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Things to do in Oakland

Museums, family fun and zoos & aquariums — 28 places to go in Oakland, California. 2 free to enter · most admission $15 to $19. 7 have a verified saving right now.

Museums in Oakland11

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Family fun in Oakland4

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Zoos & aquariums in Oakland2

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Farms & pumpkin patches in Oakland2

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Escape rooms in Oakland2

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Historic sites in Oakland2

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Tours & cruises in Oakland2

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Ice & roller skating in Oakland1

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Indoor climbing in Oakland1

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Parks & beaches in Oakland1

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What’s on in Oakland

3 places in Oakland have something dated on, 4 listings in all. Dates and wording are the venue’s own.

Sep 25Event

Oakland Museum of California, Oakland

Friday Nights at OMCA with Los Tranquilos

Families enjoy an evening of nostalgic 1960s and '70s Latin American music, movement, and community connection with Los Tranquilos on the Garden Stage, plus food and gallery access.

From $15 per personFree $25
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“September 25 from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm [Friday Nights at OMCA with Los Tranquilos]”

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Oct 10 – 11Event

Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland

Cosmic Creativity Festival

Artists fill the Center with photography, music, paintings, and cosmic creativity over two days. Families can experience a celebration of art and science together.

From $19 per personmilitary & EBT rates
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“Join us October 10th and 11th as artists fill the Center with photography, music, paintings, and cosmic creativity”

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Oct 17 – Nov 1Season

Oakland Zoo, Oakland

Boo at the Zoo

Halloween activities take place on weekends throughout the event period. Families can enjoy seasonal festivities at the zoo during October and early November.

From $3 per personsenior & resident rates · Season passes from $15
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“Join us for Halloween activities on the weekends from Oct. 17-Nov. 1”

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Free in Oakland

3 attractions in Oakland get you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.

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Oakland's attractions range widely across museums, outdoor spaces, and interactive venues. The Oakland Zoo features multiple themed areas where visitors walk through exhibits to observe animals including African lions, Grant's zebras, dromedary camels, hamadryas baboons, and various bird species across the African Savanna, California Trail, Tropical Rainforest, Wild Australia, and Parrott Plaza sections. Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland offers hands-on exploration of space, science, and astronomy through interactive exhibits and live demonstrations. The Oakland Museum of California is a single institution housing the Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences, where visitors explore exhibitions and special displays in the Great Hall. For younger children, the Museum of Children's Art in downtown Oakland is a hands-on art museum where children create with paint, sculptables, and mixed media. The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment is a playable video game museum where visitors interact with thousands of games running on original hardware while viewing one-of-a-kind pieces of gaming history. Indoor play spaces like Bay Play and Pump It Up Oakland Kids Birthdays and More offer climbing walls, slides, tunnels, and inflatable attractions for active children on rainy days.

What this list covers

Oakland has 28 places to go, mostly museums (11), family fun (4), zoos & aquariums (2).

12 of them publish an admission price, 14 publish opening hours, 3 have something dated on now, 7 are running a verified saving.

Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on September 19, 2026.

How we know these are real

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

“We offer $1 tickets for up to four (4) people per EBT, WIC, or P-EBT cardholder.”

Quoted from chabotspace.org · checked on

Common questions

How many attractions in Oakland are running a deal?
7 of the 28 attractions in Oakland currently have a verified saving, covering 19 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website.
What’s on in Oakland right now?
3 attractions in Oakland have something dated running, 4 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 Oakland?
2 attractions in Oakland 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.
What kinds of attractions are included?
museums (11), family fun (4), zoos & aquariums (2), farms & pumpkin patches (2), escape rooms (2), historic sites (2), tours & cruises (2), ice & roller skating (1), indoor climbing (1), parks & beaches (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 for an hour on a weekday afternoon?
The Museum of Children's Art in downtown Oakland is a hands-on art museum where children create with paint, sculptables, and mixed media. The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment is a playable video game museum where visitors interact with thousands of games running on original hardware. Bay Play is an indoor entertainment center where visitors explore a 3,000 square foot playground filled with climbing walls, slides, tunnels, and obstacle course structures.
What suits a full day with teenagers?
The Oakland Zoo features multiple themed areas where visitors walk through exhibits to observe animals across the African Savanna, California Trail, Tropical Rainforest, Wild Australia, and Parrott Plaza sections. Clockwise Escape Room Oakland and Escape Oakland both offer immersive escape games where teams solve puzzles and complete challenges to escape within sixty minutes. The Oakland Museum of California houses the Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences with exhibitions and special displays in the Great Hall.
Where can families find discounts?
Chabot Space & Science Center offers Discounts and Reciprocal Memberships. The Oakland Zoo offers Unlimited Rides Wristband for Members. Great Western Power Company, a climbing gym in Uptown Oakland, offers Kids Free with Family Membership. The Oakland Ice Center offers Oakland Resident Discount. The Museum of Children's Art offers Reduced admission for EBT/WIC/Medi-Cal families. The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment admits Children under 4 free.