Kid-Friendly Events

(reasonably) close to Mountain View

 

  • Wed, Apr 2: 2:30pm Ice Cream Social, 2545 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara. Reservations required. 408 296 2072.
  • Thurs, Apr 3: Ardenwood Farm in Fremont opens for summer season: Thurs, Fri, & Sun are historic days (Naturalist programs, house tours, horse drawn railroad, blacksmith shop open. Farmyard cafe open Sunday only.) Adults $5, kids $4. "Family Saturdays" have Naturalist programs, House tours, Blacksmith Shop, and cafe. Adults $2, kids $1.
  • Sat, Apr 5: 2-5pm Baby Loves Disco, Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara, 408 241 0777.
  • Sun, Apr 6: 9am - 12pm Dads and Donuts at the Palo Alto Jr. Museum and Zoo, 1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, with Dan Chan the Magic Man. Members only (membership is $50). Complimentary Krispy Kreme donuts, coffee, juice.
  • Sun, Apr 6: 10-11am Habitat Hike, National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso. Reservations required. 408 262 5513.
  • Sun, Apr 6: noon, Kids' fun run for Zimbabwe orphans St. Joseph School, 1120 Miramonte Ave, Mountain View. Next to McKelvey Ball Park. $5 / runner.
  • Sun, Apr 6: 11am-1pm Lakeside Picnic and Storytelling, 1-mile stroll with stops for picnic and native American stories. Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, 1 mile south of intersection with Page Mill / Alpine. Park at equestrian lot (furthest on left). 650 691 1200.
  • Sat, Apr 12: 10am - 2pm Santa Clara YMCA Healthy Kids' Day
  • Sat, Apr 12: 2pm SNOWBuddies afternoon family movie at the Los Altos Library, 87 min, rated G
  • Sat, Apr 12 and Sun, Apr 13: 10am-4pm (Sat) and 1-4pm (Sun) Friends of the Palo Alto Library Booksale at Cubberly Community Center
  • Sun, Apr 13: 2pm and 4pm Free Family Concert at CSMA: Juliette McDonald and The McDonald Girls: Songs for Young Children
  • Sun, Apr 13: 2pm - 4pm, Theater Arts Family Day at Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, 650 329 2366
  • Sat, Apr 19: 10am - 4pm Spring plant sale, community garden tour, kids' seed-planting class behind the Sunnyvale public library (433 Charles Street, Sunnyvale)
  • Sat, Apr 19: 10am - 1pm Deer Hollow Farm Spring Tours at Rancho San Antonio (last tour starts at 12:30pm). See flyer here.
  • Sat, Apr 19: 11am - 2pm Palo Alto Friends Nursery School Spring Fiesta carnival, with food, entertainment, and silent auction
  • Sat, Apr 19: 11am - 3pm Physics of Toys: All Time Favorites at the Exploratorium
  • Sat, Apr 19: Scottish Fair at Ardenwood in Fremont.
  • Sat, Apr 19: Family-friendly Tierra Bella bike tour in Gilroy
  • Sat, Apr 19: 10am - 5pm Earth Day Celebration at Coyote Point Museum, San Mateo
  • Sat, Apr 19: 10am - 1pm Deer Hollow Farm Spring Tours at Rancho San Antonio (last tour starts at 12:30pm): 45 minutes long, $5 adults / $2 kids 2-18.
  • Sat, Apr 19: Earth Day on the Bay celebration at the SF Bay Marine Science Institute in Redwood City.
  • Sun, Apr 20: 10am - 2pm Full Circle Farm's Earth Day Festival, 1055 Dunford Way, Sunnyvale. Free food from Google's Cafe 150, live music, games, silent auction.
  • Sun, Apr 20: Earth Day storytime with Hey Mom! (band) at Keplers, Menlo Park
  • Fri, Apr 25: 7:30pm Documentary screening of "Where Do the Children Play" at the Los Altos Public Library Community Room. Sponsored by the Alliance For Childhood.
  • Sat, Apr 26: 9am March of Dimes in Vasona County Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos, CA. Kid Zone with jump house, face painters, balloon twisters, fire truck.
  • Sat, Apr 26: PYT The Secret Garden performance at second stage of Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
  • Sat, Apr 26: 12pm 30th Annual Mountain View Downtown Spring Family Parade on Castro Street
  • Sat, Apr 26: Cupertino Cherry Blosson Festival
  • Sun, Apr 27: Children's Science classes at the Exploratorium: Life Science (2pm for 3-4 year olds with an adult companion, advance sign-up required)
  • Sun, Apr 27: Menlo Park kite day, noon - 4pm, Bayfront Park, $5 for a kite, a hot dog, and a soda
  • Sun, Apr 27: Half Moon Bay Airport Dream Machines Show; helicopter and airplane rides, kids' amusements, food and bands.
  • Wed, Apr 30: Papa Hugs (kids' entertainer) performs at San Jose Library