Schedule of Events
Fairyland is open Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting.
Friday, November 17, 2023
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Emerald City Stage
10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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Saturday, November 18, 2023
Performer: Storyteller John Weaver
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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Sunday, November 19, 2023
Performer: Storyteller Alicia Retes Native Stories
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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Friday, November 24, 2023
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Emerald City Stage
3:00 p.m. (only)
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Saturday and Sunday, November 25 - 26, 2023
Performer: Magician, Mike Della Penna
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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December 2023
Friday, December 1, 2023
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Emerald City Stage
10:30 a.m., 3:00 p.m.
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Saturday & Sunday, December 2 - 3, 2023
Performer: Storyteller Kirk Waller
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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Friday, December 8, 2023
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Emerald City Stage
10:30 a.m., 3:00 p.m.
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Saturday & Sunday, December 9 - 10, 2023
Performer: Storyteller Ms. Alayna’s Partytime Playdate!
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Children’s Theatre: Elves and the Shoemaker
Playing at the Aesop's Playhouse
Showtimes:
1:00 p.m.
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Friday, December 15, 2023
Performer: Magician Blake Maxam
Playing at Emerald City Stage
Showtime:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtime:
3:00 p.m.
Performer: Puppet Company - The NutCracker
Playing at Aesop’s Theater
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
Festival of Lights Parade and Dance Party with Santa
Starting at the Emerald City Stage
6:30 p.m.
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Saturday, December 16, 2023
Performer: Magician Blake Maxam
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Children’s Theater: Elves and the Shoemaker
Playing at Aesop’s Playhouse
Showtime:
1:00 p.m.
Performer: Storyteller The Winter Queen
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
Festival of Lights Parade with Santa
Starting at the Emerald City Stage
6:30 p.m.
Children’s Fairyland Annual Tree Lighting
Center of the Main Plaza
Directly following the Festival of Lights Parade
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Sunday, December 17, 2023
Performer: Storyteller John Weaver
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Children’s Theater: Elves and the Shoemaker- Closing Performance!
Playing at Aesop’s Playhouse
Showtime:
1:00 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Performer: The Tap Dancing Christmas Trees
Playing at Aesop’s Playhouse
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
Festival of Lights Parade and Dance Party with Santa
Starting at the Emerald City Stage
6:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Performer: Magician Buki the Clown
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Performer: The Tap Dancing Christmas Trees
Playing at the Aesop’s Playhouse
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
Festival of Lights Parade and Dance Party with Santa
Starting at the Emerald City Stage
6:30 p.m.
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Thursday, December 21, 2023
Performer: Rapper - Spoken wordsmith Jamey Williams
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Performer: Magician Brian Scott’s Holiday Show
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
Festival of Lights Parade and Dance Party with Santa
Starting at the Emerald City Stage
6:30 p.m.
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Friday, December 22, 2023
Performer: Magician Blake Maxam
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtime:
3:00 p.m.
Performer: Puppet Company performs A Time To Be Jolly
Playing at the Aesop’s Playhouse
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
Festival of Lights Parade and Dance Party with Santa
Starting at the Emerald City Stage
6:30 p.m.
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Saturday, December 23, 2023
Performer: Storyteller The Winter Queen
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Performer: The Tap Dancing Christmas Trees
Playing at the Aesop’s Playhouse
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
Festival of Lights Parade and Dance Party with Santa
Starting at the Emerald City Stage
6:30 p.m.
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Closed Sunday and Monday, December 24 and 25, 2023
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Performer: Magician Brian Scott’s Holiday Show
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Performer: Magician Mike Della Penna
Playing at Emerald City Stage
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Performer: Storyteller John Weaver
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Performer: Rapper - Spoken wordsmith Jamey Williams
Playing at Emerald City Stage
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
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Thursday, December 28, 2023
Performer: Juggler Owen Baker Flynn
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Performer: Magician Blake Maxam
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
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Friday, December 29, 2023
Performer: Storyteller The Winter Queen
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtime:
3:00 p.m.
Performer: The Tap Dancing Penguins
Playing at the Aesop’s Playhouse
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
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Saturday, December 30, 2023
Performer: Singer Mr. Elephant
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
1:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: The Velveteen Rabbit
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtime:
2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtime:
3:00 p.m.
Performer: Puppet Company performs Fantasy on Strings
Playing at the Aesop’s Playhouse
Showtime:
5:00 p.m.
CLOSED Sunday December 31 through January 1, 2024
Fairyland will be open 1/2/24 - 1/7/24
Available online
Oakland-born Kathreen Khavari reads from Kate Schatz' Rad American Women A-Z on Fairyland’s Magic Tree
Turn the Page! Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree:
Oakland-born Author and Illustrator Robert Liu-Trujillo reads Furqan’s First Flat Top
Toddler Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree:
Ms. Vicky reads "Duncan the Story Dragon" and sings “Dino Ditty”
Fairyland Flora and Fauna: When it Rains it Spores
Online event: Turn the Page! Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree: Celebrating Oakland Pride Month
Online event: Toddler Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree
Join Ms. Michaela for songs, games, and “It Looked Like Spilt Milk”
Online event: Community Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree
Local Shero, Angela Louie-Howard from Lotus Bloom reads "Welcome to the Party" by Gabrielle Union, illustrated by Ashley Evans
Online event: Turn the Page! Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree: Laurin Mayeno’s bilingual "One of A Kind, Like Me / Único Como Yo" (English/Spanish)
Online event: Toddler Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree: Ms. Marie returns
Online event: Turn the Page! Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree: Victoria Sanchez, "Pilar’s Worries."
