Stumbl. Bay Area Family Events

Where events come from

The people who actually run these events

Stumbl doesn't run any of them. Every event here was announced by somebody else first — a library, a park district, a museum, a market or a city — and we gather them into one place so you don't have to check twenty calendars. This page names every one of them.

How it works

  1. We follow their calendars. Everything here comes from pages these organizations already publish for the public. Nothing is bought, and nothing comes from behind a login.
  2. We keep the ones for families. Children's, teen and family programming comes through; council meetings and adult classes don't.
  3. The organizer has the last word. Every listing links back to their page, and that page is the one to trust for times, tickets and cancellations. We tidy descriptions for reading; we don't rewrite the facts.
  4. Past events disappear. Once something has happened, it comes off the site.

How far ahead you can see. Most organizations announce about a month or so in advance, so that’s as far as this calendar can honestly look. If a museum has a free day planned for the fall, it’ll appear here nearer the time. It isn’t missing, it just hasn’t been announced yet.

What we won't do. We don't take payment to feature an event, and we don't copy other listing sites. If an organization asks us to stop listing them, we stop.

Who we follow

35 source organizations on the calendar right now, grouped by what they run.

Storytimes

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Public libraries are the most dependable free indoor activity for small children in the Bay Area — most branches run something for under-fives several mornings a week, and almost none of it needs registration.

  • Oakland Public Library

    Branch storytimes, lapsit sessions, craft afternoons, teen programs and summer reading events across the Oakland Public Library system.

    Checked weekly · 79 events listed right now in 2 cities

  • San Francisco Public Library

    Kids' and family programming from San Francisco Public Library branches — baby and toddler storytimes, bilingual sessions, STEM drop-ins and craft hours.

    Checked weekly · 12 events listed right now in 1 city

Parks & Nature

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Park districts and city rec departments run naturalist walks, junior ranger sessions and drop-in activities. These shift with the season and the weather, so they’re the ones most worth double-checking on the day.

  • East Bay Regional Parks

    Naturalist-led programs from the East Bay Regional Park District: junior ranger sessions, animal talks, tide-pool walks and visitor-center drop-ins across Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

    Checked weekly · 95 events listed right now in 5 cities

  • SF Recreation & Parks

    San Francisco Recreation & Parks programming — playground and rec-center drop-ins, nature programs and city park events.

    Checked weekly · 77 events listed right now in 1 city

Museums

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Most Bay Area museums set aside a recurring free or reduced-admission day, announced well ahead — which is why you’ll often see them here weeks out. Free-day rules and timed tickets do change, so the museum's own page is always the last word.

  • Japanese Tea Garden

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 13 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 8 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Chabot Space & Science Center

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 7 events listed right now in 1 city

  • YBCA

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 5 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Conservatory of Flowers

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 2 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Asian Art Museum

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • BAMPFA

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • California Academy of Sciences

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • Cartoon Art Museum

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • Contemporary Jewish Museum

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • MoAD

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • Museum of Craft & Design

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • Oakland Museum of California

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • Randall Museum

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • San Jose Museum of Art

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • SF Botanical Garden

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • SF Zoo

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

  • SFMOMA

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

Farmers' Markets

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Markets keep the same day and hours for years at a time. Almost all of them run rain or shine; holiday weeks are the usual exception.

  • Foodwise

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 15 events listed right now in 1 city

  • PCFMA

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 13 events listed right now in 3 cities

  • Urban Village Farmers' Markets

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 12 events listed right now in 2 cities

  • Heart of the City Farmers' Market

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 8 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Ecology Center

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 7 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Alemany Farmers' Market

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 4 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Clement Street Farmers' Market

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 4 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Divisadero Farmers' Market

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 4 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Inner Sunset Farmers' Market

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 4 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Outer Sunset Farmers' Market

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 4 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Agricultural Institute of Marin

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 3 events listed right now in 1 city

  • Noe Valley Farmers' Market

    Published by the organization itself.

    Checked regularly · 3 events listed right now in 1 city

Festivals

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Street fairs, cultural festivals and neighborhood block parties, taken from the organizer's own announced dates.

  • Oakland First Fridays

    The monthly Uptown Oakland street festival, including its family-focused block and daytime programming.

    Checked monthly · 1 event listed right now in 1 city

Spotted something wrong?

Sometimes we get it wrong — the wrong neighborhood on a venue, an event that has quietly been cancelled, a description that reads oddly. That’s ours to fix, not yours to work around.

  • A listing looks wrong. Email contactstumblapp@gmail.com with a link to the page, and we will sort it — usually within a couple of days.
  • You run the event and want it taken down. Email us from your organization's address and we will remove it, no questions.
  • You run something we have missed. Send us a link to your calendar. Bay Area family programming is exactly what we are looking for.
  • An event has been cancelled. The organizer's own page is the fastest route, and we pick their changes up. If it’s urgent, tell us and we will pull it by hand.