December occasions and actions for all ages

Berkeleyans can benefit from the incoming vacation season with occasions comparable to a winter competition, carnival, enjoyable run, dance, college break camps, and a meal with Santa.

• Teenagers can be part of a supervised vacation dance.
• Kids 5 years previous or underneath can take pleasure in a winter carnival with video games, crafts, and meet-and-greets with Elsa and a snowman.
• People of all ages can collect for a seasonal enjoyable run round Aquatic Park, with prizes by age group.
• Families can participate in a pleasant competition and group bike experience. Or take pleasure in a pancake breakfast with Santa and his North Pole buddies.

See what the season provides by checking every occasion’s particulars and registering the place wanted. Use our occasions calendar to see all City occasions.

Bring your sixth via eighth graders to a winter dance evening

Bring your sixth via eighth graders to a supervised evening designed only for them. Teens can transfer, meet buddies, take heed to music, dance, and participate in a night that celebrates the season. Reserve a spot early as a result of solely pre-registered college students can be admitted.

Participants should be present sixth-, seventh-, or eighth-grade college students at a Berkeley Unified School District center college. Teens should present proof of faculty attendance on the door.

Snacks and drinks can be out there all through the night. For questions or to request an accessibility lodging, contact Assistant Recreation Coordinator Joaquim Lee at (510) 981-6674.

Winter-themed youngsters’ carnival

Kids underneath 5, supervised by an grownup, are invited to our winter carnival. Tots can play carnival video games like Snowflake Toss or Pin the Nose on the Snowman, make crafts, and meet Elsa, a snowman, and different winter buddies.

For questions or to request an accessibility lodging, contact LaShay Johnson at [email protected].

Join an all-ages winter enjoyable run at Aquatic Park

Come out for a seasonal run, stroll, or roll via Aquatic Park. The 2.3 mile course offers all ages an opportunity to benefit from the waterfront and meet neighborhood at this low-cost outside occasion. Register earlier than race day to safe your t-shirt, bib, and goodie bag.

Check-in begins at 10:30 am and the run begins at 11:30 am. The 2.3-mile route travels counter-clockwise round Aquatic Park, with water stations positioned after the one-mile level and earlier than the two-mile level.

The begin and end level are positioned close to Street Level Cycles on 84 Bolivar Drive. All ages are welcome. Prizes can be awarded by age group: youth, adults, and seniors.

For questions or to request an accessibility lodging, contact the Recreation Customer Service Hub at [email protected] or (510) 981-5150.

After ending, keep at Aquatic Park for winter-themed actions on the Winter Youth Festival, co-hosted with Waterside Workshops.

Bring your loved ones to Aquatic Park for a competition that celebrates youth

Join winter-themed actions at Aquatic Park. You can meet vacation characters, beautify cookies, take pictures on the sales space, watch a bubble present, discuss with City workers, check drive an electrical automobile, and study in regards to the park via hands-on environmental actions. Food vans can be onsite.

Kids of all ages, members of the family, and supporters can be part of a slow-paced Kidical Mass Bike Ride at 1:15 pm. This guided experience begins at Street Level Cycles and travels to the Berkeley Waterfront and again.

Connect with neighborhood organizations and City departments to study packages and providers in Berkeley, together with a preview of 2026 summer time camps on the Recreation Division sales space.

Charge Across Town is providing a wide range of electrical autos check rides. You can study incentives and packages that assist make electrical autos extra inexpensive. Anyone who takes a check experience will obtain a present certificates to Waterside Workshops’ Street Level Cycles bicycle store.

For questions or to request an accessibility lodging, contact the Recreation Customer Service Hub at [email protected] or (510) 981-5150.

Meet Santa and revel in a festive breakfast

Enjoy a pancake breakfast, meet Santa, and take a photograph with him and his North Pole buddies. We have seating out there at two time slots, so be sure that to order your spot.

Breakfast contains pancakes, eggs, fruit, and sausage, with dietary choices out there. Groups bigger than eight can be seated at multiple desk. Smaller teams can be seated with others.

For questions or to request an accessibility lodging, contact Perry Nalle at [email protected] or (510) 981-5150.

Choose from winter break camps designed for various age teams

Sign up for winter college break camps supplied in late December. Programs serve preschoolers via elementary ages and embody inventive tasks, skill-building, sports activities, and single-day choices.

Getting to recreation occasions

To get to those occasions with no automobile, strive AC Transit’s route planner, borrow an e-bike or scooter, or bicycle utilizing our bike boulevards.

These December occasions are organized by the City of Berkeley’s Recreation Division, which provides dozens of camps, lessons, and actions for all ages. Learn extra and enroll through our online recreation portal. Find extra enjoyable actions on our occasions calendar.

Dance. Run. Ride bikes. Eat pancakes. Snap pictures. Meet Santa. Join camps. Celebrate the season in Berkeley.

Links

• Friday, December 5:
• Friday, December 6:
• Saturday, December 13:
• Saturday, December 20:
• Winter Break Camps:
• Online recreation portal