This is our Weekend Planner, designed to help you fill your weekend with local family fun. On this page, we share the most noteworthy activities happening this weekend, along with links to round-ups you may have missed during the week.
Things to do in the East Bay with Kids this Weekend
Festivals, big events, and ticketed shows:
Diwali Celebration Street Fair (Walnut Creek)
🗓 October 24 | ⏰ 12 pm | 👶 All Ages
✨ Celebrate Diwali with a day full of family-friendly performances and hands-on creative workshops.
Día de los Muertos Community Celebration (Oakland)
🗓 October 25 | ⏰ 11 am | 👶 All Ages
✨ Wander among colorful, community-created ofrendas throughout the OMCA Garden as the community comes together to remember and celebrate loved ones.
The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of The Beatles (Oakland)
🗓 October 25 | ⏰ 12 pm | 👶 All Ages
✨ Experience the music of The Beatles through a fun, interactive mix of live performances, movement, games, and storytelling.
More performances and ticketed events >
More things we want to do this weekend:
- Saturday ⏰ 10 am – Valkyries Finals Watch Party
- Saturday ⏰ 10:20 am – Cereal Cinema
- Saturday ⏰ 12 pm – Fall Harvest Festival
- Sunday ⏰ 10 am – Animal Day at UC Botanical Garden
- Sunday ⏰ 10 am – K-Pop, Art, and Beyond at SFMOMA
- Sunday ⏰ 11 am – LEAF Urban Farm’s Family Day
No scheduling required:
- Carquinez Model Railroad Society Open House
- Pumpkin Patch at Whimsy Willow’s Play Garden
- Live Oak Park
👉 See the events calendar for even more Saturday and Sunday activities
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🚗 Day Trip Ideas
The Big Bounce (Antioch)
✨ Bounce your way through The World’s Biggest Bounce House, tackle more than 50 challenges in The Giant Obstacle Course, and bring your competitive spirit to Sport Slam, an action-packed battle zone.
Nightfall Filoli (Woodside)
✨ Stay up late for this after-dark harvest celebration featuring enchanted woods, a secret witches’ village, and a slightly spooky Haunted Railway.
🗺️ Neighborhood to explore: 30 Things to Do With Kids in Emeryville
🎃 Halloween Events
Trunk or Treat (Bay Area)
✨ Kick off your Halloween candy collecting early at one of these local trunk-or-treat events.
Family Halloween Day (San Francisco)
✨ Get your costumes ready for The Magic of Halloween and enjoy ghoulish games, creepy crafts, sweet treats, and a performance by Bri Crabtree’s Silly Circus Show.
Rockridge Halloween Parade & Trick-or-Treating (Oakland)
✨ Enjoy a costume parade, trick-or-treating, and festive activities, including crafts hosted by MOCHA and a special Ricky Roo and Friends puppet show.
Find More Halloween Events for East Bay Kids >
Need more ideas? We’ve got loads. Check out our local family-friendly events calendar, East Bay Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Guide, Día de Los Muertos with Kids, Ticketed Experiences to RSVP For, Celebrating Diwali with Kids, and Best Things to Do in October.
Come back each week for top kid picks in Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, and the cool towns nearby.
Disclaimer: 510families urges you to confirm any event details, like date, time, location, and admission prices, with the third party hosting the event.
