🌟Local Kiddo SF

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Author

Jasmine Alves
December 13, 2025

📆Issue No. 46 - December 13-14, 2025

We're deep in peak holiday season now. Calendars bursting, and that specific kind of December exhaustion that only parents understand. But this weekend has some gems worth rallying for.

Last chance: A Christmas Carol at Fort Mason closes this weekend. Final performances Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7pm. Don't ghost the ghosts.

Opening this weekend: Circus Bella's Starlight! kicks off at The Crossing at East Cut.

New at Cal Academy: Tiny Chef, Big Impact launches Saturday! The internet-famous stop-motion herbivore takes over with a planetarium film, props exhibit, and photo ops. A full museum takeover about how tiny actions make a big impact. (Planetarium not recommended under 7, no kids under 4.)

Let's get into the weekend.

⚡ TLDR: Weekend Gameplan

Holiday Highlights

Saturday:

Sunday:

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🎄Holiday Highlights🎄 

Your comprehensive guide to every festive event happening this weekend and beyond!

THIS WEEKEND (Dec 13-14)

WEEK OF DEC 15-21

WINTER BREAK (DEC 22-JAN 4)

ONGOING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS

Saturday Highlights

Every corner of the Randall Museum transforms into craft central for this annual winter celebration. We're talking arts, crafts, nature activities, and science experiments—all with a seasonal twist. The whole family can get involved and make keepsakes or gifts to take home. The Randall is one of SF's best-kept secrets (free admission! live animals!), and this event is peak cozy Saturday energy. Dress for mess, bring your creativity, and let the kids go wild.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, December 13 at 10:00am or 2:00pm

  • Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way

  • Free

Circus Bella is a San Francisco treasure, and their holiday show Starlight opens THIS WEEKEND. Local circus artists doing what they do best, aerial acts, acrobatics, clowning, and all the wonder that live circus brings. The 4pm showtime means you can do dinner after and make it a whole evening. This run goes through January 4, but why not be there for opening weekend? Get it on the calendar now.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, December 13, 1:00pm and 4:00pm; December 14, 4:00pm

  • The Cut at East Crossing, 211 Beale Street

  • $52.50-$78.25

Sunday Highlights

Word for Word Play brings their signature interactive, literary-inspired fun to a Winter Fam Jam in the Mission. If you're not familiar with their work, they create experiences where stories come alive through play and performance. Perfect for the bookish kid, the wiggly kid, or any kid who likes a good time.

Worth Knowing:

  • Sunday, December 14, 11:00am-1:00pm

  • Z Space, 499 Alabama Street

  • Free

Ten years! Drag Story Hour has been bringing fabulous, inclusive storytelling to SF kids for a whole decade, and they're throwing a party to celebrate. Expect story times, performances, and all the joy and sparkle that DSH is known for. This is a beautiful community event that celebrates reading, self-expression, and showing kids that everyone belongs.

Worth Knowing:

  • Sunday, December 14, 12:00pm-4:00pm

  • SFPL Main, 100 Larkin Street

  • Free

Circus Bella is a San Francisco treasure, and their holiday show Starlight opens THIS WEEKEND. Local circus artists doing what they do best, aerial acts, acrobatics, clowning, and all the wonder that live circus brings. The 4pm showtime means you can do dinner after and make it a whole evening. This run goes through January 4, but why not be there for opening weekend? Get it on the calendar now.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, December 13, 1:00pm and 4:00pm; December 14, 4:00pm

  • The Cut at East Crossing, 211 Beale Street

  • $52.50-$78.25

✨Full List of What’s Good This Weekend✨

Ongoing:

Saturday, 12/13: 

Sunday, 12/14:

Found a spot that works for both you and the kiddos? Tell us – we read everything.

Until next week,

Jasmine @Local Kiddo — Because good taste doesn’t end at parenthood.

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

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