SF Children & Nature
San Francisco Children & Nature
Join Friends of Alemany Farm and the Alemany Apartments Community for the 21st Annual Harvest Festival. Enjoy farm tours, live music, pumpkin decorating, face painting, tasty food, and other activities for the whole community. Learn more and register>>
Build something amazing together at the LEAP Sandcastle Classic! Watch teams create giant sand sculptures inspired by this year’s theme, “Bay Area Vibes,” while raising funds for arts and architecture programs serving 10,000 Bay Area public school students. Families can join the free-to-participate Community Castle Team to help build a community sand castle featuring lots […]
Celebrate the first year of Black Families in Nature (BFIN)! Join Black Families in Nature for food, games, a raffle, swag giveaways, nature play, and community time as we celebrate our first year and look ahead to 2027. Ocean Ale House, 1314 Ocean Ave, San Francisco New to BFIN? You’re welcome! All families are invited, […]
Join Candlestick Point State Recreation Area for Astronomy Night and explore the wonders of the night sky. Bring the family to enjoy stargazing, learn about space, and discover more about the stars and planets above us. Learn more and register>>
Join Rocking the Boat for community rowing days at India Basin Waterfront Park. Stop by the park’s shop building to get out on the water, enjoy the waterfront, and experience community rowing this fall. Learn more and register>>
You’re Invited to Trick-or-Treat at the Beach! Celebrate Halloween at The Great Hauntway, a community-powered Halloween party for the whole neighborhood! Enjoy a safe, car-free celebration at Sunset Dunes, between Judah and Taraval, featuring trick-or-treating, live performers, bounce houses, live music, and more. San Francisco’s largest Halloween event is completely free and fun for the […]
The Library’s YouthMobile is coming to the park!
Join San Francisco Recreation and Parks for Scaregrove, a free Halloween celebration at Sigmund Stern Grove. Enjoy a haunted house, carnival rides, a haunted maze, arts and crafts, live entertainment, and more for a fun-filled day for the whole family. Learn more and register>>
Join the Presidio Habitat Stewards to help care for San Francisco’s natural areas. Activities may include planting, watering, weeding, and mulching to restore the park’s creeks, dunes, grasslands, and woodlands—while learning about the native plants and animals that call the Presidio home. It’s a fun, educational way for families and nature lovers of all ages […]
Join the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and help bring history back to life at Black Point Historic Gardens! Tucked above the waterfront at Fort Mason, this hidden hillside garden invites community members to connect with nature while caring for one of San Francisco’s historic landscapes. Volunteers can get hands-on with planting, pruning, and habitat […]
Join Garden for the Environment and grow your gardening skills while building community in San Francisco’s public teaching garden! Volunteers are invited to spend time outdoors learning hands-on regenerative gardening practices while helping care for this vibrant neighborhood space. Community workdays take place every Wednesday and Saturday and may include composting, harvesting, planting, pruning, path […]
De–stress and enjoy the fresh air. Garden with the Library. For ages 13–18. Note: This event is cross-posted from the SF Public Library website. Please check the Library events calendar posting for full details and any cancellations.
SF Children & Nature is part of the national Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) initiative and is working to address the disparities in nature access along socioeconomic and racial lines to ensure all children have the opportunity to play, learn and grow in the outdoors.
We're building a network of nature and play advocates.
(415) 298-7532
info@sfchildrennature.org