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Things to do in San Jose with kids

Museums, family fun and shows & live entertainment — 55 places to go with kids in San Jose, California. 5 free to enter · most admission $18 to $32. 17 have a verified saving right now.
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Museums in San Jose12

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Family fun in San Jose11

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Shows & live entertainment in San Jose6

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Escape rooms in San Jose4

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Parks & beaches in San Jose4

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Bowling in San Jose3

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Mini golf in San Jose3

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Farms & pumpkin patches in San Jose3

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Tours & cruises in San Jose3

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Trampoline parks in San Jose2

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Zoos & aquariums in San Jose1

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Historic sites in San Jose1

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Ice & roller skating in San Jose1

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What’s on in San Jose

Within 25 miles of San Jose. Dates and wording are each venue’s own.

Free in San Jose

6 attractions in San Jose get you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.

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Places with deals in San Jose

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San Jose's attractions lean heavily toward indoor play centers and escape rooms, with Funtropolous, Jolly Roger Land, Luv 2 Play, and Beat The Lock Escape Room among the most numerous options. Funtropolous spans 27,000 square feet with a multi-level softplay structure featuring wave and tube slides, an obstacle course, mini golf, and competitive games—a full day's worth for active kids. Jolly Roger Land operates a four-level soft play structure designed for toddlers through older children, suited to a couple of hours on a rainy afternoon. Escape rooms like Beat The Lock and PanIQ offer sixty-minute puzzle-solving experiences for groups ready to work together. Beyond these, San Jose has museums including the San Jose Museum of Art and The Tech Interactive, bowling and arcade centers like Round1 and Lucky Strike, outdoor attractions such as Happy Hollow Park & Zoo and History Park, and seasonal draws like pumpkin patches and haunted houses. Savings across the city range from family packages to military discounts to free admission for young children.

What this list covers

San Jose has 55 places to go, mostly museums (12), family fun (11), shows & live entertainment (6).

38 of them publish an admission price, 44 publish opening hours, 7 have something dated on now, 17 are running a verified saving.

Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on November 1, 2026.

How we know these are real

Savings here are quoted from the attraction’s own website, word for word. This one, for example:

“Reduced Admission tickets: $5 per person for up to four people during Museum hours when you show your photo ID and a valid, unexpired Calfresh EBT or SNAP EBT card.”

Quoted from cdm.org · checked on

Common questions

How many attractions in San Jose are running a deal?
17 of the 55 attractions in San Jose currently have a verified saving, covering 35 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website. Examples include ABC Tree Farms & Pick of the Patch Pumpkins - Camden, Beat The Lock Escape Room, Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose. Check each venue’s offer wording and eligibility conditions.
How much do things to do in San Jose cost?
Most admission in San Jose runs $18 to $32 per person, and 5 places are free to enter. Published prices run from $40.95 to $100 — $40.95 at PanIQ Escape Room San Jose, $100 at Whirlygig, across 2 attractions in San Jose that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
What’s on in San Jose right now?
7 attractions in San Jose have something dated running, 10 listings between them. Each carries its own dates and the venue’s own sentence, and nothing is listed once its dates have passed.
Is there anything free to do in San Jose?
5 attractions in San Jose say on their own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction. Examples include Chinese American Historical Museum at the Ng Shing Gung, Guadalupe Gardens, Mission San Jose.
What kinds of attractions are included?
museums (12), family fun (11), shows & live entertainment (6), escape rooms (4), parks & beaches (4), bowling (3), mini golf (3), farms & pumpkin patches (3), tours & cruises (3), trampoline parks (2), zoos & aquariums (1), historic sites (1), ice & roller skating (1), indoor climbing (1).
Are these deals guaranteed to still be available?
No. Every deal here carries the date it was last checked on the attraction’s own website and a link straight to the page it came from, so you can confirm it before you travel. Prices and offers change without notice.
What can we do with a toddler on a weekday?
Luv 2 Play offers separate age zones for infants and toddlers with two hours of supervised play on padded equipment. Jolly Roger Land's four-level soft structure is designed for toddlers through older children. Urban Putt San Jose offers free admission for children 4 and under, letting them play 18 custom-designed mini golf holes while adults pay.
Are there escape rooms for a group of teenagers?
Beat The Lock, PanIQ Escape Room San Jose, EDscapade Games, Breakout Studios, and OMESCAPE San Jose all offer escape rooms where groups solve puzzles and riddles to unlock their way out within 60 minutes. Beat The Lock features simultaneous identical rooms where groups compete against each other, with a game master providing hints along the way.
What outdoor attractions does San Jose have?
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo connects visitors to nature through zoo exhibits and park attractions. History Park is a 14-acre open-air museum recreating Santa Clara Valley's past through original and reproduction buildings. ABC Tree Farms offers pumpkin picking in fall. The Rotary PlayGarden is an all-inclusive playground with shade and play structures.