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  • Childrenʼs Book Festival

    Schedule of Events Presentations at the Emerald City Stage 11:30 a.m. - Jamaica Stevens 12:00 p.m. - Dev Petty 12:30 p.m. - Shawn Harris 1:00 p.m. - Nidhi Chanani 1:30 p.m. - Fairyland Youth Writers 2:30 p.m. - Malik Sickstein Presenting Book Creators' Meet and Greet in the Merry Meadow 12:00-1:00  p.m. - Jamaica Stevens12:30-1:30 p.m. - Dev Petty1:00-2:00 p.m. - Shawn Harris1:30-2:30 p.m. - Nidhi Chanani3:00-4:00 p.m. - Malik Sickstein Activities 11:00 a.m. - Puppet Show Tío Conejo’s Big Wish at the Puppet Theatre 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m - Arts and Crafts in Miss Muffet’s Garden 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Oakland Public Library in the Chapel Garden 2:00 p.m. - Puppet Show Tío Conejo’s Big Wish at the Puppet Theatre 4:00 p.m. - Puppet Show Tío Conejo’s Big Wish at the Puppet Theatre   Meet and Greet in the Merry Meadow 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - 2025 Fairyland Youth Writers and Teaching Author/Illustrator, Robert Liu-Trujillo 10:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. - Charlotte Cheng, Claudia Walker, Gianna Davy, Helen Taylor, Katrina Liu& Mira Z. Amiras 11:20 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Sarah and Ian Hoffman, Natasha Triplett, Emma Bland-Smith, Bo Lu, Laura Atkins, & Joy Steuerwald […]

  • Oakland’s Magic Kitchen

    Oakland’s Magic Kitchen

    Aesop's Playhouse at Children's Fairyland 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    A Series of Family-Friendly Cooking Shows Back for its third season, Oakland’s Magic Kitchen brings the heart of Oakland’s food scene to Aesop’s Playhouse—live, family-friendly, and full of flavor. And this year's lineup? It's bringing the heat!  Created especially for kids and their grownups, this playful cooking show invites top local chefs to prepare delicious, easy-to-make dishes on stage with some help from everyone’s favorite furry friend, Quercus. Throughout each show, chefs guide the audience through a step-by-step recipe while Quercus keeps the littlest foodies engaged with fun questions, an ingredient-spotting activity, and plenty of  silly antics. Expect laughter, learning, and lots of creative, delicious, nutritious fare.  Stirring up fun! A live, interactive cooking show at Aesop’s Playhouse Kid-friendly dishes made by top Oakland chefs Thoughtful conversations around food, culture, and basic cooking skills Call-and-response moments and simple movement to keep kids engaged Big energy and silly moments with Quercus on stage Meet and greet with Chef and Quercus Tasty samples for the audience to try Take-home recipe cards so you can cook together at home Bon appétit!, it’s time to meet, greet, and eat! 2025 Chef Lineup: Saturday, April 26 – Chef/Owner Janice Dulce from FOB Kitchen Saturday, June […]

  • Halloween Jam

    Halloween Jam

    Halloween starts early! Come eek-perience Halloween with a mad science twist! STEM activities, Fairy Fun House, live DJs, arts &crafts, food trucks, and spooktacular fun.

  • Halloween Jam

    Halloween Jam

    Halloween starts early! Come eek-perience Halloween with a mad science twist! STEM activities, Fairy Fun House, live DJs, arts &crafts, food trucks, and spooktacular fun.

  • Halloween Jam

    Halloween Jam

    Halloween starts early! Come eek-perience Halloween with a mad science twist! STEM activities, Fairy Fun House, live DJs, arts &crafts, food trucks, and spooktacular fun.

  • Halloween Jam: Mad Magic

    Spend Halloween trick-or-treating at Fairyland with special performances, DJs, food trucks, candy stations, arts & crafts, games, prizes, STEM activities, a Mad Science Fairy Fun House and much more!

  • Día de los Muertos: Chapel Exhibit & Performances

    Días de los Muertos: Arte y Música  Nov. 1,2 and 8,9 El Arte Fairyland proudly hosts our Día de los Muertos art exhibit featuring the work of 450 TK to 5th grade students from Escuela de la Familia Global in Oakland. Within the walls of our gorgeous chapel, you’ll find curated original artwork and objects of beauty whose vibrant, bold, and festive forms come together as a joyous way of remembering the dearly departed. The art, decorations, ofrendas, statues, flowers, calaveras, paper mache, papel picado, and other stunning embellishments associated with Día de los Muertos are absolutely iconic and explosively colorful. Come into the chapel during your visit and be brought into an installation that is as celebratory as it is sacred, while supporting the work of a new generation. La Musica Nov. 1 Audiences of every age will delight in the bright and powerful energy of live Mariachi music performed by the uber-talented and well polished youth band, Mariachi Corazón Jovial, reigning from Castro Valley and taking over at Aesop’s Playhouse for ONE DAY ONLY at Fairyland. 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

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