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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

Saturday, December 14, 2024

10:00 am – 11:30 am: Elmwood Free Family Matinee: Elf @ Rialto Cinemas Elmwood
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Family Storytime @ Hercules Library
10:00 am – 11:30 am: Free Family Matinee: Elf @ Rialto Cinemas Cerrito
10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Paintbrush Santa Craft @ Outdoor Supply Hardware, Berkeley
10:00 am – 8:00 pm: Pokemon Holiday Pop-Up @ Broadway Plaza
10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Winter Crafts Day @ Randall Museum
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Creature Feature: Animal Meet @ Tilden Regional Park
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Family Story Time @ Central Library | Berkeley Public Library
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Rockridge Family Storytime @ Rockridge Branch | Oakland Public Library
11:00 am – 7:00 pm: Drop-In Art Making @ Berkeley Art Museum (BAMPFA)

Free & Cheap Resources for Families

Kids geocaching in a field of grass

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 ...

Kid Report: Menchie’s – Berkeley Frozen Yogurt

I will be in third grade this fall. I am a guest writer on 510Families.com this summer. Do you think your kids enjoy frozen yogurt ...

Day trip idea: Howarth Park in Santa Rosa

Howarth Park has enough attractions to keep you busy all day long, and though it’s further away than Tilden Park, it’s almost definitely sunny there, ...
Cherry harvest in Brentwood

Brentwood farms fruit picking, tips for families

Monday, I drove four boys out to Brentwood to go fruit-picking. I was vague in my promises — berries, cherries, apricots, or whatever they have. You like ...

Parents’ guide to Piedmont parks

6 places to play in Piedmont

Starry Plough in South Berkeley

A Parent’s Guide to South Berkeley: The Lorin District

The Lorin District is close enough to Ashby BART for train spotting, the library for storytime, and Grove Park for all kinds of recreation. The ...
Cognitive studies at Cal's Baby Lab

Little kids wanted for cool research at Cal

Years ago, I wrote about getting your baby a job as a scientist and I stand by that recommendation. I first learned about the super ...

It’s Your Move! a Temescal game store with place to play

I can’t believe I had been intimidated by this awesome neighborhood gaming spot. Luckily, my five-year old urged us into It’s Your Move Games, and ...

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 ...

It’s Free! The Edible Schoolyard at King Middle School

A stroll through the Edible Schoolyard garden is an ideal way to entertain visiting grandparents and small kids at the same time. Situated behind Hopkins ...

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