Preschoolers
Favorite Activities for Preschoolers in the East Bay
Upcoming Events for Preschoolers 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
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Cereal Cinema @ The New Parkway Theater
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Family Story Time @ Central Library | Berkeley Public Library
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