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Things to do with kids this weekend in Oakland (October 23–25)

Updated October 25, 2026

The weekend of October 23–25 in Oakland brings Rockridge Halloween Parade and Family Celebration at Rockridge Branch (Sunday) and Oaks, Acorns, and Friends: Huckleberry at Huckleberry (Sunday). Every listing comes from the organizer's own calendar, with times, venues, and official links — free ones are marked.

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10dated family events
6likely free options

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Family events in Oakland this weekend: October 23–25

Sunday, October 25

10 events · 6 free

  1. Oaks, Acorns, and Friends: Huckleberry

    Huckleberry · Oakland · Ages 5–13

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  2. Boo at the Zoo (Oakland Zoo)

    Oakland Zoo · Oakland · All ages

    Boo at the Zoo at Oakland Zoo: Halloween festivities, trading cards hunt, pathway animal encounters, and a Saturday costume contest (12pm in the Wildlife Theater).

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  3. Fall Fest

    Children's Fairyland · Oakland · Ages 1–12

    Celebrate the magic of autumn at Children’s Fairyland!

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  4. Oakland Zoo — train + family trail

    Oakland Zoo · Oakland · $$$ · All ages

    Walking zoo plus aerial gondola and train through the California Trail.

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  5. 32nd Annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration

    OMCA Campus · Oakland · $10 · Ages 5–12

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  6. Puppet Show: Hummingbird Saves Fire

    Children's Fairyland · Oakland · Ages 1–12

    Free Official ↗

  7. Rockridge Halloween Parade and Family Celebration

    Rockridge Branch · Oakland · Ages 1–12

    Free Official ↗

  8. Animal Encounters: Donkey Brushing

    Children's Fairyland · Oakland · Ages 1–12

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  9. Special Guest Gallery Chat with Traditional Medicine Practitioner Batul True Heart

    Gallery of California Natural Sciences · Oakland · $10 · Ages 3–12

    Festival access As part of this year’s Día de los Muertos Community Celebration , come sit with Batul True Heart (they/them) in OMCA’s…

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  10. Rapper and wordsmith Jamey Williams

    Emerald City Stage · Oakland · Ages 1–12

    Free Official ↗

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