What's Up This Weekend with AaronMichael

Friday, March 20

Kids Night at Swings & Wings – Alameda

Egg Dying and Decorating (Free) – Oakland

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown – Half Moon Bay

Newsies by PYT – Mountain View

Girl-Powered STEM (Free) – San Jose

Saturday, March 21

Springtime Workshop at the Schulz Museum ~ Santa RosaCelebrate the start of spring with Peanuts-inspired crafts and treats!  Make Beagle Scout spring chicks, an Easter Beagle basket, a Peanuts spring ornament, and Snoopy candy huggers. Grades K-6.

Brian Scott Magic Show (Free) – San Francisco

Spring Faire – Mill Valley

Teddy Bear Tea – Tiburon

Slide Ranch Family Farm Day – Muir Beach

Rosie the Riveter Day – Richmond

Sound Bites STEM for Kids – Alameda

A Year of Kites Book Reading and Craft (Free) – Berkeley

Spring Egg Hunt – Pinole

Kpop Demon Hunters at the Library (Free) – Castro Valley

Chess for Kids (Free) – Fremont

Bay Area Garden Railroad – San Carlos

Lawnmower Craft at Lowes (Free) – Several Locations

Planetarium Shows – Cupertino

Nowruz at Children’s Discovery Museum – San Jose

Science Saturdays – Capitola

Sunday, March 22

Spring Family Day at Palo Alto Art Museum (Free) ~ Palo AltoBring the whole family for this fun, multi-generational event and stick around until the very end for a performance organized by Mosaic America.

Nowruz Celebration at the Asian Art Museum – San Francisco

Marine Science Sunday – Sausalito

The Pout Pout Fish – Santa Rosa

Good Night Farm at Tilden (Free) – Berkeley

Build a Bee House – Fremont

Easter Egg Hunt at Lemos Farm – Half Moon Bay

Storytime at the Foster Museum (Free) – Palo Alto

Explore Chemistry (Free) – San Jose

Friday, March 20

• USF baseball vs. Santa Clara — 2:00 p.m. at Benedetti Diamond, San Francisco.

• Cal Invitational (track & field) — starts 3:30 p.m. in Berkeley.

Saturday, March 21

San Jose Barracuda - San Jose

• Cal Invitational (track & field) — 10:30 a.m. at Edwards Stadium, Berkeley.

• Bay FC vs. Angel City FC — 5:45 p.m. at PayPal Park, San Jose.

• Cal men’s gymnastics vs. Oklahoma — 7:00 p.m. at Haas Pavilion, Berkeley.

• San Jose Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC — 4:00 p.m. at PayPal Park, San Jose.

• USF baseball vs. Santa Clara — 1:00 p.m. at Benedetti Diamond, San Francisco.

Sunday, March 22

San Jose Barracuda - San Jose

• I did not find a major pro home game in the Bay Area for the Warriors, Sharks, Giants, . The Warriors are on the road this weekend, and the Sharks do not have a weekend game listed in San Jose.

A couple of notable notes:

• Warriors play this weekend, but both games are away: at Detroit on Friday and at Atlanta on Saturday.

• Sharks have a home game Thursday, but no home game this weekend.

• Giants and A’s are still in spring training, not playing Bay Area home games this weekend.

• Project Hail Mary — opens Friday, March 20. AMC lists it as opening March 20, and Box Office Mojo shows it on the March 20 release calendar.

• The Pout-Pout Fish — opens Friday, March 20 as a wide release.

• Whitney Springs — opens Friday, March 20 as a wide release.

Featured Events

Springtime Workshop at the Schulz Museum ~ Santa Rosa, March 21Celebrate the start of spring with Peanuts-inspired crafts and treats!  Make Beagle Scout spring chicks, an Easter Beagle basket, a Peanuts spring ornament, and Snoopy candy huggers. Grades K-6.

Spring Family Day at Palo Alto Art Museum (Free) ~ Palo Alto, March 22Bring the whole family for this fun, multi-generational event and stick around until the very end for a performance organized by Mosaic America.

TechFest ~ Mountain View, March 28On March 28, we’re celebrating Apple’s 50th Birthday! Come get hands-on with vintage Apple computers from The Retro Roadshow, create Apple-themed party hats, dance to 50 years of hits, play “Pin the iPod,” and more! Plus, meet early Apple employee, Daniel Kottke, who will show off a replica Apple I computer that can run ChatGPT.

Big Art Weekend at Bay Area Discovery Museum ~ Sausalito, March 28, 29Hands-on activities, creative fun, and art-inspired play for the whole family! The entire museum becomes a vibrant art studio where kids dive into color, texture, and movement.

LaunderLand Circus ~ San Francisco, March 28-April 4This cartoon-meets-circus adventure invites audiences into a world of laughter, imagination, and spectacular live performance. Be transported to a playful realm filled with giant puppets, dazzling aerials, jugglers and magic, comedy, unicycling, stilting — and more! LaunderLand blends circus, magic, and physical comedy into a joyful, high-energy show designed for families and audiences of all ages. Expect big laughs, jaw-dropping skills, and unforgettable moments that bring kids and adults together.

First Friday at CuriOdyssey ~ San Mateo, April 3Swing into the weekend with science, animals, music, food trucks, and fun! On the first Friday of every month, from 5 PM until 8 PM, parents and kids celebrate together at CuriOdyssey. Dance to some of your favorite hits, while enjoying animal presentations and science activities. Activities and programs are different each time, so make it a monthly tradition.

Pixieland Easter Speggtacular ~ Concord, April 4 & 5Ride fun rides and collect speggtacular treats. Special appearances by the Easter Bunny throughout the day!

Eggster Egg Hunt and Learning Festival (Free) ~ Berkeley, April 4Every year, Eggster holds the largest annual egg hunt and learning festival in the Bay Area. It is a fun, free educational event that consists of activities booths, performances, and egg hunts to inspire the young children to the benefits of pursuing higher education. This year, the theme is “Dinosaur Eggscavation”, and is dedicated to the wonders of the past and everything we know about it!

Oakland Museum of California (first Sunday) – Oakland

Telescope Viewing at Chabot (Fri & Sat eves) – Oakland

San Mateo County History Museum (1st Friday) – Redwood City

Asian Art Museum (1st Sunday) – San Francisco

California Academy of Sciences (4 select days per year) – San Francisco

Exploratorium (select days throughout the year) – San Francisco

CuriOdyssey at Coyote Point (select days) – San Mateo

Hands on Science Classes at Intel Museum (always free) – Santa Clara

Bay Area Children’s Discovery Museum (1st Wednesday) – Sausalito

Bay Model Center – Sausalito

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford (always free, special family programs on Sundays) – Stanford

Home Depot Kids Workshop (1st Saturday) – all locations

• Friday, March 20

  • Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh — The Fillmore, San Francisco. The Fillmore’s March schedule lists this show for Friday night.

  • Sajjan Raj Vaidya — The UC Theatre, Berkeley, doors 7:00 p.m., show 8:00 p.m.

  • Parlor Greens — The Independent, San Francisco, 9:00 p.m. with doors at 8:30 p.m.

  • SFJAZZ: Tord Gustavsen Trio — Joe Henderson Lab, San Francisco, 7:00 p.m.

  • SFJAZZ: Sketches of Miles Davis — Miner Auditorium, San Francisco, 7:30 p.m.

  Saturday, March 21

  • Ashnikko with Princess Nokia — The Warfield, San Francisco, show 7:30 p.m.

  • Jesse Welles – Under The Powerlines 2026 with S.G. Goodman — The UC Theatre, Berkeley, doors 6:30 p.m., show 7:30 p.m.

  • Machine Girl with Show Me The Body and LustSickPuppy — Fox Theater, Oakland, doors 7:00 p.m., show 8:00 p.m.

  • Los Amigos Invisibles — The Independent, San Francisco. The venue calendar lists them for Saturday, March 21.

  Sunday, March 22

  • The Nude Party — The Independent, San Francisco. The Independent calendar lists them on Sunday.

Saturday, March 21

• Commercial Break Marketplace: Chinatown Arts & Crafts Day — San Francisco Chinatown on Commercial Street between Kearny and Montgomery. This is the most true street-market / block-party styleevent I found for the weekend, with local artists, handmade goods, family activities, music, and food vendors.

• SF Rooftop Holi Festival of Colors — SVN West, San Francisco, 12:00–5:00 p.m. Not a street fair exactly, but one of the bigger festive public events happening Saturday.

• The Wardrobe Project Flea — Rockridge BART, Oakland, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. More flea/market than street fair, but a good East Bay browse-and-shop option.

• Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market — Faction Brewing, Alameda, around 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., with 100+ vendors, food, beer, and live music. Again, more market than street fair, but one of the stronger outdoor event options this weekend.

• Downtown Berkeley Farmers’ Market Springtime Concert — Berkeley, Saturday. This reads more like a market with live music than a full fair, but it is a real outdoor community event.

Saturday–Sunday, March 21–22

• Rewilding Market + Pickle Toss + Cyclecide Ferris Wheel — San Francisco, free to enter. This looks like a quirky outdoor market/festival-style event over both weekend days.

Bay Area festival note

• There are also several Nowruz / Persian New Year celebrations across the Bay Area around this time, including events in San Jose, San Mateo, Sunnyvale, Berkeley, Marin, San Francisco, and Oakland, though many are more cultural celebrations than classic street fairs.

So the best “street fair” style picks from what’s actually up this weekend are:

1. Chinatown Arts & Crafts Day

2. Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market

3. Rewilding Market

4. Rockridge flea / Berkeley market events for a lower-key option.

I can also make you a cleaner “best free Bay Area outdoor events this weekend”