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Saturday, August 8, 2015 - 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required. Otherwise , $5 at the door.
California Historical Society | 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco

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CANCELLED: History for Half Pints: Family Music & Games | California Historical Society

>Please note that History for Half Pints is no longer taking place.

History for Half Pints (the kid kind, not the drinking kind) is a monthly family day at the California Historical Society in San Francisco, featuring music, games and of course, history.

The family day takes place every second Saturday of the month and is free with an RSVP, or if you’re a CHS member.

History for Half Pints Family Day
Every second Saturday
California Historical Society, 678 Mission St, SF
FREE with an RSVP, or CHS membership. Otherwise , $5 at the door.

How did guests get to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), they took cars, trains, and planes, and we are celebrating that with a new theme each month this summer. For August, we celebrate aviation and its’ role at the PPIE.

Fun Fact: Did you know that the PPIE was the first time aviation was featured at a World’s Fair? All World’s Fairs highlight innovations from the year of the last fair to the current one, so the 1915 World’s Fair was the first opportunity to highlight flight since it was not invented for the fair before it.

Activities include:

  • Design/draw your own flying machine. Be inspired by images, both historic and contemporary of planes in flight and create your own.
  • Design your own World’s Fair Palace at our Build the World’s Fair Craft Project.
  • Come learn about drones, googles glasses, and more from 11:30-1:00 PM.
  • Take a break from all the travel and listen to a story from Screen Actors Guild Book Pal, Teresa at 1:00 PM.
  • Take a seat or get up and dance to fun tunes with Musician, Mike Santillan at 1:30PM.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required. Otherwise , $5 at the door.
Categories: Kids & Families, San Francisco
Address: 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA