El Cerrito’s Hillside Festival will be Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, 2024, with more than a dozen hikes and other events scheduled throughout El Cerrito’s 100-acre natural wonderland, the Hillside Natural Area. The festival, put on by El Cerrito Trail Trekkers and co-sponsored by the city’s Environmental Quality Committee, is free to the public.
Hikes and other events start from several locations throughout the Hillside and touch on such subjects as native flora and fauna, insects, trees, geology and history, poetry, fire safety and habitat restoration.
Participate in family-friendly hikes, such as:
- 11 am – 11:45 am: Family-friendly Art in the Trees; begins at Location Three; Navellier Entry
- 2:30 pm to 4 pm: Magical Apps make it easy to ID Flora and Fauna; begins at Location Five; King Court Gateway
- 6:30 pm to 8 pm: Everyone is Welcome Gathering; Location Five; King Court Gateway
See the full schedule and map here >
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the activity organizer or venue as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
