San Francisco Bay Area family weekend planner
Things to do with kids in Palo Alto
Family-friendly things to do in Palo Alto in 2026: 95 kid-friendly events plus 20 parks, museums and venues. Next up: Sunday, October 25, 2026. Plan a weekend with FamHop.
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- Cooley Landing Park
- Hoover Park
- El Camino Park
- Johnson Park
- Heritage Park
- observation deck
- Rinconada Park
- Peers Park
- Greer Park
- Mitchell Park
- Arbolejo Overlook
- Bobcat Point
- Node
- Stanford Theater
- Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
- Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center
- Functional Lifestyles
- Bell's Books
- Tennis Town & Country
- Stanford Shopping Center
- Playhouse Series: Sleeping Beauty
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Playhouse Series: Sleeping Beauty
- Playhouse Series: Sleeping Beauty
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
- TNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Family Storytime
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
- TNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!
- LEGO Tuesdays!
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
- TNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!
- Jack O'Lantern Jamboree!
- Film Screening - American Solitaire
- Music & Movement
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
- TNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!
- Halloween Karaoke Night
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Family Storytime
Family-friendly spots in Palo Alto
OutdoorsCooley Landing Park
OutdoorsHoover Park
OutdoorsEl Camino ParkOutdoorsJohnson Park
OutdoorsHeritage Park
Outdoorsobservation deck
OutdoorsRinconada Park
OutdoorsGreer Park
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OutdoorsMitchell ParkOutdoorsBobcat Point
CultureNode
CultureStanford Theater
CulturePalo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
CultureLucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center
WellnessFunctional LifestylesShoppingBell's Books
ShoppingTennis Town & Country
ShoppingStanford Shopping Center
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Upcoming family events in Palo Alto
SunOct 25
- 10 AMPlayhouse Series: Sleeping BeautyWith very simple sets and costumes, and lots of opportunities to get up and wiggle, this story-teller style theatre is perfect for young…
- 12 PMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 12 PMPlayhouse Series: Sleeping BeautyWith very simple sets and costumes, and lots of opportunities to get up and wiggle, this story-teller style theatre is perfect for young…
- 2 PMPlayhouse Series: Sleeping BeautyWith very simple sets and costumes, and lots of opportunities to get up and wiggle, this story-teller style theatre is perfect for young…
MonOct 26
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.
- 1 PMTNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!View: October 15–December 4, 2026* McMurtry Building, 355 Roth Way, Stanford Miller Discussion Room and Vitrine Gallery Open Monday–Friday,…Free
TueOct 27
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 10:30 AMFamily Storytime
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.
- 1 PMTNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!View: October 15–December 4, 2026* McMurtry Building, 355 Roth Way, Stanford Miller Discussion Room and Vitrine Gallery Open Monday–Friday,…Free
- 4 PMLEGO Tuesdays!
WedOct 28
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.
- 1 PMTNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!View: October 15–December 4, 2026* McMurtry Building, 355 Roth Way, Stanford Miller Discussion Room and Vitrine Gallery Open Monday–Friday,…Free
- 4 PMJack O'Lantern Jamboree!
- 6 PMFilm Screening - American SolitaireReclaiming Healing and Responsibility What does it mean to return home from war, and who helps carry the weight when you do?
- 6:30 PMMusic & Movement
ThuOct 29
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.
- 1 PMTNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!View: October 15–December 4, 2026* McMurtry Building, 355 Roth Way, Stanford Miller Discussion Room and Vitrine Gallery Open Monday–Friday,…Free
- 6 PMHalloween Karaoke Night
FriOct 30
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 10:30 AMFamily Storytime