Free & Cheap
Family-friendly Bay Area Fun on The Cheap
Discounted admission to museums, plays, classes and other tips to discover free fun for East Bay Area children.
Upcoming Free or Cheap Events in the East Bay
Friday, July 26, 2024
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Family Friday at Aqua Adventure @ Aqua Adventure Waterpark5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Live at Thrive City @ Thrive City
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm: Point Richmond Music Festival @ Point Richmond Music Festival Stage
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Moonlight Movies: Super Mario @ Danville Community Center & Town Green
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Music in the Park: Rocky Leonard @ Redwood Heights Park & Recreation Center
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Starlight Movies: Trolls @ Alameda Point Multi-Purpose Field
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Pacific Commons Concert @ Pacific Commons
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm: Free Telescope Viewings @ Chabot Space & Science Center
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Cinema in the Park: Super Mario @ Fernandez Park
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Movies in the Park @ Tiller Park
Free & Cheap Resources for Families
Learn to row with Berkeley High Crew (FREE)
Every spring Berkeley High Crew hosts a free Learn-to-Row Day open to youth ages 11 and up. Pre-register for this cool opportunity for your tween ...
Junior Center of Art & Science
The Junior Center for Art and Science is a wonderful gem of a science museum and art studio located next to the bird sanctuary at ...
Things to do at Washington Park in Alameda
This park has play areas, soccer, tennis, basketball, and is home to affordable summer camps for Alameda kids.
Alameda Adventure Court at South Shore Center
Alameda's South Shore Center's newest addition - Adventure Court Playground - is a win for all. A perfect pit stop after you've shopped.
Ride a concrete slide in Berkeley
Get your thrills by zipping down a cement slide in the Berkeley Hills. There are TWO concrete slides in Berkeley that we know of.
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.
Field Trip to the Hills and Tunnels of Black Diamond Mines
Thank you to Annie Burke sharing her terrific tips for exploring Black Diamond Mines with kids in tow. There’s something cool about exploring an ...
Go Outside with Kids, Really Outside
Feeling quite tired of playgrounds (I hear you!), Berkeley mom of two Annie Burke started taking her family and friends out to some less-traveled parks ...
Epworth Playgroups for new parents, babies and toddlers in North Berkeley
Epworth Playgroups are non-religious meet-ups that take place in a colorful recreation room housed by the Epworth United Methodist Church in North Berkeley.
{510} Family Faves with Outdoors Advocate Annie Burke
Annie Burke loves to take her children outside into the parks, seashore, and nature In the Bay Area. Get your fingernails dirty.
