9:30 am – 4 pm

In many Indigenous cultures, humans live in harmony with nature. Join local artist Favianna Rodriguez to create collages celebrating our interconnectedness with the natural world.

All day

Make a paper pop-up sculpture that doubles as a bookmark.

All day

Create unexpected shapes filled with vibrant color.

9:30 am – 4 pm

As a family, create symbols for the elements of life inspired by our Oceania and Landscape galleries. Then, take on a challenge and make connections across these collections!

10 am, noon, 2 pm

Hop on the San Francisco Public Library Bookmobile, get a free library card, check out a book, and more! Enjoy story time with a children’s librarian at 10 am, noon, and 2 pm.

All day

Bring mural-size coloring pages to life! Designs are by local BAMP artists, who turn walls into artistic community landmarks throughout the Bay Area. Plus, enjoy take-home coloring sheets of local murals with fun facts about mural history. BAMP multidisciplinary artist Shogun Shido, aka DJ Jambalaya, will be spinning tunes alongside the biggest coloring pages you’ve ever seen!

All day

ESPP works with teachers and students to develop culturally relevant and student-centered arts integration curricula in K–5 schools — bridging the museum and classroom. View ESPP student artwork by 2nd graders from Cesar Chavez Elementary in San Francisco’s Mission District and 5th graders from Ascend Elementary in East Oakland.

9:45 am – 10:30 am, 11:45 am – noon, 1 – 1:30 pm

Get Empowered! immerses participants in custom-designed creative and positive experiences that help open hearts and minds in support of learning, growth, leadership, wellness, life, and work skills development.

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Working with Mission-based artist Alyssa Aviles, create a paper print to take home inspired by the de Young and de Youngsters Day Out.

11:30 am – 1:30 pm 

Give the Wheel of Fun a spin for a chance to win art supplies, a museum membership, books, and more!

9:30 am – 4:30 pm 

Strike a pose and watch your moves come to life in a take-home print! Discover the joy of Adobe Express by customizing your own GIF and sharing it with friends and family.

9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Visit the Zenni Zone for free kids’ vision screenings and glasses giveaways. Hosted by Zenni Eyewear and UC Berkeley School of Optometry. Advance sign-up required day of at Koret Auditorium. For ages 3+.

10:30 – 11 am, 11:30 – 11:45 am, noon – 12:30 pm

Spanning three generations and an array of celebratory Latin American musical traditions, René y Familia is the latest gift from an iconic San Francisco musical clan. René y Familia deliver rancheras, cumbias, merengues, boleros, and sones, turning every gathering into fiesta while also raising themes of cultural pride, socio-emotional awareness, and solidarity.

1:30 – 2 pm, 2:30 – 3 pm

Watch music and dance performances by students from SFUSD schools.

9:30 am, 11 am, 2 pm

Throughout the day, Get Empowered! will be on the main stage with live drumming and dancing! Want to learn a few steps? Join them outside for a 10-minute dance class.