If you have kids, grand kids, neighborhood kids, students- Explore these links and send them down to Berkeley’s Gem, The Adventure Playground
Adventure Playground website
Summer programs begin in the best playground in the Bay area!
Open midweek starting June 18th – Aug 17th and weekends 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed when raining.
Come join the fun- Here is the registration form for children 7 yrs and older who “drop in” the Adventure Playground for three hours only without a parent. Pick up is at 4:30. Summer child drop-in registration form. Want to drop your child and his friend off ? Have their parents fill out the form and sign the waiver before you come- No waiver, no drop off. If you signed one in the school year we require a new one filled out for the summer. For detailed summer activities in the playground click on this link.
Marina Adventures Summer Programs in Adventure Playground
Each of the programs listed below are offered on a drop-in basis, from 1-2 hours each day. Sign up in the Adventure Playground on the day of the program, 1/2 hour before it starts. All programs are free. Children under seven years must be accompanied by an adult. NO GROUPS. Limited participants and age restrictions may apply to specific activities. Great fun! Click here for a view of our June Summer program calendar. July will be available online after June28th.
Our fun summer programs offered by Adventure Playground staff are:
- Free play- all the time! Children can choose to use hammers nails and saws to build and create their own playground. Programs are offered for children not in groups.
- Fishing Mondays 2:30-4 p.m. and Tuesdays 10:30-12. Limit 15 kids. We provide the drop lines and bait and fish off the Berkeley Pier. All fish or crabs that are caught are released.
- Creative Building Wednesdays, 2:30-4 p.m. Classes include: tool workshop , building wooden animals, model cities, race cars and more. Pick up our calendar when you come in.
- Crafts Thursdays 2:30-4 p.m. Classes include making instruments, mobiles, sun prints and more.
- Special Activities Fridays 2:30-3:30 Join the fun, Mud day, Egg drop, Treasure Hunt , other activities may include cook-outs, wet + wild, bubble festivals, Nature Exploration and more etc..)