Family Entertainment Centers in San Francisco, CA
There are 4 family entertainment centers in and around San Francisco. Each card below shows what it costs, when it opens and which ages it suits.
Sorted by distance from the middle of San Francisco, nearest first. Those are straight-line miles, so every drive is longer than the number on the card.
Iconic moving landmark; Powell-Hyde Powell-Mason California lines; kids love riding; $8/adult
Great Big Game Show San Francisco is an interactive entertainment venue near Fisherman's Wharf where two teams compete head-to-head in live, hosted game show…
Free entry; 300 antique arcade machines; penny arcades fortune tellers laughing Sal; Fisherman's Wharf
Bowling bocce billiards arcade; craft food; great outdoor space; family and adult
Wall-to-wall trampolines; multiple Bay Area locations
Oakland Ice Center is a family entertainment venue in Oakland, CA that operates an NHL-sized and an Olympic-sized ice surface. The facility offers public skating…
Round1 at Broadway Plaza is a multi-entertainment facility in Walnut Creek, California, offering bowling, arcade games including exclusive Japanese imports, over…
Filoli is a historic house and garden estate in Woodside offering families a mix of architecture, horticulture, and outdoor exploration. Visitors can tour the 1917…
Roller skating rink; open skate sessions lessons birthday parties; KidsBowlFree partner
Golf course with family tee times; scenic setting in San Ramon hills
Golf putting green driving range; family-friendly events
Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in Antioch, CA is a family entertainment center that hosts the annual Contra Costa County Fair, featuring live exotic animals…
Boomers Livermore is a family entertainment center in Livermore, California, offering go-karts, bumper boats, laser tag, mini golf, and an arcade for guests of all…
Ice hockey roller hockey indoor soccer; arcade batting cages public skating
Great Big Game Show - San Jose offers a live-hosted game show experience on an immersive studio set located inside Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara. Two teams…
Winchester Mystery House is a family entertainment center in San Jose, California featuring guided and self-guided tours of Sarah Winchester's 160-room mansion…
SAP Center at San Jose is a multi-purpose arena in San Jose that hosts nearly 100 sporting events annually, including more than 40 San Jose Sharks regular season…
Funtropolous, formerly Lost Worlds, is a 27,000 square foot indoor family entertainment centre on Camden Avenue with attractions, party rooms and a cafe. Outside…
Where a card says no price or no hours listed, the venue does not publish it. We would rather leave the gap than fill it with a guess. Prices come from each venue's own website, and we publish one only when the figure appears on the page we took it from. Tell us if we are missing one you know.
Which one, by age
Two children three years apart do not have to be a compromise. The age line on every card shows what that venue serves.
Funtropolous
Best here for two to five, 46 miles out, listed ages 3–12 and admission from $19.95.
Winchester Mystery House
Best here for six to nine, 41 miles out, listed ages 6–16 and admission $49.99.
Oakland Ice Center
Best here for ten and up, 8 miles out, listed ages 3–16 and admission from $22.
By town
Most of these are not in San Francisco proper, and the town is usually what decides whether a place is worth the trip. 3 more towns are represented in the list above.
Family Entertainment Centers in San Jose
4 of them: Great Big Game Show – San Jose, Winchester Mystery House, SAP Center Ice Skating and Funtropolous, the closest 41 miles from the middle of San Francisco and 2 with a published admission price.
Family Entertainment Centers in Oakland
2 of them: Plank at Jack London Square and Oakland Ice Center, the closest 8 miles from the middle of San Francisco and 1 with a published admission price.
Planning a visit
These run from 1 to 46 miles out from the middle of San Francisco. Hours move with the season and with school holidays, so check the listing before you set off. If you run one of the places on this page, you can claim it for free and keep its hours and prices right.
Before you go
Grip socks. Almost every venue requires them for children and several require them for adults. Most sell them at the door for a few dollars. Bringing your own is cheaper and means you are not buying a fourth pair.
Check whether adults pay. It runs from free to full price and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you.
Weekday mornings are the toddler rush. If you want space, aim for after two on a school day. Weekend mornings are the busiest hours of the week almost everywhere.
Ninety minutes is the realistic ceiling for most children under five. There is rarely a gradual wind down. Leaving with time left on the clock is not wasted money, it is a better afternoon.
Call ahead in school holidays. Several of these venues run camps and private events that close open play with no notice on the website.
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Common questions about family entertainment centers in San Francisco
How many family entertainment centers are there in San Francisco?
We list 4 family entertainment centers within 56 miles of San Francisco, CA. Every one is a published listing with an address we checked.
Which family entertainment centers in San Francisco publish their prices?
4 of the 4 here do, and each price was checked word for word against the venue's own page before we published it. The rest do not publish one, so their card says no price listed rather than carrying a guess.
Which family entertainment centers in San Francisco suit a toddler?
2 of them list an age range starting at two or under. Check the age line on each card, because a place that suits a six-year-old does not always suit a two-year-old.
How did Mini Navigators choose these family entertainment centers?
We list every one we have within 56 miles of the center of San Francisco. Each is a published place with an address we geocoded and checked, and the business can claim its listing to keep the hours and prices current.
Do adults have to pay?
It varies more than you would expect, from free to full price, and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you. The price on each card is what it costs to get a child in. Where a venue publishes an adult price it is on the listing, and where it does not we have left it out rather than assume.
Do I need to book ahead?
Usually not for open play, but several venues cap capacity at weekends and during school holidays, and some close open play entirely for private events. Where a venue has its own booking page, the listing links straight to it.
What should I bring?
Grip socks, a water bottle, a change of clothes for anyone under four, and a plan for leaving before the meltdown rather than after it.
What else is there to do with kids in San Francisco?
San Francisco has 9 categories of kid-friendly places on Mini Navigators, from playgrounds and museums to splash pads and zoos. The San Francisco hub lists all of them.
Listings last checked August 21, 2026.