We invite you, and all Bay Area families, to attend this year’s de Youngsters Day Out. This free, in-person, all-day event includes hands-on art making activities, entertainment led by community partners, and workshops and presentations by local contemporary artists interpreting our permanent collection inside and outside the museum.

Proceeds from the event will support our Equity Schools Partnership Project, which provides in-classroom instructional support, art supplies, and transportation for students who do not typically visit the de Young.

10:30 am–2 pm \ Forest of Lost and Found

Osher Sculpture Garden

Led by renowned local artist Ranu Mukherjee, recall a memory or feeling to create an art piece and add it to a collaborative 2D forest of trees.

Photo credit Jacob Cruz-Rine

11 am–4 pm \ Flower Fields

Front Lawn

Led by renowned local artist Yétúndé Olagbaju, paint a flower inspired by Hung Liu or Patrick Kelly.

Photo credit Gary Sexton

10:30 am–4:30 pm \ Teaching Artists Activations

Piazzoni Murals Room and Galleries 4, 12, 15

Piazzoni Murals Room: Family Art Making: Patrick Kelly Love Stamp Book
Gallery 4: Unfolding Art Sketching Activity: Looking at Animal Shapes
Gallery 12: Celebratory Meals: Use Your Sense to Describe Your Favorite Food
Gallery 15: “What if I…” Mixed Media Abstractions

Photo credit Gary Sexton

11:30 am–4:30 pm \ Teaching Artists Activations

Galleries 21, 23, 40

Gallery 21: Unlikely Portrait: Colonial Portrait Makeover
Gallery 23: I Spy: A Game of Historical Hints
Gallery 40: Pattern Party in Africa: Find and Sketch

Photo courtesy of Hip Hop For Change

10:30 am–1 pm \ Hip Hop For Change and UnLearn The World

de Young Museum Lower Level

Hip Hop For Change will present about hip hop culture’s past, present, and future and its impact on society, social justice, and modern art. UnLearn The World will lead a beat making and rap songwriting workshop.

Photo courtesy of The Great Tortilla Conspiracy

10:30 am–1 pm \ The Great Tortilla Conspiracy

East Side of the Front Lawn

Make art you can eat! The Great Tortilla Conspiracy will present their creative, edible, printmaking technique. 

Photo courtesy of Ramekon O’Arwisters

11 am–2 pm \ Crochet Jam

West Side of the Front Lawn

Join artist Ramekon O’Arwisters for a Crochet Jam session. This art making event is embracing and inclusive, with participants free to decide the creative process and finished project.

Photo courtesy of Cuicacalli Dance Company

2–3 pm \ Cuicacalli Dance Class

Hamon Tower

Join Cuicacalli’s director Jesús Cortés to learn a few Ballet Folklorico steps.

Photo courtesy of Mariachi Juvenil La Misión

10 am–4:30 pm \ Live Music and Dance Performances

Wilsey Court

10–10:30 am: Cuicacalli Dance Company
11–11:45 am: Mariachi Juvenil La Misión
12–1 pm: Ballet Folklórico
1:30–4:30 pm: Hip Hop for Change, Alphabet Rockers, Ryan Nicole, Jada Imani, Isaiah Mostafa, Deejay Saurus, March Stretch