Enter the Saturday Costume Contest

Sat · Oct 24·12 PM – 4 PM·Wildlife Theater located in the Wayne & Gladys Valley Children's Zoo · Oakland

Costume contest in the Wildlife Theater at the Wayne & Gladys Valley Children’s Zoo offers great prizes.

Sat · Oct 31·1 AM – 12:59 AM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Mad Magic! open from noon to 7 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland.

Sat · Oct 31·9 AM – 2 PM·Grand Lake Farmers Market, Splash Pad Park, 746 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610

Grand Lake Farmers Market (Splash Pad Park) — 100+ vendors, 40+ farmers, ranchers, seafood, dairy, flowers, coffee, pastries, hot food; CalFresh EBT, Market Match, WIC accepted.

Sat · Oct 31·9:15 AM – 10:15 AM·Elmhurst Branch, Oakland

Talk & Clean at Elmhurst Branch gathers participants to clean the neighborhood outdoors while chatting, supporting Friends of the Library, for all ages.

Sat · Oct 31·9:30 AM – 10:30 AM·Piedmont Avenue Branch, Oakland

A community walk through Piedmont Avenue, listening to personal audiobooks, ending with a brief conversation at the library; headphones and devices required, ages 18 and up.

Fri · Nov 6·10 AM – 2 PM·Oakland Zoo

Glowfari takes place at Oakland Zoo, all ages.

Fri · Nov 6·6:30 PM – 9 PM·Oakland Zoo Events

Glowfari at Oakland Zoo displays hundreds of animal lanterns themed around California forests, San Francisco Bay, Montana, Florida Everglades, and Hawaii, for all ages.

Sun · Nov 15·10 AM – 1 PM·Oakland Zoo Events

California Trail stations let visitors match animal tracks, build bridges, and learn bear safety, starting at Condor Pavilion through Bison Outlook, free with zoo admission, all ages.