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Things to do with kids in Stanford

Family-friendly things to do in Stanford in 2026: 291 kid-friendly events plus 2 parks, museums and venues. Next up: Sunday, October 25, 2026. Plan a weekend with FamHop.

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  1. Anderson Collection at Stanford UniversityCulture · $$
  2. Stanford Art GalleryCulture · Free
  3. The Frontier Between Legendary Monsters and Verified Natural HistorySunday, October 25, 2026 · Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning - 315
  4. A Vision of Paris: The Roxane Debuisson Collection at StanfordSunday, October 25, 2026 · Green Library, Bing Wing
  5. Book spellsSunday, October 25, 2026 · Education (Cubberley Bldg) - 101
  6. Carolyn Lazard: Long TakeSunday, October 25, 2026 · Cantor Arts Center - Lynn Krywick Gibbons Gallery
  7. In Focus: Asian American Art from the CollectionSunday, October 25, 2026 · Cantor Arts Center - Ruth Levison Halperin Gallery
  8. JANE! An intimate exploration of Gilded Age excess and the enigmatic life and death of Jane StanfordSunday, October 25, 2026 · Cantor Arts Center - Stanford Family Rooms
  9. Korean Indigenous Futures: The Art of Kim Bong-Jun 김봉준 판화전: 토착적 미래- K아트, 디아스포라, 세계Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Lathrop Library - East Asia Library, 2nd Floor
  10. Text Machines: Scarlet Thread of the Digital Order (1883-2026)Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Green Library, Bing Wing - Hohbach Hall
  11. Gallery Conversations | JANE!Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Cantor Arts Center - Stanford Family Room (122)
  12. The Frontier Between Legendary Monsters and Verified Natural HistoryMonday, October 26, 2026 · Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning - 315
  13. A Vision of Paris: The Roxane Debuisson Collection at StanfordMonday, October 26, 2026 · Green Library, Bing Wing
  14. Book spellsMonday, October 26, 2026 · Education (Cubberley Bldg) - 101
  15. Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the WestMonday, October 26, 2026 · Mitchell Earth Sciences - Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
  16. Carolyn Lazard: Long TakeMonday, October 26, 2026 · Cantor Arts Center - Lynn Krywick Gibbons Gallery
  17. JANE! An intimate exploration of Gilded Age excess and the enigmatic life and death of Jane StanfordMonday, October 26, 2026 · Cantor Arts Center - Stanford Family Rooms
  18. Korean Indigenous Futures: The Art of Kim Bong-Jun 김봉준 판화전: 토착적 미래- K아트, 디아스포라, 세계Monday, October 26, 2026 · Lathrop Library - East Asia Library, 2nd Floor
  19. Text Machines: Scarlet Thread of the Digital Order (1883-2026)Monday, October 26, 2026 · Green Library, Bing Wing - Hohbach Hall
  20. In Focus: Asian American Art from the CollectionMonday, October 26, 2026 · Cantor Arts Center - Ruth Levison Halperin Gallery
  21. Touch Me Not: 12th Annual Undergraduate Juried ExhibitionMonday, October 26, 2026 · Art Gallery
  22. The Frontier Between Legendary Monsters and Verified Natural HistoryTuesday, October 27, 2026 · Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning - 315
  23. A Vision of Paris: The Roxane Debuisson Collection at StanfordTuesday, October 27, 2026 · Green Library, Bing Wing
  24. Book spellsTuesday, October 27, 2026 · Education (Cubberley Bldg) - 101
  25. Korean Indigenous Futures: The Art of Kim Bong-Jun 김봉준 판화전: 토착적 미래- K아트, 디아스포라, 세계Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Lathrop Library - East Asia Library, 2nd Floor
  26. Text Machines: Scarlet Thread of the Digital Order (1883-2026)Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Green Library, Bing Wing - Hohbach Hall

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Upcoming family events in Stanford

SunOct 25
  1. 9 AMThe Frontier Between Legendary Monsters and Verified Natural HistorySapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning - 315 · Museum · Ages 5–13Have you ever looked at a mysterious lake shadow and thought, "Is that a giant prehistoric plesiosaur, or just an extraordinarily dramatic…
  2. 10 AMA Vision of Paris: The Roxane Debuisson Collection at StanfordGreen Library, Bing Wing · Museum · Ages 5–13Stanford University Libraries presents A Vision of Paris: the Roxane Debuisson Collection at Stanford, on view in the Peterson Gallery and…
  3. 10 AMBook spellsEducation (Cubberley Bldg) - 101 · Museum · Ages 5–13Boil, boil, toil and trouble… what bewitching book will you find at the Education Library?
  4. 10 AMCarolyn Lazard: Long TakeCantor Arts Center - Lynn Krywick Gibbons Gallery · Museum · Ages 5–13is a multimedia exhibition that begins with a score for a performance and unfolds as a series of interventions that engage accessibility as an artistic material.
  5. 10 AMIn Focus: Asian American Art from the CollectionCantor Arts Center - Ruth Levison Halperin Gallery · Museum · Ages 5–13showcases recent acquisitions made through the Cantor’s Asian American Art Initiative (AAAI), offering a glimpse into one of the…
  6. 10 AMJANE! An intimate exploration of Gilded Age excess and the enigmatic life and death of Jane StanfordCantor Arts Center - Stanford Family Rooms · Museum · Ages 5–13Curated by Associate Curator of European Art, Patrick R. Crowley, JANE! celebrates the aesthetic and affective excesses of Jane Stanford,…
  7. 10 AMKorean Indigenous Futures: The Art of Kim Bong-Jun 김봉준 판화전: 토착적 미래- K아트, 디아스포라, 세계Lathrop Library - East Asia Library, 2nd Floor · Museum · Ages 5–13The East Asia Library at Stanford University will host a print exhibition by Kim Bong-Jun, a leading figure in Korean Minjung (People’s)…
  8. 10 AMText Machines: Scarlet Thread of the Digital Order (1883-2026)Green Library, Bing Wing - Hohbach Hall · Museum · Ages 5–13Stanford Libraries now holds an 1883 edition of a rare book, Les laboureurs: poème tiré de Jocelyn, whose pages (text and ornaments) were…
  9. 2 PMGallery Conversations | JANE!Cantor Arts Center - Stanford Family Room (122) · Museum · Ages 5–13Join us for casual in-gallery conversations in our special exhibition, JANE!, facilitated by our Museum Engagement Guides.Free
MonOct 26
  1. 9 AMThe Frontier Between Legendary Monsters and Verified Natural HistorySapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning - 315 · Museum · Ages 5–13Have you ever looked at a mysterious lake shadow and thought, "Is that a giant prehistoric plesiosaur, or just an extraordinarily dramatic…
  2. 10 AMA Vision of Paris: The Roxane Debuisson Collection at StanfordGreen Library, Bing Wing · Museum · Ages 5–13Stanford University Libraries presents A Vision of Paris: the Roxane Debuisson Collection at Stanford, on view in the Peterson Gallery and…
  3. 10 AMBook spellsEducation (Cubberley Bldg) - 101 · Museum · Ages 5–13Boil, boil, toil and trouble… what bewitching book will you find at the Education Library?
  4. 10 AMBranner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the WestMitchell Earth Sciences - Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections · Museum · Ages 5–13Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collection Exhibit: Water in the West Our Fall 2026 exhibition highlights the water resources in…
  5. 10 AMCarolyn Lazard: Long TakeCantor Arts Center - Lynn Krywick Gibbons Gallery · Museum · Ages 5–13is a multimedia exhibition that begins with a score for a performance and unfolds as a series of interventions that engage accessibility as an artistic material.
  6. 10 AMJANE! An intimate exploration of Gilded Age excess and the enigmatic life and death of Jane StanfordCantor Arts Center - Stanford Family Rooms · Museum · Ages 5–13Curated by Associate Curator of European Art, Patrick R. Crowley, JANE! celebrates the aesthetic and affective excesses of Jane Stanford,…
  7. 10 AMKorean Indigenous Futures: The Art of Kim Bong-Jun 김봉준 판화전: 토착적 미래- K아트, 디아스포라, 세계Lathrop Library - East Asia Library, 2nd Floor · Museum · Ages 5–13The East Asia Library at Stanford University will host a print exhibition by Kim Bong-Jun, a leading figure in Korean Minjung (People’s)…
  8. 10 AMText Machines: Scarlet Thread of the Digital Order (1883-2026)Green Library, Bing Wing - Hohbach Hall · Museum · Ages 5–13Stanford Libraries now holds an 1883 edition of a rare book, Les laboureurs: poème tiré de Jocelyn, whose pages (text and ornaments) were…
  9. 11 AMIn Focus: Asian American Art from the CollectionCantor Arts Center - Ruth Levison Halperin Gallery · Museum · Ages 5–13showcases recent acquisitions made through the Cantor’s Asian American Art Initiative (AAAI), offering a glimpse into one of the…
  10. 1 PMTouch Me Not: 12th Annual Undergraduate Juried ExhibitionArt Gallery · Museum · Ages 5–13Presented by the Department of Art & Art History, the 12th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Touch Me Not, showcases a campus-wide…
TueOct 27
  1. 9 AMThe Frontier Between Legendary Monsters and Verified Natural HistorySapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning - 315 · Museum · Ages 5–13Have you ever looked at a mysterious lake shadow and thought, "Is that a giant prehistoric plesiosaur, or just an extraordinarily dramatic…
  2. 10 AMA Vision of Paris: The Roxane Debuisson Collection at StanfordGreen Library, Bing Wing · Museum · Ages 5–13Stanford University Libraries presents A Vision of Paris: the Roxane Debuisson Collection at Stanford, on view in the Peterson Gallery and…
  3. 10 AMBook spellsEducation (Cubberley Bldg) - 101 · Museum · Ages 5–13Boil, boil, toil and trouble… what bewitching book will you find at the Education Library?
  4. 10 AMKorean Indigenous Futures: The Art of Kim Bong-Jun 김봉준 판화전: 토착적 미래- K아트, 디아스포라, 세계Lathrop Library - East Asia Library, 2nd Floor · Museum · Ages 5–13The East Asia Library at Stanford University will host a print exhibition by Kim Bong-Jun, a leading figure in Korean Minjung (People’s)…
  5. 10 AMText Machines: Scarlet Thread of the Digital Order (1883-2026)Green Library, Bing Wing - Hohbach Hall · Museum · Ages 5–13Stanford Libraries now holds an 1883 edition of a rare book, Les laboureurs: poème tiré de Jocelyn, whose pages (text and ornaments) were…