We’ve hand-picked these events to spark curiosity and help your child discover their next passion. From robotics and coding to theater and chess, seeing an activity live is the best way to “test drive” a new hobby. Some events—especially technical competitions or STEM challenges—have spectator rules, so be sure to check the official sites for the most up-to-date details.
Jump straight to Ongoing Learning Events or see what’s happening in March curious kids calender.
February Kids Events in the Bay Area
Feb 1
🤖 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) East Bay Hills League Meet #4
— Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Middle / High (12–18) · Interactive & Observation
Why it’s good for kids: Shows real engineering, coding, and teamwork under competition conditions, with opportunities to observe collaboration and problem-solving in action.
Link: https://cafirst.org/first-tech-challenge
Feb 5
🛍️ Oakland Children’s Business Fair
— 3300 High St, Oakland
Upper Elementary / Middle (9–13) · Interactive
Why it’s good for kids: Kids run real businesses—pricing, pitching, selling—learning entrepreneurship by doing. Kids love being the boss!
Link: https://www.childrensbusinessfair.org/oaklandca
Feb 7
🤖 Moonpreneur Free Robotics Workshop
— San Jose
Upper Elementary / Middle (9–13) · Interactive
Why it’s good for kids: Provides guided, hands-on exposure to robotics and applied problem-solving with a reputable STEM education provider. Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-free-robotics-workshop-for-kids-at-san-jose-ca-7-14-yrs-tickets-1980851515205
🤖 VEX IQ Robotics Competition – Mix & Match #6 — Milpitas
Upper Elementary / Middle (9–13) · Interactive & Observation
Why it’s good for kids: Introduces competitive engineering and problem-solving in a structured league format.
Link: https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-iq-competition/RE-VIQRC-25-1475.html
Feb–Mar
🎭 Bay Area Children’s Theatre: “Dragons Love Tacos” —Danvillie
Elementary (6–9) · Observation
Why it’s good for kids: High-quality youth theater demonstrates storytelling, stagecraft, and professional performance.
Why kids would enjoy it: Silly humor, bright visuals, and live actors reacting in real time keep kids fully engaged.
https://www.sfcmt.com/danville-childrens-musical-theater/
Feb 8
♟️ BayAreaChess Kids Tournaments — BayAreaChess Center, San Jose
Elementary to High (6–18) · Interactive
Why it’s good for kids: Builds strategic thinking, focus, and competitive discipline in a formal setting.
Link: https://new.uschess.org/bayareachess-kids-tournaments-san-jose-feb-8-2026
Feb 14
🤖 Magikid International Open: VEX AI Robotics Competition — Santa Clara
Middle / High (12–18) · Interactive & Observation
Why it’s good for kids: Advanced robotics with AI elements exposes teens to cutting-edge engineering concepts.
Link: https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-ai-competition/RE-VAIRC-25-2963.html
Feb 15–16
🤖 NorCal Silicon Valley V5RC Signature Event — Milpitas
Upper Elementary / Middle (9–13) · Interactive & Observation
Why it’s good for kids: High-level VEX competition shows precision engineering and iterative design.
Link: https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-robotics-competition/RE-V5RC-25-1084.html
Feb 15 & Feb 22
♟️ Bay Area Chess Championship Series — Santa Clara / Cupertino
Elementary & Upper Elementary (6–13) · Interactive
Why it’s good for kids: Structured, high-level competition teaches endurance, planning, and focus.
Link: https://bayareachess.com
Feb 21
🗣️ Bay Area Debate League Tournament — Bay Area (TBD)
Middle / High (12–18) · Interactive
Why it’s good for kids: Let kids see others peaking persuasively and winning rounds can encourage them get into debating or just enhance public speaking skills.
Link: https://www.baudl.org/tournament-schedule
Feb 21
🧮 MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition — East Bay
Grade 6-8 ) · Interactive
Why it’s good for kids: Nationally recognized math competition focused on reasoning and speed.
🔵 Advanced exposure *upper elem/middle) Only attend if child really enjoy competitive math
Link: https://www.mathcounts.org/chapter-state-competition-search
Feb 22
🤖 Pioneers in Engineering Competition — UC Berkeley
Middle / High (14–18) · Interactive & Observation
Why it’s good for kids: University-run competition mirrors real engineering workflows and expectations.
Link: https://pioneers.berkeley.edu/Competition
Feb 22
🧮 Bay Area Math Champion Competition — Milpitas
Elementary (6–12) · Interactive
Why it’s good for kids: Juried math contest that rewards reasoning, not memorization.
Link: https://indiacc.org/bay-area-champion
Feb 27 – Mar 1
🤖 VEX IQ Northern California Regional Championship — Bay Area
Elementary / Middle (6–13) · Observation
Why it’s good for kids: Top regional teams compete for World Championship qualification.
Link: https://www.robotevents.com
Feb 28 – Mar 1
🗣️ Golden Gate Speech Association State Qualifiers — Union City
Middle / High (12–18) · Observation
Why it’s good for kids: Watching peers command a room can be surprisingly inspiring.
Link: https://www.ggsaspeech.org
🔵 Advanced exposure: Long days, repetitive rounds. Inspiring, but only if kids are already interested.
Ongoing Kids Learning Events in the Bay Area
🎨 Apple: Kids Create an Interactive Story & Draw Your Yo Gabba — Select Apple Stores
(San Mateo, Union Square, Hillsdale, Stanford Shopping Center)
Elementary / Upper Elementary (6–10) · Interactive
Why it’s good for kids: Introduces storytelling, sequencing, and creative thinking , and creative expression through digital drawing
Link: https://www.apple.com/today/
🤖 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) — Regional Practice & Scrimmages — Bay Area
Middle / High (12–18) · Observation
Why it’s good for kids: Shows large-scale, high-school–level engineering with full-size robots, illustrating what advanced teamwork and technical ambition look like.
Link: https://www.firstinspires.org
🧰 Repair Café (Milpitas Library, West Valley Community College, Willow Glen, Saratoga Library, Hacker Dojo, Santa Clara Library and more places)
Upper Elementary (9+) · Observation / Light Interaction
Why it’s good for kids: The Repair Cafe provides free repairs and fosters a fix-it mindset by teaching children that broken items are puzzles to be solved rather than waste. This experience helps them understand the intrinsic value and craftsmanship behind everyday objects. Young participants can even serve as junior volunteers to develop practical skills alongside experts. Ultimately.
Link: https://repaircafesv.org/
🧰 Fix-it Fests — All over Bay Area
Why it’s good for kids: Similar to Repair Cafe, It provides free repairs workshop. Anyone can sign up as repair coach, event volunteer, and register an item to fix. There are quite many all over Bay Area. Just click the link below to find one near you.
https://www.cultureofrepair.org/community-repair-events
https://sites.google.com/berkeley.net/fixitfests/home
https://www.stopwaste.org/at-home/reduce-reuse-repair/repair-workshop-calendar
March Kids Events in the Bay Area
🤖 Mar 6–8, 2026 — FIRST Robotics Competition: Half Moon Bay District
- Best spectator age: 10–18
- Link: https://www.firstinspires.org
🔬 Mar 7, 2026 — Contra Costa Science & Engineering Fair (Public Viewing)
- Best spectator age: 10–18
- Link: https://ba-leeds.org
🔬 Mar 9–10, 2026 — Synopsys Championship (Santa Clara Valley Science Fair)
- Best spectator age: 11–18
- Link: https://science-fair.org
🤖 Mar 13–15, 2026 — San Francisco FIRST Robotics District Event
- Best spectator age: 10–18
- Link: https://cafirst.org/frc/san-francisco
🤖 Mar 13–15, 2026 — Silicon Valley Regional (FIRST Robotics Competition)
- Best spectator age: 10–18
- Link: https://cafirst.org
🧠 Mar 14, 2026 — Bay Area Regional Science Olympiad
- Best spectator age: 9–18
- Link: https://scilympiad.com
🤖 Mar 14–15, 2026 — FIRST Robotics Competition: Silicon Valley District (Woodside)
- Best spectator age: 10–18
- Link: https://www.firstinspires.org
🔬 Mar 15, 2026 — Bay Area Champs: Science (Grades 1–6)
- Best spectator age: 6–12
- Link: https://bayareachampion.com
🔬 Mar 15, 2026 — Golden Gate STEM Fair
- Best spectator age: 10–18
- Link: https://ggstemfair.org
🔬 Mar 18, 2026 — Meet the Makers at Stanford
- Best spectator age: 7+
- Link: https://events.stanford.edu/event/meet-the-makers-AY26WIN
💼 Mar 22, 2026 — Stratford Dublin Children’s Business Fair
- Best spectator age: 6–13
- Link: https://childrensbusinessfair.org
🤖 Mar 27, 2026 — National AI Literacy Day Summit (The Tech Interactive)
- Best spectator age: 9–14
- Link: https://www.thetech.org
🎓 Late Mar 2026 — UC Berkeley Cal Day (Engineering Highlights)
- Best spectator age: 11–18
- Link: https://calday.berkeley.edu
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