Quick Look This week:
Friday, January 12 Glow at The Exploratorium – San Francisco Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square – San Francisco Cinderella by Berkeley Playhouse Kidstage – Berkeley Kings Tide at the Cove – Alameda Free Telescope Viewing – Oakland Wintertime in the Park – Livermore Friendship Wreath – San Jose
San Jose Barracuda - San Jose
Saturday, January 13 IlluminOdyssey ~ San Mateo IlluminOdyssey is back! Fill your winter with wonder at an immersive, interactive light experience at CuriOdyssey. Running now through January 28!
Noe Music Kids – San Francisco Lunar New Year Celebration – San Francisco Family Nature Adventures: Weather – Oakland Fun on the Farm – Berkeley Roundtable Reading – Berkeley The Bubble Lady – Danville Lego Club – Castro Valley Simple Machines – Fremont Fun on the Farm – San Ramon Full STEAM Ahead – Redwood City Second Saturday at Gamble Garden – Palo Alto Planetarium Shows at DeAnza College – Cupertino Jam Concert – Sunnyvale Mr. SHAP Musician – Milpitas
Sunday, January 14 Marine Science Sundays ~ Sausalito Visit The Marine Mammal Center on the second and fourth Sunday of each month for a live program focused on a variety of marine science topics. These interactive presentations hosted by our award-winning educators feature multimedia, pictures, video and more to share the stories of amazing marine mammals and the Center’s efforts to ensure the health of these animals and our ocean.
Bluey’s Big Play – San Francisco Walnut Creek on Ice – Walnut Creek Legally Blonde the Musical – Livermore Wake Up the Farm – Fremont Bot Bowl – San Carlos Storytime at the Foster Museum – Palo Alto
Monday, January 15 MLK March – San Francisco MLK Music Festival – San Francisco MoAD Free Admission Day – San Francisco Free Admission Day at Muir Woods – Mill Valley Martin Luther King Jr March and Rally – El Cerrito Mitzvah Day – Palo Alto Downtown Ice – San Jose
This weekend:
The Bee Keeper - R
Mean Girls - R
The Book of Clarence - R
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 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
January 2024
Glow at The Exploratorium – San Francisco, November 16 – January 28
Cinderella by Berkeley Playhouse Kidstage – Berkeley, January 6-14
Family Fun Night – Morgan Hill, January 9
Chamber Music and Instrument Petting Zoo – Cupertino, January 10
Evening Yoga for Families – Dublin, January 11
Monarch Butterfly Workshop – San Francisco, January 11
Storytime in Japanese – San Francisco, January 11
Noe Music Kids – San Francisco, January 13
Lion Dance – San Francisco, January 13
Lunar New Year Celebration – San Francisco, January 13
Family Nature Adventures: Weather – Oakland, January 13
Lovely Ladybugs – Oakland, January 13
Rountable Reading – Berkeley, January 13
The Bubble Lady – Danville, January 13
Read to a Dog – Dublin, January 13
Lego Club – Castro Valley, January 13
Simple Machines – Fremont, January 13
Mr. SHAP Musician – Milpitas, January 13
Kid Makers Pop-up Chemistry – Redwood City, January 13
Second Saturday at Gamble Garden – Palo Alto, January 13
Full STEAM Ahead – Redwood City, January 13
Jam Concert – Sunnyvale, January 13
Mandarin Stories and Songs – San Jose, January 13
Planetarium Shows at DeAnza College – Cupertino, January 13, 20, 27
Fun on the Farm – San Ramon, January 13, 20, 27
Penguins and Pajamas Sleepovers at Cal Academy – San Francisco, January 13, 26
Bluey’s Big Play – San Francisco, January 13, 14
Legally Blonde the Musical – Livermore, January 13-28
Bot Bowl – San Carlos, January 14
Storytime at the Foster Museum – Palo Alto, January 14
MLK March – San Francisco, January 15
Martin Luther King Jr March and Rally – El Cerrito, January 15
Storyteller Kirk Waller – Oakland, January 16
Ukulele Harmony Hour – Gilroy, January 16
Lunar New Year Celebration at SF Zoo – San Francisco, January 17-19
The Wiz – San Francisco, January 17-February 11
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Wishing Star Productions – Santa Rosa, January 18
MakerSpace: Leaf Rubbing – Los Gatos, January 19-21
The Little Mermaid by San Carlos Children’s Theatre – Oakland, January 19-21
Mr. G. Concert – San Francisco, January 20
Ingleside Library Open House – San Francisco, January 20
Kids Night at the Museum – Santa Rosa, January 20
Bats in the Library – Fremont, January 20
Chess for Kids – Fremont, January 20
Habitot Mobile Museum – Orinda, January 20
Ragazzi Boys Chorus SingFest – Redwood City, January 20
Family Fitness Day – Palo Alto, January 20
Bay Area Games Day – Los Altos, January 20
The Physics Show – Los Altos, January 20, 21
Model Railroad Show – Walnut Creek, January 20, 21
Cinderella– Palo Alto, January 20, 21
Puppet Show at Big Break – Oakley, January 21
Coding for Kids in the Era of Generative AI – Pleasanton, January 21
Family Music Concert with Mr. G. – Palo Alto, January 21
Mobile MakeArt in the Tenderloin – San Francisco, January 23
Showcase of Korean Traditional Dances and Music – Campbell, January 26
Disney’s Aladdin by Pleasanton Youth Theater Company – Pleasanton, January 26, 27
Lunar New Year Celebration – Oakland, January 26-28
Meerkats the Musical – January 26-February 12
Feel the Beat – Oakland, January 27
Family Fun at Happy Hollow – San Jose, January 27
Peter Pan by Children’s Theatre Association San Francisco – San Francisco, January 28