Babies
Places to Go with Babies in the East Bay
Upcoming Events for Babies and Parents in the East Bay
Thursday, June 25, 2026
9:00 am – 7:00 pm: Splash Park @ El Cerrito Swim Center10:00 am – 11:30 am: Play Cafe @ 81st Avenue Branch | Oakland Public Library
10:15 am – 10:45 am: Storytime @ El Cerrito Library
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Story Stroll @ Point Pinole Regional Shoreline Park
12:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Family Recreational Swim @ San Leandro Family Aquatic Center
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Baby Brigade @ The New Parkway Theater
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Stories that Dance: Laya Arts Collective @ Hercules Library
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Central Park Summer Concert @ Central Park (Lake Elizabeth)
Friday, June 26, 2026
9:00 am – 4:00 pm: Explore Blake Garden @ Blake Garden9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Tot Splash (Ages 7 and Under) @ Richmond Plunge
Resources for Families with Babies
East Bay baby class: Happy Baby Signs
Happy Baby Signs offers an Introductory Workshop and two six-week playgroups that do not need to be taken in any particular order to help you ...
Get your kid a job: toy tester
Sign up for your baby or toddler to be a toy tester at the LeapFrog/VTech lab in Emeryville. We've done it and enjoyed it.
Reader tip: Infant CPR classes in Oakland
Infant/Child CPR classes (in English or Spanish) are taught monthly at the Summit Campus Health Education Center in Oakland for $35/person (some discounts apply) Learn ...
Our April Baby’s Day Out event at Brushstrokes (photos)
We hosted 40 babies at an art studio in Berkeley for a morning of crafts and conversation. See what happened!
New kids yoga studio in Elmwood: Yama Kids Yoga
This Elmwood yoga studio is just for kids.
Shop local: Goldenbug Shoes for kids on College Ave
Located on a kid-friendly block in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood, GoldenBug carries shoes for babies, toddlers, and big kids up to size 5 youth.
Birthday Party Place: Swim Party at AquaTech
An indoor pool party is one of the more unique children's birthday party ideas, and AquaTech Swim Center in Alameda is the perfect place to ...
Get Your Kid a Job: Baby Scientist
Seeking baby scientists: UC Berkeley and Mills College both have exciting research studying early childhood development and your child can participate!
Larson Family, kid-friendly Sonoma Winery
We’ve visited a handful of Napa/Sonoma wineries with kids in tow, and Larson Family is the one we keep coming back to. The dirt road driving ...
Parents’ guide to Piedmont parks
6 places to play in Piedmont
