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33 family-friendly events to explore in San Francisco over the next 30 days
Family-friendly events include mixers, meetups, and gatherings across San Francisco. San Francisco has 33 family-friendly events on the calendar over the next 30 days across 8 neighborhoods, and 9 of them are free. Saturday is the busiest day, and SOMA is the busiest neighborhood.
Worth your attention
Attention-getting events
ORDERED BY HEAT SCORE · NEXT 30 DAYS
1
SSCC Preschool TourTrending
Families · The Scandinavian School and Cultural Center · Glen Park · Wed, Oct 7 · 9:30 AM
2
Family Wellness Center Wednesday32Popular
Families · 1426 Fillmore St · Pacific Heights · Wed, Oct 7 · 1:30 PM
3
Puppet Making With the Pros! (Morning Session)
Professional · 2325 Union St · Pacific Heights · Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
4
Fall Market
Bar · Faction Brewing · — · Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
5
Family Garba and Cultural night
Family · 1532 Taraval St · — · Sat, Oct 10 · 5:00 PM
6
For Families
Families · Asian Art Museum · Tenderloin · Sun, Oct 11 · 10:30 AM
7
Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath on the Cognitive Impact of Screens on Kids
Family · Venue TBA · Richmond · Thu, Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
256 people interested
8
Shipyard Open Studios - Fall 2026
Families · Hunters Point Shipyard · — · Fri, Oct 16 · 5:00 PM
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All 9 of them
SSCC Preschool TourFree
Families · Glen Park · Wed, Oct 7 · 9:30 AM
Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath on the Cognitive Impact of Screens on KidsFree
Family · Richmond · Thu, Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
Storytime for Caregivers: Britt Murlas of Little FeministFree
Families · — · Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Matthew Carlson // Future Farming: Designing Start-ups in a Big CompanyFree
Families · — · Tue, Oct 20 · 5:30 PM
Sweat and Freeze Grand Opening FREE COMMUNITY WELLNESS & FAMILY EVENTFree
Families · SOMA · Fri, Oct 23 · 5:00 PM
NewKid, Growing up in the Age of AI : an event for familiesFree
Families · SOMA · Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM
Where it's busiest · next 30 days
Two neighborhoods to know
SOMA6 events · next 30 days
A broad warehouse district housing museums, clubs, convention-scale spaces, and some of the city’s largest event venues.
Pacific Heights3 events · next 30 days
A distinct part of San Francisco, Pacific Heights has its own mix of gathering places, local landmarks, and street-level character.
What the 33 family-friendly events look like
Community Festival ×3
Festival ×3
Family ×2
Comedy Show ×2
Market ×2
Professional ×1Bar ×1Magic Show ×1Trivia Night ×1Community Market ×1Pilates ×1
Events can carry more than one tag, and some carry none. Tag counts do not need to add up to 33.
The standing calendar
Something for every day of the week
Monday
Oct 26 · 5:00 PM
Lenny PearceFamilies · Channel 24
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Tuesday
Oct 20 · 5:30 PM
Matthew Carlson // Future Farming: Designing Start-ups in a Big CompanyFamilies · Venue TBA
78 people interested
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Wednesday
Oct 7 · 9:30 AM
SSCC Preschool TourFamilies · The Scandinavian School and Cultural Center · Glen Park
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Thursday
Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath on the Cognitive Impact of Screens on KidsFamily · Richmond
256 people interested
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Friday
Oct 16 · 5:00 PM
Shipyard Open Studios - Fall 2026Families · Hunters Point Shipyard
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Saturday
Oct 31 · 3:00 PM
Boo on the Block Family Halloween FestivalFestival · Venue TBA
11 people interested
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Sunday
Oct 11 · 10:30 AM
For FamiliesFamilies · Asian Art Museum · Tenderloin
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Beyond families
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Planning ahead
Families, day by day
17 events over the next 14 days
Is this a big week for family-friendly events?
Next 7 days · 6
Typical 7 days · 7
1 fewer events than typical 7 days.
Typical = average of 8 comparable rolling 7-day periods; 0 incomplete periods were excluded.
▼ 11% Quieter
in line with a typical week
More than typical:
+1 Bar · +1 Professional
+1 Bar · +1 Professional
family-friendly events by neighborhood
Upcoming family-friendly events
1SSCC Preschool Tour2Family Wellness Center Wednesday3Puppet Making With the Pros! (Morning Session)4Fall Market5Family Garba and Cultural night6For Families7Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath on the Cognitive Impact of Screens on Kids8Shipyard Open Studios - Fall 20269Toy Stories (Hosted by The Creatatorium)10Mommy & Me 10.1711Storytime for Caregivers: Britt Murlas of Little Feminist12Harmony Montessori Annual Harvest Festival. A fun, family day by the bay!See all 33 →
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Family-friendly events in San Francisco, answered
Are there free family-friendly events in San Francisco?
9 of the next 30 days' 33 events are free.
What is the best day for family-friendly events in San Francisco?
Saturday — more events land on Saturday than any other day in the next 30 days.
Where do family-friendly events happen in San Francisco?
SOMA leads with 6 events in the next 30 days, more than any other neighborhood.
Are there family-friendly events in San Francisco this week?
6 events are on this week.
How are these events ordered?
By Heat Score — a blend of interest, saves, and activity signals from our event database.
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