Creating Home! Filoli's Kids Go Free This Summer

On May 30, Filoli, the incredible historic house and gardens in Woodside, will debut Creating Home, a new property-wide exhibit focused on the people, trees, and animals that call Filoli home. Launching alongside Filoli’s Kids Go Free summer offer, this pairing will to make it easier for families to return throughout the summer and have deeper exploration and meaningful time together.

Kids Go Free This Summer at Filoli

Starting May 30, 2026, children ages 14 and under get in free with every full-price adult ticket. Explore beautiful gardens, trails, nature, art, and so much more. Up to 3 children will be admitted per paid adult ticket. Tickets must be reserved in advance online, and the offer is valid for daytime admission only (not valid with member reservations or discounted tickets). This limited-time offer will be good through the whole summer. Learn more about Kids Go Free at Filoli.

Creating Home at Filoli

Filoli's Creating Home experience features an all-new large-scale outdoor installation by California artist Jayson Fann in the estate's redwoods and Natural Lands. Inspired by the natural forms of bird nests, tree hollows, and other natural shelters found throughout the landscape, the sculptural installations of Creating Home invite guests to explore the estate in new ways while reflecting on ideas of home, habitat, and belonging.

Constructed from naturally found wood and organic materials, the outdoor installations draw from Fann’s lifelong connection to the landscape and his immersive approach to nest building as both sculpture and experience.

Building on the exhibit’s themes of shelter, storytelling, and connection, Filoli will offer a diverse slate of interactive experiences throughout the estate, including:

• Giant nest-like sculptures tucked throughout the redwoods inviting guests to wander, explore, and learn within the landscape
• Immersive room vignettes “frozen in time” inside the historic house, highlighting the stories of the historic staff who shaped Filoli into a home
• Invitations to interact throughout the house, like projected footsteps that teach visitors to waltz in the Ballroom, phones for listening in on imagined historic conversations, and a station for visitors to share their own family stories
• Storytelling signage across the Gardens and Natural Lands highlighting notable trees, wildlife, and the hidden ecosystems that call Filoli home
• Hands-on discovery spaces and nature-inspired retail displays centered around nests, homemaking, storytelling, and outdoor exploration
• Daily talks with Filoli staff, focused on the outdoor exhibit, local wildlife, and natural habitats
• Family-focused programming themed around Creating Home, offering fun, age-appropriate education on Filoli’s ecosystems.

With art interwoven through natural landscapes, historic storytelling, and hands-on discovery, Creating Home celebrates the many ways living beings build community, connection, and a sense of home. Designed for repeat discovery throughout the season, the experience invites guests of all ages to uncover new moments across the estate all summer long.

If You Go

For more information about summer programs at Filoli and to buy tickets, visit filoli.org. Filoli is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm.

Filoli is located Filoli at 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062. To get there from Marin, take Highway 101 south across the Golden Gate Bridge to San Francisco. Take the Highway 1/19th Avenue exit (exit 438) and follow 19th south until it merges with Interstate 280. Follow 280 to the Edgewood Road exit (exit 29) in Redwood City. Turn right on Edgewood Road, then right on Cañada Road. Follow Cañada Road north; the entrance to Filoli will be on your right in about 1.25 miles.