Fun For Everyone this Weekend
/As the holiday celebrations wind down and kids head back to school, Chinese New Year celebrations are revving up along with the King Tides. Plan your weekend and discover family-friendly activities and events happening across the Bay Area this weekend!
Friday, January 10, 2020, King Tides
Silicon Valley Auto Show
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
San Jose McEnery Convention Center (map)
Silicon Valley is the epicenter of the new automotive world. Experience the future of what you drive and how you drive at the Silicon Valley Auto Show.
Saturday, January 11, 2020, King Tides
Naturalist Creekwalk Tours In Search Of Coho Salmon
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Samuel P. Taylor State Park (map)
Each winter we look forward to following the endangered coho salmon as they return to Lagunitas Creek to spawn.
Learn To Skate
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
McInnis Skatepark, San Rafael (map)
Join us at the McInnis skatepark where rangers will offer tips and techniques for beginners as well as ways to attack features that build confidence and skill.
Junior Ranger Program
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Back Ranch Meadows Group Camp Parking Lot, San Rafael (map)
For this Junior Ranger Program we'll learn about the plants and animals that depend on Back Ranch Creek which flows through China Camp’s campground. We'll follow the creek that is full of winter rain as it rushes toward the Bay. We will explore the life that lives in and around the creek and talk about why it is important to protect our watershed!
Wheels On The Bus
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
BACT's Berkeley Center in the Second Stage (map)
Have fun exploring who lives in your community, as our littlest theatre-goers board a “bus” and drive through town, stopping to meet the baker, the mechanic, and other workers who ask for their help as they do their jobs and engage with the neighbors, making music all along the way.
Junior Chef: Dumplings from Scratch
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Williams-Sonoma
Do you love dumplings? Then, this is the class for you! Join us to learn how to make dumplings from scratch.
San Domenico School’s Open House
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
San Domenico School, San Anselmo (map)
Learn more at San Domenico School’s upcoming Open House about how we empower young learners' curiosity through inquiry, exploration and discovery.
Oakland Chinatown Annual Lunar New Year Bazaar
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Chinatown, Oakland (map)
A live cultural entertainment stage with continuous live performances is featured along with over 80 vendors selling traditional new years decorations🧧🏮, flowers🌹, gifts, candies🍬, and other items of interest.
Silicon Valley Auto Show
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
San Jose McEnery Convention Center (map)
Silicon Valley is the epicenter of the new automotive world. Experience the future of what you drive and how you drive at the Silicon Valley Auto Show.
Mochi Pounding (Omochitsuki)
11:00 AM 2:00 PM
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (map)
Celebrate the Japanese New Year with Kagami Kai, an acclaimed mochi group, as it presents the colorful and exciting New Year tradition of mochi pounding to make delectably sweet rice cakes, with lively music, energetic dance and traditional attire.
The Groundlings Children's Show
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Marines' Memorial Theatre, San Francisco (map)
The Groundlings are known for their improvisational, comedic actors.
Exploring Seasonal Marshlands
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sonoma State Historic Park (map)
During the rainy season, the park’s open space transforms from dry, arid land, into natural marshlands.
“Hands On History” In The Sonoma Mission Courtyard
11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Mission San Francisco Solano Courtyard, Sonoma (map)
During the rainy season, the park’s open space transforms from dry, arid land, into natural marshlands.
El Día De Los Tres Reyes Magos
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose (map)
The rich traditions and colorful customs of family, gift-giving, music, and art and crafts based on The Three Kings are brought to life at Children's Discovery Museum.
Kids Calendar Craft
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
McNears Beach Park, San Rafael (map)
Paint, draw, doodle and decorate! Kids will have fun working with their parents in turning their artwork into a unique redwood wall calendar.
Harlem Globetrotters
2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Chase Center Mission Bay, San Francisco (map)
Creating lasting family memories one smile and rim-rattling dunk at a time.
Three Kings’ Day Party Featuring Teatro Jornalero
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, Oakland (map)
Keep the Holidays going at our Three Kings’ Day Party featuring Teatro Jornalero. Experience the heartfelt dramatized stories of undocumented day laborers and enjoy a slice of "Rosca de Reyes" – a traditional holiday cake, and delicious Mexican hot chocolate. Arts & crafts and museum tours for the family. Free to Attend!
Napa Lighted Art Festival
6:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Oxbow Commons, Napa (map)
Napa does Art After Dark! FREE to the public, this 9-day festival features iconic architecture that becomes the painting in this unique lighted art walk.
Night Bloom
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Oxbow Commons, Napa (map)
Napa Valley’s majestic hot air balloons will be uniquely displayed as part of this year’s Art After Dark experience. Several tethered hot air balloons will light up the sky at Oxbow Commons on both weekends of the festival. You won’t want to miss this stunning light show!
Sunday, January 12, 2020, King Tides
Wheels On The Bus
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
BACT's Berkeley Center in the Second Stage (map)
Have fun exploring who lives in your community, as our littlest theatre-goers board a “bus” and drive through town, stopping to meet the baker, the mechanic, and other workers who ask for their help as they do their jobs and engage with the neighbors, making music all along the way.
Oakland Chinatown Annual Lunar New Year Bazaar
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Chinatown, Oakland (map)
A live cultural entertainment stage with continuous live performances is featured along with over 80 vendors selling traditional new years decorations🧧🏮, flowers🌹, gifts, candies🍬, and other items of interest.
Silicon Valley Auto Show
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
San Jose McEnery Convention Center (map)
Silicon Valley is the epicenter of the new automotive world. Experience the future of what you drive and how you drive at the Silicon Valley Auto Show.
Sunday Special: Clowning Around With Coventry And Kaluza
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Mill Valley Library (map)
Witness extraordinary skills and thrills, including extreme acrobatics and high number hula-hooping!
El Día De Los Tres Reyes Magos
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose (map)
The rich traditions and colorful customs of family, gift-giving, music, and art and crafts based on The Three Kings are brought to life at Children's Discovery Museum.
Teen Ceramic Workshop With Maria Paz
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)
Join us for a special teen workshop with Oakland-based artist Maria Paz, inspired by the exhibition Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped.
Napa Lighted Art Festival
6:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Oxbow Commons (map)
Napa does Art After Dark! FREE to the public, this 9-day festival features iconic architecture that becomes the painting in this unique lighted art walk.
Night Bloom
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Oxbow Commons, Napa (map)
Napa Valley’s majestic hot air balloons will be uniquely displayed as part of this year’s Art After Dark experience. Several tethered hot air balloons will light up the sky at Oxbow Commons on both weekends of the festival. You won’t want to miss this stunning light show!
