Play Cafe

Wed · Oct 28·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Eastmont Branch, Oakland

Stories, songs, and playtime at the Eastmont Branch Play Cafe, with snacks for kids and caregivers, for all ages.

Wed · Nov 4·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Eastmont Branch, Oakland

Stories, songs, and playtime at the Eastmont Branch Play Cafe, with snacks for kids and caregivers, for all ages.

Thu · Nov 5·10 AM · 10:30 AM·81st Avenue Branch, Oakland

Stories, songs, and playtime at the 81st Avenue Branch, with snacks for kids and caregivers, for all ages.

Thu · Nov 12·10 AM · 10:30 AM·81st Avenue Branch, Oakland

Stories, songs, and playtime at the 81st Avenue Branch, with snacks for kids and caregivers, for all ages.

Thu · Oct 29·10:15 AM · 10:30 AM·Montclair Branch, Children’s Room ADA Accessible, Oakland

Interactive morning of songs, rhymes, stories, and socializing, followed by play with age‑appropriate toys, for ages 1–3.

Thu · Oct 29·10:15 AM – 11:15 AM·Golden Gate Branch, Oakland

Spooky songs and stories for toddlers at Golden Gate Branch, Oakland, followed by playtime, with participants dressed in Halloween costumes, all ages.

Thu · Oct 29·10 AM – 4 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Children's Fairyland in Oakland opens from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thu · Oct 29·10:15 AM – 10:30 AM·Dimond Branch, Dimond Branch Meeting Room - Limit 65 people., Oakland

Songs, socializing, and playtime for babies in the Dimond Branch Meeting Room, Oakland, for ages 1 and under.

Thu · Oct 29·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Temescal Branch, Oakland

Family Storytime at Temescal Branch offers a story session geared to ages 1‑5 in the children’s area, with stroller parking in the meeting room, for all ages.

Tue · Oct 27·6 PM·Fox Theater Oakland, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612

Lenny Pearce delivers a toddler techno rave, spinning children’s favorite songs remixed into modern hits at the Fox Theater Oakland, for ages 1–4.

Tue · Oct 27·10:15 AM – 11:45 AM·Melrose Branch, Oakland

Storytime with rhymes, books, and songs, then free play with toys and garden access at Melrose Branch, Oakland, all ages.

Tue · Oct 27·10:15 AM – 11:15 AM·Golden Gate Branch, Oakland

Spooky songs and stories for babies at Golden Gate Branch, Oakland, with a 15‑20‑minute storytime followed by play, all ages.

Tue · Oct 27·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Dimond Branch, Oakland

Free Zumba class with instructor Becca Todd at Dimond Branch, welcoming beginners and all abilities, held four Tuesdays, ages 18 and up.