Leaping dancers, creeping bugs, reading kids and sippy cups: get out of the house this weekend.
Bug Day
The cutest, most-child-friendly museum in the city is even better today at its annual Bug Day, with special exhibits and activities to teach kids about all that creep and crawl. Kids can participate in maggot races, touch silkworms, walking sticks and millipedes, create insect art, and play amongst the Randall’s other cool regular toys, including the model train station open only on Saturdays.
When: Sat., 4/26, 10am-2pm; All ages; Free.
Where: Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way (at Roosevelt), 415-554-9600, randallmuseum.org.
Dia de los Niños/Dia de los Libros
This San Francisco version of the Latin American holiday celebrating children has morphed into a storytelling festival, with on-stage reading of kids’ books, music, dance performances, and a visit from the Bookmobile.
When: Sun., 4/27, 1-4pm; All ages; Free.
Where: Dolores Park, between 18th and 20th Streets and Church and Dolores Streets, sfkids.org.
Young Choreographer’s Festival
Bring budding dancers to this National Dance Week celebration, which stages shorts works from Bay Area choreographers aged 16 to 21. Following the hour-long festival, 30 dance companies and solo artists will perform until 5pm. The Bandshell stage is open-air; dress accordingly.
When: Sat., 4/26, 12pm-5pm; All ages; Free.
Where: The Golden Gate Park Bandshell at the Music Concourse between De Young Museum and Steinhart Aquarium (at Martin Luther King Jr Way), San Francisco, 415-640-2784, mfdpsf.org.
The Sippy Cups: A Rock & Roll Circus
Kids go absolutely apesh*t for this band, a bunch of cheerful adults who do kid-friendly versions of songs parents will recognize, such as The Velvet Underground’s “Who Loves the Sun” or Kool & The Gang’s “Jungle Boogie,” accompanied by puppets, juggling, acrobatics and the like. Parents will be thrilled with the venue, sleek Bimbo’s 365 Club. Alternadad author Neal Pollack emcees the show and will sign copies of his book.
When: Sun., 4/27, 1pm & 4pm; Ages 0-8; $17.
Where: Bimbo’s 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave., (at Chestnut Street), San Francisco, 415-474-0365, thesippycups.com.