Make sure you eat
your Wheaties because the Bay Area is tons of fun this weekend. Street festivals in Rockridge, Martinez, Pacifica and Redwood City are packed with food, fun, and festive spirit, and music and film lovers will get down in the city at the KidAroo Music Festival and the NY/SF International Children’s Film Festival. Also, it’s Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day on Saturday. Drop by their site (http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/) to print out a free pass to a museum near you. SF Jazz (http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/2010/fall/artists/matinees.php) starts its 3-run series of Family Matinees this weekend with a look at the drums with the Marcus Shelby Trio. It’s fun in the fog here in the Bay Area.
This fun Oakland festival offers you a chance to taste your neighbors. Eat your way through the Rockridge neighborhood by way of food courts and the picnic in the street while listening to tunes provided by local musicians and bands. Look out for the kids’ stage as well as art projects and four-square centers ready for little hands.Sun., 12:00 – 6:00 p.m., Oakland, free. Event details.
Redwood City’s Salsa FestivalYou don’t have to dance salsa, or even eat salsa, to have a good time at this party. Take a stroll through the music-filled streets and take in some tasty eats, arts and crafts, and entertainment on the family stage. (Also, take note of the tequila tasting booth, if you dare.) Sat., 12:00 – 8:00 p.m., Redwood City, free. Event details.
KidAroo Music FestivalWow, this fest isn’t playing around. The action’s happening in KidAroo village with live music, workshops from local music schools, eats, treats, face painting, animals, and a visit from the fire department. Stop by the Red Tricycle booth for some temporary tattoos. Bring the littles for some big fun on the Little Green. Sat., 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., San Francisco, $20/individual tickets, $60/family, babies free. Event details.
Marin
Napa River Rock and StrollBenefiting child abuse programs at Cope Family Center, the Napa River Rock and Stroll gives you a chance to help out while doing something fun with people you love. Break out the stroller and make some strides against child abuse before hitting the Finish Line Festival for music and eats. It’s fun times for a serious cause. Sat., 9:00 a.m., Napa, see website for pricing. Event details.
Blackie’s Hay DayCome out for this fundraiser for the Children’s and Teen Programs at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library. Pony rides and climbing walls, tractor rides and a petting zoo, this fundraiser is fun for you and the community. Bring some gently used books and kids 12 and under get in free. Have a heyday at Blackie’s Hay Day. Sat., 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Tiburon, free admission. Read more.
—Nicole Cooksey-Voytenko
your Wheaties because the Bay Area is tons of fun this weekend. Street festivals in Rockridge, Martinez, Pacifica and Redwood City are packed with food, fun, and festive spirit, and music and film lovers will get down in the city at the KidAroo Music Festival and the NY/SF International Children’s Film Festival. Also, it’s Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day on Saturday. Drop by their site (http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/) to print out a free pass to a museum near you. SF Jazz (http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/2010/fall/artists/matinees.php) starts its 3-run series of Family Matinees this weekend with a look at the drums with the Marcus Shelby Trio. It’s fun in the fog here in the Bay Area.East Bay
Rockridge’s Out and AboutThis fun Oakland festival offers you a chance to taste your neighbors. Eat your way through the Rockridge neighborhood by way of food courts and the picnic in the street while listening to tunes provided by local musicians and bands. Look out for the kids’ stage as well as art projects and four-square centers ready for little hands.Sun., 12:00 – 6:00 p.m., Oakland, free. Event details.
Peninsula
Pacifica Fog FestThe folks of Pacifica want you to know how much fun you can have when you can’t see two feet in front of your face. With music, eats, a parade, rides, and a special family fun fest, the Fog Fest delivers. Just don’t let go of your little; he might be tricky to find. Sat. and Sun., 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (family fest Sun. 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.), Pacifica, free. Event details.Redwood City’s Salsa FestivalYou don’t have to dance salsa, or even eat salsa, to have a good time at this party. Take a stroll through the music-filled streets and take in some tasty eats, arts and crafts, and entertainment on the family stage. (Also, take note of the tequila tasting booth, if you dare.) Sat., 12:00 – 8:00 p.m., Redwood City, free. Event details.
San Francisco
NY/SF International Children’s Film FestCinephiles won’t want to miss this 3-day event, full of movies to set your little ones aglow. With movies from around the world and for all ages, there’s something for everyone. Pick a flick and introduce your kids to the zest of the film fest. Fri. – Sun., see website for schedule and prices, San Francisco. Read more.KidAroo Music FestivalWow, this fest isn’t playing around. The action’s happening in KidAroo village with live music, workshops from local music schools, eats, treats, face painting, animals, and a visit from the fire department. Stop by the Red Tricycle booth for some temporary tattoos. Bring the littles for some big fun on the Little Green. Sat., 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., San Francisco, $20/individual tickets, $60/family, babies free. Event details.
Marin
Napa River Rock and StrollBenefiting child abuse programs at Cope Family Center, the Napa River Rock and Stroll gives you a chance to help out while doing something fun with people you love. Break out the stroller and make some strides against child abuse before hitting the Finish Line Festival for music and eats. It’s fun times for a serious cause. Sat., 9:00 a.m., Napa, see website for pricing. Event details.
Blackie’s Hay DayCome out for this fundraiser for the Children’s and Teen Programs at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library. Pony rides and climbing walls, tractor rides and a petting zoo, this fundraiser is fun for you and the community. Bring some gently used books and kids 12 and under get in free. Have a heyday at Blackie’s Hay Day. Sat., 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Tiburon, free admission. Read more.
—Nicole Cooksey-Voytenko
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