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Berkeley Waterside Workshops Youth Festival (2024)

Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for everyone

Aquatic Park (Berkeley) | Bolivar Dr. and Addison St. Berkeley, CA

Event Details

Join the City of Berkeley, Waterside Workshops, and our neighbors at the recently renovated Aquatic Park for the 2024 Berkeley Aquatic Park Youth Festival on Saturday, December 7!

Let’s celebrate Berkeley’s youth and the community-based organizations that support them with an afternoon full of family fun. There will be youth performances, food trucks, fire truck tours, face painting, a bike and boat parade around the lagoon, and more.

Bring your decorated bike to participate in the parade with BORP Adaptive Sports or join us from 12-2pm for bike decorating at Waterside Workshops! Berkeley Boatshop youth interns will decorate boats for a lagoon parade alongside the Berkeley Rowing and Waterski Clubs.

Plus, Street Level Cycles will be hosting its annual Kids Bike Giveaway. We’ll be giving out 100 bikes on a first-come, first-serve basis – so get there early to get your bike!

Youth Festival Schedule of Events*
Bike & Boat Decorating: 12pm – 2pm
Food Vendors: 12pm – 4pm
Youth Performances: 1pm – 2pm
Bike & Boat Parades: 2pm – 3pm

*In the event of inclement weather, the Youth Festival will be held the following weekend on Saturday, December 14

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE*
*Free for everyone
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Fairs & Festivals, Fun & Games, In Person, Kids & Families
Address: Bolivar Dr. and Addison St. Berkeley, CA

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