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
8:35 pm – 11:00 pm: Movies in the Park: How to Train Your Dragon 2 @ Glendale La Loma ParkSaturday, July 27, 2024
10:00 am – 6:00 pm: Art & Wine Faire @ Downtown Alameda10:00 am – 11:00 am: Family Storytime @ Hercules Library
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Play-Doh Playtime @ West End Branch | Alameda Free Library
10:30 am – 11:30 am: Berry Picking at Ardenwood @ Ardenwood Historic Farm
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Creature Feature @ Tilden Nature Center
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 & Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
11:00 am – 11:30 am: Puppet Art Theater @ North Branch | Berkeley Public Library
Free & Cheap Resources for Families
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, ...
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
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 ...
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 ...
