Kid-Friendly Events
(reasonably) close to Mountain View
- Thurs, May 1: 10am - 3pm Stanford Wellness Fair at Arrilaga Center for Sports and Recreation
- Sat, May 3: Rinconada pool in Palo Alto opens for spring recreation swim (this includes the wading pool) from 12:30-4:30pm on the weekends.
- Sat, May 3: 11am - 5pm Cinco de Mayo celebration in Pioneer Park, Mountain View
- Sat, May 3: 10am May Fete Parade, Palo Alto, University Avenue
- Sat, May 3: 10am - 1pm PAMP Rummage Sale at the Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, 94303. $5 entrance fee. For more information contact clubsale@pampclub.org or call Heather at 650 906 0961.
- Sun, May 4: noon - 4pm Japan Day festival at Stanford
- Sun, May 4: 11am - 3pm Family Day at Cantor Arts Center on Stanford campus
- Wed, May 7: 6:30 - 8:30pm "Pesticides and Playgrounds" talk at Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road
- Fri, May 9: Spring Stroll in downtown Los Altos.
Participating stores stay open until 9:00 pm and serve finger foods,
punch, dessert items, or wine. Stores will be showing their best
spring merchandise. Street musicians add to an already festive
atmosphere.
- Sat, May 10: Raging Waters opens weekends only until June 10, when season pass prices go up.
- Sat, May 10: National Yo Yo competition at Children's Discovery Museum
- Sat, May 10: 11am - 2pm Mother's Day Pampering Party at Blossom Birth in Palo Alto
- Sat, May 10: 11am - 3pm Health and Safety Fair in Sunnyvale
- Sat, May 10: 8am Mountain View Community Yard Sale at Rengstorff Park
- Sat, May 10 and Sun, May 11: 10am-4pm (Sat) and 1-4pm (Sun) Friends of the Palo Alto Library Booksale at Cubberly Community Center
- Sun, May 11: 3:30pm Benefit kids' concert at Cubberly Auditorium, Stanford University by Dr. Noize. Suggested donation $10.
- Thurs, May 15: Bike to Work Day
- Sat, May 17: 10am Los Altos Pet Parade
- Sat, May 17 - Sun, May 18: A La Carte & Art on Castro Street in downtown Mountain View
- Sat, May 17: 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. See flyer here.
- Sat, May 17: 10am - 4pm: Hands on the Arts in Sunnyvale
- Sun, May 18: Fire Truck Day at Ardenwood in Fremont
- Sun, May 18: Foothill Century family fun organized bike ride, starts 10am in Sunnyvale
- Sun, May 18: Hershey Track and Field Games for kids 9-14 years old at Graham Sports Complex, 1185 Castro Street, Mountain View 650 903 6412
- Sun, May 18: Children's Science classes at the Exploratorium: Parade of Sounds (2pm for 3-4 year olds with an adult companion, advance sign-up required)
- May 24 - 25: San Francisco Carnival
- May 24 - 25: San Ramon Art and Wind festival
- Sat, May 24: PYT Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing performance at second stage of Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
- Sat, May 31: 10am Mountain View Relay for Life in Cuesta Park
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