SF Children & Nature
San Francisco Children & Nature
Plant seeds, water plants and enjoy the Excelsior patio garden. Take planted seeds home and create your own urban garden. For children and their caregivers. Note: This event is cross-posted […]
Join your neighbors on the water! Rocking the Boat invites families and friends to take part in free Community Rowing Days at India Basin Waterfront Park. Climb aboard Rocking the Boat's student-built rowboats for a chance to slow down, share time together, and enjoy the Bay in good company. This month's community rowing days take place at varying […]
Scaregrove, Rec and Park's Halloween bash, brings Boo! on the Bayou fun to Stern Grove (19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard) on Friday, October 24, from 3 to 9 p.m. Enjoy a haunted house, carnival rides, hay maze, arts and crafts, live entertainment, and food for sale, nestled in the forest grove. American Sign Language (ASL) […]
Join Bay Nature Magazine and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy for a joyful day of discovery at El Polin Spring. Explore local wildlife and plants with guidance from enthusiastic naturalists and learn how to record your findings using the iNaturalist app. Unlike a traditional “BioBlitz,” our BioBliss invites you to slow down, observe, and […]
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 original posting for full details and any cancellations: https://sfpl.org/events/2025/10/25/activity-gardening
Bring the family to the LEAP Sandcastle Classic, where castle-building teams raise funds for arts and architecture programs serving 10,000 Bay Area public school students. This year’s theme, “Level Up,” is inspired by video games old and new, with twenty sponsored teams creating 20’ x 20’ sand sculptures. Environmental artist Zach Pine is leading the […]
Celebrate the season at Alemany Farm’s annual Harvest Festival! Enjoy a day of community and fun featuring garlic planting, face painting, farm tours, family-friendly activities, great music, and delicious food. Come experience the farm in full fall spirit—everyone’s welcome! Learn more >
Venture into the Randall Museum’s new live animal exhibit, Wild in California, and join one of the animal keepers in an open discussion about the museum’s wildlife residents.
Join your neighbors on the water! Rocking the Boat invites families and friends to take part in free Community Rowing Days at India Basin Waterfront Park. Climb aboard Rocking the Boat's student-built rowboats for a chance to slow down, share time together, and enjoy the Bay in good company. This month's community rowing days take place at varying […]
The Library’s YouthMobile is coming to the park!
Join park staff for an evening of storytelling and conversation at the Crissy Field Center, amplifying the voices of South Asian community leaders working at the intersections of social and environmental justice. Drawing on the metaphors of light and dark central to Diwali—the festival of lights—panelists will reflect on what inspires them to create spaces of […]
The Urban Agriculture Program offers free supplies to backyard gardeners, community gardeners, and urban farmers through Garden Resource Days. Happening every six weeks (during the non-winter months), these gatherings provide compost […]
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.
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