TILDEN NATURE AREA - Crafts, coloring, creatures or games? What natural explorations will we experience today? That’s a mystery you’ll have to join us to find the answer to! Meet inside the Environmental Education Center . Drop-in; no registration required. For information call 510-544-2217. Dates in Nov & Dec : Nov 7, 14, 21, 28. Dec 5, 12, 19 & 26.
Less searching. Better weekends.
A thoughtful list, delivered every week. Free, local, and personalized to you.
About a minute. No payment required.
Choose ages, interests, and nearby cities.
Fifteen event picks for you.
Browse the complete local catalog anytime.
Crafts, coloring, creature encounters and games await inside the Tilden Environmental Education Center, for all ages.
Habitat restoration volunteers work to protect big‑leaf maple, California buckeye, and coast live oak woodland while reducing wildfire risk and improving trails at Garber Park.
Ballet & Books offers movement‑based learning and reading activities in the Central Library’s Community Meeting Room, run by UC Berkeley students, for ages 5–10.
Meet a featured animal ambassador ranging from reptiles and rabbits to cockroaches and cows at Tilden’s Environmental Education Center, all ages.
Stories and songs fill the Central Children’s Room on the 4th floor of the Central Library, for ages 5 and under.
Garden tasks at the Kid's Garden in Tilden’s Little Farm, across from the geese, welcome all ages, drop‑in, no registration required.
Explore the park, do an activity, meet animals, and listen to a story outside the Environmental Education Center, for all ages.
Free 30‑minute classical concerts with themed selections and hands‑on musical activities for ages 5–10 at West Branch, Central 4th Floor and West Community Room.
Story Time at Doug Siden Visitor Center offers a wonder‑filled reading followed by a themed coloring sheet, drop‑in style, all ages.
Pole walking session at Temescal Beach House offers balance, mobility and endurance training using top‑quality poles for adults 18 and up.
African drumming, dancing, songs, and stories led by percussionist Onye Onyemaechi at the Claremont Branch engage participants in cultural heritage, ages 5–12 and 18 and up.
Close the Little Farm for the night, meeting farm residents at the pig pen, learning their diets and delivering their evening meal, all ages.
Haunted Train (Ardenwood, Fremont) — Nighttime train rides through a haunted forest, spooky but not scary; tickets $20 each, free for children 2 and under.
