Reoccurring Free Events Museums

First Sunday of the Month: Asian Art Museum, Chinese Historical Society of America

First Tuesday of the Month: Legion of Honor, De Young, Conservatory of Flowers,

First Wednesday of the Month: Bay Area Discovery Museum, Berkeley Botanical Garden

First Thursday of the Month: Pez Museum

First Friday of the Month: San Mateo County History Museum, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

Second Tuesday of the Month: SF Botanical Garden

Free Museums Free Museums on Specific Dates LEGO Club – free LEGO play at Millbrae Everyday library every Su CA Academy of Sciences – free during Cable Car Museum San Jose Museum of Art – free first special days Cantor Art Museum (closed Tu) weekend of the month for Bank of America de Young – free first weekend of the card holders Deer Hollow Farm (closed M) month for Bank of America card holders SF Botanical Gardens - free for all SF International Art Museum of America Exploratorium – free during special residents every day and non-residents from (closed M) days 7:30-9:30am

Randall Museum (closed Su & M) Japanese Tea Garden – free M, W, F SF Museum of Modern Art – free every before 10am SF Camerawork (closed Su & M) day for ages 18 and under Legion of Honor - free first weekend of SF Fire Department Museum Tech Museum – free first weekend of the the month for Bank of America card hold- month for Bank of America card holders (closed M-W) ers

SF Railway Museum (closed M) Events

San Mateo Music in the Park: Every Thursday 6-8pm. August 3rd-August 17th. Come listen to Party, Swing, and 80’s music. www.cityofsanmateo.org

Music on the Square: Every Friday 6-8pm. August 4th-September 1st. Enjoy a variety of music including Yacht rock, Chicago and Dan Steely Tribute, Country, Michael Jackson Tribute, and Pop/Soul music. www.redwoodcity.org

Stern Grove Festival: Every Sunday at 2pm. August 6th-27th. Spend a night enjoying Afro-Pop Dance Party, Cross-Cultural Funk, Global Electronica, or Soul Jam. www.sterngrove.org Movies on the Square: Every Thursday at 8:30pm. August 3rd-August 31st. Movies showing include La La Land, Finding Dory, Rogue One, Dirty Dancing, and Ladder 49. Bring a chair and blanket. Www.redwoodcity.org

Menlo Movie Series: Every Friday. August 4th-September 22nd. Come watch The Secret Life of Pets, The Lego Batman Movie, Cars, Finding Dory, Casablanca, Doctor Strange, Pete’s Dragon Rogue One, and Beauty in the Beast. www.menlopark.org

Resources to Find Events:

Free museums:

 www.freemuseumday.org/sf.html Events especially for children:

 Bay Area Parent Magazine or www.bayareaparent.com

 www.redtri.com/events/san-francisco/

 www.bayareakidfun.com/family-friendly-events-in-the-bay-area/

 ww2.kqed.org/forum/2014/01/24/best-places-to-take-kids-in-the-bay-area/ More Events:

 www.sf.funcheap.com

 www.eventbrite.com/rally/san-francisco/san-francisco-bay-area-2017-event-calendar/

 www.sfstation.com/calendar/bay-area

List of Inexpensive Places to Go: (Free besides possible parking fee unless noted with: $)  Año Nuevo  Muir Beach

 Ardenwood Historic Farm  Muir Woods

 Capitola Beach  Natural Bridges Monarch Butterflies (November- December)  Crissy Field  Parks  CuriOdyssey $  Pulgas Water Temple  Deer Hollow Farm  Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve  Elkus Ranch  Randall Museum  Emma Prusch Farm Park  San Jose Municipal Rose Garden  Fitzgerald Marine Reserve  Santa Cruz  Folger Stables (open Saturdays)  Vasona Park  Fort Funston  Venice Beach  Golden Gate Park  Windy Hill Open Space Preserve  Half Moon Bay State Beach

 Kelley Park

 Lands End To view this list of resources visit:  Magical Bridge Playground www.peninsulafamilyservice.org/  Marin Headlands our-programs/early-learning/  Mori Point