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Editor picks for Friday Oct 2 to Sunday Oct 4, 2026: two checked events plus reliable places for the weather you get.
Updated Sep 27, 2026 · Fall collection. Hand-picked, not sponsored.
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Museum special · Performance · Editor's pick
🗓 Fri Oct 2, 5 PM–8 PM 📍 CuriOdyssey, San Mateo
👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
💵 Price unknown
🏠 Indoor + outdoor · has indoor space
👶 Stroller: ? Unknown 🍎 Food: ? Unknown 🅿 Parking: ◐ Partly Friday 5–8 p.m.: music, animals and a food truck.
Festival · Seasonal · Editor's pick
🗓 Sat Oct 3, 11:30 AM–7:30 PM 📍 Murphy Avenue, downtown Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale
👶 12 mo+ (our estimate)
💵 Free
🌤 Outdoor · dry weather
👶 Stroller: ? Unknown 🍎 Food: ✓ Yes 🅿 Parking: ? Unknown Saturday: free, with a Kid's Zone. RSVP on the organizer's site.
Museum · Animals
📍 Palo Alto
👶 0 mo–10 yr (our estimate) ⏱ 1.5 h–2.5 h (our estimate)
💵 $14
🏠 Indoor + outdoor · has indoor space
👶 Stroller: ◐ Partly 🍎 Food: ✗ No 🅿 Parking: ✓ Yes Book a timed slot; Baby's Meadow for crawlers.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate) ⏱ 30 min–2 h (our estimate)
💵 Free
🌤 Outdoor · dry weather
🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes 🌳 Shade: ? Unknown 🅿 Parking: ? Unknown Gated all-abilities playground; strollers park outside.
Playground · Park
📍 Menlo Park
👶 12 mo–5 yr (our estimate) ⏱ 30 min–1.5 h (our estimate)
💵 Free
🌤 Outdoor · dry weather
🚻 Bathrooms: ? Unknown 🌳 Shade: ◐ Partly 🅿 Parking: ? Unknown Tiny fenced toddler playground for bolters.
Walk
📍 Pacifica
👶 0 mo–6 yr (our estimate) ⏱ 45 min–2 h (our estimate)
💵 Free
🌤 Outdoor · dry weather
👶 Stroller: ✓ Yes 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes 🅿 Parking: ◐ Partly Paved ocean trail; go early for parking.
Museum
📍 San Carlos
👶 2 yr–12 yr (our estimate) ⏱ 60 min–2 h (our estimate)
💵 $14–$22
🏠 Indoor · rain-proof
👶 Stroller: ✓ Yes 🍎 Food: ✗ No 🅿 Parking: ✓ Yes Heads-up: closes at 3 p.m. on Saturday Oct 3.
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