Events | Randall Museum

Events | Randall Museum Events Randall Museum is host to some of San Francisco’s very diverse community groups such as Musical Theater Works, San Francisco Naturalists, the Amateur Astronomers, the Mycological Society, and many others. These groups and other Randall affiliates hold exciting events such as lectures, evening parties and stage productions! Annual Events Randall Museum is proud to host a number of family-friendly special events each year. Some fun family activities, such as Bug Day, Family Halloween Day, and Holiday Craft Day, are perennial favorites. Others, including special exhibit openings, take advantage of one-time opportunities to share something unique with our visitors. Adult volunteers are always welcome at our special events! Please visit our Volunteer page for more information or contact us at (415) 554-9600‬ or at bgildin@randallmuseum.org Bug Day Check out an incredible array of insects at the Randall Museum’s annual Bug Day, one of San Francisco’s best family activities. Do you adore arthropods, or do creepy crawlies make you queasy? Either way you’ll find something here to inspire your inner entomologist. Join in the insect-inspired fun and learn how important these little creatures are to the earth and our survival here. Kids and their families can make their own fabulous bug-related crafts to take home, see and touch live exotic insects, take a scientific look at insects through microscopes, compete in the Insect Olympics, and perhaps even EAT a bug or two. Halloween Fest Come in costume and join us for our annual Halloween celebration. The museum is transformed into a Halloween haunt with a gamut of fun family activities including ghoulish games, creepy crafts, tricks & treats, live entertainment, and more! Halloween revelers can explore the Twilight Forest, the Spooky Caboose, and Dr. Randallstein’s Laboratory… and can even take a stab at pumpkin carving! Free admission, musical entertainment, and free trick or treating; low cost games, food, crafts and magic show. Holiday Craft Day Ready to break the never-ending cycle of holiday shopping? Get crafty and MAKE presents and decorations for the winter holidays this year! Randall Museum dedicates a whole day to teaching kids and their families how to create one-of-a-kind hand-made gifts and items to decorate their homes that will brighten the holidays without breaking the bank. Enjoy live, family-friendly entertainment and selections from our Holiday Café. Annual San Francisco Middle School Science Fair Come by the Randall Museum late February/early March to view the annual San Francisco Middle School Science Fair. Over 200 students from nearly thirty San Francisco public, private and parochial schools will submit projects to the Randall Museum for this unique science competition. Monthly Events Birding the Hill Join the Randall Museum’s resident birding guide for a Golden Gate Bird Alliance-sponsored bird walk on Corona Hill. This is a moderate/strenuous hike that includes a large staircase and some rocky terrain. Bring your own Binoculars. (BYOB!) Meet at 8 am at 199 Museum Way in the Randall Museum parking lot just before the curved entrance gate. Categories Afternoon Art Drop-In Activities Lectures Meet the Animals Ongoing Events Saturday Science Special Event Theater Workshop Agenda Agenda Day Month Week April 2026 Apr 2026 Collapse All Expand All Apr Fri Saturday Science – Saturday Drop-in Science Workshop for Families @ Randall Museum Tickets Apr 3 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Saturday Science Drop-in Workshops Get enthralled by simple science topics presented through project-based activities. Most classes produce a fun project to take home and continue the discoveries. Time: Saturdays, 10:30 – 11:30 am Registration: Register at the front desk. Sign up time is between 10:00 until 10:30 am Fee: $10 per adult/child combo $5 per each additional person Ages: 4 years and up. Must be accompanied by paying adult Categories: Drop-In Activities Saturday Science Afternoon Art – Saturday Drop-In Workshop for Families @ Randall Museum Tickets Apr 3 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Afternoon Art Drop-in Art Workshops Drop by the Randall Museum’s Art Room and get creative with your kids. Art instructors guide a different hands-on art activity each week. All ages are welcome to participate. Afternoon Art is a great way to get a taste of the Randall Museum’s arts and crafts programs. All children under 8 must be with a paying participating adult. Time: Saturdays, 1 – 4 pm. Drop in anytime Registration: Register at the front desk. Sign up time is between 12:30 until 3:30 pm Fee: $10 per adult/child combo $5 per each additional person Ages: 5+, 5 to 7 years accompanied by paying adult Categories: Afternoon Art Drop-In Activities Apr Sat Saturday Science – Saturday Drop-in Science Workshop for Families @ Randall Museum Tickets Apr 4 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Saturday Science Drop-in Workshops Get enthralled by simple science topics presented through project-based activities. Most classes produce a fun project to take home and continue the discoveries. Time: Saturdays, 10:30 – 11:30 am Registration: Register at the front desk. Sign up time is between 10:00 until 10:30 am Fee: $10 per adult/child combo $5 per each additional person Ages: 4 years and up. Must be accompanied by paying adult Categories: Drop-In Activities Saturday Science Meet an Animal Ambassador @ Randall Museum Tickets Apr 4 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Come join a curator of the Randall Museum’s Wild in California wildlife exhibit in an open discussion about our rescue animal ambassadors. Learn about their stories and why they now reside here with us. Guests of all ages will have the opportunity to learn about the wildlife that call California home, while also learning about how some are cared for at the museum. Guests may have a chance to see “eyes to eyes ” with a tarantula, slither along with a snake, or even get a closer look at one of our birds of prey. This presentation may occur inside the animal exhibit or outdoors weather permitting. Learn More About the Live Animal Exhibit Categories: Drop-In Activities Meet the Animals Afternoon Art – Saturday Drop-In Workshop for Families @ Randall Museum Tickets Apr 4 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Afternoon Art Drop-in Art Workshops Drop by the Randall Museum’s Art Room and get creative with your kids. Art instructors guide a different hands-on art activity each week. All ages are welcome to participate. Afternoon Art is a great way to get a taste of the Randall Museum’s arts and crafts programs. All children under 8 must be with a paying participating adult. Time: Saturdays, 1 – 4 pm. Drop in anytime Registration: Register at the front desk. Sign up time is between 12:30 until 3:30 pm Fee: $10 per adult/child combo $5 per each additional person Ages: 5+, 5 to 7 years accompanied by paying adult Categories: Afternoon Art Drop-In Activities Apr 11 Sat Saturday Science – Saturday Drop-in Science Workshop for Families @ Randall Museum Tickets Apr 11 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Saturday Science Drop-in Workshops Get enthralled by simple science topics presented through project-based activities. Most classes produce a fun project to take home and continue the discoveries. Time: Saturdays, 10:30 – 11:30 am Registration: Register at the front desk. Sign up time is between 10:00 until 10:30 am Fee: $10 per adult/child combo $5 per each additional person Ages: 4 years and up. Must be accompanied by paying adult Categories: Drop-In Activities Saturday Science Meet an Animal Ambassador @ Randall Museum Tickets Apr 11 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Come join a curator of the Randall Museum’s Wild in California wildlife exhibit in an open discussion about our rescue animal ambassadors. Learn about their stories and why they now reside here with us. Guests of all ages will have the opportunity to learn about the wildlife that call California home, while also learning about how some are cared for at the museum. Guests may have a chance to see “eyes to eyes ” with a tarantula, slither along with a snake, or even get a closer look at one of our birds of prey. This presentation may occur inside the animal exhibit or outdoors weather permitting. Learn More About the Live Animal Exhibit Categories: Drop-In Activities Meet the Animals Afternoon Art – Saturday Drop-In Workshop for Families @ Randall Museum Tickets Apr 11 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Afternoon Art Drop-in Art Workshops Drop by the Randall Museum’s Art Room and get creative with your kids. Art instructors guide a different hands-on art activity each week. All ages are welcome to participate. Afternoon Art is a great way to get a taste of the Randall Museum’s arts and crafts programs. All children under 8 must be with a paying participating adult. Time: Saturdays, 1 – 4 pm. Drop in anytime Registration: Register at the front desk. Sign up time is between 12:30 until 3:30 pm Fee: $10 per adult/child combo $5 per each additional person Ages: 5+, 5 to 7 years accompanied by paying adult Categories: Afternoon Art Drop-In Activities Apr 18 Sat Bug Day 2026 @ Randall Museum Tickets Apr 18 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm BUG DAY Saturday, April 18th, 10:00 to 2:00 Get BUGGY at the Randall Museum! The earth’s little creatures are mighty important. Join us for this special yearly event where we learn about and celebrate insects, arachnids, arthropods and all types of little critters! Free Admission and Free Activities: Meet and Interact with Live Bugs Bug Costume Awards Arts & Crafts in Every Classroom Pollinator Relay Races Live Music Featuring: Luke Schwartz Trio Special Guest Presenters Including: SF Zoo California Native Plant Society SF Microscopical Society Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society Planet Bee Foundation SF Beekeepers Association SF Department of Public Health Alameda County Vector Control Don Buggito Edible Bugs Paxton Gate Tree Frog Treks Randall bug hats available for purchase. Parking will be extremely limited for this event. Taking alternative transportation is advised. April 2026 Apr 2026 Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML Subscribe To Our Newsletter Receive program updates, breaking news and more. You can unsubscribe at any time. You have Successfully Subscribed! Pin It on Pinterest