Outings and places for kids up to age 6 in Oakland, CA, taken from our San Francisco Bay Area list by the town in each address. This week has 4 dated outings, and 4 more are coming up. There are also 2 places to go any week and 1 weekly storytime.
This week
Dated outings from this week’s list, soonest first.
Oakland Zoo · 9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland, CA 94605
Chabot Space & Science Center · 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, CA 94619
Children’s Fairyland · 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
Children’s Fairyland · 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
Coming up
From our holiday and seasonal lists, each checked on the organizer’s page.
Oakland Zoo, Rides Area · 9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland, CA 94605
Oakland Zoo · 9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland, CA 94605
Children’s Fairyland · 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
Children’s Fairyland · 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
Any week
Check hours on the official site before you go, since they change with the season.
10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, CA 94619
Oakland
Every week
From the library’s own calendar. Every storytime in Bay Area.
Tuesdays · Melrose Branch · Oakland Public Library
Short drive
Picks from this week’s San Francisco Bay Area list.
Nearby towns
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Christmas break in Bay AreaWhat’s open on Dec 24, Dec 25 and Jan 1This week in Bay AreaDated outings for ages 0–6, checked every ThursdayGood questions
Boo at the Zoo, Oakland Zoo (Sat Oct 31 and Sun Nov 1), Spooky Science at Chabot Space & Science Center (Sat Oct 31) and Halloween Jam: Mad Magic! at Children’s Fairyland (Sat Oct 31), plus 1 more outing below. Each one links to its official page with times and prices.
Santa at Glowfari, Oakland Zoo on Nov 6, Glowfari at the Oakland Zoo on Nov 6 and Black Santa at Fairy Winterland, Children’s Fairyland on Dec 12, plus 1 more.
One a week: Storytime and Playtime at Melrose Branch on Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m. Every storytime in Bay Area.
We go by the town in each listing’s own address, or the library branch for storytimes. Anything with a different town in its address stays on the San Francisco Bay Area pages. Every listing links to the venue’s or organizer’s page, and we only show a date, time or price when that page does. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.
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