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Jasmine Alves
January 23, 2026

📆Issue No. 52 - January 24-25, 2026

Happy Friday, friends!

As SF Art Week comes to a close this weekend, if you've ever wanted to immerse your kids in world-class art without fighting for their attention, this is the weekend.

Art everywhere: Family Programs at FOG (workshops by SFMoMA and Bay Area Discovery Museum at Fort Mason), Family Art Making (de Young Museum), Ruth Asawa Centennial "Dough In" (Alvarado Elementary School), Baby Rave (Asian Art Museum), Family Studio: Watercolors! (SFMoMa), and there is also a ton of amazing art (not kiddo specific, but still worth it) on view at the FOG Fair, ATRIUM, and Creativity Explored x Open Invitational .

Opening this week: Once Upon A Mattress! The classic fairy tale retelling of the Princess and the Pea is back. If your kid loves princesses, princes, singing, dancing and comedy, get tickets. This show runs until February 28.

Last chance: Glow at the Exploratorium wraps up on Sunday! This one's special, LED dungeon crawlers, an artificial sun made of moving mirrors, nearly 500 suspended orbs forming a breaking ocean wave brought to life with light and sound, shadows that turn into star constellations, and sculptures that refract rainbows. A perfect mixture of art and science. If you haven't been yet, make it happen.

Let's get into it.

⚡ TLDR: Weekend Gameplan

Holiday Highlights

Saturday:

Sunday:

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Saturday Highlight

Start your Saturday with a book launch! Perfect for your early risers and bookworms. Eunice and Sabrina, the writer/illustrator/musician duo behind The Cosmic Adventures of Astrid and Stella, are launching the fifth book in the series with a storytime, drawing activity, sing-along, AND dance-along. If your elementary schooler loves graphic novels, this is their morning.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, January 24, 9:00am-10:00am

  • Noe Valley Books, 3957 24th Street

  • Free

Live music sized just right for the toddler crowd. Join in for a morning of music, rhythm and fun for little ones (and tolerable for adults). Toddlers will learn and perform a mini concert at the end of the activity. Strolling Hayes Valley after for coffee and pastries is highly recommended.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, January 24, 10:00am-11:00am

  • Rivian, 340 Fell Street

  • Free

Wikipedia turns 25! The Main Library is throwing a party, and honestly, this is such a fun way to talk to kids about knowledge, research, and the internet. Interactive activities, behind-the-scenes looks at how Wikipedia works, and a celebration of free information. Nerdy in the best way.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, January 24, 10:30am-4:30pm

  • SFPL Main, 100 Larkin Street

  • Free

  • All day — Wikipedia-themed crafts, screenprinting (bring your own teeshirt or bag!), photobooth and games.

  • 10:30–11:15 am — How to Edit Wikipedia or Vikidia, for Children (workshop for families - please bring a laptop if possible!). (ages 8-13)

  • 1:00–1:45 pm — Photography Workshop.

  • 1:45–2:30 pm — Wikipedia History Trivia & Birthday Cake.

  • 2:30–4:30 pm — Learn to Edit Wikipedia: an Editathon.

Get outside and explore the shoreline with hands-on climate science activities. Lands End is stunning, the programming is thoughtful, and your kids will learn something while breathing in that ocean air. Dress in layers, it's always windier than you think out there.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, January 24, 11:00am-2:00pm

  • Lands End Lookout Visitor Center, 680 Point Lobos Ave

  • Free

End your Saturday dancing at the library. Bernal Heights branch throws a family dance party, no skills required, just energy. Free, fun, and a great way to shake off the week.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, January 24, 4:00Pm-5:00pm

  • SFPL Bernal Heights, 500 Cortland Ave

  • Free

Sunday Highlights

The Groundlings, the legendary LA improv troupe that launched careers from Will Ferrell to Kristen Wiig, is doing a kids show as part of SF Sketchfest in Union Square. Improv comedy designed for young audiences means interactive, silly, and unpredictable in the best way. A rare treat.

Worth Knowing:

  • Sunday, January 25, 11:00am-12:00pm

  • Marines' Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter Street

  • From $32.13

SF Symphony musicians perform a chamber concert at the library. This is such a lovely way to introduce kids to classical music. An intimate setting, world-class musicians, and totally free.

Worth Knowing:

  • Sunday, January 25, 2:00pm-3:00pm

  • SFPL Western Addition, 1550 Scott Street

  • Free

✨Full List of What’s Good This Weekend✨

Ongoing:

Saturday, 1/24: 

Sunday, 1/25:

🔭 On Our Radar

Make zines at the Cartoon Art Museum (January 31).

See You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown at the Creativity Museum (January 31-February 15).

Celebrate Valentines day with your kiddo and San Francisco Symphony at Music of the Heart (February 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.

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