🌟Local Kiddo SF

Your weekend plans, handled.

Author

Jasmine Alves
August 08, 2025

📆Issue No. 28 - August 9-10, 2025

Happy Friday, friends! While Outside Lands and Stern Grove are bringing the big beats this weekend, we've discovered that SF is absolutely humming with free music, cultural celebrations, and family adventures everywhere you turn. From the vibrant Filipino festivities of Pistahan, to hands-on science exploration at the Exploratorium, plus evening acrobatics that give parents a rare date night opportunity, this weekend gives kiddos and parents an opportunity to celebrate in every neighborhood. Whether your crew is ready for cultural parades, interactive exhibits, family hangouts, or park fiestas, you'll find the perfect rhythm to dance, discover, and connect in this issue.

⚡ TLDR: Weekend Gameplan

All Weekend:

Saturday:

Sunday:

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Weekend Highlight

Celebrate Filipino culture with one of the West Coast's largest Filipino festivals! Experience vibrant performances, authentic cuisine, traditional crafts, and community celebration that showcases the rich heritage and contributions of Filipino Americans.

Worth Knowing: 

  • Parade - Saturday, August 9, 11:00am-12:00pm

  • Parade begins at Civic Center Plaza and travels along Market Street between 8th and 4th Streets

  • Festival - Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10, 11:00am-5:00pm

  • Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission Street, between 3rd and 4th Streets

  • Free admission

  • Traditional Filipino music and dance performances

  • Authentic food vendors and cultural exhibits

  • Family-friendly activities and community booths

Saturday Highlights

🔬 Bay Day

Dive deep into the wonders of San Francisco Bay with hands-on exhibits, interactive experiments, and scientific exploration that makes learning about our local ecosystem an adventure for the whole family.

Worth Knowing: 

  • 11:00am-4:00pm

  • Exploratorium, Pier 15

  • Adults: $39.95, Youth (4-17): $29.95, Teachers or Students 18+, $29.95, and Senior 65+ or Individuals with Disabilities: $29.95

  • Special programming focused on the San Francisco Bay and ocean science

  • Interactive exhibits and demonstrations using the CO2 Buoy used for data collection

  • Art activities about marine life

  • Perfect for curious minds of all ages

  • Combines science education with local environmental awareness

Experience the magic like never before as Harry, Ron, and Hermione's most dangerous quest unfolds on the big screen while a live symphony orchestra performs the enchanting score. This immersive film concert combines beloved visuals with live music for a truly magical family experience.

Worth Knowing: 

  • 1:00pm

  • Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave

  • Tickets range from $75-$170

  • Live orchestra performs the film's score in real-time

  • Giant screen projection creates an immersive experience

  • Perfect for Potter fans ready for a new dimension of storytelling

Here's your chance, parents! Drop the kiddos off for an evening of acrobatics, tumbling, and high-energy fun while you finally get that date night you've been dreaming about. Professional instructors keep everyone safe and entertained.

Worth Knowing: 

  • 6:30pm-9:30pm

  • AcroSports, 639 Frederick Street

  • $50 per participant

  • Ages 6-12

  • Drop-off event for kids - perfect parent date night opportunity!

  • Professional supervision and structured activities

  • Age-appropriate acrobatic instruction

  • Advance registration required

Sunday Highlight

Explore contemporary art through family-friendly programming that combines SFMoMA's incredible collection with the San Francisco Public Library's Summer Stride reading initiatives for a perfect blend of visual and literary arts.

Worth knowing:

  • 10:00am-1:00pm

  • SFMoMA, 151 Third Street

  • Family-focused activities and tours

  • Integration of reading and visual arts

  • Perfect for art-loving families

  • Meet artist Kenard Pak

End your weekend with a vibrant park celebration featuring music, activities, and community fun in one of San Francisco's most beautiful outdoor spaces.

Worth knowing:

  • 1:00pm-4:00pm

  • Presidio Tunnel Tops

  • Free outdoor celebration

  • Music and family activities

  • Salsa, Merengue, and Cumbia dance classes

✨Full List of What’s Good This Weekend✨

Ongoing:

Saturday, 8/9: 

Sunday, 8/10:

🔭 On Our Radar

Danny Go! is bringing his interactive musical extravaganza to one of San Francisco's most iconic venues for a show that promises to have the whole family jumping, singing, and laughing together (August 13).

Participate in an intergenerational day of service in Excelsior (August 23).

Get ready for tire-screeching, engine-roaring excitement as massive Hot Wheels monster trucks take over the city for jaw-dropping stunts, crushing competitions, and automotive spectacle that will leave car-loving kids (and adults) absolutely mesmerized (August 23).

Learn how to make pizza and have a pizza party with Chef David Nayfeld from Che Fico (August 24).

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 that parent friend who still remembers what uninterrupted coffee tastes like. We've got spots for both of you.

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