Art & Music
Family-friendly Bay Area Arts, Music, &Â Performances
Art museums, plays, classes, camps, and kid-friendly shows for East Bay Area children.
Upcoming Art or Music Events in the East Bay
Thursday, July 31, 2025
10:30 am – 11:15 am: Unique Derique @ Lakeview Branch | Oakland Public Library3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Art Hive: Create and Explore @ San Lorenzo Library
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Moraga Park Concert @ Moraga Commons Park
Friday, August 1, 2025
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Music in the Park @ Redwood Heights Park & Rec CenterSaturday, August 2, 2025
10:00 am – 6:00 pm: Fremont Festival of the Arts @ Downtown Fremont | Paseo Padre Pkwy & Walnut Ave10:00 am – 2:00 pm: MOCHA Open Studio @ MOCHA – Museum of Children’s Art
10:30 am – 3:00 pm: End of Summer Celebration @ Main Library | Oakland Public Library
8:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Dumbarton Quarry Campfire @ Dumbarton Quarry Campground on the Bay
Sunday, August 3, 2025
10:00 am – 6:00 pm: Fremont Festival of the Arts @ Downtown Fremont | Paseo Padre Pkwy & Walnut Ave10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Kensington Farmers' Market @ Kensington Farmers’ Market
Arts & Music Resources for Families
Introducing Girls Garage
Girls Garage in West Berkeley offers the space, resources, and teachers to get girls hands-on with welding, woodwork, and a little trouble.
Tutu School offers ballet in Oakland’s Montclair Village
Tutu School, where toddlers and preschoolers can take their first ballet steps, is the latest addition to Montclair Village. Classes begin at 18 months.
Me time: Handcraft Studio School
Each month, a roster of artist/teachers rotate through the Handcraft Studio School space, offering a few hours of instruction to a group of 10-20 adult ...
Get messy at Berkeley’s Sticky Art Lab
Sticky Art Lab in Berkeley offers craft sessions for families, after school supervision for elementary kids, creative reuse parties for all.
Music Together review: East Bay baby and toddler music class
I wrote up my family's experience trying Music Together for the first time. Basically, we loved it. I wasn't sure it could be as great ...
Where do you take guests from out-of-town?
To show off the East Bay to your friends from back home, where do you go? When I lived in San Francisco, I always drove ...
Saturday stroll: Art murmur for kids
I told you about Oakland Art Murmur for date nights and I’m excited to report there’s a daytime version for kids, too! Many of the ...
Date night: Oakland’s Art Murmur
We discovered Oakland Art Murmur, the perfect feel free again, but still be glad you’re older than most of the kids out there date spot! ...
Birthday party entertainment: Magic Dan
Magic Dan is a former teacher whose performances are as much fun for the parents as they are for the kids. Oakland mom, Kristen McClusky ...
