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.
A special thank you to the Downtown Alameda Art and Wine Faire for sponsoring today’s post. Stroll through the Downtown Alameda Art & Wine Faire this weekend and enjoy local artists, live entertainment, and a dedicated Kids’ Area packed full of family-friendly activities.
Things to do in the East Bay with Kids this Weekend
Festivals, big events, and ticketed shows:
Downtown Alameda Art & Wine Faire (Alameda)
🗓 July 25 & 26 | ⏰ 10 am | 👶 All Ages
✨ Head to Park Street for the Kids Zone, featuring bungee jumpers, face painting, puppet shows, and live entertainment, all part of Alameda’s biggest free street festival.
Oakland Roots (Oakland)
🗓 July 25 | ⏰ 7 pm | 👶 All Ages
✨ Cheer on the Oakland Roots as they take on Sacramento Republic FC, then celebrate K-Pop Night with live halftime entertainment and cap off the evening with a postgame drone show.
Duncan Playful Circus: The True Color of Love (Berkeley)
🗓 July 26 | ⏰ 2 pm | 👶 All Ages
✨ Laugh, play, and join the adventure at this bilingual family circus show, featuring juggling, clowning, storytelling, and interactive audience participation.
More performances and ticketed events >
More things we want to do this weekend:
- Saturday ⏰ 10 am – Free Carousel Rides
- Saturday ⏰ 10:30 am – Little Explorers Petting Zoo
- Saturday ⏰ 2 pm – Kids Craftopia
- Sunday ⏰ 12:30 pm – Malinky Bilingual Music
- Sunday ⏰ 1 pm – Circus in the Park
- Sunday ⏰ 3 pm – Museum Mad Libs
- Saturday & Sunday ⏰ 12 pm – The Museum of Craft and Design’s Free Summer Weekend
No scheduling required:
👉 See the events calendar for even more Saturday and Sunday activities
s p o n s o r 
🚗 Daytrip Ideas
Family Days at the Museum (Pleasanton)
✨ Head to Museum on Main on Saturday for Horsing Around Pleasanton, race hobby horses across the lawn, try your hand at leather stamping, and meet Gus, Pleasanton’s favorite Main Street horse.
Dinos Rule! (San Francisco)
✨ Go on a prehistoric adventure at the San Francisco Zoo’s immersive dinosaur exhibit, where lifelike robotic dinosaurs and hands-on interactive activities bring the age of dinosaurs back to life.
☀️ Summertime Outdoor Eating: Kid-friendly Berkeley Restaurants with Outdoor Seating
🍑 Fruit Picking
The Urban Edge (Brentwood)
✨ Head out early for a day of U-pick fun and fill your basket with cherry tomatoes, flowers, and yellow peaches.
Summer Sundays at Farmer’s Daughter Produce (Brentwood)
✨ Stop by on Sundays this summer for U-pick stone fruit, fresh sweet corn, live music, and tractor rides.
Cloverfield Organic Farm (El Sobrante)
✨ Meet Magic Ben, stroll through the gardens, and pick organic stone fruit and edible flowers.
Find More Summer Fruit Picking Spots >
Need more ideas? We’ve got loads. Check out our local family-friendly events calendar, 99 Days of Summer Fun, Summer Concerts, Outdoor Movies, and Best Things to Do in July with Kids.
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.
