# Bay Area Littles: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
> Halloween falls on a Saturday, and both big zoos hold Boo at the Zoo, with toddler costume contests at noon in San Francisco and Oakland. The Bay Area Discovery Museum closes out Goblin Jamboree the same day, and libraries from Albany to San Jose run parades and haunted houses. Sunday turns to Día de los Muertos at Children’s Fairyland and outside the Bernal Heights library. This week has 30 outings, 23 of them free and 19 indoors.

- Week: Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026. Last checked: 2026-10-29.
- 30 outings at 28 places; 23 free; 19 indoor. For kids ages 0–6.
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## This week
- [This week in San Francisco Bay Area (Markdown)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/index.md): top picks, a Saturday plan, every outing with its source link, FAQ
- [Events data (JSON)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/events.json): same facts in structured form
- Every current outing has its own shareable page at https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/events/<slug>/ (the “Event page” link on each listing, eventUrl in events.json). Hand that link to people; it drops off once the event has passed.
- [RSS feed](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/feed.xml)
- [This week (HTML, canonical)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/)

## Guides
- [San Francisco Bay Area with little kids: city guide](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/guide/index.md): evergreen places with admission and menu prices (checked 2026-10-29)
- [Visiting San Francisco Bay Area with little kids](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/visiting/index.md): one- and two-day plans with nap breaks

## Optional
- [All cities](https://littlesweekly.com/llms.txt)
- [Full site dump](https://littlesweekly.com/llms-full.txt)

## Weekend getaways
- [Weekend getaways from San Francisco Bay Area with kids](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/weekend-getaways/index.md): the best trip within about five hours for each of the next few weekends, with drive times and official event links.

## Holiday 2026
- [Santa in San Francisco Bay Area](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/santa/index.md): breakfast with Santa, Santa photos and Santa trains with 2026 dates, prices and sold-out flags; official links.
- [Christmas lights in San Francisco Bay Area](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/christmas-lights/index.md): drive-thru vs walk-through displays, earliest start times, stroller notes and 2026 prices; official links.

## Guides: free, indoor play, storytimes, ice skating and holidays
- [Free things to do with kids in San Francisco Bay Area](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/free/index.md): free outings this week, free museum/zoo days and free events with dates, and always-free places; official links.
- [Indoor play places for toddlers in San Francisco Bay Area](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/indoor-play/index.md): indoor playgrounds, toddler jump times, children's museums, toddler gym, music and art classes, and free indoor play, with ages, prices, booking and sock rules.
- [Library storytimes in San Francisco Bay Area](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/storytime/index.md): baby, toddler, preschool and family storytimes that repeat every week, by day and branch, read from the library systems' own event calendars, each linked to its event page.
- [Ice skating with kids in San Francisco Bay Area (2026–27)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/ice-skating/index.md): holiday, outdoor and indoor rinks with season dates, hours, prices, skate rental and skate aids for toddlers; "Not listed" when a rink doesn't post it.
- [Thanksgiving weekend with kids in San Francisco Bay Area (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/thanksgiving/index.md): parades, turkey trots with kids' races, what's open on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday weekend picks.
- [Christmas parades and tree lightings in San Francisco Bay Area (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/christmas-parades/index.md): Christmas parades, tree lightings and lighting nights with dates, start times, prices and kid notes; each linked to the organizer's page.
- [The Nutcracker with kids in San Francisco Bay Area (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/nutcracker/index.md): ballet company and touring Nutcrackers and shorter kids' versions with 2026 dates, venues, run times, ages, prices and sensory-friendly performances, from each company's or venue's own page.
- [Christmas markets in San Francisco Bay Area (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/christmas-markets/index.md): German-style Christmas markets, holiday markets and winter wonderland events with 2026 dates, hours, prices, stroller and kid notes, from each organizer's own page.
- [Christmas train rides near San Francisco Bay Area (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/christmas-trains/index.md): Polar Express rides, Santa trains, holiday lights trains, zoo and park trains and model-train displays with 2026 dates, times, ages, prices and booking notes; each linked to the operator's page.
- [Christmas break with kids in San Francisco Bay Area (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/christmas-break/index.md): what's open on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day (holiday hours from each place's own page, "not posted" when they don't say), plus Christmas Eve and Dec 26–30 outings.
- [Noon Year's Eve in San Francisco Bay Area (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/noon-years-eve/index.md): kid-friendly New Year's Eve countdowns with times and prices; unannounced events marked with last year's date.

## Nearby towns
- [Things to do with kids in San Francisco, CA](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/san-francisco/index.md): 11 things to do with kids
- [Things to do with kids in Oakland, CA](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/oakland/index.md): 11 things to do with kids
- [Things to do with kids in San Jose, CA](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/san-jose/index.md): 29 things to do with kids

## November
- [Things to do with kids in San Francisco Bay Area in November](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/november/index.md): every dated listing for November by week, each with its own event page and the organizer’s link.

## December
- [Things to do with kids in San Francisco Bay Area in December](https://littlesweekly.com/bay-area/december/index.md): every dated listing for December by week, each with its own event page and the organizer’s link.