Special Events and Activities
For further information or exact date and time, please call contact phone numbers listed or check the linked description pages.
With all these events- Please help us by carpooling and limiting the amount of trash you leave when you come. Please help keep our parks beautiful.
Berkeley Bay Festival April 13th, 2013 Environmental education festival to highlight the wonderful organizations and opportunities we have here around San Francisco Bay. 11- 4 Adventure Playground, Music, Sailboat rides, Dragon Boat rides. Tour the new classroom and strawbale visitors center, and more. Check here and the link for updates as they happen.
Earth Day Shoreline clean-up. April 20th sign in 9-10 a.m. Clean until 12. Come to the Shorebird Park Nature Center 160 University Ave. Berkeley CA 94710 for the background and safety talk . Here we will have you sign the waiver, show you the locations, distribute data cards, buckets and gloves if you cannot bring your own. Clean-up areas will be around the inner harbor, shorebird park and along University. If you are interested in joining us, please send an email to : Naturecenter@cityofberkeley.info with your name, and names of any additional people and if you can bring your own materials.
.Shoreline Clean-up 27th international Coastal Clean-up Saturday morning sign-up 9:00, Sept 21, 2013
Come clean-up our East Bay shoreline. Be part of an international event that collects trash data to help the environment. Bring your own bags or buckets or if you can't, we will provide them and a raffle at the end. Staging area behind the Seabreeze Market at West Frontage Rood and University Avenue. Bring Gloves, water, sunscreen, hat, windbreaker. Groups of 10 or more please contact us for group information.
Contact: 510-981-6720
Berkeley Kite Festival Last weekend in July.
Located at the Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley Marina
The park's open rolling hills, and proximity to the Golden Gate's ever-present winds, make Cesar Chavez Park the perfect site for a kite festival.
Coordinated by Tom McAlister, Highline Kites of Berkeley
Contact: 510-235-5483
Fourth of July and Fireworks - July 4th 2013, 09:35 P.M.
The fireworks celebration is held every year at Berkeley Marina. The pyrotechnic display lasts approximately one half-hour. We are looking into changing the venue to a Lazer light show which will soften the impact of lost and frightened animals usually affected by the loud noises of the fireworks. The display is launched from the Berkeley Pier at the foot of University Avenue, but will be visible from all over the Marina and elsewhere. Automobile access is limited, so check the website in advance.
Contact:510-981-6740