Rainy Day Activities for Kids in San Francisco
24 indoor and rainy day activities for kids in San Francisco. Museums, entertainment centers, and indoor play spaces with age ratings and parent tips.
Highest rated: Great Big Game Show Fisherman's Wharf, Immersive Gamebox - Stonestown Galleria, San Francisco, Activate San Francisco. 19 listings are indoor. Every listing includes age ratings, stroller access, and parent tips.
How to use this rainy day activities list
These are the backup plans worth saving before weather pushes everyone indoors. KidPaths is currently tracking 24 indexable picks for this page in San Francisco, CA, with details for cost, age fit, stroller access, weather backup, and parent logistics.
Quick fit
11 for infants, 16 for toddlers, 23 for little kids, 19 for big kids.
Weather and access
24 indoor or mixed-weather picks. 5 outdoor or partly outdoor picks. 12 stroller-friendly stops. 24 rainy-day backups.
Cost scan
24 paid picks. Open the cards for family-of-4 cost notes and savings tips when we have them.
Top Picks
Great Big Game Show Fisherman's Wharf
5 starsGreat Big Game Show earns its ideal 5.0-star rating (across 1,600 reviews!) by delivering a live, hosted interactive game show experience where your f
Immersive Gamebox - Stonestown Galleria, San Francisco
5 starsImmersive Gamebox puts your whole group inside a video game, floor-to-ceiling screens, motion tracking, and physical gameplay that kids have to collab
Activate San Francisco
4.9 starsActivate in San Francisco is a technology-infused active gaming experience where kids physically complete challenges in a series of themed game rooms,
Osher Rainforest at the California Academy of Sciences
4.8 starsThe Osher Rainforest is a four-story glass dome inside the California Academy of Sciences where free-flying tropical birds, butterflies, and reptiles
Bay Play
4.7 starsBay Play in the Lakeshore neighborhood of Oakland is a beautifully designed indoor play space for children 0-7. The thoughtfully curated play environm
Great Big Game Show Fisherman's Wharf
Ages: Best for ages 5 and up
Immersive Gamebox - Stonestown Galleria, San Francisco
Ages: Best for ages 7 and up
Activate San Francisco
Ages: 6-16
Osher Rainforest at the California Academy of Sciences
Ages: Best for ages 3 and up
Bay Play
Ages: 0-7
Bay Area Discovery Museum
Ages: Best for ages 1-10
Conservatory of Flowers
Ages: Great for all ages , genuinely beautiful for adults and fascinating for kids
CuriOdyssey
Ages: Best for ages 2-10
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Ages: Best for ages 1-10
Little Oceanauts, Inc
Ages: Best for ages 0-6
Peek-a-Boo Factory Daly City
Ages: 0-6
Leroy King Carousel
Ages: Best for ages 1-8
Explorit Science Center
Ages: Best for ages 2-10
Kiddo Adventure Indoor Playground
Ages: 0-10
Museum of 3D Illusions
Ages: Best for ages 5-15 (and adults who love optical illusions)
The Bounce Place - Tanforan
Ages: 2-12
Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze
Ages: Best for ages 4-14
Habitot Children's Museum
Ages: Best for ages 0-6
Imagination Playhouse
Ages: Best for ages 0-6
Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
Ages: Best for ages 5-16
Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience
Ages: Best for ages 5-16
Jump N Play
Ages: Best for ages 1-10
Aquarium of the Bay
Ages: Great for all ages , especially engaging for ages 2 and up
House of Air Trampoline Park and Cafe
Ages: Best for ages 5-15
Common Questions
- What can we do with kids on a rainy day in San Francisco?
- San Francisco has 24 rainy-day-friendly activities for families. Best options: Great Big Game Show Fisherman's Wharf, Immersive Gamebox - Stonestown Galleria, San Francisco, Activate San Francisco, Osher Rainforest at the California Academy of Sciences, Bay Play. All are indoor or covered.
- How many rainy day activities in San Francisco are stroller-friendly?
- 12 of the 24 rainy day activities in San Francisco are fully stroller-friendly.
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