Grade Schoolers
Resources for Families with Grade School-Age Kids
Upcoming Events Good for K-5 Kids in the East Bay
Saturday, August 15, 2026
9:00 am – 1:00 pm: Farmers' Market Watermelon Festival @ Shadelands Art Center9:30 am – 11:30 am: Touch-a-Truck @ San Lorenzo Community Park
10:00 am – 10:30 am: Goose Caboose @ Tilden Little Farm
10:00 am – 12:45 pm: Read and Run @ Snow Park
10:00 am – 5:30 pm: Richmond Plunge 100th Anniversary Celebration @ Richmond Plunge
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Sound Bites – RSVP @ California Historical Radio Society
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Cereal Cinema @ The New Parkway Theater
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Family Story Time @ Central Library | Berkeley Public Library
10:30 am – 2:30 pm: National Honey Bee Day @ Del Valle Regional Park
11:00 am – 3:00 pm: Day at the Bay @ Emeryville Marina
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Roaring Camp Railroad near Santa Cruz
About 90 minutes from Berkeley, Roaring Camp Railroad is a real steam locomotive chugging up and down steep passes through a redwood grove.
National Night Out Gatherings in the East Bay
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The Wave Waterpark in Dublin
The Dublin Wave is a water park with slides and water play areas for all ages.
