📆Issue No. 66 - May 2-4, 2026

Happy Friday, friends!

This weekend is one of those "how do we pick just one thing" weekends. We're talking Japantown's Kodomo no Hi Children's Day Festival, a Mission Kids Spring Fiesta, a family carnival in Balboa, and an outdoor Zootopia 2 screening, plus Pete the Cat fans get the full double feature with the musical running all weekend AND a playdate on Sunday. Both the SF International Arts Festival and SF Film Festival are in full swing with family-friendly programming too. We found 100+ events in SF this weekend. Let's get into it.

Closing: Pete the Cat, the Musical closes this Sunday. Don’t miss your chance to see the groovy cat and his band and join us for a playdate.

As always, if we missed your favorite happening around the city, reply here or find us at [email protected]. We’ll see you again in your inbox on Tuesday.

🐾Pete the Cat Playdate🐾

We're organizing a Local Kiddo crew for Pete the Cat the Musical this Sunday, May 3 at the Children's Creativity Museum. The plan: meet at Yerba Buena playground at 12:30pm for around an hour of slides and sandbox, then head inside for the show at 2pm. Singing cats included. Don’t forget to use the code KIDDO10 for discounted tickets.
Grab your tickets here and fill out our interest form so we can coordinate. The more the merrier.

⚡ TLDR: Weekend Gameplan

All Weekend:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Monday events also included below!

💬 THE GROUP CHAT 💬

We won't do a sports bracket, but a playground bracket? Absolutely. We're crowdsourcing your faves. What's the best playground in SF? Not the one closest to your house. The one you'd actually drive across town for. Reply and tell us. We're keeping score.

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Saturday Highlights

  • Meetup with Hayes Valley families and have a build and play family day with Maker Studio Kidz.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, May 2, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

      • Patricia’s Green

      • Free

  • Join dads and their littles for coffee and donuts at Dads with Strollers.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, May 2, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

      • Francisco Park

      • Free

  • Join Mission Kids Spring Fiesta, a family friendly community street fair.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, May 2, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM

      • 969 Treat Avenue

      • Free

  • Enjoy fun and games, prizes and more at the Japantown Children’s Day Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, May 2, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM

      • Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, 1840 Sutter Street

      • Free

  • Celebrate with your community at the Y for Youth Community Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, May 2, 12:00 PM-4:00 PM

      • Crane Cove Park

      • Free

  • Join director duo and multi-disciplinary artists Jess X. Snow and Ashima Shiraishi, for a Teen Filmmaking Workshop focused on Collaboration & Creativity as part of SF Film Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, May 2, 12:00 PM

      • Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St

      • Tickets from $20.50

Sunday Highlights

  • Let your little kiddo experience SF Film Festival with a screening of Space Cadet and a crafting hour for families with guest Lillian Chan following the screening and Q&A.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, May 3, 10:00 AM

      • Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St

      • Tickets from $13.50

  • Step into the world of Alice in Wonderland through puzzles, logic and imagination.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, May 3, 11:00 AM -2:00 PM

      • Salesforce Park, Central Lawn

      • Free

  • End the weekend watching Zootopia 2 with your kiddo.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, May 3, 12:00 PM -3:00 PM

      • Thrive City, 1 Warriors Way

      • Free

  • Meet Local Kiddo community at the Pete the Cat Playdate and don’t miss your chance to see Pete the Cat, the Musical before it closes this weekend.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, May 3, 12:30 PM

      • Yerba Buena Gardens Playground (outside of the Children's Creativity Museum)

      • Free playdate

      • Tickets to the show from $25.43 (use code KIDDO10 for discounted tickets)

  • Enjoy carnival games, prizes and activities at Balboa Family Carnival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, May 3, 1:00 PM -4:00 PM

      • Balboa Park, 51 Havelock St

      • Free

✨Full List of What’s Good This Weekend✨

Ongoing:

Saturday, 5/2:

Sunday, 5/3:

Monday, 5/4:

🔭 On Our Radar

Celebrate youth baseball day with the SF Giants (May 9).

Design your ideal bouquet at a Mother’s Day Floral Design Workshop (May 9).

Join the SF Bike Rodeo for bike safety and a short bike ride (May 9).

Celebrate Mother’s Day with an afternoon tea (May 10)

Enjoy a Mother’s Day concert at Golden Gate Park (May 10).

Have a family day of hands-on art-making, collaborations with local artists and live performances at de Youngsters Day Out 2026 (May 16).

Listen to your favorite childhood songs with Laurie Berkner at the Palace of Fine Arts (May 16).

Go to a dino boogie dance party social with the family (May 17).

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.

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