Things to do with kids in Berkeley
87 listings in Berkeley: 10 events, 32 classes, 4 playgrounds, 3 pools, 5 libraries, 6 museums.
Events
- Disney's Frozen — Berkeley Playhouse — Nov 13 – Dec 23, 2026 (Berkeley)
- Downtown Berkeley Farmers' Market — Saturdays 10am–2:30pm, year-round (Berkeley)
- SFGMC Holiday Spectacular at Cal Performances — Dec 19, 2026 (Berkeley)
- Bodhi Day Service (Jodo-E) — Dec 8, 2026 (Berkeley)
- Nutcracker Sweet with the Puppet Company — Sun Nov 29, 9:30–10:15am (Berkeley)
- Halloween Bingo / Scavenger Hunt in the Elmwood — Date to be announced (October 2026) (Berkeley)
- Dia De Muertos Printing — Tue Nov 3, 2026, 5–6:30pm (Berkeley)
- WINTER on Solano Avenue — Sun Dec 6, 2026, noon–5pm (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Symphony Free Family Concert — Sat Nov 7, 2026, 10am + 11:30am (please verify timing) (Berkeley)
- Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) — Sat Nov 28, 2026, 2pm + Sun Nov 29, 3pm (Berkeley)
Classes and activities
- City of Berkeley Recreation Division — Ongoing -- see registration (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Adventure Playground — Ongoing -- see registration (Berkeley)
- Kids 'N' Clay Pottery Studio — Ongoing -- see registration (Berkeley)
- Crowden Music Center — Ongoing -- see registration (Berkeley)
- The Black Rep — Theatre for Young Actors — Ongoing -- see registration (Berkeley)
- Lake Anza (Tilden Regional Park) — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Berkeley)
- Harrison Skate Park (Berkeley Skatepark) — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Berkeley)
- EBRPD Summer Camps (Tilden Little Farm / Park'n It Day Camp) — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Tilden Regional Park — Jewel Lake — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Playhouse — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Berkeley)
- Lawrence Hall of Science Camps — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Berkeley)
- UC Berkeley Youth Recreation Summer Camps (formerly Cal Youth Camps) — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Berkeley)
- Camp @ JCC East Bay — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Berkeley)
- KIDS for the BAY Summer Camp — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Echo Lake Youth Camp — Summer camp season -- next summer's dates TBD (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Echo Lake Family Camp — Summer camp season -- next summer's dates TBD (Berkeley)
- Korsa Musical Theatre — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Sticky Art Lab — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Tutu School Berkeley — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Young People's Symphony Orchestra — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Brushstrokes — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Rep School of Theatre — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Shawl-Anderson Dance Center — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Math Circle — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Chess School — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Tennis Club - Junior Development — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Ironworks — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Pitts Martial Arts Academy — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Little League — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Victory Point Cafe — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- Redwood Valley Railway — Tilden Steam Train (EBRPD) — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
- 22. Alliance Française de Berkeley — Ongoing — see registration (Berkeley)
Parks and playgrounds
- Adventure Playground (Berkeley Marina) (Berkeley)
- Codornices Park (Berkeley)
- San Pablo Park (Berkeley)
- Children's Clubhouse (Berkeley)
Pools
- West Campus Pool (Berkeley)
- King Pool (Berkeley)
- Berkeley YMCA (Berkeley)
Libraries and museums
- Berkeley Public Library — Central (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Public Library — Claremont (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Public Library — North (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Public Library — Tarea Hall Pittman South (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Public Library — West (Berkeley)
- Lawrence Hall of Science (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) (Berkeley)
- The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (Berkeley)
- Tilden Nature Area Environmental Education Center & Little Farm (Berkeley)
- Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Historical Society & Museum (Berkeley)
Schools and daycares
- Berkeley Arts Magnet Elementary at Whittier (Berkeley)
- Cragmont Elementary (Berkeley)
- Emerson Elementary (Berkeley)
- Malcolm X Elementary (Berkeley)
- Oxford Elementary (Berkeley)
- Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet Elementary (Berkeley)
- Ruth Acty Elementary (Berkeley)
- Sylvia Mendez Elementary (Berkeley)
- Thousand Oaks Elementary (Berkeley)
- Washington Elementary (Berkeley)
- Berkwood Hedge School (Berkeley)
- Black Pine Circle School (Berkeley)
- Crowden School (Berkeley)
- Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley (Berkeley)
- Shu Ren International School (Berkeley)
- The Berkeley School (Berkeley)
- Walden Center and School (Berkeley)
- School of the Madeleine (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Unified Preschools (Franklin, Hopkins, King Child Development Center) (Berkeley)
- Harold E. Jones Child Study Center (UC Berkeley) (Berkeley)
- Petites Merveilles (Berkeley)
- Step One School (Berkeley)
- YMCA of the East Bay Head Start (Berkeley) (Berkeley)
- UC Berkeley Early Childhood Education Program (ECEP) (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Unified BEARS / LEARNS Afterschool Programs (Berkeley)
- YMCA of the East Bay Afterschool (Berkeley) (Berkeley)
- Berkeley Youth Alternatives (BYA) (Berkeley)