Walk with a Naturalist: October 2026
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Join Shelby Hendricks, group tour and family programs manager, for an observation-based exploration of the exhibition a small ocean swallowed.
Join Shelby Hendricks, group tour and family programs manager, for an observation-based exploration of the exhibition a small ocean swallowed.
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Spooky creatures roam the children's area; collect a search list at the info desk and find them all to claim a prize, free, for ages 12 and under.
Spooky paper creations hide among bookshelves at Biblioteca Latinoamericana, where participants grab clue cards, search the shelves, and claim prizes at the information desk, ages 5–18.
Blippi and Meekah perform a high‑energy interactive show at San Jose Civic, featuring fan‑favorite songs such as “The Excavator Song,” “Monster Truck,” “Dino Dance,” and “Curious Like Me.”
Blippi and Meekah present a live show at San Jose Civic with music, flashing lights, haze, confetti and fan‑favorites “The Excavator Song” and “Dino Dance,” for all ages.
Halloween storytime at Vineland Library includes a costume parade and library trick‑or‑treat, with rhymes, songs, and fingerplays for ages 5 and under. Free.
Stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement activities for families at Calabazas, free, for ages 5 and under.
Open galleries and live entertainment fill SJMA’s First Fridays with an inviting evening for all ages.
Free general admission to the San Jose Museum of Art Association for Bank of America, Merrill, or Private Bank cardholders.
Opening celebration of Irving Norman: Fight for Life at San Jose Museum of Art Association features a survey of his monumental paintings and drawings critiquing modern life's perils.
Businesses from Minnesota Avenue to Willow Street hand out candy and goodies along Lincoln Avenue, with a clockwise traffic route for safety, ages 1–13.
Hands‑on seasonal sensory stations with pumpkins, fall leaves, spooky and Halloween discoveries in Room 9 at Willow Glen Community & Senior Center, for ages 6 months–3.
Observation-based exploration of the exhibition “A Small Ocean Swallowed” led by naturalist Shelby Hendricks at the San Jose Museum of Art Association.