📆Issue No. 92 - October 16-22, 2026

Happy Friday, friends!

This weekend is all about fall and science. Harvest fests are popping up across the city, and the Bay Area Science Festival is the big event of the weekend. Sunday keeps the science going with even more hands-on fun in Noe Valley, plus you can celebrate Kasama at the Asian Art Museum with lumpia, storytelling, and more. It’s also your last weekend to catch Dragons Love Tacos at the Children’s Creativity Museum and Off the Grid at Treasure Island.

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!

Weekend Highlights

  • It’s your final weekend to catch Dragons Love Tacos, The Musical! at the Children’s Creativity Museum.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 17, 10:00AM and 2:30PM showtimes

      • Sunday, October 18, 10:00AM and 2:30PM showtimes

      • Children's Creativity Museum, 221 4th St.

      • Tickets from $30.53

Saturday Highlights

  • Make art inspired by Treasures of the Pharaohs at the de Young’s Family Art Making: Treasures of the Pharaohs.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 17, 11:00AM-3:00PM

      • Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive

      • Free

  • Experience 125+ mind-blowing hands-on experiments, games, demonstrations, stage performances, film screenings and science talks at the Bay Area Science Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 17, 11:00AM

      • Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street

      • Free

  • Enjoy bubbles, live music, a smoothie truck, fire truck visit and more at Celebration: Open House in the Marina.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 17, 11:00AM-4:00PM

      • SFPL Marina, 1890 Chestnut Street

      • Free

  • Take a free ferry ride to enjoy kits, music and food trucks at the final Off the Grid: Treasure Island.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 17, 11:00AM-4:00PM

      • 387 Avenue of the Palms

      • Free

  • Enjoy carnival games, free pumpkin decorating, face painting, stilt walkers, bubbles and more at Fall Family Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 17, 4:00PM-7:00PM

      • Fulton Plaza, 147 Fulton St.

      • Free

  • Enjoy a cozy evening including a movie night, s’mores, a pumpkin patch, a petting zoo and more at Mission Bay Harvest Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 17, 4:00PM-7:00PM

      • SPARK Social SF, 601 Mission Bay Blvd North

      • Free

Sunday Highlights

  • Explore nature and make art with your kiddo at Feathered Friends: Birdwatching & Nature Art for Families.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 18, 8:30AM-10:30AM

      • San Francisco Botanical Garden

      • Tickets from $40

  • Celebrate Filipino American History month with puppet shows, author talks, storytelling, lumpia and more at Sundays at the Asian Art Museum Kasama Festival

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 18, 10:30AM-4:00PM

      • Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin Street

      • Tickets from $14

  • Continue the science weekend with hands-on projects for kids ages 2-6 related to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM), along with music and movement activities in Noe Valley at S.T.E.A.M. in the Square!

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 18, 10:00AM-12:00PM

      • Noe Valley Town Square

      • Free

  • Celebrate community with bubbles, hula hoops, chess and more in Excelsior at Sunday Streets and Open House.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 18, 11:00AM-1:00PM

      • Excelsior, 4400 Mission Street

      • Free

  • Make a spider sculpture and take a tour of the museum at SFMoMA Family Studio: Spiders.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 18, 10:00AM-1:00PM

      • SFMOMA, 151 Third St

      • Free

  • Celebrate community with a carnival in the Tenderloin featuring a dunk tank, basketball challenges, fire truck and more at Phoenix Day 2026.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 18, 12:00PM-4:00PM

      • Glide Memorial Church, 330 Ellis St

      • Free

✨The Full Rundown✨

Ongoing:

Friday, 10/16:

Saturday, 10/17:

Sunday, 10/18:

Monday, 10/19:

Tuesday, 10/20:

Wednesday, 10/21:

Thursday, 10/22:

🔭 On Our Radar

Celebrate fall with community at Alemany Farm’s 21st Annual Harvest Festival (October 24).

See amazing sand creations at Leap’s 44th Annual Sandcastle Classic (October 24).

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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