Schedule of Events
At Children's Fairyland, all live performances and puppet shows are free with park admission. Reserve your tickets now!
The park is now open Wednesday through Sunday in two daily sessions, morning (9 a.m. to noon) and afternoon (1 to 4 p.m.).
Oh my gourd! Halloween Jam happens in October!
October 2021
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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)
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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Junior Center of Art and Science presents arts and crafts at the O’Hare Arts and Crafts Center
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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Wednesday - Friday, October 13 - 15, 2021
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Friday, October 15, 2021
Online event: Fairyland Flora and Fauna, Ep. 7: Creepy Crawly Worms
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Weekend dates: Hickory Dickory Dock, a play for children age two to five!
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Theatre for the Very Young: Hickory Dickory Dock
Playing at Aesop's Festival Stage
Showtimes:
9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
This is a separate ticketed event, get your tickets now.
Performer: Magician: Blake Maxam performs “Shivers, the Slightly Silly, Slightly Spooky Safety Show”.
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Children’s Theatre: Looking-glass
Playing at the Aesop's Playhouse
Showtimes:
2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Sunday, October 17, 2021
Theatre for the Very Young: Hickory Dickory Dock
Playing at Aesop's Festival Stage
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m.
This is a separate ticketed event, get your tickets now.
Performer: Magician: Blake Maxam performs “Shivers, the Slightly Silly, Slightly Spooky Safety Show”.
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Children’s Theatre: Looking-glass
Playing at the Aesop's Playhouse
Showtimes:
2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Online event: Toddler Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree: Ms. Marie returns with another Toddler Storytime
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Wednesday - Friday, October 20 - 22, 2021
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Meet the critters: Brought to you by the Junior Center of Art and Science
Say hi to Izzie the leopard gecko and Jessie the Hermann's tortoise at Arts and Crafts Center
Showing from:
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
#HalloweenJam! Break out your family's costumes* and join us for fall fun and festivities: Oct. 22–24 & 29–31. Reserve tickets now, capacity is limited for safety: fairyland.org/halloween-jam-2021
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Friday, October, 22, 2021 - Halloween Jam
Performer: Magician Buki the Clown
Playing at the Emerald City Stage Buki the Clown
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Monster Mash Parade: An interactive, park-wide parade for the whole family
11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Performer: Circus performer, Bri Crabtree
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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Saturday, October, 23, 2021 - Halloween Jam
Theatre for the Very Young: Hickory Dickory Dock
Playing at Aesop's Festival Stage
Showtimes:
9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
This is a separate ticketed event, get your tickets now.
Performer: Magician: Mike Della Pena
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
Monster Mash Parade: An interactive park-wide parade for the whole family
11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
Children’s Theatre: El Principe Oso (The Bear Prince)
Playing at the Aesop's Playhouse
Showtimes:
2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Performer: The Puppet Company presents “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Puppet Show
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Sunday, October, 24, 2021 - Halloween Jam
Theatre for the Very Young: Hickory Dickory Dock
Playing at Aesop's Festival Stage
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m.
This is a separate ticketed event, get your tickets now.
Performer: Magician: Mike Della Pena
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
Monster Mash Parade: An interactive park-wide parade for the whole family
11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
Children’s Theatre: El Principe Oso (The Bear Prince)
Playing at the Aesop's Playhouse
Showtimes:
2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Performer: Circus performer Bri Crabtree
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Online event: Community Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree: An original story about his childhood new home by Glynn Washington
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Wednesday - Friday, October 27 - 29, 2021
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Friday, October, 29, 2021 - Halloween Jam
Performer: Magician: Mike Della Pena
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
Monster Mash Parade: An interactive park-wide parade for the whole family
11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
Performer: Magician Blake Maxam performs “Shivers, the Slightly Silly, Slightly Spooky Safety Show”.
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Friday, October, 29, 2021 - Halloween Jam
Performer: Magician: Mike Della Pena
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
Monster Mash Parade: An interactive park-wide parade for the whole family
11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
Performer: Magician Blake Maxam performs “Shivers, the Slightly Silly, Slightly Spooky Safety Show”.
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Saturday, October, 30, 2021 - Halloween Jam
Performer: Storyteller Pumpkinella Brujaja
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
Children’s Theatre: Ozma of Oz
Playing at the Aesop's Playhouse
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m.
Monster Mash Parade: An interactive park-wide parade for the whole family
11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
Performer: The Puppet Company presents "Rumplestiltskin What's In a Name?"
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Children’s Theatre: Looking-glass
Playing at the Aesop's Playhouse
Showtimes:
2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Sunday, October, 31, 2021 - Halloween Jam
Performer: Storyteller Pumpkinella Brujaja
Playing at the Emerald City Stage
Showtimes:
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
Children’s Theatre: El Principe Oso (The Bear Prince)
Playing at the Aesop's Playhouse
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m.
Monster Mash Parade: An interactive park-wide parade for the whole family
11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
Puppet Show: Another Princess and the Pea
Playing at the open-air Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes:
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Available online
Community Storytime on Fairyland’s Magic Tree:
Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs read Dave Eggers' "What Can a Citizen Do?"
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”
New episode of Fairyland Flora and Fauna: Pollinator Posse
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
