This weekend in Bay Area: FREE Museums admissions, Dragon boat festival, and more...

Got Bank of America cards? Then you're in luck, because this weekend is the first weekend of the month, which means you can go to museums for FREE.
For a complete list of participating museums near your area, go here

Here are some of museums in San Francisco Bay Area that have fun activities for kids:

deYoung Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
94118
(415)750-3600
Saturday & Sunday October 4-5, 2008 9:30am - 5:15pm
There's a fun drop-in art activities for kids on Saturday.

The Tech Museum of Innovation
201 South Market St.
San Jose, CA
95113
(408)294-TECH(8324)
FREE with BofA card
Saturday & Sunday October 4-5, 2008 10:00am - 5:00pm
Great place for children and adults, lots of hands-on exhibits. There's also IMAX theater.

If you don't have BofA cards, not too worry, you can still get access FREE to this museum:

Asian Art Museum
Civic Center Plaza
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco
FREE
Sunday, October 5, 2008 10 am-5pm
Highlights:

• yoga class
  
• storytelling
  
• tours of the exhibits as well as building.

(Also free on every first Sunday of the month)

If you're not into museums, there are several fun activities worth mentioning :
Dragon Boat Festival
Treasure Island, San Francisco
FREE
Saturday & Sunday October 4-5, 2008
Racing begins at 8AM - 5PM.
Food and performances are from 10AM - 5PM.
Highlights include:

• Free arts and crafts activities and fun games for kids:
• (Create dancing dragons from chopsticks, make bracelets, face painting, fun games for prizes) Rock climbing wall for children & adult.
• Real Dragon Boat on land that you can see up close
• FREE shuttle from Powell BART station

Japantown Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival)
Japantown
Post & Buchanan Streets
San Francisco
FREE
Saturday & Sunday October 4-5, 2008 11am - 5pm
Highlights include:

• Taiko drumming
• Traditional Japanese festival dancing
• Children's games, bounce houses, and much more.

Spirit of Japantown
San Jose Japantown -- 5th Street and Jackson Street
San Jose
FREE
Saturday, October 4, 2008 10am-6pm

• Arts & Crafts
• Kids Activity Zone
• Car Exhibition
• Japanese food & products
• Entertainment
  

Los Altos Fall Festival

Saturday-Sunday, Oct 4-5, 2008 10:00a to 5:00p
South Parking Plaza, Downtown Los Altos

Los Altos, CA

• Arts & crafts
• Children's alley & Scarecrow contest
• Classic Car Show
• Live music