families.
Worth Knowing:
Sunday, April 19, 8:30 AM -10:30 AM
SF Botanical Garden
Tickets from $50
Shop at a marketplace curated for families while your kiddo explores kid friendly activities at Little Treasures: A Market for Modern Families.
Worth Knowing:
Sunday, April 19, 10:00 AM
Ferry Building
Tickets from $15
Celebrate Cherry Blossom season at Northern California Cherry Blossom Grand Parade
Worth Knowing:
Sunday, April 19, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Japantown
Free
Have an active day running around with the kiddos at Family Sports Day.
Worth Knowing:
Sunday, April 19, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
George Washington Bicentennial Grove, 25th Avenue & Lincoln
Worth Knowing:
Sunday, April 19, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts – Blue Shield of California Theater, 700 Howard St
Tickets from $15
✨Full List of What’s Good This Weekend✨
Ongoing:
Track Makers at the Children’s Creativity Museum
Japanese Tea Garden (Free for SF residents with ID)
Conservatory of Flowers (Free for SF residents with ID)
Cherry Blossoms at the SF Botanical Garden (Free for SF residents with ID)
de Young Free Saturdays (Free for SF residents with ID)
Free Saturdays at the Legion of Honor (Free for SF residents with ID)
Cable Car Museum - Nob Hill
Light Play Studio and Chain Reaction at the Exploratorium
SFMOMA Scavenger Hunt at SFMoMA
Saturday, 4/18:
10:00 - Petlenuc Interrupted: Kid-Friendly AR Adventure Story - Presidio
10:00-10:30 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Bernal Heights
10:00-12:00 - Bug Day - Randall Museum
10:00-2:00 - Creativity Festival 2026 - Children’s Creativity Museum
10:00-3:00 - Mission Science Workshop - Excelsior
10:00-4:00 - Reading Room + Recess Cart - Salesforce Park
10:00-4:00 - Community Day at the AAACC - Fillmore
10:00-6:00 - Activity Zone - Union Square Alliance
10:15 - We all Belong Storytime - California Academy of Sciences
10:15-11:00 - Activity: Family Story Hour - SFPL Potrero
10:30 - Pete the Cat, The Musical - Children’s Creativity Museum
10:30 - Family Tour - de Young Museum
10:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
10:30 - Penguin Feeding - California Academy of Sciences
10:30-11:00 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Sunset
10:30-11:00 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Portola
10:30-11:00 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Excelsior
10:30-11:30 - Early Learning: Big San Francisco Play Date - SFPL Marina
10:30-11:30 - Storytime: For Babies - SFPL Anza
10:30-12:30 - Early Learning: Saturday Morning Playtime - SFPL Glen Park
10:30-1:00 - Annual Hayes Valley Ham & Eggs Fire Commemoration Breakfast - Hayes Valley
10:00-4:00 - Secondhand Saturday: Earth Day Celebration - Outer Sunset
11:00 - Aquarium of the Bay 30th Anniversary Celebration - Aquarium of the Bay
11:00 - Roaring to Life: A Lion Dance Program - California Academy of Sciences
11:00 - San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Chamber Music Concert - Legion of Honor
11:00-12:00 - Performance: Noe's Garden - SFPL Mission Bay
11:00-12:00 - Saturday New Parent Circle: Newborn - 1 year - Mission
11:00-12:00 - Storytime: For Babies -SFPL Park
11:00-12:00 - Earth Day Storytime - Inner Sunset
11:00-12:30 - Intergenerational Music with Beth! - Japantown
11:00-12:30 - Activity: Rigamajig Free Play - SFPL Chinatown
11:00-3:00 - EarthFest - SF Zoo
11:00-3:00 - Family Art Making - de Young Museum
11:00-5:00 - Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival - Japantown
11:15 - Junior Scientist Adventure - California Academy of Sciences
11:15 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
11:30 - Coral Reef Dive - California Academy of Sciences
11:30-1:30 - Saturday Juggling Lessons - Union Square
12:00 - Coral Reef Sun-Printing: A Community Arts Engagement with Dev Heyrana - California Academy of Sciences
12:00 - Petlenuc Interrupted: Kid-Friendly AR Adventure Story - Presidio
12:00 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
12:00-1:00 - Storytime Science for Kids - Exploratorium
12:00-3:00 - 2026 Earth Day Festival & Green Business Expo - Yerba Buena Gardens
12:00-4:00 - Wiggle Fest - Lower Haight
12:00-4:00 - Mobile Rec at Jose Coronado Playground - Jose Coronado Playground
12:00-5:00 - SF SPCA Birthday Block Party - Mission
12:00-6:00 - ArtSeed’s 18th Annual Earth Week Art-a-thon - Presidio
12:00-6:00 - Commercial Break Marketplace | Free Family Photo Day - Chinatown
12:00-10:00 - World Circus Day Neighborhood Party - Telegraph Hill
12:45 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
1:00 - Tour of the Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park
1:00 - Misfits Trivia - California Academy of Sciences
1:00-2:00 - Workshop: LEGO Robotics - SFPL Ortega
1:00-3:00 - Activity: Chess Club - SFPL Excelsior
1:00-3:00 - Celebration: West Portal Branch Library Open House - SFPL West Portal
1:30 - Coral Reef Dive - California Academy of Sciences
1:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
2:00 - Petlenuc Interrupted: Kid-Friendly AR Adventure Story - Presidio
2:00 - Ocean Action: The Power of pH! - California Academy of Sciences
2:00 - Pete the Cat, The Musical - Children’s Creativity Museum
2:00-2:30 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Chinatown
2:00-3:00 - Early Learning: Arabic Story Hour - SFPL Main
2:00-3:00 - Author: Read-Aloud & Draw with Sara Alfageeh - SFPL Glen Park
2:00-3:00 - Storytime Science for Kids - Exploratorium
2:00-3:00 - Performance: Firelight Shadow Theater - SFPL Sunset
2:00-3:00 - Performance: The Living Poets Society - SFPL Richmond
2:00-3:00 - Workshop: Poetry Reading and Guided Meditation with Shabnam Piryaei - SFPL Ocean View
2:00-3:30 - Performance: Julius Caesar - SFPL Main
2:00-3:30 - Workshop: Henna with Renda Dabit - SFPL Excelsior
2:00-3:30 - Workshop: Medical First Aid for Youth - SFPL Golden Gate Valley
2:00-4:00 - Early Learning: Big San Francisco Play Date - SFPL Portola
2:15 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
2:30-4:30 - Presentation: How Money Works (Teens) - SFPL Anza
3:00 - Penguin Feeding - California Academy of Sciences
3:00 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
3:00-3:30 - Park Ranger Campfire Talks - Presidio
3:00-4:00 - Activity: Bouncing Bunny - SFPL Ortega
3:00-4:00 - Activity: Giant Bubble Play Stations with Magic Bubbles and Balloons - SFPL Presidio
3:00-4:00 - Workshop: Recording Studio Orientation - SFPL Main
3:00-4:00 - Kids Storytime - Noe Valley
3:30 - Rays & Relaxation - California Academy of Sciences
3:45 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
4:00 - Petlenuc Interrupted: Kid-Friendly AR Adventure Story - Presidio
4:00 - Organ Concert - Legion of Honor
4:00-5:00 - Workshop: K-Pop Photocard Decorating - SFPL Bernal Heights
4:00-5:00 - SF MUSIC LESSONS STUDENTS RECITAL 2026 - Mission
4:00-6:00 - Feo the Chupacabra Reception - Fisherman’s Wharf
4:30 - Big Astronomy - California Academy of Sciences
4:30-5:00 - Early Learning: Malinky Music - SFPL Sunset
5:00-5:30 - Strings in the Square - Noe Valley
Sunday, 4/19:
7:00-12:00 - 2026 Presidio Trail Run & Healthy Kids Day Carnival - Presidio
8:30-10:30 - Feathered Friends: Birdwatching and Nature Art for Families - Golden Gate Park
9:30-10:15 - Kid's Yoga - Inner Sunset
10:00 - Little Treasures: A Market for Modern Families - Ferry Building
10:00 - Petlenuc Interruped: Kid-Friendly AR Adventure Story - Presidio
10:00-4:00 - All Day Drop-in Art - Asian Art Museum
10:00-4:00 - Inner Sunset Flea Market - Inner Sunset
10:00-6:00 - Activity Zone - Union Square Alliance
10:15 - We all Belong Storytime - California Academy of Sciences
10:30 - Pete the Cat, The Musical - Children’s Creativity Museum
10:30 - Penguin Feeding (members only) - California Academy of Sciences
10:30 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show (members only) - California Academy of Sciences
10:30-11:15 - Family Yoga - Inner Sunset
10:30-11:45 - Sunday Soul Flow Yoga - Baker Beach
10:30-1:30 - Oogubi Hangouts - East Cut
10:30-4:00 - Mahjong at the Museum - Asian Art Museum
10:30-4:00 - Thai New Year - Asian Art Museum
11:00 - The Rock and Roll Playhouse - Mission Bay
11:00 - New Japanese Clay Tour - Asian Art Museum
11:00 - Roaring to Life: A Lion Dance Program - California Academy of Sciences
11:00-12:00 - Learn How to Use a Scanning Electron Microscope - Exploratorium
11:00-12:00 - Meditation for Kids - Kadampa Meditation Center
11:00-1:00 - Lei-Making Workshop - Asian Art Museum
11:00-2:00 - Sunday Fun Days - Union Square
11:00-2:00 - Free Chess and Mahjong Lessons - Civic Center
11:00-3:00 - EarthFest - SF Zoo
11:00-3:00 - Earth Day Stroll 2026 - Bernal Heights
11:00-5:00 - Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival - Japantown
11:15 - Junior Scientist Adventure - California Academy of Sciences
11:15 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
11:30 - Coral Reef Dive - California Academy of Sciences
12:00 - Petlenuc Interrupted: Kid-Friendly AR Adventure Story - Presidio
12:00 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
12:00-1:00 - Storytime Science for Kids - Exploratorium
12:45 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
1:00 - Tour of the Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park
1:00-3:00 - Northern California Cherry Blossom Grand Parade - Japantown
1:00-4:00 - Social: Afternoon Board Games - SFPL Sunset
1:00-5:00 - Family Sports Day - Inner Sunset
1:15-1:45 - Storytime: For Toddlers - SFPL Ingleside
1:30 - Coral Reef Dive - California Academy of Sciences
1:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
1:30-2:00 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Parkside
1:30-4:30 - Workshop: Transition to College for Teens (Class D) - SFPL Ortega
1:30-2:30 - Monthly Makers: Sketchbook Social w/ illustrator Zuzu Gong - Asian Art Museum
2:00 - Pete the Cat, The Musical - Children’s Creativity Museum
2:00 - Petlenuc Interrupted: Kid-Friendly AR Adventure Story - Presidio
2:00 - Music and Dance Performance - Asian Art Museum
2:00 - Collection Tour - Asian Art Museum
2:00 - Ocean Action: The Power of pH! - California Academy of Sciences
2:00 - Big Feed - Aquarium of the Bay
2:00-3:00 - Activity: Puppy Dog Tales - SFPL Visitacion Valley
2:00-3:00 - Workshop: Rubber Band Cars with Sacred Heart Cathedral's Robotics Team - SFPL Merced
2:00-3:00 - Storytime Science for Kids - Exploratorium
2:00-3:30 - Social: Family Game Time - SFPL West Portal
2:00-3:30 - Workshop: Mending and Upcycling with Youth Art Exchange - SFPL Noe Valley
2:00-5:00 - Celebration: Opera Unbound Showcase - SFPL Main
2:00-3:30 - LINES Ballet Family Experience - Yerba Buena Center
2:15 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
2:30-3:30 - Activity: Cardboard Creations - SFPL Parkside
2:30-3:30 - Activity: Tarot Exploration -SFPL Glen Park
2:30-4:00 - Activity: Chess Club - SFPL Ingleside
3:00 - Penguin Feeding - California Academy of Sciences
3:00 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
3:00-3:30 - Park Ranger Campfire Talks - Presidio
3:00-4:00 - Activity: Mancala - SFPL Sunset
3:00-4:00 - Workshop: Math Readiness - SFPL Portola
3:30 - New Japanese Clay - Asian Art Museum
3:30 - Rays & Relaxation - California Academy of Sciences
3:45 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
4:00 - Petlenuc Interrupted: Kid-Friendly AR Adventure Story - Presidio
4:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
4:30 - Big Astronomy - California Academy of Sciences
4:30-6:00 - Visit Our Choir Day - Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco - Pacific Heights
4:30-7:30 - Crucial Reggae Sunday - Golden Gate Park
6:30-8:00 - Sunset Ocean Dance - Ocean Beach
Monday, 4/20:
9:00-10:30 - First Steps - Portola
9:30 - Tour of the Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park
10:00-11:00 - Social: Monday Fun Day Family Dance Party - SFPL Glen Park
10:15-10:45 - Storytime: For Babies - SFPL Visitacion Valley
10:15-10:45 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Western Addition
10:15-10:45 - Storytime: For Toddlers - SFPL Merced
10:30-11:00 - Storytime: For Babies - SFPL Main
10:30-11:00 - Storytime: For Babies - SFPL Sunset
10:30-11:00 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Ortega
10:30-11:00 - Storytime: For Toddlers - SFPL Portola
10:30-11:10 - Music Magic Monday (All Ages) w/ JAMaROO Kids - Mission
11:00 - April Pop N Play - Portola
11:00-11:30 - Storytime: For Babies - SFPL Richmond
11:00-12:00 - Activity: Fine Motor Skills - SFPL Merced
11:15-11:45 - Storytime: For Toddlers - SFPL Noe Valley
11:30-12:30 - Early Learning: Play with Purpose Playgroup - SFPL Glen Park
11:30-12:30 - Storytime: For Toddlers - SFPL Ingleside
12:00-1:00 - Postpartum Strength Training with Natalie - Golden Gate Park
1:00 - Tour of the Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park
3:00-3:30 - Park Ranger Campfire Talks - Presidio
3:30-4:00 - Storytime: For Toddlers - SFPL Park
3:30-5:00 - FREE Day of Play! - Mission
3:30-5:30 - Services: Homework Help - SFPL Ortega
3:45-5:15 - Services: Tutoring and Homework Help - SFPL Ingleside
4:00-5:00 - Book Club: Alone Together Book Club - SFPL Noe Valley
4:30-5:30 - Activity: Improv Theater Games - SFPL Glen Park
6:00-7:00 - Prenatal Yoga Flow: In Person - Mission
🔭 On Our Radar
Follow the adventures of Pete the Cat at the Creativity Museum (now - May 3).
Celebrate Earth Day making art at the Walt Disney Family Museum (April 25-26).
Found a spot that works for both you and the kiddos? Tell us, we want to know about it.
Until next week,
Jasmine
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