Events
There is no shortage of things to do in the Baywood community, San Mateo, and the Peninsula.
Our friends at the San Mateo Daily Journal maintain a comprehensive event calendar filled with activities for kids, families, and seniors. Check out https://www.smdailyjournal.com/calendar/ to see what's going on in the Peninsula!
EVENTS AROUND BAYWOOD
San Mateo Parks and Recreation Spring Activity Guide is Live!
The Parks and Recreation Department is excited to bring their Spring 2025 course offerings. There is something fun for everyone in the family, from spring break camps and arts and crafts, to dance, fitness and more!
CHECK IT OUT HERE! https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/1430/Activity-Guide
Electrify San Mateo Community Feedback Meeting
March 5, 2025 & March 13, 2025
The City of San Mateo seeks your feedback in shaping the Electrify San Mateo: Sustainable Building Strategy and the specific building decarbonization policies the City may pursue.
REGISTER HERE: https://sanmateopublic.libcal.com/event/14180082
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Location (March 5): Main Library Oak Room
Zoom (March 13):
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SNaQvL1JTUqExa5NiFDqDA#/registration
State of the City
March 10, 2025
Mayor Rob Newsom Jr. will share the City's key accomplishments in 2024 and what's ahead for 2025. Be a part of shaping our City's future and join the conversation.
Location: Main Library Oak Room
Blood Drive
March 11, 2025
Did you know that every blood donation has the potential to save the lives of three patients in need? You can help rebuild the blood supply to adequate levels as we continue to provide lifesaving blood to patients across Northern California. Be a lifesaver and please schedule an appointment today!
All donors who come to give blood, platelets or plasma will be entered in for a chance to win one of two $5,000 gift cards!
Time: 1:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Location: Main Library, 1st Floor, Oak Room
Writers Helping Writers - Poetry Writing with Kate Adams
March 13, 2025
Explore different types of poetry and learn how to harness your creativity with Kate Adams, poetry editor of the award-winning Fault Zone anthology.
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Main Library, 1st Floor, Oak Room
LEARN MORE HERE: https://sanmateopublic.libcal.com/event/14148282
SMPOA Crab Feed & Casino Night
March 21, 2025
The San Mateo Police Officers' and Sergeants' Associations are hosting a Crab Feed & Casino Night. This fundraiser is open to the public and is a great way to mingle with our officers off-duty, while enjoying a delicious crab dinner; and then entertain yourself in our casino or by dancing the night away! Tickets are $85 per person, or $800 for a table of 10. Tickets can be purchased by emailing Jeanine Luna at jluna@cityofsanmateo.org.
Time: 6:00 - 11:00 pm
Location: San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo
Celebrate the Iranian New Year with the Library
March 23, 2025
Celebrate the Iranian New Year with traditional Persian and Folkloric Music artists, Amir Abbas Etemadzadeh and Mohammed Ebrahimi, the Beshkan Dance Academy, and Persian American Society Students.
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Main Library Oak Room
Jazz on B Street: The Sizzling Cactuses
March 29, 2025
The Sizzling Cactuses will be entertaining us with live jazz on B Street. Enjoy great music while strolling, eating, and shopping Downtown.
Location: B Street
Central Park Playground Groundbreaking
April 24, 2025
San Mateo Parks and Rec is pleased to announce plans to break ground on a completely reimagined Central Park Playground! A ceremony will be held in Central Park to mark the beginning of the playground’s construction phase.
Enjoy family-friendly activities, photo opportunities and a jumper for the little ones. Everyone is invited to join for this momentous occasion!
Time: 4:30 pm
Location: Central Park - 50 East 5th Ave
HEADWEST Marketplace
Every 3rd Sunday, March-December, 2025
2024 holiday shopping was enhanced on 2 Sundays by Head West Market’s presence on the B Street Pedestrian Mall. Community feedback was so positive that the Downtown San Mateo Association (DSMA) has engaged Head West to return. Head West’s vendors are individual artists, vintage clothing sellers and handmade gift creators. This augments the existing San Mateo retail environment and gives everyone another great reason to visit Downtown San Mateo…it’s where you want to be!
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: B Street Pedestrian Mall