
Straw Rocket Workshop
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Discover the world of rockets! Use a variety of common craft materials to convert a bottle into a high performance rocket vehicle.

Discover the world of rockets! Use a variety of common craft materials to convert a bottle into a high performance rocket vehicle.
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Boardtime! (San Carlos Library front desk) — Easy craft, drop‑in 3D‑printing test run, and new board games for all ages.
Drone Plex, Flight Sim Zone, Invention Lab, and FMX Flight Simulator available at Hiller Aviation Museum.
Active storytime with new tales and movement activities for children ages 2–5, in the San Carlos Library Children’s Room; adults must be with a child.
Fresh produce, flowers, specialty foods, local artists' works, open restaurants, and often live music fill the 600 Block of Laurel Street market.
Reading I Am Thankful aloud, discussing it, then making a related craft in the San Carlos Library Children’s Room, ages 6–11.
Participants learn Diwali history, then paint clay lanterns and learn lighting techniques at the San Carlos Library community rooms, for ages 19 and up.
Costumed trick-or-treaters roam Laurel Street, stopping at Goblin Walk‑marked businesses for candy and a free bag from the Parks & Recreation tent, for ages 7 and under.
Costumed visitors explore the Gallery’s spooky Halloween decorations and hunt for the Great Pumpkin at Hiller Aviation Museum.
Hiller Aviation Museum (San Carlos) — Open today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed on Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other special events.
Members enjoy mini pumpkin painting, festive fall treats, music, a costume contest, and after‑hours access to the Haunted Hangar at Hiller Aviation Museum.
Themed games, crafts, pizza, fruit, goodie bags and a movie fill the San Carlos Youth Center for ages 5–10, $40.
Paint the Cessna Cardinal, explore an airplane or helicopter, and more at Hiller Aviation Museum, for ages 3–13.