FrightLight Halloween Laser Show

Sun · Oct 4·4 PM – 4:30 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

30-45 minutes, 8 and up Spooky Laser Show! Enjoy a laser show filled with stunning visual art!

Sun · Oct 18·4 PM – 4:30 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

30-45 minutes, 8 and up Spooky Laser Show! Enjoy a laser show filled with stunning visual art!

Sun · Oct 11·10 AM – 4 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Join us for 3 weekends celebrating Latinx Heritage w/ arts & crafts, cultural performances, hands-on activities, and more surprises! — Celebrate Latinx Heritage at Fairyland! Join us for three full weekends of family fun celebrating and uplifting the vibrant beauty within the Latinx diaspora. Traditional arts & crafts,…

Sun · Oct 11·10 AM – 4 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Sun · Oct 11·1 PM – 2 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

16 minutes All ages “ Lunaverse ” explores the nature of Earth’s moon: its motion and phases, lunar and solar eclipses, tides, and the Moon’s origin. The story unfolds as a conversation between a curious young child and the Moon—Luna—over the course of a night, from moonrise to moonset. Chabot Space & Science Center in…

Sun · Oct 11·2 PM – 4:30 PM·Main Library TeenZone, 2nd floor , Oakland

Teens! Do you like games that involve worldbuilding, narrative, and strategy? Come and meet other teens and play the fun Magic the Gathering (MtG) game Commander . Open to new and experienced players. All teens aged 12-18 welcome. All materials provided (including snacks!).

Sun · Oct 11·3 PM – 4 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

15 minutes All ages It’s 10 o’clock: Do you know where your stars are? Let’s do a little scouting…. Each season brings a fresh batch of stars to dazzle our eyes and constellations to tell nighttime stories about. We’ll give you a quick tour of the present season’s sky, and tips on how to identify a few of the major con…

Sun · Oct 11·11 AM · 2 PM · 4 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Playing at the Storybook Puppet Theater 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.

Mon · Oct 12·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Main Children's Room, Oakland

Songs, active rhymes and stories especially for ages 18 months to 3 years. Every Monday morning at 10:30am. Stay and play after Storytime with fun age-appropriate toys. Get accessibility information .

Sun · Sep 20·11 AM – 12 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

35 minutes Ages 8 and up Everyone’s favorite underdog among the planets, Pluto has been an icon of dark mystery and murky expectation…until now. In July 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made a historic encounter with the dwarf planet, giving us our first close look at its face and its entourage of moons. Come and j…

Sun · Sep 20·1 PM – 2 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

35 minutes All ages Through the magic of technology and imagination, you are about to take a trip across time and space to visit a world as it no longer exists today: the world of the ancient Maya civilization! The great pyramid and other stone observatories and structures in the ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico’s Yucat…

Sun · Sep 20·2 PM – 3 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

(40 Min) Developed in partnership and solidarity with Cafe Ohlone, mur taaraxtak , or Ohlone Skies, weaves science and storytelling into a rich tapestry of Indigenous Ohlone knowledge, heritage, and history deeply rooted right here in the Oakland hills.