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Things to do in Berkeley with kids

Museums, parks & beaches and indoor climbing — 23 places to go with kids in Berkeley, California. 4 free to enter · most admission $18 to $30. 8 have a verified saving right now.
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Museums in Berkeley10

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Parks & beaches in Berkeley5

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Indoor climbing in Berkeley4

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Tours & cruises in Berkeley2

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Shows & live entertainment in Berkeley1

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Adventure in Berkeley1

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What’s on in Berkeley

Within 25 miles of Berkeley. Dates and wording are each venue’s own.

Free in Berkeley

4 attractions in Berkeley get you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.

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Places with deals in Berkeley

See each venue's offer wording and ticket conditions before choosing.

Berkeley offers a mix of climbing gyms, museums, and cultural attractions suited to different ages and interests. Benchmark Climbing and Berkeley Ironworks are indoor rock climbing gyms where visitors scale walls of varying difficulty, while Mosaic Boulders and The Oaks Climbing offer bouldering experiences. The Lawrence Hall of Science is a hands-on science center where visitors explore interactive exhibits, meet live animals in the Animal Discovery Zone, and watch films in the 3D Theater. For theater lovers, Berkeley Playhouse stages musicals including Legally Blonde, Disney's Frozen, Come From Away, and Shrek the Musical at the Julia Morgan Theater. Museums range from the Derby Street Diorama Museum, which showcases miniature worlds created by local artists, to the Essig Museum of Entomology Research, which houses one of the largest insect collections in North America. Bay Discovery Cruise from Berkeley operates a yacht to explore San Francisco Bay and its landmarks. Tilden Park Merry Go Round features a historic carousel with handcrafted horses, open weekends. The Workbits Co makerspace serves kids ages six to eighteen who want to turn ideas into things they can hold, use, wear, play with, or share.

What this list covers

Berkeley has 23 places to go, mostly museums (10), parks & beaches (5), indoor climbing (4).

16 of them publish an admission price, 20 publish opening hours, 2 have something dated on now, 8 are running a verified saving.

Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on November 1, 2026.

How we know these are real

Savings here are quoted from the attraction’s own website, word for word. This one, for example:

“Guests with an EBT card can receive discounted $3 admission for up to four individuals.”

Quoted from botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu · checked on

Common questions

How many attractions in Berkeley are running a deal?
8 of the 23 attractions in Berkeley currently have a verified saving, covering 19 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website. Examples include Benchmark Climbing, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley Playhouse. Check each venue’s offer wording and eligibility conditions.
How much do things to do in Berkeley cost?
Most admission in Berkeley runs $18 to $30 per person, and 4 places are free to enter. Published prices run from $35 to $35 — $35 at AxeVentures Axe Throwing Berkeley, $35 at Berkeley Playhouse, across 2 attractions in Berkeley that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
What’s on in Berkeley right now?
2 attractions in Berkeley have something dated running, 2 listings between them. Each carries its own dates and the venue’s own sentence, and nothing is listed once its dates have passed.
Is there anything free to do in Berkeley?
4 attractions in Berkeley say on their own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction. Examples include Derby Street Diorama Museum, Golden Gate Live Steamers, Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles.
What kinds of attractions are included?
museums (10), parks & beaches (5), indoor climbing (4), tours & cruises (2), shows & live entertainment (1), adventure (1).
Are these deals guaranteed to still be available?
No. Every deal here carries the date it was last checked on the attraction’s own website and a link straight to the page it came from, so you can confirm it before you travel. Prices and offers change without notice.
What can a toddler do in Berkeley?
The Lawrence Hall of Science welcomes children 2 and under free and offers interactive exhibits and live animals. Tilden Park Merry Go Round features a historic carousel with handcrafted horses, open weekends from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm. The UC Botanical Garden and Blake Garden are park nature attractions for young children.
What's good for a rainy weekend with school-age kids?
Indoor climbing gyms like Benchmark Climbing, Berkeley Ironworks, Mosaic Boulders, and The Oaks Climbing offer walls and terrain of varying difficulty. The Lawrence Hall of Science has interactive exhibits and a 3D Theater. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive combines gallery exhibitions with film screenings in the Barbro Osher Theater.
Are there deals that make these attractions more affordable?
Benchmark Climbing offers a 10 Day Pass Bundle, while City Cruises saves up to 20 percent by bundling. The Lawrence Hall of Science admits children 2 and under free. Tilden Park Merry Go Round offers a Value Pack of seven rides, and the UC Botanical Garden provides Museums for All EBT discounts.