Community Day at Gamble Garden

Join us for a fall day filled with fun children’s activities, a splendid plant sale, horticultural resources, displays, garden demonstrations, food, entertainment, and of course… digging for worms!

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Shoreline Festival

All Free Food and Entertainment – Burritos – Bird Watching with the Audubon Society – Fishing – Exhibits – Nature Walks – Kids’ Activities – Zumba – Kids’ Chu Chu Train – Pony Rides Demonstrations – Free Books for the Kids

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Oaktoberfest

Oakland’s Dimond District hosts this one-of-a-kind Fall Festival (combining Oktoberfest with Oakland), welcoming thousands with craft beer and food, entertainment, arts, and ecology.

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Harvest Faire and Steam Festival

Step into the incredible world of steam power at the Harvest Faire and Steam Festival presented by Kinetic Steam Works and Roaring Camp Railroads.

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Native Plant Fair

Come celebrate native plants with the East Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society during its annual Native Plant Fair. Vendors will be selling nature-related items both days of the sale, there will be a silent auction, and Sunday is Family Day!

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Free First Fridays at Museum of Art and History

This is our community. This is your museum.
We host large-scale community events on the First and Third Fridays of the month in the evening, as well as ongoing exhibitions, programs, family festivals, and educational experiences.
Our mission is to ignite shared experiences and unexpected connections. We accomplish this mission when we bring people together around art and history through dynamic exhibitions, events, partnerships, and programs.

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Piedmont Harvest Festival

Please join us for the 16th Annual Piedmont Harvest Festival. Show the world the bounty of your garden and tempt your neighbors with your culinary skills. This year’s festival will include the carnival, jazz festival, growing and cooking contests, Farmers’ Market, art show, disaster preparedness fair, fix-it clinic, as well as local foods and lemonade.

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Passport to History: Celebrating 80 Years at Tilden Park

In 1934, citizens of the East Bay voted to preserve open space, improving the quality of life for future generations. Brilliant! Your family and friends will celebrate with a day of music, games, crafts, and fun – at the unique park where it all began. Meet a pig, a goat, or a chicken at the Little Farm. Help crank some ice cream, enjoy it, then stroll it off with the Passport to History walk to beautiful Jewel Lake and earn a prize!

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