Drop-In Activities
Activities for Kids and Families
Randall Museum offers a wide selection of activities for kids and families on a drop-in or same-day-registration basis. Visitors are also welcome to mingle with the Randall Animals and make new furry or feathered live animal friends. Looking for a longer-term activity? Check out our main Classes & Camps pages for a wealth of opportunities!
Afternoon Art
All ages are welcome to participate in this interactive community-learning environment with a Randall Museum art instructor. A different activity is featured each week.
- Time:
- Saturdays, 1 – 4 pm. Drop in anytime
- Fee:
$10 per adult/child combo
$5 per each additional person
- Ages:
- 3 to 7 years accompanied by paying adult
- Registration:
- Register at the front desk. The last sign-ups are taken at 3:30 pm
Saturday Science
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
- Fees:
$10 per adult/child combo
$5 per each additional person
- Ages:
- 4 years and up accompanied by paying adult
- Registration:
- Register at the front desk. Signups begin at 10 am
Meet the Animal Keepers
Join one of the animal keepers in an open discussion about the museum’s wildlife residents. Learn how the keepers care for the animals and how and where these creatures live in the wild.
- Time:
- Saturdays, 11:30 am
- Fee:
- FREE
- Ages:
- All ages
Upcoming Drop-In Events
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
- Fee:
- $10 per adult/child combo $5 per each additional person
- Registration:
- Register at the front desk. Signups begin at 10 am
- Ages:
- 4 years and up. Must be accompanied by paying adult
Venture into the Randall Museum’s new live animal exhibit, Wild in California, and join one of the animal keepers in an open discussion about the museum’s wildlife residents. Learn how the keepers care for the animals and how and where these creatures live in the wild. Kids and families will meet some of the animals up-close and can ask the keeper questions to find out more about their favorites. Visitors can meet a snake, check out a barn owl, or maybe even touch a tortoise.
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
- Fee:
- $10 per adult/child combo
$5 per each additional person - Registration:
- Register at the front desk. The last sign-ups are taken at 3:30 pm
- Ages:
- 5+, 5 to 7 years accompanied by paying adult
Join the Randall Museum’s resident birding guide for a Golden Gate Audubon Society 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 front yard of the Randall Museum just past the curved entrance gate. There’s parking on site. Muni 37 Corbett line stops 2 blocks away for those using public transportation. For more information, please contact Dominik Mosur at dmosur@randallmuseum.org or call the front desk during regular business hours from 10am-5pm Tuesday-Saturday at 415-554-9600.
For more birding events and programs visit Golden Gate Audubon’s Events list.
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
- Fee:
- $10 per adult/child combo $5 per each additional person
- Registration:
- Register at the front desk. Signups begin at 10 am
- Ages:
- 4 years and up. Must be accompanied by paying adult
Venture into the Randall Museum’s new live animal exhibit, Wild in California, and join one of the animal keepers in an open discussion about the museum’s wildlife residents. Learn how the keepers care for the animals and how and where these creatures live in the wild. Kids and families will meet some of the animals up-close and can ask the keeper questions to find out more about their favorites. Visitors can meet a snake, check out a barn owl, or maybe even touch a tortoise.
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
- Fee:
- $10 per adult/child combo
$5 per each additional person - Registration:
- Register at the front desk. The last sign-ups are taken at 3:30 pm
- Ages:
- 5+, 5 to 7 years accompanied by paying adult
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
- Fee:
- $10 per adult/child combo $5 per each additional person
- Registration:
- Register at the front desk. Signups begin at 10 am
- Ages:
- 4 years and up. Must be accompanied by paying adult
Venture into the Randall Museum’s new live animal exhibit, Wild in California, and join one of the animal keepers in an open discussion about the museum’s wildlife residents. Learn how the keepers care for the animals and how and where these creatures live in the wild. Kids and families will meet some of the animals up-close and can ask the keeper questions to find out more about their favorites. Visitors can meet a snake, check out a barn owl, or maybe even touch a tortoise.
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
- Fee:
- $10 per adult/child combo
$5 per each additional person - Registration:
- Register at the front desk. The last sign-ups are taken at 3:30 pm
- Ages:
- 5+, 5 to 7 years accompanied by paying adult
Art Studio
Randall Museum Art Studio is set up with supplies, tools, and work surfaces for an unlimited variety of art projects for people of all ages. The room also has wonderful views of the City and access to an outdoor patio.
Ceramics Studio
Randall Museum’s refurbished Ceramics Studio has electric wheels, manual wheels, electric and gas powered kilns, clay traps and a collection of hand tools, glazes and clays to create different ceramics projects for all age groups.
Woodshop
Randall Museum has one of the rare, fully equipped public access woodshops. The woodworking studio has the capacity to provide classes for all age groups and all skills from Parent-Toddler Classes to Adult Open Studio. There are a full complement of both hand and power tools including a large Band Saw from the 1930’s from the old Naval Base on Mare Island.
The Garage/STEAM Lab
Natural Sciences Lab
Theater
Randall Theater has both bleacher and floor seating with a capacity of 180 people. There is a full set of stage lights and riggings to provide light, sound and other effects to support any activity on the raked stage. The theater also has a small green room (not accessible), and a sound booth with capacity to control lights, sound and projections.
Accessibility
To get from the main part of the building to The Garage & Woodshop or from the main part of the building to the Art Room & Buckley-Redwood Room & Redwood Ramp, it is necessary to exit the building.
Learn More about Accessibility Options
Become a Member
Welcome! By joining Randall Museum Friends you help unlock discoveries and expand hands-on learning opportunities for art and science explorers of all ages. Plus, members receive discounts and early registration benefits for classes. (Please note that early registration benefit does NOT apply to summer camps.)
Hours & Fees
Tuesday through Saturday
Open 10 am to 5 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Admission is Free
Contact Us
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 554-9600
info@randallmuseum.org
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