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Kiddie Koncierge: July Update
What is Kiddie Koncierge?
Kiddie Koncierge is the SF Bay
Area's premier resource for fun,
interesting, unique, and
creative kids activities.
We provide recommendations,
reviews, and resources on all
sorts of fun things to do in San
Francisco, Berkeley/Oakland,
San Jose, Marin, and beyond!
Kiddie Koncierge is the SF Bay
Area's premier resource for fun,
interesting, unique, and
creative kids activities.
We provide recommendations,
reviews, and resources on all
sorts of fun things to do in San
Francisco, Berkeley/Oakland,
San Jose, Marin, and beyond!
Welcome to the Kiddie Koncierge July
Update!
The 4th of July is upon us, so make sure to check out our 4th of
July page for up to the minute details on events near you. Don't
forget also that the Marin County Fair and the Alameda County Fair
will be happening this weekend as well. Check out the County Fair
Page for details on these Fairs and many others. If your kids like
animals, this is a great way to get up front and personal with the
domesticated ones. Finally, visit the Summer Movies Page to find
movies in the Park near you!
Make sure to check out our Facebook page. If you like us, be our
fan! Share us! Pass us around!
Make sure to check out the Resources Pages, especially our
Summer Resources Page for a ton of great ideas. Here are some
highlights:
Activities at a Glance
Through Sept 27th
Through November 1st
Year Round
Sundays, June 21st-Aug 23rd
Free 1st Sunday, July 5th this Month
Free 1st Tuesday, July 7th this Month
Free 1st Wednesday, July 8th this Month
Free 1st Thursday, July 9th this Month
Free 2nd Sunday, July 12th this Month
Free 3rd Wednesday, July 15th this Month
Saturday, July 4th - Happy 4th of July!
Sunday, July 5th
Saturday, July 11th
Friday, July 10th
Saturday and Sunday, July 11th and 12th
Sunday, July 12th
Tuesday, July 14th
Wednesday, July 15th
Wednesday and Thursday, July 15th and 16th
Thursday – Saturday, July 15th-18th
Friday, July 17th
Saturday, July 18th
Saturday-Sunday, July 18th-19th
Sunday, July 19th
Tuesday, July 21st
Friday, July 24th
Friday and Saturday, July 24th and 25th
Saturday, July 25th
Saturday and Sunday, July 25th and 26th
Sunday, July 26th
Friday, July 31st
Saturday and Sunday, August 1st and 2nd
Friday - Sunday, August 7-9th
Saturday, August 8th
Sunday, August 9th
Saturday-Sunday, August 15th-16th
Sunday, August 16th
Saturday, August 22nd
Sunday, September 6th
Labor Day Weekend, September3rd-8th
Roaring Camp Upcoming Events
The Roaring Camp Railroad at the top of the 17 in Felton on your
way to Santa Cruz is worth checking out anyway. Throughout
the summer, there are some cool events coming up. Many of
which will sell out.
The Detes
Year-Round
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (specific farms have different
hours) Pick-Your Own Produce, Brentwood, FREE
(picking is free, but you have to pay for the fruit)
Brentwood has a wonderful activity for the entire family. You grab a
basket and head out into the orchards to pick the freshest fruit
available. Once you have picked your fill, get it weighed and pay
the best price you'll find anywhere for the freshest fruit. Make sure
to check the list of growers for what they offer and make sure that
they have U-Pick available.
Canciamilla Ranch on 401 Eureka Ave (925) 634-5123
These guys offer terrific peaches, nectarines, and plums in a
number of different varieties. This ranch has been featured on the
news as a great place to go.
Visit http://harvest4you.com/ for a list of farms by type of produce,
a map of the area, and a farm locater. Of course, you should
probably check to make sure that the fruit is at its peak before you
head out.
27Saturdays and Sundays through Sept 27
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Train Rides, California State
Railroad Museum, Old Town Sacramento, $8 adults,
$3 kids 6-17, kids under 3 FREE
Every weekend through September, experience the sights, smells,
and sounds of a real, working steam locomotive as it pulls vintage
passenger coaches and converted freight cars along the levees of
the Sacramento River on the California State Railroad Museum's
Sacramento Southern Railroad. Climb aboard for a relaxing 40-
minute, 6-mile roundtrip ride. Of course, the real reason to come
up is to check out the California State Railroad Museum which is
an amazing trip through our State’s history as told through its
railways. Full-sized equipment is cool for all ages and for non-
fanatics. Directions and visiting information at http://www.csrmf.
org/doc.asp?id=286
1Saturdays and Sundays through November 1st
Kids Ride Free on Weekends, Capitol Corridor, up to 2
Kids 2-15 FREE with a paying adult ($6-$35 each way)
Every weekend through November 1st, you can take one of the less
stressful and more comfortable ways to Sacramento with two of
your kids and their bikes for FREE. Well, the kids ride free, you, the
accompanying adult pay. That's not a bad deal. One cool trip that
we have done is to take the train from Oakland to Sacramento. Old
Town Sacramento is a 100 yard walk from the Station. With the
best railway museum in the country (the California State Railroad
Museum), a number of great restaurants along the river, some fun
bike riding, and the many attractions of Old Town, it is not a bad
way to spend the day and you can ALL sleep on the way home! For
more details and tickets, visit http://kidsridefree.org/index.php
4Saturday, July 4th
Independence Day Celebrations!
For a full listing of 4th of July Events in your area, visit our July 4th
Page for details!
5 Sunday, July 5th
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Day, SFMOMA: The Family
Studio: Jackson Pollock: Guardian of your Secret, SF
MOMA, 151 Third Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco,
FREE
If you haven't been to one of these family events, it is well worth it.
Not only do you have a chance to engage in a great art activity in the
awesome Koret Center on the 2nd floor (even if you don't come on
the Family Studio days, you should stop by the Educational Center
as there is always something for the kids to do and explore), you
also get to explore the wonderful Museum of Modern Art for FREE.
This week, If you had a secret, how would you hide it? Would you
have something, or someone, guard your secret? Pollock once
said that he chose to "veil" the image in his painting Guardians of
the Secret. At this Family Studio, you'll create your own collage —
one that hides a very special secret. Also enjoy a reading of The
Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School, written by Judy
Sierra and illustrated by Stephen Gammell.
Museum and program admission are free for families with children
on family program days. Please note: The Family Studio capacity is
limited. Families will be served as space is available.
21-23Sundays, June 21st-Aug 23rd
2:00 p.m., Stern Grove Festival, 19th Ave. and Sloat,
San Francisco, FREE
Famous for beautiful surroundings, world class music, world class
crowds and parking issues, and chilly, sometimes foggy weather,
the Stern Grove Festival CAN be a great experience if you plan
carefully. A few recommendations:
this year starting with Roberta Flack TODAY!
10-31Friday, July 10th - 31st
Until 8:45 p.m. Friday Nights at the deYoung, deYoung
Musuem, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, $10
adults, $6 kids 13-17, kids under 12 FREE
Every Friday in July, the museum stays open until 8:45 p.m. with
music, food, crafts activities for kids and their parents, dance and
more. For more details, visit http://www.famsf.
org/deyoung/calendar/day.asp?categoryid=32
11-12Sat and Sun, July 11th and 12th
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 35th Annual Scottish Highland
Games, Dunsmuir Historical Estate, 2960 Peralta Oaks
Court, Oakland, $12 per day, adults, $5 children
These events are terrific with lots of bagpipes, crafts, kids activities,
entertainment and demonstrations, as well as sheep dogs and
caber tosses and much more. For details visit http://www.
dunsmuir.org/ScotsgamesFlyer.pdf
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Los Altos Art and Wine
Festival, Main and State Streets between 2nd and 4th,
Downtown Los Altos, FREE
Two days of art, wine, food, and three stages of entertainment
(including a kid's stage) in the heart of lovely Los Altos! The Kids
Zone will have rides and activities for the kids while the parents go
off and enjoy the wine and music. Could very well be that the kids
will actually drop the parents off at the parents zone while the kids
enjoy the music, juggling, and magic. Parking could be
challenging and the temperatures will get rather toasty so plan
accordingly. Visit http://www.downtownlosaltos.
org//arts_wine_festival.htm for details and
http://www.downtownlosaltos.
org//images/events/aw/AW2009_Map.pdf for a map of the event.
11Saturday, July 11th
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids
Saturday Events Presents Telephone and Soup's
Frenemies, 766 Valencia Street, San Francisco, (415)
824-1872, FREE
There is a place in Paris which started out as a taxidermy shop
and has become so much more. It is a natural curiosities shop
which, in addition to taxidermy, also carries lots of nifty natural
history art work and gardening tools. If you are there, check out
Deyrolle. If Paris is not in your plans, Paxton Gate should be on
your list. In addition to truly inspired toys and kits for kids that
revolve around a natural history theme, they have vintage toys and
all sorts of cool surprises. For several weeks, Paxton Gate will be
hosting some cool FREE events at their mission kid's boutique.
This week it is Telephone and Soup with animal illustrations and
story telling through collage and creative illustration brought to you
by two wickedly creative and innovative man-children. http://www.
paxtongate.com/kids.aspx
Upcoming events include
Saturday, July 18th - Creepy Crawly fun with Tree Frog Treks
Saturday, August 8th - Drumming/Rhythm with Jason Brown from
Performing Arts Workshops of San Francisco
Saturday, August 22nd - Puppet Show with local artist and
teacher, Michele Menard
12Sunday, July 12th
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Trucks, Tractors and Flatbeds, Hands-
On Family Workshop, Blackhawk Museum, 3700
Backhawk Plaza Circle, Danville, $10 adults, $7
students, and FREE for kids 6 and under
Tucked off in the hills East of the 680 in Danville is a pretty cool
auto museum that looks more like the hundreds of office parks in
the area. Once inside, you are treated to some of the most
beautiful specimens of automotive design ever. A few times a
year, this museum has special events including the European
Train Enthusiasts display in December/January and the
occasional Family Funshops. This week's Family Funshop
focuses on the means by which our food gets from field to your
table. There will be farm equipments, animals and produce as
well as lots of hands-on activities. For details and directions, visit
http://www.blackhawkmuseum.org/plan_trip.html
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Target Family Days: East Indian
Theme, Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway,
Redwood City, FREE
Once again, the generous folks at Target are sponsoring a series
of themed family events in Redwood City. The three cultural
themes this year include East Indian-Bollywood, Hawaiian and
Latin Each event includes music, children’s performers, hands-on
activities for kids and more. There will be something for everyone,
as Courthouse Square becomes the center of a magical
assortment of family entertainment. Plus, the street will be closed
to through traffic, making a family outing in Downtown a safe and
gratifying experience.
This week, it is an East Indian Theme featuring Dohlrhythms &
Non Stop Bhagra Indian Dancing & Lessons with the usual raft of
great Cultural Food, Street Artists, Food Demonstrations, Face
Painting, Hands-on Art Projects, Art Stations with FREE projects,
flowers & baked goods for sale, bounce houses & more! For more
details on the entertainment, visit http://www.redwoodcity.
org/events/targetfamilydays.htm
The next events will be Sunday, August 16th and Sunday,
September 13th.
4:00 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: My Neighbor
Totoro, Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive,
BAM/PFA, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults,
$6.50 children under 17
Hayao Miyazaki's films have won Academy Awards and are
delightful in their artistic majesty, sweet stories, imaginative
characters, and just plain weirdness. Of course, that just means
that we love them and their vision and their poignant stories of
growing up, loss, friendship, and other intense topics. For a week
and a half, BAM./PFA will feature some of Miyazaki's pivotal films
Sunday, July 12, 2009
4:00 p.m. My Neighbor Totoro
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1988)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
7:00 p.m. Porco Rosso
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1992)
Sunday, July 19, 2009
2:30 p.m. Castle in the Sky
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1986)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
7:00 p.m. Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1997)
14Tuesday, July 14th
7:00 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Porco Rosso,
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, BAM/PFA,
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults, $6.50
children under 17
Hayao Miyazaki's films have won Academy Awards and are
delightful in their artistic majesty, sweet stories, imaginative
characters, and just plain weirdness. Of course, that just means
that we love them and their vision and their poignant stories of
growing up, loss, friendship, and other intense topics. For a week
and a half, BAM./PFA will feature some of Miyazaki's pivotal films
Sunday, July 19, 2009
2:30 p.m. Castle in the Sky
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1986)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
7:00 p.m. Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1997)
15Wednesday, July 15th
12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m, Ice Cream Day at the Lawrence
Hall of Science, Centennial Drive (just shy of Grizzly
Peak), Berkeley Hills, FREE with Museum Admission
To cool off from the flames, check out the Lawrence Hall of Science’
s annual ice cream day. Make it. Eat it. Bring you own cup and
spoon and receive free sprinkles.
15-16Weds and Thurs, July 15th-16th
11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., The Prescott Circus Theater
Presents Pass It On, Malonga Casquelourd Center for
the Arts, 1428 Alice Street, Oakland, FREE
The Prescott Circus is a home grown circus filled with kids from
Oakland who do first class circus acts and have a blast with it.
Their energy and enthusiasm is so infectious that you'll want to join
in! For details on Prescott Circus, visit http://www.prescottcircus.
org/
15-18Thurs – Sat, July 15th-18th
8:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m., The Crucible’s 9th Annual Fire
Arts Festival, Wake Ave. and Engineer Road, Oakland,
Tickets $35- $55, Kids under 5 FREE
Ok, this may not be the best idea for REALLY young kids prone to
nightmares, but check out the schedule, look at the pictures and
you will agree that it is pretty amazing stuff – some of which may be
appropriate for children. There is lots of music, circus performers
(including aerialists and clowns), demonstrations, and crazy
performance pieces and lots and lots of pyrotechnics. The
Crucible, in case, you haven’t read about it here before, is an
organization where children who were never told not to play with
matches go to hone their crafts from firedancing to jewelry making
to glass blowing to welding and working with stone and metal.
Information about the event including directions are at http://www.
thecrucible.org/fireartsfestival/index.html
18-19Sat.-Sun, July 18th-19th
FEE-FREE WEEKENDS, National Parks Nationwide,
FREE
In an effort to help out cash-strapped Americans and vendors
suffering from flagging attendance at national parks nationwide,
the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees for over 100
parks nationwide including Yosemite, Sequoia, and Lassen. A
complete list is here: http://www.nps.
gov/findapark/feefreeparksbystate.htm.
Of course, bear in mind that these parks will likely be crowded for
these free weekends, so plan accordingly. Still, it is a great
gesture. For more details and other FEE-FREE dates, visit http:
//www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm. Make sure to check
out the special offers at the bottom of the page.
18Saturday, July 18th
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids
Saturday Events Presents Treg Frog Treks, 766
Valencia Street, San Francisco, (415) 824-1872, FREE
There is a place in Paris which started out as a taxidermy shop
and has become so much more. It is a natural curiosities shop
which, in addition to taxidermy, also carries lots of nifty natural
history art work and gardening tools. If you are there, check out
Deyrolle. If Paris is not in your plans, Paxton Gate should be on
your list. In addition to truly inspired toys and kits for kids that
revolve around a natural history theme, they have vintage toys and
all sorts of cool surprises. For several weeks, Paxton Gate will be
hosting some cool FREE events at their mission kid's boutique.
This week Tree Frog Treks, the guys who bring you all the things
that moms would just as soon not have brought to them: lizards,
snakes, and bugs. http://www.paxtongate.com/kids.aspx
Upcoming events include
Saturday, August 8th - Drumming/Rhythm with Jason Brown from
Performing Arts Workshops of San Francisco
Saturday, August 22nd - Puppet Show with local artist and
teacher, Michele Menard
19Sunday, July 19th
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Sunday Streets, Likely along
24th, Valencia, and York in The Mission, San
Francisco, FREE
As part of Mayor Newsom's efforts to get people out of their homes
and out of their cars and into the fresh air, streets in the Mission
from Hampshire and 26th, up York, along 24th between near York
and Valencia, Valencia from 24th to 19th and ending at Dolores
Park will be closed for a day of fun, entertainment, and family
activities including biking, roller skating, lots of dance, face
painting, slides, games, classes, music and more. Most activities
will be at Garfield Park at 26th and Harrison Streets. For a map
and complete details, visit http://sundaystreetssf.com/?
page_id=474
Future dates include:
Sunday, August 9th along Ocean Beach on the Great Highway
between Golden Gate Park and the Zoo. Visit http:
//sundaystreetssf.com/?page_id=476 for more details closer to
the date.
Sunday, September 6th along Ocean Beach on the Great Highway
between Golden Gate Park and the Zoo. Visit http:
//sundaystreetssf.com/?page_id=478 for more details.
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Day, SFMOMA: The Family
Studio: Jackson Pollock: Guardian of your Secret, SF
MOMA, 151 Third Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco,
FREE
If you haven't been to one of these family events, it is well worth it.
Not only do you have a chance to engage in a great art activity in the
awesome Koret Center on the 2nd floor (even if you don't come on
the Family Studio days, you should stop by the Educational Center
as there is always something for the kids to do and explore), you
also get to explore the wonderful Museum of Modern Art for FREE.
This week, If you had a secret, how would you hide it? Would you
have something, or someone, guard your secret? Pollock once
said that he chose to "veil" the image in his painting Guardians of
the Secret. At this Family Studio, you'll create your own collage —
one that hides a very special secret. Also enjoy a reading of The
Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School, written by Judy
Sierra and illustrated by Stephen Gammell.
Museum and program admission are free for families with children
on family program days. Please note: The Family Studio capacity is
limited. Families will be served as space is available.
2:30 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Castle in the
Sky, Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive,
BAM/PFA, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults,
$6.50 children under 17
Hayao Miyazaki's films have won Academy Awards and are
delightful in their artistic majesty, sweet stories, imaginative
characters, and just plain weirdness. Of course, that just means
that we love them and their vision and their poignant stories of
growing up, loss, friendship, and other intense topics. For a week
and a half, BAM./PFA will feature some of Miyazaki's pivotal films.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
7:00 p.m. Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1997)
21Tuesday, July 21st
7:00 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Princess
Mononoke, Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive,
BAM/PFA, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults,
$6.50 children under 17
Hayao Miyazaki's films have won Academy Awards and are
delightful in their artistic majesty, sweet stories, imaginative
characters, and just plain weirdness. Of course, that just means
that we love them and their vision and their poignant stories of
growing up, loss, friendship, and other intense topics. For a week
and a half, BAM./PFA will feature some of Miyazaki's pivotal films
24-25Friday & Saturday, July 24th & 25th
Friday 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday 11;00 A.M. – 8:
00 p.m. Redwood City PAL Blues Festival, Courthouse
Square, Redwood City, FREE
If you love blues and other jazz music and art, this is a lovely way to
spend a summer day or evening. In addition to over 40 unique
artists’ booths, there will be a kid’s area, and a second stage
featuring local youth talent. Of course, there will be food, a car
show, and other displays. For a full schedule, check out http:
//www.palbluesfestival.com/
Also, there is live music all over the place in Redwood City:
Every Monday evening at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Main Street and
Broadway through August 10th
Every Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. during the
summer at Stafford Park through August 12),
Every Thursday Night at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., at Marlin Park
(corner of Neptune and Cringle) through August 6th
Every Friday night at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Courthouse Square in
Downtown Redwood City (through October 2).
For a schedule, check out http://www.redwoodcity.
org/events/music.htm
25Saturday, July 25th
11:00 a.m. – 2:00p.m., FLAX Kidsfest Creative Arts
Festival, 1699 Market Street (@ Valencia), San
Francisco, FREE
Besides being just an awe-inspiring (sometimes intimidating)
array of art supplies and tools, Flax also has great kids art
supplies. Every so often, this pantheon of pens, paper, paint, and
pastels sponsors a Kidsfest with a day of art related activities
where kids can create some truly amazing kids art projects. :
Of course, all the supplies featured in this event are on sale in the
store for later .
Directions to FLAX and ideas are at http://www.flaxart.
com/pages/directions.html.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00p.m., Chevron Family Theater
Festival, Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive,
Walnut Creek, $5 per person per show, but there is a
lot of entertainment and activities outside that are
FREE
Musical, dance, dramatic performers, and more will populate
stages indoors, outdoors, and in the lobby. Performers include
Tickets Required. Tickets may be purchased in person or at http:
//purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase
- The Sippy Cups - Musical entertainment for the whole family
- The Platt Brothers – Acrobats
- Puppeteer Leslie Carrara
- Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble present Robin Hood
- Pushcart Players present Folk Tales from Around the World
- Rosen Family Singers
FREE live story tellers, costumed characters, puppet making,
puppet shows, live music, face painting, games, food, and much
more.
For a full program of performances, visit: http://lesherartscenter.
org/onstagenow/chevronfamilytheatrefestival For
directions, visit http://www.lesherartscenter.org/getting_here
25-26Saturday and Sunday, July 25th and
26th
11:00 a.m. – 5:00p.m., Berkeley Kite Festival, Cesar E.
Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina (exit University
Avenue off of the 80 and head towards the Bay, hang
a right at the stop sign), FREE Anyone who has spent time
down here will tell you that there is nearly always a brisk breeze
down by the Marina – what better place to loft a kite? The Berkeley
Kite Festival is a highly visible event for anyone driving along the 80
past Berkeley. They feature GINORMOUS kites, kite battles, stunt
kite demonstrations, team kite flying, and a wonderful venue for kite
flyers of all ages and skill levels to try or demonstrate their stuff. Of
course, they also feature kite making classes (11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.
m.), kite flying lessons (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.), taiko drummers,
food, music, and more. Parking is tricky, but not impossible. The
following lays it all out pretty well: http://www.highlinekites.
com/Berkeley_Kite_Festival/Parking_Info.pdf For a printable
schedule and map of the events, this is a great flyer (no pun
intended) to print and bring along: http://www.highlinekites.
com/Berkeley_Kite_Festival/Program&Map.pdf
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. daily Gilroy Garlic Festival,
Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy, $12 Adults, $6 kids
Three days of food, arts, crafts, live entertainment, demonstrations,
and a kids area with kids entertainment, activities, games, and
rides. The kids activities include face painting, jump houses,
dress up, and lots more. If you love garlic and you know you do,
this is a great place to find an excuse to celebrate that fragrant
bulb. Directions and other details are at http://gilroygarlicfestival.
com/?page_id=7
26Sunday, July 26th
11:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.SF Theater Festival Children's
Theater Festival, Yerba Buena Gardens, and the
Zeum 3rd and Mission, San Francisco, FREE
All day, the Yerba Buena Gardens and the surrounding attractions
(Particularly Zeum) will be home to San Francisco's best lively
arts. From the cast of the Broadway hit, Wicked to the cast of San
Francisco's own Beach Blanket Babylon, to a day or family
entertainment at Zeum that will include music, musical theater,
clowns (including the Unique Derique), illusionists, magic, omedy
and a lot more. It is hard to pinpoint the best part of it all, but FREE
comes to mind. For a full schedule and venue map, visit http:
//www.sftheaterfestival.org/festival/2009_program.html. Your
best bet for parking will be the Mission Street Garage between 4th
and 5th and Mission right next to the Metreon.
1-2Sat-Sun, August 1st-2nd
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Lake Fest, Lake Shore Avenue
(from Lake Park Ave. to Mandana Blvd., Oakland,
FREE
Lots of live entertainment, arts and crafts, food, a kids activity area,
beautiful Lake Merritt, Fairyland. The Kid's Fun Zone will have
bouncy houses, games, activities, and of course lots of
entertainment for the family. For more details, visit http://www.
oaklandlakefest.com/highlights.html
7-9Fri-Sun, August 7th-9th
9:00 a.m., California International Air Show, Salinas
Municipal Airport, 37 Mortenson Ave., Salinas, $17
adults, $12 kids, Free kids under 5. Friday night, kids
12 and under are FREE, Parking $10
For three days, Salinas will be awash with rotor wash, Jet Fuel,
and lots of airborne thrills. Attractions include the Blue Angels at 3:
00 p.m. daily, the Golden Knights Parachute team, fireworks on
Friday night, lots of acrobatic flying starting at noon daily, and much
more. For more details, visit http://www.salinasairshow.
com/index1.htm
8Saturday, August 8th
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids
Saturday Events Presents Drumming/Rhythm Session
with Jason Brown, 766 Valencia Street, San
Francisco, (415) 824-1872, FREE
There is a place in Paris which started out as a taxidermy shop
and has become so much more. It is a natural curiosities shop
which, in addition to taxidermy, also carries lots of nifty natural
history art work and gardening tools. If you are there, check out
Deyrolle. If Paris is not in your plans, Paxton Gate should be on
your list. In addition to truly inspired toys and kits for kids that
revolve around a natural history theme, they have vintage toys and
all sorts of cool surprises. For several weeks, Paxton Gate will be
hosting some cool FREE events at their mission kid's boutique.
This week Jason Brown from Performing Arts Workshops of San
Francisco will run participants through a drumming rhythm
session. If our kid is any guide, this should be a big hit (no pun
intended). http://www.paxtongate.com/kids.aspx
Upcoming events include
Saturday, August 22nd - Puppet Show with local artist and
teacher, Michele Menard
15-16Sat.-Sun, August 15th-16th
FEE-FREE WEEKENDS, National Parks Nationwide,
FREE
In an effort to help out cash-strapped Americans and vendors
suffering from flagging attendance at national parks nationwide,
the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees for over 100
parks nationwide including Yosemite, Sequoia, and Lassen. A
complete list is here: http://www.nps.
gov/findapark/feefreeparksbystate.htm.
Of course, bear in mind that these parks will likely be crowded for
these free weekends, so plan accordingly. Still, it is a great
gesture. For more details and other FEE-FREE dates, visit http:
//www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm. Make sure to check
out the special offers at the bottom of the page.
16Sunday, August 16th
12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m., Open Cockpit Days, Oakland
Aerospace Museum, 8252 Earhart Road, Bldg. 621,
Oakland, FREE for kids ($5 for the adults)
The Oakland Aerospace Museum (formerly the Western Aerospace
Museum) is a little-known gem hidden away in a hanger North of
Oakland Airport, almost to Alameda. Besides tons of displays of
military and civilian aircraft and their role in the history of the Bay
Area, there are some rather cool historical aircraft outside to check
out. And on a few days a year, you or your child can hop inside a
few of them and take all sorts of pictures! You can even check out
the Flying Boat featured in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indy heads
off Nepal to find Miriam. For directions, visit http://www.
oaklandaviationmuseum.org/Directions.htm
22Saturday, August 22nd
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids
Saturday Events Presents Puppet Shows with Michele
Menard, 766 Valencia Street, San Francisco, (415)
824-1872, FREE
There is a place in Paris which started out as a taxidermy shop
and has become so much more. It is a natural curiosities shop
which, in addition to taxidermy, also carries lots of nifty natural
history art work and gardening tools. If you are there, check out
Deyrolle. If Paris is not in your plans, Paxton Gate should be on
your list. In addition to truly inspired toys and kits for kids that
revolve around a natural history theme, they have vintage toys and
all sorts of cool surprises. For several weeks, Paxton Gate will be
hosting some cool FREE events at their mission kid's boutique.
This week local artist and teacher Michele Menard shares a puppet
show and then gives a demonstration on how to throw your own.
http://www.paxtongate.com/kids.aspx
Upcoming events include
Keep an eye on this space for more events coming in September
and the Fall.
3-8Labor Day Weekend, September 3rd-8th
8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 3rd through
5:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 8th, Oakland Bay
Bridge Closed all Labor Day Weekend
Yeah, I know, we have already ended the summer with Labor Day
activities and the summer hasn't even started. BUT, we figure that
getting the word out early never hurts. So, like the past few years
before us, they will be shutting down the Bay Bridge to hack out a
chunk of the Bridge and slide that new piece that they have been
building for the past few months in its place. The attached .pdf file
should give you (and your kids an idea of what they are doing. It is
pretty cool. http://baybridgeinfo.
org/sites/default/files/pdfs/general_info_factsheet.pdf
Things to think ahead
about:
The following events sell out almost instantaneously because they
are wildly popular, so if you are interested, you might wish to book
now before the opportunity passes you by.
Roaring Camp Upcoming Events
The Roaring Camp Railroad at the top of the 17 in Felton on your
way to Santa Cruz is worth checking out anyway. Throughout the
summer, there are some cool events coming up. Many of which
will sell out.
Starlight Evenings
July 4 & 18, August 22 & 29
Wonder at the beauty of a redwood forest lit up at night during a
two-hour round-trip railway excursion from the boardwalk in Santa
Cruz. Reservations recommended. For tickets contact Roaring
Camp at 1-831-335-4484.
Twilight Evening Cookout & Hike
July 3, 10, 17, August 7 & 14
Gather family and friends this summer for an outdoor, twilight
evening experience at Roaring Camp. Dine by the campfire on a
hardy Prospector meal prepared in an old-fashion Dutch oven.
After supper, embark on a 45-minute walking tour by flashlight led
by a knowledgeable Eco-Ranger into the Redwood forest of the
Santa Cruz Mountains. Your senses will feel the forest come alive
at night! Meet back at the campfire for stargazing and a cowboy
sing-along with warm peach cobbler, hot coffee and cider for
dessert. It's old-fashioned family fun! Reservations required.
Tickets are $25 per person
4th of July Celebration
July 4
Bop on over to Roaring Camp for a Sock Hop and 50’s family 4th of
July: Hula Hoop contests, games, live music and all-American
barbecue.
July 24th, 25th, 26th, and 31st and August 1st and 2nd. Day Out
with Thomas, Roaring Camp, Felton (Santa Cruz Mountains) $18,
If your kid, OK let’s be honest: if your SON loves Thomas and you
know who you are, how about having them enjoy a day with a full-
sized Thomas steam engine that they can take a ride on (well, not
Thomas, exactly, but rail cars attached to) Thomas. The kids can
hang with Sir Topham Hat and enjoy a day of Thomas-themed
activities. Details on the event are at http://www.roaringcamp.
com/thomas/dowt_main.html.
Great Train Robberies
September 5-6 (Labor Day Weekend)
Witness shootouts of famed lawmen and notorious outlaws from
the 1880s at Bear Mountain. Blazing reenactments demonstrate
why the West was wild.
You must have reservations and tickets sell out FAST. So, how do
you get them? Call Ticketweb at (866) 468-3399 or go online at
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?
region=sfbay&query=schedule&venue=roaringcamprr1
Directions to Roaring Camp are at http://www.roaringcamp.
com/maps.html If you miss this one and your family might be
anywhere near one of these places, you can look up any one of a
bunch of “Days Out with Thomas” all over North America. http:
//www.thomasandfriends.com/usa/parents/dowt.html
All Summer Long
REI’s Kids Passport to Adventure Program, FREE
Want to motivate your kid to get outdoors and connect to nature?
REI has a great program for kids 5-12 where they do a series of
activities outdoors and, upon completing the activity, they send in a
postcard from their Adventure Journal (FREE at your local REI).
When they finish at least one task, they will get a certificate and a
special prize as well as be entered into a sweepstakes for a cool
grand prize. Drop by any REI and pick up your FREE Adventure
Journal.
That's it for now!
Update!
The 4th of July is upon us, so make sure to check out our 4th of
July page for up to the minute details on events near you. Don't
forget also that the Marin County Fair and the Alameda County Fair
will be happening this weekend as well. Check out the County Fair
Page for details on these Fairs and many others. If your kids like
animals, this is a great way to get up front and personal with the
domesticated ones. Finally, visit the Summer Movies Page to find
movies in the Park near you!
Make sure to check out our Facebook page. If you like us, be our
fan! Share us! Pass us around!
Make sure to check out the Resources Pages, especially our
Summer Resources Page for a ton of great ideas. Here are some
highlights:
- Current Activities - Everything coming up for you and your
family! - Camps If you don't have plans, there are still a few camps
that are not full yet! - Free Music and Theater Guide NEW - It is summer and
cities all over the Bay Area have free concerts and theater.
These are great ways to enjoy the warm summer nights. - Performing Arts Schedule Our favorite venues have
updated their 2009-2010 schedules. Make sure to check
out the shows coming up. As usual, stay tuned as we will
be offering free tickets again to our subscribers! Don't miss
out! - Museums and Other Attractions The Bay Area is rich with
treasures and cool fun things to do! Our lists are broken
down by region! - Check out the NEW Travel Koncierge Travel Ideas page for
tips on how to better enjoy your vacations with your family! - We just added the Kiddie Koncierge Santa Barbara guide
for your Spring Break planning enjoyment! - We have also added a Family Hiking Page for ideas on
getting those young 'uns out in the fresh air.
Activities at a Glance
Through Sept 27th
- 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Opening Weekend for Train
Operations, California State Railroad Museum, Old Town
Sacramento, Admission
Through November 1st
- Kids Ride Free on the Capitol Corridor Train, San Jose to
Auburn and Stops in Between, FREE
Year Round
- Pick Your Own Produce, Brentwood
Sundays, June 21st-Aug 23rd
- 2:00 p.m., Stern Grove Festival, 19th Ave. and Sloat, San
Francisco, FREE
Free 1st Sunday, July 5th this Month
- Asian Art Museum www.asianart.org
- Coyote Point Museum www.coyoteptmuseum.org
Free 1st Tuesday, July 7th this Month
- Cartoon Art Museum www.cartoonart.org
- De Young www.famsf.org
- Legion of Honor www.famsf.org
- SF MOMA www.sfmoma.org
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts www.ybca.org
- Conservatory of Flowers, www.conservatoryofflowers.org
Free 1st Wednesday, July 8th this Month
- Exploratorium www.exploratorium.edu
- Coyote Point Museum www.coyoteptmuseum.org
- Bay Area Discovery Museum www.baykidsmuseum.org
Free 1st Thursday, July 9th this Month
- Berkeley Art Museum www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
- Burlingame Pez Museum www.spectrumnet.com/pez/
Free 2nd Sunday, July 12th this Month
- Oakland Museum www.museumca.org
- Tech Museum of San Jose, www.thetech.org NEW
Free 3rd Wednesday, July 15th this Month
- California Academy of Sciences www.calacademy.org
Saturday, July 4th - Happy 4th of July!
- Check out our July 4th Celebrations Page for all
celebrations in your neighborhood!
Sunday, July 5th
- 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Day, SFMOMA: The Family Studio:
Jackson Pollock: Guardian of your Secret, SF MOMA, 151
Third Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, FREE,
Saturday, July 11th
- 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities Saturday
Kids Events: Telephone and Soup Present Frenemies, 766
Valencia Between 18th and 19th, San Francisco, FREE
Friday, July 10th
- 5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m., Cultural Encounters, Friday Nights at
the deYoung, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Saturday and Sunday, July 11th and 12th
- 35th Annual Scottish Highland Games, Dunsmuir
Historical Estate, 2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland,
Admission - 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Los Altos Art and Wine Festival,
Main and State Streets between 2nd and 4th, Downtown
Los Altos, FREE
Sunday, July 12th
- 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Trucks, Tractors, and Flatbeds,
Blackhawk Museum, 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle,
Danville - 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Target Family Days, East Indian
Theme featuring the Dohlrhythms and Non-Stop Bhagra,
Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, FREE - 4:00 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: My Neighbor
Totoro, Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive,
BAM/PFA, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults,
$6.50 children under 17
Tuesday, July 14th
- 7:00 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Porco Rosso,
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, BAM/PFA,
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults, $6.50 children
under 17
Wednesday, July 15th
- 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m, Ice Cream Day at the Lawrence
Hall of Science, Centennial Drive (just shy of Grizzly
Peak), Berkeley Hills, FREE with Museum Admission
Wednesday and Thursday, July 15th and 16th
- 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Prescott Circus Theatre
Presents Pass It On, Malonga Casquelourd Center for the
Arts, 1428 Alice Street, Oakland, FREE
Thursday – Saturday, July 15th-18th
- 8:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m., The Crucible’s 9th Annual Fire Arts
Festival, Wake Ave. and Engineer Road, Oakland, Tickets
$35- $55, Kids under 5 FREE
Friday, July 17th
- 5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m., Cultural Encounters, Friday Nights at
the deYoung, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Saturday, July 18th
- 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities Saturday
Kids Events: Tree Frog Treks, 766 Valencia Between 18th
and 19th, San Francisco, FREE
Saturday-Sunday, July 18th-19th
- Fee Free Weekends in Your National Parks, Over 100
National Parks Nationwide, FREE
Sunday, July 19th
- 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Day, SFMOMA: The Family Studio:
Jackson Pollock: Guardian of your Secret, SF MOMA, 151
Third Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, FREE - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Sunday Streets, Likely Garfield
Square Park, 26th and Mission, The Mission, San
Francisco, FREE - 2:30 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Castle in the Sky,
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, BAM/PFA,
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults, $6.50 children
under 17
Tuesday, July 21st
- 7:00 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Princess
Mononoke, Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive,
BAM/PFA, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults,
$6.50 children under 17
Friday, July 24th
- 5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m., Cultural Encounters, Friday Nights at
the deYoung, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Friday and Saturday, July 24th and 25th
- Friday 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday 11;00 A.M. – 8:00 p.
m. Redwood City PAL Blues Festival, Courthouse Square,
Redwood City, FREE
Saturday, July 25th
- 11:00 a.m. – 2:00p.m., FLAX Kidsfest Creative Arts
Festival, 1699 Market Street (@ Valencia), San Francisco,
FREE - 10:00 a.m. – 4:00p.m., Chevron Family Theater Festival,
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut
Creek, $5 per person per show, but there is a lot of
entertainment and activities outside that are FREE - 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum -
Scavenger Hunt, 1664 Park Ave., San Jose
Saturday and Sunday, July 25th and 26th
- 11:00 a.m. – 5:00p.m., Berkeley Kite Festival, Cesar E.
Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina (exit University
Avenue off of the 80 and head towards the Bay, hang a
right at the stop sign), FREE - 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. daily Gilroy Garlic Festival,
Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy, $12 Adults, $6 kids
Sunday, July 26th
- SF Children's Theater Festival, Yerba Buena Gardens, 3rd
and Mission, San Francisco, FREE
Friday, July 31st
- 5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m., Cultural Encounters, Friday Nights at
the deYoung, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Saturday and Sunday, August 1st and 2nd
- 10:00 - 6:00 p.m., Oakland Lake Fest, Lake Shore Ave.,
Oakland, FREE
Friday - Sunday, August 7-9th
- 9:00 California International Air Show, Salinas
Saturday, August 8th
- 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities Saturday
Kids Events: Telephone and Soup Present Drumming and
Rhythm with Jason Brown from Performing Arts
Workshops of San Francisco, 766 Valencia Between 18th
and 19th, San Francisco, FREE
Sunday, August 9th
- 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Sunday Streets, Great Highway
Between Golden Gate Park and the Zoo, San Francisco,
FREE
Saturday-Sunday, August 15th-16th
- Fee Free Weekends in Your National Parks, Over 100
National Parks Nationwide, FREE
Sunday, August 16th
- 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m., Open Cockpit Days, Oakland
Aerospace Museum, 8252 Earhart Road, Bldg. 621,
Oakland, FREE for kids ($5 for the adults)
Saturday, August 22nd
- 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities Saturday
Kids Events: Puppet Show with Michele Menard, 766
Valencia Between 18th and 19th, San Francisco, FREE
Sunday, September 6th
- 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Sunday Streets, Great Highway
Between Golden Gate Park and the Zoo, San Francisco,
FREE
Labor Day Weekend, September3rd-8th
- Bay Bridge Closed from 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September
3rd to 5:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 8th. Click Here for
Details
Roaring Camp Upcoming Events
The Roaring Camp Railroad at the top of the 17 in Felton on your
way to Santa Cruz is worth checking out anyway. Throughout
the summer, there are some cool events coming up. Many of
which will sell out.
- July 4 & 18, August 22 & 29 Starlight Evenings, Roaring
Camp, Felton - July 3, 10, 17, August 7 & 14, Twilight Evening Cookout &
Hike, Roaring Camp, Felton - July 4th, 4th of July Celebration, Roaring Camp, Felton
- July 24th, 25th, 26th, and 31st and August 1st and 2nd.
Day Out with Thomas, Roaring Camp, Felton - September 5-6 (Labor Day Weekend) Great Train
Robberies, Roaring Camp, Felton (Santa Cruz Mountains)
The Detes
Year-Round
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (specific farms have different
hours) Pick-Your Own Produce, Brentwood, FREE
(picking is free, but you have to pay for the fruit)
Brentwood has a wonderful activity for the entire family. You grab a
basket and head out into the orchards to pick the freshest fruit
available. Once you have picked your fill, get it weighed and pay
the best price you'll find anywhere for the freshest fruit. Make sure
to check the list of growers for what they offer and make sure that
they have U-Pick available.
Canciamilla Ranch on 401 Eureka Ave (925) 634-5123
These guys offer terrific peaches, nectarines, and plums in a
number of different varieties. This ranch has been featured on the
news as a great place to go.
Visit http://harvest4you.com/ for a list of farms by type of produce,
a map of the area, and a farm locater. Of course, you should
probably check to make sure that the fruit is at its peak before you
head out.
27Saturdays and Sundays through Sept 27
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Train Rides, California State
Railroad Museum, Old Town Sacramento, $8 adults,
$3 kids 6-17, kids under 3 FREE
Every weekend through September, experience the sights, smells,
and sounds of a real, working steam locomotive as it pulls vintage
passenger coaches and converted freight cars along the levees of
the Sacramento River on the California State Railroad Museum's
Sacramento Southern Railroad. Climb aboard for a relaxing 40-
minute, 6-mile roundtrip ride. Of course, the real reason to come
up is to check out the California State Railroad Museum which is
an amazing trip through our State’s history as told through its
railways. Full-sized equipment is cool for all ages and for non-
fanatics. Directions and visiting information at http://www.csrmf.
org/doc.asp?id=286
1Saturdays and Sundays through November 1st
Kids Ride Free on Weekends, Capitol Corridor, up to 2
Kids 2-15 FREE with a paying adult ($6-$35 each way)
Every weekend through November 1st, you can take one of the less
stressful and more comfortable ways to Sacramento with two of
your kids and their bikes for FREE. Well, the kids ride free, you, the
accompanying adult pay. That's not a bad deal. One cool trip that
we have done is to take the train from Oakland to Sacramento. Old
Town Sacramento is a 100 yard walk from the Station. With the
best railway museum in the country (the California State Railroad
Museum), a number of great restaurants along the river, some fun
bike riding, and the many attractions of Old Town, it is not a bad
way to spend the day and you can ALL sleep on the way home! For
more details and tickets, visit http://kidsridefree.org/index.php
4Saturday, July 4th
Independence Day Celebrations!
For a full listing of 4th of July Events in your area, visit our July 4th
Page for details!
5 Sunday, July 5th
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Day, SFMOMA: The Family
Studio: Jackson Pollock: Guardian of your Secret, SF
MOMA, 151 Third Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco,
FREE
If you haven't been to one of these family events, it is well worth it.
Not only do you have a chance to engage in a great art activity in the
awesome Koret Center on the 2nd floor (even if you don't come on
the Family Studio days, you should stop by the Educational Center
as there is always something for the kids to do and explore), you
also get to explore the wonderful Museum of Modern Art for FREE.
This week, If you had a secret, how would you hide it? Would you
have something, or someone, guard your secret? Pollock once
said that he chose to "veil" the image in his painting Guardians of
the Secret. At this Family Studio, you'll create your own collage —
one that hides a very special secret. Also enjoy a reading of The
Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School, written by Judy
Sierra and illustrated by Stephen Gammell.
Museum and program admission are free for families with children
on family program days. Please note: The Family Studio capacity is
limited. Families will be served as space is available.
21-23Sundays, June 21st-Aug 23rd
2:00 p.m., Stern Grove Festival, 19th Ave. and Sloat,
San Francisco, FREE
Famous for beautiful surroundings, world class music, world class
crowds and parking issues, and chilly, sometimes foggy weather,
the Stern Grove Festival CAN be a great experience if you plan
carefully. A few recommendations:
- Get there early. Parking and seating are first come first
served. If capacity is reached people will be turned away. - Bring something to sit on - blanket, lawn chair, etc. Just
bear in mind that you will have to carry everything in and out,
so plan accordingly. - Dress in layers, it can get cool and foggy.
- Public transportation is recommended since parking in the
area is extremely limited. This page gives you
transportation options http://www.sterngrove.org/getting.
html. - Picnic tables are available by lottery. You have to enter by
the Monday before the concert you wish to have picnic table
seats for. Visit this page for a link to enter for your chance
to win picnic table reservations. www.sterngrove.
org/picnictableseats - Food is available for sale although many bring their own
and the lines can be long.
this year starting with Roberta Flack TODAY!
- July 5, 2009 - SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY / Inouye Jazz
- July 12, 2009 - JOAN BAEZ / Blame Sally
- July 19, 2009 - SERGENT GARCIA / Curumin
- July 26, 2009 - THE LYRICS BORN REVUE, THE MIGHTY
UNDERDOGS, AND MORE - August 2, 2009 - KAILASH KHER’S KAILASA / Delhi 2 Dublin
- August 9, 2009 - TOTÓ LA MOMPOSINA / Nation Beat
- August 16, 2009 - SAN FRANCISCO BALLET / Helgi
Tomasson, Artistic Director - August 23, 2009 - SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
10-31Friday, July 10th - 31st
Until 8:45 p.m. Friday Nights at the deYoung, deYoung
Musuem, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, $10
adults, $6 kids 13-17, kids under 12 FREE
Every Friday in July, the museum stays open until 8:45 p.m. with
music, food, crafts activities for kids and their parents, dance and
more. For more details, visit http://www.famsf.
org/deyoung/calendar/day.asp?categoryid=32
11-12Sat and Sun, July 11th and 12th
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 35th Annual Scottish Highland
Games, Dunsmuir Historical Estate, 2960 Peralta Oaks
Court, Oakland, $12 per day, adults, $5 children
These events are terrific with lots of bagpipes, crafts, kids activities,
entertainment and demonstrations, as well as sheep dogs and
caber tosses and much more. For details visit http://www.
dunsmuir.org/ScotsgamesFlyer.pdf
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Los Altos Art and Wine
Festival, Main and State Streets between 2nd and 4th,
Downtown Los Altos, FREE
Two days of art, wine, food, and three stages of entertainment
(including a kid's stage) in the heart of lovely Los Altos! The Kids
Zone will have rides and activities for the kids while the parents go
off and enjoy the wine and music. Could very well be that the kids
will actually drop the parents off at the parents zone while the kids
enjoy the music, juggling, and magic. Parking could be
challenging and the temperatures will get rather toasty so plan
accordingly. Visit http://www.downtownlosaltos.
org//arts_wine_festival.htm for details and
http://www.downtownlosaltos.
org//images/events/aw/AW2009_Map.pdf for a map of the event.
11Saturday, July 11th
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids
Saturday Events Presents Telephone and Soup's
Frenemies, 766 Valencia Street, San Francisco, (415)
824-1872, FREE
There is a place in Paris which started out as a taxidermy shop
and has become so much more. It is a natural curiosities shop
which, in addition to taxidermy, also carries lots of nifty natural
history art work and gardening tools. If you are there, check out
Deyrolle. If Paris is not in your plans, Paxton Gate should be on
your list. In addition to truly inspired toys and kits for kids that
revolve around a natural history theme, they have vintage toys and
all sorts of cool surprises. For several weeks, Paxton Gate will be
hosting some cool FREE events at their mission kid's boutique.
This week it is Telephone and Soup with animal illustrations and
story telling through collage and creative illustration brought to you
by two wickedly creative and innovative man-children. http://www.
paxtongate.com/kids.aspx
Upcoming events include
Saturday, July 18th - Creepy Crawly fun with Tree Frog Treks
Saturday, August 8th - Drumming/Rhythm with Jason Brown from
Performing Arts Workshops of San Francisco
Saturday, August 22nd - Puppet Show with local artist and
teacher, Michele Menard
12Sunday, July 12th
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Trucks, Tractors and Flatbeds, Hands-
On Family Workshop, Blackhawk Museum, 3700
Backhawk Plaza Circle, Danville, $10 adults, $7
students, and FREE for kids 6 and under
Tucked off in the hills East of the 680 in Danville is a pretty cool
auto museum that looks more like the hundreds of office parks in
the area. Once inside, you are treated to some of the most
beautiful specimens of automotive design ever. A few times a
year, this museum has special events including the European
Train Enthusiasts display in December/January and the
occasional Family Funshops. This week's Family Funshop
focuses on the means by which our food gets from field to your
table. There will be farm equipments, animals and produce as
well as lots of hands-on activities. For details and directions, visit
http://www.blackhawkmuseum.org/plan_trip.html
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Target Family Days: East Indian
Theme, Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway,
Redwood City, FREE
Once again, the generous folks at Target are sponsoring a series
of themed family events in Redwood City. The three cultural
themes this year include East Indian-Bollywood, Hawaiian and
Latin Each event includes music, children’s performers, hands-on
activities for kids and more. There will be something for everyone,
as Courthouse Square becomes the center of a magical
assortment of family entertainment. Plus, the street will be closed
to through traffic, making a family outing in Downtown a safe and
gratifying experience.
This week, it is an East Indian Theme featuring Dohlrhythms &
Non Stop Bhagra Indian Dancing & Lessons with the usual raft of
great Cultural Food, Street Artists, Food Demonstrations, Face
Painting, Hands-on Art Projects, Art Stations with FREE projects,
flowers & baked goods for sale, bounce houses & more! For more
details on the entertainment, visit http://www.redwoodcity.
org/events/targetfamilydays.htm
The next events will be Sunday, August 16th and Sunday,
September 13th.
4:00 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: My Neighbor
Totoro, Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive,
BAM/PFA, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults,
$6.50 children under 17
Hayao Miyazaki's films have won Academy Awards and are
delightful in their artistic majesty, sweet stories, imaginative
characters, and just plain weirdness. Of course, that just means
that we love them and their vision and their poignant stories of
growing up, loss, friendship, and other intense topics. For a week
and a half, BAM./PFA will feature some of Miyazaki's pivotal films
Sunday, July 12, 2009
4:00 p.m. My Neighbor Totoro
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1988)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
7:00 p.m. Porco Rosso
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1992)
Sunday, July 19, 2009
2:30 p.m. Castle in the Sky
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1986)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
7:00 p.m. Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1997)
14Tuesday, July 14th
7:00 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Porco Rosso,
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, BAM/PFA,
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults, $6.50
children under 17
Hayao Miyazaki's films have won Academy Awards and are
delightful in their artistic majesty, sweet stories, imaginative
characters, and just plain weirdness. Of course, that just means
that we love them and their vision and their poignant stories of
growing up, loss, friendship, and other intense topics. For a week
and a half, BAM./PFA will feature some of Miyazaki's pivotal films
Sunday, July 19, 2009
2:30 p.m. Castle in the Sky
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1986)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
7:00 p.m. Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1997)
15Wednesday, July 15th
12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m, Ice Cream Day at the Lawrence
Hall of Science, Centennial Drive (just shy of Grizzly
Peak), Berkeley Hills, FREE with Museum Admission
To cool off from the flames, check out the Lawrence Hall of Science’
s annual ice cream day. Make it. Eat it. Bring you own cup and
spoon and receive free sprinkles.
15-16Weds and Thurs, July 15th-16th
11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., The Prescott Circus Theater
Presents Pass It On, Malonga Casquelourd Center for
the Arts, 1428 Alice Street, Oakland, FREE
The Prescott Circus is a home grown circus filled with kids from
Oakland who do first class circus acts and have a blast with it.
Their energy and enthusiasm is so infectious that you'll want to join
in! For details on Prescott Circus, visit http://www.prescottcircus.
org/
15-18Thurs – Sat, July 15th-18th
8:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m., The Crucible’s 9th Annual Fire
Arts Festival, Wake Ave. and Engineer Road, Oakland,
Tickets $35- $55, Kids under 5 FREE
Ok, this may not be the best idea for REALLY young kids prone to
nightmares, but check out the schedule, look at the pictures and
you will agree that it is pretty amazing stuff – some of which may be
appropriate for children. There is lots of music, circus performers
(including aerialists and clowns), demonstrations, and crazy
performance pieces and lots and lots of pyrotechnics. The
Crucible, in case, you haven’t read about it here before, is an
organization where children who were never told not to play with
matches go to hone their crafts from firedancing to jewelry making
to glass blowing to welding and working with stone and metal.
Information about the event including directions are at http://www.
thecrucible.org/fireartsfestival/index.html
18-19Sat.-Sun, July 18th-19th
FEE-FREE WEEKENDS, National Parks Nationwide,
FREE
In an effort to help out cash-strapped Americans and vendors
suffering from flagging attendance at national parks nationwide,
the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees for over 100
parks nationwide including Yosemite, Sequoia, and Lassen. A
complete list is here: http://www.nps.
gov/findapark/feefreeparksbystate.htm.
Of course, bear in mind that these parks will likely be crowded for
these free weekends, so plan accordingly. Still, it is a great
gesture. For more details and other FEE-FREE dates, visit http:
//www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm. Make sure to check
out the special offers at the bottom of the page.
18Saturday, July 18th
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids
Saturday Events Presents Treg Frog Treks, 766
Valencia Street, San Francisco, (415) 824-1872, FREE
There is a place in Paris which started out as a taxidermy shop
and has become so much more. It is a natural curiosities shop
which, in addition to taxidermy, also carries lots of nifty natural
history art work and gardening tools. If you are there, check out
Deyrolle. If Paris is not in your plans, Paxton Gate should be on
your list. In addition to truly inspired toys and kits for kids that
revolve around a natural history theme, they have vintage toys and
all sorts of cool surprises. For several weeks, Paxton Gate will be
hosting some cool FREE events at their mission kid's boutique.
This week Tree Frog Treks, the guys who bring you all the things
that moms would just as soon not have brought to them: lizards,
snakes, and bugs. http://www.paxtongate.com/kids.aspx
Upcoming events include
Saturday, August 8th - Drumming/Rhythm with Jason Brown from
Performing Arts Workshops of San Francisco
Saturday, August 22nd - Puppet Show with local artist and
teacher, Michele Menard
19Sunday, July 19th
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Sunday Streets, Likely along
24th, Valencia, and York in The Mission, San
Francisco, FREE
As part of Mayor Newsom's efforts to get people out of their homes
and out of their cars and into the fresh air, streets in the Mission
from Hampshire and 26th, up York, along 24th between near York
and Valencia, Valencia from 24th to 19th and ending at Dolores
Park will be closed for a day of fun, entertainment, and family
activities including biking, roller skating, lots of dance, face
painting, slides, games, classes, music and more. Most activities
will be at Garfield Park at 26th and Harrison Streets. For a map
and complete details, visit http://sundaystreetssf.com/?
page_id=474
Future dates include:
Sunday, August 9th along Ocean Beach on the Great Highway
between Golden Gate Park and the Zoo. Visit http:
//sundaystreetssf.com/?page_id=476 for more details closer to
the date.
Sunday, September 6th along Ocean Beach on the Great Highway
between Golden Gate Park and the Zoo. Visit http:
//sundaystreetssf.com/?page_id=478 for more details.
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Day, SFMOMA: The Family
Studio: Jackson Pollock: Guardian of your Secret, SF
MOMA, 151 Third Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco,
FREE
If you haven't been to one of these family events, it is well worth it.
Not only do you have a chance to engage in a great art activity in the
awesome Koret Center on the 2nd floor (even if you don't come on
the Family Studio days, you should stop by the Educational Center
as there is always something for the kids to do and explore), you
also get to explore the wonderful Museum of Modern Art for FREE.
This week, If you had a secret, how would you hide it? Would you
have something, or someone, guard your secret? Pollock once
said that he chose to "veil" the image in his painting Guardians of
the Secret. At this Family Studio, you'll create your own collage —
one that hides a very special secret. Also enjoy a reading of The
Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School, written by Judy
Sierra and illustrated by Stephen Gammell.
Museum and program admission are free for families with children
on family program days. Please note: The Family Studio capacity is
limited. Families will be served as space is available.
2:30 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Castle in the
Sky, Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive,
BAM/PFA, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults,
$6.50 children under 17
Hayao Miyazaki's films have won Academy Awards and are
delightful in their artistic majesty, sweet stories, imaginative
characters, and just plain weirdness. Of course, that just means
that we love them and their vision and their poignant stories of
growing up, loss, friendship, and other intense topics. For a week
and a half, BAM./PFA will feature some of Miyazaki's pivotal films.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
7:00 p.m. Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 1997)
21Tuesday, July 21st
7:00 p.m., A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Princess
Mononoke, Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive,
BAM/PFA, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, $9.50 adults,
$6.50 children under 17
Hayao Miyazaki's films have won Academy Awards and are
delightful in their artistic majesty, sweet stories, imaginative
characters, and just plain weirdness. Of course, that just means
that we love them and their vision and their poignant stories of
growing up, loss, friendship, and other intense topics. For a week
and a half, BAM./PFA will feature some of Miyazaki's pivotal films
24-25Friday & Saturday, July 24th & 25th
Friday 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday 11;00 A.M. – 8:
00 p.m. Redwood City PAL Blues Festival, Courthouse
Square, Redwood City, FREE
If you love blues and other jazz music and art, this is a lovely way to
spend a summer day or evening. In addition to over 40 unique
artists’ booths, there will be a kid’s area, and a second stage
featuring local youth talent. Of course, there will be food, a car
show, and other displays. For a full schedule, check out http:
//www.palbluesfestival.com/
Also, there is live music all over the place in Redwood City:
Every Monday evening at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Main Street and
Broadway through August 10th
Every Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. during the
summer at Stafford Park through August 12),
Every Thursday Night at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., at Marlin Park
(corner of Neptune and Cringle) through August 6th
Every Friday night at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Courthouse Square in
Downtown Redwood City (through October 2).
For a schedule, check out http://www.redwoodcity.
org/events/music.htm
25Saturday, July 25th
11:00 a.m. – 2:00p.m., FLAX Kidsfest Creative Arts
Festival, 1699 Market Street (@ Valencia), San
Francisco, FREE
Besides being just an awe-inspiring (sometimes intimidating)
array of art supplies and tools, Flax also has great kids art
supplies. Every so often, this pantheon of pens, paper, paint, and
pastels sponsors a Kidsfest with a day of art related activities
where kids can create some truly amazing kids art projects. :
Of course, all the supplies featured in this event are on sale in the
store for later .
Directions to FLAX and ideas are at http://www.flaxart.
com/pages/directions.html.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00p.m., Chevron Family Theater
Festival, Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive,
Walnut Creek, $5 per person per show, but there is a
lot of entertainment and activities outside that are
FREE
Musical, dance, dramatic performers, and more will populate
stages indoors, outdoors, and in the lobby. Performers include
Tickets Required. Tickets may be purchased in person or at http:
//purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase
- The Sippy Cups - Musical entertainment for the whole family
- The Platt Brothers – Acrobats
- Puppeteer Leslie Carrara
- Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble present Robin Hood
- Pushcart Players present Folk Tales from Around the World
- Rosen Family Singers
FREE live story tellers, costumed characters, puppet making,
puppet shows, live music, face painting, games, food, and much
more.
For a full program of performances, visit: http://lesherartscenter.
org/onstagenow/chevronfamilytheatrefestival For
directions, visit http://www.lesherartscenter.org/getting_here
25-26Saturday and Sunday, July 25th and
26th
11:00 a.m. – 5:00p.m., Berkeley Kite Festival, Cesar E.
Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina (exit University
Avenue off of the 80 and head towards the Bay, hang
a right at the stop sign), FREE Anyone who has spent time
down here will tell you that there is nearly always a brisk breeze
down by the Marina – what better place to loft a kite? The Berkeley
Kite Festival is a highly visible event for anyone driving along the 80
past Berkeley. They feature GINORMOUS kites, kite battles, stunt
kite demonstrations, team kite flying, and a wonderful venue for kite
flyers of all ages and skill levels to try or demonstrate their stuff. Of
course, they also feature kite making classes (11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.
m.), kite flying lessons (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.), taiko drummers,
food, music, and more. Parking is tricky, but not impossible. The
following lays it all out pretty well: http://www.highlinekites.
com/Berkeley_Kite_Festival/Parking_Info.pdf For a printable
schedule and map of the events, this is a great flyer (no pun
intended) to print and bring along: http://www.highlinekites.
com/Berkeley_Kite_Festival/Program&Map.pdf
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. daily Gilroy Garlic Festival,
Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy, $12 Adults, $6 kids
Three days of food, arts, crafts, live entertainment, demonstrations,
and a kids area with kids entertainment, activities, games, and
rides. The kids activities include face painting, jump houses,
dress up, and lots more. If you love garlic and you know you do,
this is a great place to find an excuse to celebrate that fragrant
bulb. Directions and other details are at http://gilroygarlicfestival.
com/?page_id=7
26Sunday, July 26th
11:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.SF Theater Festival Children's
Theater Festival, Yerba Buena Gardens, and the
Zeum 3rd and Mission, San Francisco, FREE
All day, the Yerba Buena Gardens and the surrounding attractions
(Particularly Zeum) will be home to San Francisco's best lively
arts. From the cast of the Broadway hit, Wicked to the cast of San
Francisco's own Beach Blanket Babylon, to a day or family
entertainment at Zeum that will include music, musical theater,
clowns (including the Unique Derique), illusionists, magic, omedy
and a lot more. It is hard to pinpoint the best part of it all, but FREE
comes to mind. For a full schedule and venue map, visit http:
//www.sftheaterfestival.org/festival/2009_program.html. Your
best bet for parking will be the Mission Street Garage between 4th
and 5th and Mission right next to the Metreon.
1-2Sat-Sun, August 1st-2nd
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Lake Fest, Lake Shore Avenue
(from Lake Park Ave. to Mandana Blvd., Oakland,
FREE
Lots of live entertainment, arts and crafts, food, a kids activity area,
beautiful Lake Merritt, Fairyland. The Kid's Fun Zone will have
bouncy houses, games, activities, and of course lots of
entertainment for the family. For more details, visit http://www.
oaklandlakefest.com/highlights.html
7-9Fri-Sun, August 7th-9th
9:00 a.m., California International Air Show, Salinas
Municipal Airport, 37 Mortenson Ave., Salinas, $17
adults, $12 kids, Free kids under 5. Friday night, kids
12 and under are FREE, Parking $10
For three days, Salinas will be awash with rotor wash, Jet Fuel,
and lots of airborne thrills. Attractions include the Blue Angels at 3:
00 p.m. daily, the Golden Knights Parachute team, fireworks on
Friday night, lots of acrobatic flying starting at noon daily, and much
more. For more details, visit http://www.salinasairshow.
com/index1.htm
8Saturday, August 8th
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids
Saturday Events Presents Drumming/Rhythm Session
with Jason Brown, 766 Valencia Street, San
Francisco, (415) 824-1872, FREE
There is a place in Paris which started out as a taxidermy shop
and has become so much more. It is a natural curiosities shop
which, in addition to taxidermy, also carries lots of nifty natural
history art work and gardening tools. If you are there, check out
Deyrolle. If Paris is not in your plans, Paxton Gate should be on
your list. In addition to truly inspired toys and kits for kids that
revolve around a natural history theme, they have vintage toys and
all sorts of cool surprises. For several weeks, Paxton Gate will be
hosting some cool FREE events at their mission kid's boutique.
This week Jason Brown from Performing Arts Workshops of San
Francisco will run participants through a drumming rhythm
session. If our kid is any guide, this should be a big hit (no pun
intended). http://www.paxtongate.com/kids.aspx
Upcoming events include
Saturday, August 22nd - Puppet Show with local artist and
teacher, Michele Menard
15-16Sat.-Sun, August 15th-16th
FEE-FREE WEEKENDS, National Parks Nationwide,
FREE
In an effort to help out cash-strapped Americans and vendors
suffering from flagging attendance at national parks nationwide,
the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees for over 100
parks nationwide including Yosemite, Sequoia, and Lassen. A
complete list is here: http://www.nps.
gov/findapark/feefreeparksbystate.htm.
Of course, bear in mind that these parks will likely be crowded for
these free weekends, so plan accordingly. Still, it is a great
gesture. For more details and other FEE-FREE dates, visit http:
//www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm. Make sure to check
out the special offers at the bottom of the page.
16Sunday, August 16th
12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m., Open Cockpit Days, Oakland
Aerospace Museum, 8252 Earhart Road, Bldg. 621,
Oakland, FREE for kids ($5 for the adults)
The Oakland Aerospace Museum (formerly the Western Aerospace
Museum) is a little-known gem hidden away in a hanger North of
Oakland Airport, almost to Alameda. Besides tons of displays of
military and civilian aircraft and their role in the history of the Bay
Area, there are some rather cool historical aircraft outside to check
out. And on a few days a year, you or your child can hop inside a
few of them and take all sorts of pictures! You can even check out
the Flying Boat featured in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indy heads
off Nepal to find Miriam. For directions, visit http://www.
oaklandaviationmuseum.org/Directions.htm
22Saturday, August 22nd
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids
Saturday Events Presents Puppet Shows with Michele
Menard, 766 Valencia Street, San Francisco, (415)
824-1872, FREE
There is a place in Paris which started out as a taxidermy shop
and has become so much more. It is a natural curiosities shop
which, in addition to taxidermy, also carries lots of nifty natural
history art work and gardening tools. If you are there, check out
Deyrolle. If Paris is not in your plans, Paxton Gate should be on
your list. In addition to truly inspired toys and kits for kids that
revolve around a natural history theme, they have vintage toys and
all sorts of cool surprises. For several weeks, Paxton Gate will be
hosting some cool FREE events at their mission kid's boutique.
This week local artist and teacher Michele Menard shares a puppet
show and then gives a demonstration on how to throw your own.
http://www.paxtongate.com/kids.aspx
Upcoming events include
Keep an eye on this space for more events coming in September
and the Fall.
3-8Labor Day Weekend, September 3rd-8th
8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 3rd through
5:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 8th, Oakland Bay
Bridge Closed all Labor Day Weekend
Yeah, I know, we have already ended the summer with Labor Day
activities and the summer hasn't even started. BUT, we figure that
getting the word out early never hurts. So, like the past few years
before us, they will be shutting down the Bay Bridge to hack out a
chunk of the Bridge and slide that new piece that they have been
building for the past few months in its place. The attached .pdf file
should give you (and your kids an idea of what they are doing. It is
pretty cool. http://baybridgeinfo.
org/sites/default/files/pdfs/general_info_factsheet.pdf
Things to think ahead
about:
The following events sell out almost instantaneously because they
are wildly popular, so if you are interested, you might wish to book
now before the opportunity passes you by.
Roaring Camp Upcoming Events
The Roaring Camp Railroad at the top of the 17 in Felton on your
way to Santa Cruz is worth checking out anyway. Throughout the
summer, there are some cool events coming up. Many of which
will sell out.
Starlight Evenings
July 4 & 18, August 22 & 29
Wonder at the beauty of a redwood forest lit up at night during a
two-hour round-trip railway excursion from the boardwalk in Santa
Cruz. Reservations recommended. For tickets contact Roaring
Camp at 1-831-335-4484.
Twilight Evening Cookout & Hike
July 3, 10, 17, August 7 & 14
Gather family and friends this summer for an outdoor, twilight
evening experience at Roaring Camp. Dine by the campfire on a
hardy Prospector meal prepared in an old-fashion Dutch oven.
After supper, embark on a 45-minute walking tour by flashlight led
by a knowledgeable Eco-Ranger into the Redwood forest of the
Santa Cruz Mountains. Your senses will feel the forest come alive
at night! Meet back at the campfire for stargazing and a cowboy
sing-along with warm peach cobbler, hot coffee and cider for
dessert. It's old-fashioned family fun! Reservations required.
Tickets are $25 per person
4th of July Celebration
July 4
Bop on over to Roaring Camp for a Sock Hop and 50’s family 4th of
July: Hula Hoop contests, games, live music and all-American
barbecue.
July 24th, 25th, 26th, and 31st and August 1st and 2nd. Day Out
with Thomas, Roaring Camp, Felton (Santa Cruz Mountains) $18,
If your kid, OK let’s be honest: if your SON loves Thomas and you
know who you are, how about having them enjoy a day with a full-
sized Thomas steam engine that they can take a ride on (well, not
Thomas, exactly, but rail cars attached to) Thomas. The kids can
hang with Sir Topham Hat and enjoy a day of Thomas-themed
activities. Details on the event are at http://www.roaringcamp.
com/thomas/dowt_main.html.
Great Train Robberies
September 5-6 (Labor Day Weekend)
Witness shootouts of famed lawmen and notorious outlaws from
the 1880s at Bear Mountain. Blazing reenactments demonstrate
why the West was wild.
You must have reservations and tickets sell out FAST. So, how do
you get them? Call Ticketweb at (866) 468-3399 or go online at
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?
region=sfbay&query=schedule&venue=roaringcamprr1
Directions to Roaring Camp are at http://www.roaringcamp.
com/maps.html If you miss this one and your family might be
anywhere near one of these places, you can look up any one of a
bunch of “Days Out with Thomas” all over North America. http:
//www.thomasandfriends.com/usa/parents/dowt.html
All Summer Long
REI’s Kids Passport to Adventure Program, FREE
Want to motivate your kid to get outdoors and connect to nature?
REI has a great program for kids 5-12 where they do a series of
activities outdoors and, upon completing the activity, they send in a
postcard from their Adventure Journal (FREE at your local REI).
When they finish at least one task, they will get a certificate and a
special prize as well as be entered into a sweepstakes for a cool
grand prize. Drop by any REI and pick up your FREE Adventure
Journal.
That's it for now!
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