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Outdoor shows, Sunday Streets, and sidewalk eats.

They Might Be Giants

Kid favorite plays songs for young and old at the conclusion of the annual Stern Grove Festival series of free outdoor concerts.

When: Sun., 8/18, 2pm; Age 2+; Free.

Where: Sigmund Stern Grove, Sloat Avenue (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco; 415-252-6252; sterngrove.org.

San Francisco Street Food Festival

A great big fun party with every cart and truck you’ve ever heard of in town. This year’s space is way bigger than last year’s and organizers say it won’t be nearly as crowded. Live music and kids’ activities too.

When: Sat., 8/21, 11am-7pm; Age 2+; Free admission, food is available for purchase.

Where: Folsom Street (at 25th Street), San Francisco; sfstreetfoodfest.com.

Angel Island Live

This last in a series of live shows on the Cantina Deck overlooking Ayala Bay features traditional South American band Mucho Axe.

When: Sat., 8/21, 2-5pm; All ages; Free (ferry ride to island requires admission).

Where: Angel Island State Park , (in the San Francisco Bay); 415-435-3392; angelisland.com.

Sunday Streets: Penguins to Penguins

The well-attended traffic-free event takes over a swathe of town from the California Academy of Sciences at JFK Drive all the way down Lincoln to Sloat, across from the zoo.

When: Sun. 8/22, 10am-3pm; All ages; Free.

Where: Centered on Great Highway (at Lincoln Way), San Francisco; sundaystreetssf.com.

Things are a little slower after last week’s fireworks, but there are still some ways to keep yourself (and those summer-bored kids!) busy.

Sunday Streets

The popular festival of traffic-free streets and local fitness organizations moves to the Mission this time.

When: Sun., 7/11, 10am-3pm; All ages; Free.

Where: Mission, Harrison, and Valencia Streets (centered on Harrison and 26th Streets), San Francisco; sundaystreetsf.com.

SIMCHA!

The Jewish Music Festival’s 25th Anniversary Party is kind of a DIY music be-in, with a big BYO family picnic, an Instrument Petting Zoo for those who want to try their hand at a flute or a fiddle, and an Instant Harmony chorus where everyone plays and/or sings.

When: Sun., 7/11, noon-5pm; All ages; Free.

Where: Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission Street (between Third and Fourth Streets), San Francisco; 510-848-0237; jewishmusicfestival.org.

California Seablite Habitat Restoration

The Golden Gate National Parks contains more endangered species than any other park in North America, but it won’t if we keep destroying the ecosystem. Learn how to make habitat for the California Seablite, a purple, flowering plant, as you learn about what species make their homes in our city.

When: Sat., 7/10, 9am-noon; Age 4+; Free.

Where: Presidio Transit Center, 215 Lincoln Boulevard (at Graham Street), San Francisco; 415-561-2857; wildequity.org.

So many fun things this weekend, you’re lame if you sleep in.

Maker Faire

Make magazine’s Maker Faire is ground zero for the Bay Area’s crafters, robotics nerds, furniture makers, and other creatives, who get together each year for a two-day expo and party. Don’t miss the kid-friendly activities, like the ever-appealing rolling Victorian mansion, the Neverwas.

When: Sat., 5/22, 10am-8pm; Sun., 5/23, 10am-6pm; All ages; Free-$25 daily.

Where: San Mateo Event Center & Expo Address, 2495 South Delaware Street (at Concar), San Mateo, makerfaire.com.

KFOG’s Kaboom

Fireworks set to music, street food, live music, and a children’s stage to keep the little ones busy until the big boom pow. Note this year’s new location.

When: Sat., 5/22, ipm (Fireworks start at dark), Age 5+; $15-20 (fireworks are free).

Where: Candlestick Park, Carroll Avenue (at Ingalls Street), San Francisco, kfog.com.

National Safe Boating Week

Free boat rides, a Coast Guard rescue demo, a barbecue, and free life jackets for the first hundred guests.

When: Sat., 5/22, 11am-4pm; Age 3+; Free ($5 for barbecue).

Where: Treasure Island Sailing Center, 689 California Avenue, Treasure Island Building 112, (between Avenues H and F), Treasure Island; 415-421-2225; tiasailing.org.

Sunday Streets

A huge chunk of Third Street is closed to traffic and local fitness organizations have stations to help participants bike, walk, dance, and play, all free.

When: Sun., 5/23, 10am-3pm; All ages; Free.

Where: Third Street (centered on King Street), San Francisco; sundaystreetsf.com.

Spring has sprung and there are tiny green leaves everywhere and lots of sunshine. Get out and enjoy it.

Sunday Streets

The first Sunday Streets of 2010 allows pedestrians and cyclists to take back the giant, glorious Great Highway while free fitness stations allow everyone to try running, skating, biking, dancing, and other forms of fitness.

When: Sun., 4/11, 10am-3pm; All Ages; Free.

Where: Great Highway (between Lincoln Avenue and Sloat Boulevard), San Francisco; sundaystreetsf.com.

Mini Non Stop Bhangra

The well-known bhangra dance party for adults goes family in this monthly daytime Indian dance fest.

When: Sat., 4/10, noon-3pm; Age 2+; $5 children, $10 adults.

Where: The Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell Street (at Van Ness Avenue), San Francisco; mininostopbhangra.com.

Family Day at Stinson Beach

Celebrate the beauty of our natural resources on Stinson Beach, where participants will use the natural and diverse materials found there to make sculptures.

When: Sat., 4/10, 10am-1pm; All ages; Free (registration required for rock-balancing and sand globe making class).

Where: South end of Stinson Beach, Shoreline Highway (at Buena Vista Avenue), Stinson Beach; 415-643-5686; wandererscamp.com

The kids are back at school, hurray! Celebrate the absence that’s made you grow fonder with a weekend full of fun.

Saturday Morning Rock Out’s Fall Session

Little kids learn to bang on an instrument, write songs, appreciate music, and jam at this multi-week course that ends in a performance and a CD release party.

When: Saturdays, 9/5-10/10; Early class 9:30am-11am, Late class 11:30am-1pm; Age 4-7; $225.

Where: Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa Street (at Potrero Avenue), San Francisco; 415-861-9199; owies.org.

Great Train Robberies

Hail back to the days of train bandits and lawmen at this annual ride-on spectacle.

When: Sat. & Sun., 9/5-6; See website for times; Age 4+; $20.

Where: Roaring Camp Railroad, Graham Hill Road (at Mt. Hermon Road), Felton; 866-468-3399; roaringcamprr.com.

Sunday Streets

The last Sunday Streets of the year! Streets from Golden Gate Park to the zoo are closed to traffic, and fitness activities from skating to cycling to yoga are offered free along the route.

When: Sun., 9/6, 10am-2pm; All ages; Free.

Where: Great Highway between Golden Gate Park and the San Francisco Zoo, JFK between Great Highway and Stanyan Street, San Francisco; sundaystreetssf.com.

The East Bay looks like the place to be this weekend, with a bike tour, the Fire Arts festival, and a Shabbat party.

The Crucible’s Fire Arts Festival

A spectacular open-air party in a new, larger location for the metalworking collective, with live music and performance and all manner of items that glow, burn, spit fire, or immolate themselves. One look at this stuff and your kid’s going to want to sign up for welding, like, yesterday.

When: Wed.-Sat., 7/15-18; Age 6+; $35-95.

Where: Fire Arts Arena, West Grand Avenue (at Maritime Street), Oakland; 510-444-0919; thecrucible.org.

Chocolate Chip Challah

Join other families with children aged 0-5 at this event meant to spark ideas about making Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath) a special family time. Kids and parents will decorate and bake their own challah bread.

When: Sat., 7/18, 10:30-noon; Age 0-5; Free for first-time visitors to Jewish Gateways, $5 for return visitors.

Where: Jewish Gateways, 409 Liberty Street (at Fairmount Avenue), El Cerrito; 510-559-8140; jewishgateways.org; rabbibridget@jewishgateways.org (RSVP required).

Oakland on Two Wheels

Every third Sunday of the month this free all-ages bike tour pedals on a looping course through downtown, Fruitvale, West Oakland, the Port of Oakland, Lake Merritt or other scenic spots.

When: Sun., 7/19, (and every third Sunday thereafter) 10am; All Ages; Free.

Where: Meet at the 10th Street entrance at the Oakland Museum; 510-28-3514; mueseumca.org.

Sunday Streets

Traffic is banned from big swathes of the Mission and replaced with stations manned by local fitness organizations that encourage and equip the strolling masses to try out roller skating, bike riding, yoga, dancing, tai chi and more.

When: Sun., 7/19 (also Sun. 8/6 and 9/6 on the Great Highway); 10am-2pm; All ages; Free.

Where: Various locations in San Francisco’s Mission District, centering in Garfield Square Park, 26th & Harrison Streets; sundaystreetssf.com.

Even if it does turn foggy like the weather people say, there’s still plenty to keep you warm this weekend.

Slow Food Nation

The gargantuan three-day sustainable-food event is a sure bet for parents and kids, with many ways it can be enjoyed. You can take the casual route and just bring your children to wander around the food booths and activities at the Civic Center Plaza, or enjoy the live bands (Gnarls Barkley, the New Pornographers) at the Slow Food Rocks event. If you have an older teens (aged 15 and older), you may instead be interested in steering them towards the Youth Food Movement, several days of workshops, sleepovers, and meet-and-greets designed to get young people thinking about healthy living. Finally, you could leave younger kids at home and attend events geared towards parents, such as Saturday’s 2pm panel discussion with Alice Waters, “Edible Education,” a call to action for parents discouraged by the national school lunch program.

When: Thu.-Mon., 8/28-9/1; programs are at various times; All ages; Free-$60 (most events are free but some events, such as Slow Food Rocks, require tickets).

Where: Various locations in San Francisco and the Bay Area, including the Civic Center Plaza, Polk Street between McAllister and Grove Streets, and the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue (at McAllister Street); 917-539-3924; slowfoodnation.org.

Hop Dogs Dance Party

Get your kid moving to the music at this monthly (last Saturday of each month) dance party featuring DJs, kid-friendly snacks, a quiet lounge area for the overstimulated, and dance instructors ready to teach a dizzying variety of dance styles to students both young and old. Show your kid you’re not too old to do the Cabbage Patch, the rhumba, or the Funky Chicken.

When: Sat., 8/30, 5-7:30pm (lessons are from 5:15-5:45pm); All ages (no adults admitted without children); $6-10 per person (sliding scale) and parking is $1.50 at lot on 17th Street.

Where: ODC Commons, 351 Shotwell Street (between 17th and 18th Streets), San Francisco; 415-863-6606;
hopdogsdance.com.

Sunday Streets

Gavin Newsom’s sweet new Sunday Streets program diverts traffic from big swathes of Chinatown/the waterfront and Bayview Hunter’s Point and replaces the cars with stations manned by local fitness organizations that encourage and equip the strolling masses to try out roller skating, bike riding, yoga, dancing, tai chi and more. Participants can stick to the programs at a certain community center, or walk the route between centers and sample activities along the way.

When: Sun. 8/31 (also Sun. 9/14); 9am-1pm; All ages; Free.

Where: Various locations in San Francisco, visit website for a map of participating community centers and street station locations; sundaystreetssf.com.