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📆Issue No. 88 - September 19-20, 2026

Happy Friday, friends!

If you missed Touch a Truck last weekend, you've got another shot this week. You can celebrate Muni Heritage Weekend, meet Elmo at City Kids, tour world-class art at the de Young Museum, and catch world-class music at the SFJAZZ Family Matinee.

As always, if we missed your favorite happening around the city, reply here or find us at [email protected].

Let’s get into the weekend!

⚡ TLDR: The Shortlist

All Weekend:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Next week’s events also included below!

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Weekend Highlights

  • Enjoy free rides on rare historic Muni vehicles at Muni Heritage Weekend 2026.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 10:00AM-4:00PM

      • San Francisco Railway Museum, 77 Steuart Street

      • Free

  • Celebrate SF Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival with mooncakes, kids activities, lion dancing, and more.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, September 19, 11:00AM-4:45PM and September 20, 10:00AM-4:45PM

      • GRANT Avenue, Between California & Broadway

      • Free

Saturday Highlights

  • Let your truck loving kiddos explore at 2026 Touch a Truck.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, September 19, 9:00AM-1:00PM

      • 501 Buckingham Way

      • Free - $20

  • Meet Elmo and enjoy entertainment from JAMaROO, Lion Dance Me and ABADÁ-Capoeira at 2026 City Kids Family Fair.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, September 19, 10:00AM-:100PM

      • Children's Council Of San Francisco, 445 Church Street

      • Free

  • Give back with your kiddo at Intergenerational Service at ECFP

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, September 19, 10:15AM-12:30PM

      • 302 Silver Ave

      • Free

  • Go on a tour and create art with your kiddo at the de Young Museum’s Family Tour and Family Art Making.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, September 19, Tour at 10:30AM and Art Making from 11:00AM-3:00PM

      • de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive

      • Free

  • Listen to live jazz at a Family Matinee w/ Destiny Muhammad.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, September 19, 11:00AM

      • SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin Street

      • $10-$20

  • Go to Access to Adventure Day 2026 for a family fun day at Crissy Field.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, September 19, 11:00AM-3:00PM

      • Crissy Field Center, 603 Mason Street

      • Free

  • Bring friends and family for an evening of astronomy at Observe the Moon Night in the Presidio.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, September 19, 7:00PM-9:00PM

      • Presidio Tunnel Tops, Western Lawn next to Presidio Visitor Center

      • Free

Sunday Highlights

  • Wiggle, bounce and boogie with your little kiddo at Boogie Social: Barnyard Dance Party.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, September 20, 10:00AM-1:00PM

      • SPARK Social SF, 601 Mission Bay Boulevard North

      • $25

  • Make a kite inspired by Jacob Hashimoto’s Giant Arc at Kite Making with Mariel Paat.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, September 20, 11:00AM-2:00PM

      • SFMOMA, 151 Third St

      • Free

✨The Full Rundown✨

Ongoing:

Friday, 9/18:

Saturday, 9/19:

Sunday, 9/20:

Monday, 9/21:

Tuesday, 9/22:

Wednesday, 9/23:

Thursday, 9/24:

Found a spot that works for both you and the kiddos? Tell us, we want to know about it.

Until next week,

Jasmine

P.S. Forward this to a parent who is still trying to figure out what to do during their kiddo’s wake window.

P.P.S. Want to partner with us? Have an event we should highlight? We work with brands that parents actually want in their lives (you know, the ones that don't make us choose between "kid-friendly" and "still cool"). Email us at [email protected] if that sounds like you.

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