Bay Area Kids Book Fair - FREE East Bay Edition in San Ramon

Bay Area Kids Book Fair - FREE East Bay Edition in San Ramon

FREE INDOOR 8th Bay Area Kids' Book Fair returns Nov. 2-3 weekend with famous costume characters, authors, Storytime and more.

By Bay Area Festivals

Date and time

Sunday, November 3 · 10am - 2pm PST

Location

12501 Alcosta Blvd

12501 Alcosta Boulevard San Ramon, CA 94583

About this event

  • 4 hours

Our FREE INDOOR 8th Bay Area Kids' Book Fair is the Nov. 2-3 weekend.

The East Bay Fair is Sunday, Nov. 3, in San Ramon indoors at San Ramon Community Center (12501 Alcosta Blvd. at Bollinger Canyon Rd., 1/2-mile off Interstate 680 in Central Park).

The Fair is open from 10am to 2pm. Remember to TURN YOUR CLOCK BACK 1 HOUR Saturday night before you go to bed so you are not too early for the Fair!

The Silicon Valley Fair is Saturday, Nov. 2, in Sunnyvale indoors at Fremont High School (1279 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd. @ Fremont Ave.).

Both indoor events offer FREE ADMISSION and FREE PARKING.

All-time favorite children's book characters Elephant (Gerald) & Piggie and Pete the Cat will be on hand all day to meet and greet their fans of all ages.

We have storytelling presented by Stanford Medicine Children's Health all day with our authors and doctors from Stanford Medicine reading their stories.

The Bay Area has a rich history of writers, illustrators, world-renowned educational institutions and innovative technological advances.

The first 200 families each day will get a FREE BOOK BACKPACK courtesy of Stanford Medicine Children's Health.

Attendees are encouraged to bring canned goods to donate to the Food Bank. They will receive a FREE RAFFLE TICKET for each donated can.

Authors, illustrators, publishers, educational programs and other vendors are welcome to contact Bay Area Festivals to get information on exhibiting.

Visit our website for more information on our Book Fairs: www.BayAreaKidsBookFair.com.

Meet and Greet Pete the Cat and Elephant (Gerald) & Piggie at the Kids' Book Fairs. Have a free photo taken with this children's book legends.

Be sure to drop by the Half Price Books booth at the Book Fair and get a copy of books featuring Pete the Cat and Elephant & Piggie as well as other popular children's literature.

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Bay Area Festivals produces festivals, fairs and special events around the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Upcoming 2023 events include: free outdoor 2nd annual Bay Area SpringFest in Concord (May 6), free King of the County BBQ & Music Festival in Martinez (June 16-18), free 7th Bay Area Kids’ Book Fairs in Sunnyvale (Nov. 4) and San Ramon (Nov. 5), Walnut Creek Oktoberfest (Oct. 13-14), Tri-Valley Halloween Con in October and free 14th annual Super Holiday Boutiques Pleasant Hill (Dec. 2) and Concord (Dec. 3).

32nd Bay Area KidFest (Memorial Day Weekend May 27-29, 2023 in Concord) has been voted Best Family Festival/Fair in the East Bay.

In addition, Bay Area Festivals works with other events such as Concord Cup soccer tournament, San Pablo 4th of July Multi-Cultural Celebration, Lamorinda Home Show, Concord Jazz Festival and Concord Oktoberfest

Award-winning Bay Area Festivals president Jay Bedecarre has produced and marketed over 2000 events in the Bay Area.