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
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
10:00 am – 10:45 am: Itty Bitty Storytime @ Richmond Public Library10:00 am – 11:30 am: Trails and Tales @ Kennedy Grove Recreational Area
10:15 am – 10:30 am: Toddler Storytime @ Piedmont Ave. Branch | Oakland Public Library
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Baby & Toddler Storytime @ Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch | Berkeley Public Library
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: MOCHA Art Workshop @ West Branch | Berkeley Public Library
10:30 am – 11:45 am: Sea Squirts: RSVP @ Crab Cove Visitor Center
11:00 am – 11:30 am: Family Storytime @ West Oakland Branch | Oakland Public Library
11:45 am – 12:00 pm: Baby Bounce @ Montclair Branch | Oakland Public Library
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm: Baby Storytime @ Albany Library
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: MOCHA Art Workshop @ Asian Branch | Oakland Public Library
Free & Cheap Resources for Families
{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.
Visit Historic Downtown Benicia
Downtown Benicia is the cutest little place with some big history. With California's third capitol building, picnic, seashore, treats & more!
Biking with East Bay kids on the Bay Bridge
My husband Alec took our big boys to ride bicycles on the Eastern span of the Bay Bridge. For a pretty flat course, the views ...
Berkeley Family Bike Fest & Family Cycling Rodeo
My favorite kid-friendly bike rodeo event is happening 3/18 at LeConte school in Berkeley, and everyone's invited.
Oakland playground: Union Point Park
This playground, located very close to Pump It Up in Oakland, will keep tots entertained for a while, and when it gets old, you can ...
You’re invited: {510} Saturday Cereal Cinema with Close5
Join us for our 12/10 Cereal Cinema pajama party at New Parkway where we'll enjoy a cereal buffet while watching classic Saturday morning cartoons! All ...
20 free things to do in the East Bay before summer is over
Take on one of these items as your mission every day, and you'll definitely be getting the most out of the East Bay.
Fortune Cookie Factory in Oakland
There’s a fortune cookie “factory” in Oakland’s Chinatown, and if you are not paying attention you’ll miss it. Tucked into the span of two small ...
Free AAA Car seat inspections are a life saver
Thank you to AAA for sponsoring our post today and helping get the word out about child seat safety! If you only take away one thing ...
Kid Report: Geocaching in the East Bay
Our Kid Reporter today is Soren who will be starting Kindergarten this year. I started geocaching after my mom told me about it. We watched ...
