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August events for kids in the Bay Area

Fremont Festival of the Arts (aka Fremont Art & Wine Festival)
August 1-2, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Fremont Festival of the Arts, Fremont, CA
26th annual.  Hundreds of art & crafts vendors, music, street entertainers, children's entertainment, food, wine & beer.  10a-6p, Sat & Sun

Lakefest 09
Saturday, August 1-2, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA
Live Music on stage Arts & Crafts Booths Clothing Booths Food & Drinks Wine Tasting Green Expo Children's Activity Area

Superhero Weekend at Playland-Not-At-The-Beach!
Saturday, August 1, 10:00 AM -5:00 PM
Playland-Not-at-the-Beach, El Cerrito, CA
Celebrating all the Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, X-Men stories. Try the Super Heroes Challenge.
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SFMOMA Family Studio: Road Trip
Sunday, August 2, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
The Family Studio Offered on the first and third Sunday of every month, SFMOMA's Family Studio explores art through an array of participatory

Sonoma County Fair
Santa Rosa, CA
July 28 - August 9, 2009
Dinosaurs have taken over the Sonoma County Fairgrounds! They're in the Hall of Flowers, which has become a Jurassic jungle, and all over the grounds. We'll have 10 days of Wine Country Horse Racing, concerts by Joey and Rory, Nat and Alex Wolff, Jason Michael Carroll, the Village People, a truly spectacular Blues Festival plus performances by dozens of top Bay Area bands.
Admission: General $9; Kids 7 - 12 $3; Kids 0 - 6 FREE; Seniors Free on Tuesdays; All Kids 0 - 12 Free on Thursdays
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Cajun/Zydeco Festival
Ardenwood Historic Farm -  Fremont, CA
August 22
Come and bring the family to Ardenwood Historic Farm for a day filled with the best Cajun/Zydeco music, dancing and delicious Cajun and Creole food. Visit the farm animals, shop specialty vendors and join some dance lessons. Our 13th annual festival features, from Louisiana, the Acadien Cajun Band, Dwight “Black Cat” Carrier, the Ro Doggs and Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble plus Bay Area favorite Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic.
Advance tickets: $16 for adults (16+ years); $2.00 children (4-15 years). Advance tickets can be purchased through August 12th at 1-888-EBPARKS or on-line at EBParksOnline.org.
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July events for kids in the Bay Area

Alameda County Fair - Pleasanton
Alameda County Fairgrounds
July 1- 18 (closed Mondays)
Child under 6 - FREE
Small animal exhibit, livestock, petting zoo, pig races, BBQ rib cook off, concerts, horse racing, carnival rides and more.
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Fourth of July Celebration -  Fremont
Ardenwood Historic Farm
July 4
Fun-filled community festival, 1900-style!  Celebrate America’s 233rd birthday with rousing patriotic music from a brass band on the lawn and fiddle music in the farmyard.  There will be games, contests and races for everyone all day long.  Test your skill at nail-driving, egg toss and watermelon seed spitting or join a bucket brigade and tug-of-war contest. Bring a picnic and spend the day the old -fashioned way!
Fee: $8.00/adults, $6.00/seniors (62+), $5.00 children (4-17), under 4 years free. Parking is free. >>more info

Gilroy Garlic Festival
Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy CA
July 24 – 25 – 26
The 31st Annual “Ultimate Summer Food Fair”; three days of incredible food, arts and crafts, live entertainment, and cooking demonstrations
Adult General Admission $12, Children (ages 6-12) $6 (under 6 – free), Seniors (60+) $6
http://gilroygarlicfestival.com

Berkeley Kite Festival
Berkeley Marina, Berkeley CA
Saturday, July 25
Competitions, demonstrations,  vendors, food, fun for the whole family.
FREE
http://www.yelp.com/events/berkeley-berkeley-kite-festival

Outdoor Movie - Neverending Story
Roberts Regional Park Oakland, CA
Saturday, July 25, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
FREE outdoor movies in beautiful park settings

Wheat Harvest @ Ardenwood Historic Farm
34600 Ardenwood Blvd. Fremont, CA
July 12, 19, 26
A visit to Ardenwood is a journey back to the time of the Patterson Ranch - a prosperous, 19th-century country estate including a beautiful mansion and its elaborate Victorian Gardens. Today the Historic Farm exhibits agricultural practices from the 1870s to the present, demonstrating the transition from horse-powered to horsepower.
http://www.ebparks.org/activities/events

June events for kids in the Bay Area

A Christmas Carol Train Tour - Oakland
June 26-28
Oakland Middle Harbor Shoreline Park
Fri-Sat 9am - 7am
Sun 9am-4pm
ALL ABOARD FOR “DISNEY’S
A CHRISTMAS CAROL” TRAIN TOUR
FROM SNEAK PEEKS OF EXCLUSIVE 3D FILM FOOTAGE
TO SUMMERTIME SNOW – DISNEY PULLS OUT ALL THE WHISTLE STOPS
FOR 40-CITY TRAVELING EXPERIENCE
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Munchkin Mondays - Oakland
June 29 5pm - 8pm
Franklin Square Restaurant & Wine Bar - 2212 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Here’s how it works. While the parents are able to enjoy a quiet meal in the restaurant, the kids have fun in our “Kid’s Tent”. The “Kid’s Tent” is set up outside on our patio. We play a movie and also have coloring, games and other fun stuff. They are supervised by babysitters and also get a meal (butter & pasta or grilled cheese seem to be the favorites). $10 buys the kid’s meal & babysitting. The children need to be between 2 & 5 years old. We can do older, but can’t do infants. We are trying this out this summer every Monday from 5 to 8pm.
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Family Overnight on the USS Hornet - Alameda
June 26
Alameda Point, Alameda Ca
Overnight Adventure on the historic aircraft carrier. Sleeping in original crew bunks.
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Great Train Robberies at Roaring Camp - Felton
June 27-28
Roaring Camp Railroads - Highway 17 at Mount herman RD, Felton CA
Witness shootouts of famed lawmen and notorious outlaws from the 1880s at Bear Mountain. Blazing reenactments demonstrate why the West was wild.
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Outdoor Movie Night - Happy Feet - Dublin CA
June 26 7:30
Emerald Glen Park Tassajara Road & Gleason Drive - Dublin, CA
Arrival Time: 7:30 p.m.(movies start at dusk)
Bring your blankets & low beach chairs - no pets
Refreshments Available
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Beach Party Weekend at Playland-Not-At-The-Beach! Museum - El Cerrito
June 27, 10:00 AM
Playland-Not-At-The-Beach - 10979 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA
It's Beach Party Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach!  Summer is the season of fun, and this weekend we're packed full of exciting and amazing things to do!  Join us for beach games, beach movies, and beach fun!  We'll be holding Hula Hoop, Limbo and Water Balloon Tossing contests where the winners receive plenty of great prizes!  Come dressed in your finest bach attire!
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