EcoCenter 16th Anniversary Celebration
2026-04-25 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park, 32 Jennings Street, San Francisco, CA, 94124, United States
Celebrate the 16th Anniversary of the EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park with a day of free, family-friendly activities. Enjoy volunteer projects like habitat restoration and planting, plus birding, nature walks, games, and more. Local organizations will also be on site sharing resources and information.
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Black Outside
2026-04-25 10:00 - 13:00 | The EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park, 32 Jennings Street, San Francisco, CA, 94124, United States
Join Black Outside for their inaugural event celebrating community, nature, and connection at the EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park! Black Outside is dedicated to creating safe, welcoming, and joyful outdoor spaces for Black families across San Francisco.
This free, family-friendly gathering will feature games and activities, eco-workshops, refreshments, and a guided leisure hike. It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with others, explore nature, and celebrate the EcoCenter’s 16th anniversary together.
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Alemany Farm Earth Day
2026-04-25 11:00 - 15:00 | Alemany Farm, 700 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Join Friends of Alemany Farm for their Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 25 from 11 AM–3 PM at Alemany Farm. This free community event will feature planting activities, farm tours, live music, face painting, family-friendly activities, and delicious food including a pig roast and BBQ. Come celebrate Earth Day and connect with the community at one of San Francisco’s beloved urban farms.
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Meet the Animal Keepers @ Randall Museum
2026-04-25 11:30 - 12:30 | Randall Museum, Museum Way, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Venture into the Randall Museum’s live animal exhibit, Wild in California, and join one of the animal keepers in an open discussion about the museum’s wildlife residents. Learn how the keepers care for the animals and how and where these creatures live in the wild. Kids and families will meet some of the animals up-close and can ask the keeper questions to find out more about their favorites. Visitors can meet a snake, check out a barn owl, or maybe even touch a tortoise.
This is a FREE drop-in event on Saturdays at 11:30am.
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Swing into Stories @ Redwood Grove Playground
2026-04-28 09:30 - 12:00 | Redwood Grove Playground, 200 John F Shelley Dr, San Francisco, CA, 94134, United States
The Library’s YouthMobile is coming to the park! Movement and play are essential building blocks in fostering literacy and a love of reading. Join us for a high-energy storytime in our beautiful outdoors!
The YouthMobile offers a diverse selection of children’s library materials available for check-out with an SFPL library card. From the City’s only kid-focused bookmobile, we circulate materials, create library cards and provide the public with information about library services and programs. Come aboard and see what we have!
Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m.–12 noon.
Storytime at 10:30 a.m.
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1st Tuesday of the month
Garfield Playground (Treat & 26th Streets)
2nd Tuesday of the month
Koret Playground (Golden Gate Park, by the carousel)
3rd Tuesday of the month
Hilltop Playground (Newcomb Ave & Whitney Young Circle)
4th Tuesday of the month
Redwood Grove Playground (McLaren Park, 200 John F. Shelley Dr.)
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Bean Sprout Family Days @ the Botanical Garden
2026-04-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Children’s Garden at the SF Botanical Garden, 1199 9th Ave San Francisco, San Francisco, 94122, United States
Come out to the Children’s Garden for Bean Sprouts Family Days to explore, create, and play in nature. Hop from log to log at the Stump Jump, build castles in the sandlot, and create your own masterpieces in the Fort Forest. Families with children of all ages will find something to enjoy
Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10am-12pm from March 3 – May 21.
The Children’s Garden is only a 10 – 20 minute (stroller-friendly!) walk from the Botanical Garden’s Main Gate.
Admission to the Botanical Garden is FREE for San Francisco Residents (with proof of residency), Members, School Groups, and Veterans.

All programs FREE of charge, no preregistration required.

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