7th annual FREE Camp & School Fairs return on Feb. 23-24 weekend with free activities and over 75 exhibitors allowing attendees to view a smorgasbord of camps, enrichment programs, schools, performing arts, S.T.E.M. & S.T.E.A.M. programs, preschools, cooking, educational, sports and other programs available this spring and summer.
The free fairs run from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. each day. On Saturday, Feb. 23, the Tri-Valley Camp & School Fair returns to San Ramon at Pine Valley Middle School Auditorium and then on Sunday, Feb. 24, the Contra Costa Camp & School Fair is being held again in Lafayette at Acalanes High School with ample free parking at both locations.
Silicon Valley Camp & School Fair is at Fremont High School, 1279 Sunnyvale Saratoga Rd. at Fremont Ave. in Sunnyvale. Free admission and free parking. The 9th annual Marin Camp Fair is at Dominican University in San Rafael on Saturday, Mar. 23, while the inaugural East Bay Camp & School Fair is coming to Berkeley at Ed Roberts Campus at the Ashby BART Station on Saturday, Mar. 24. Every fair features free admission and free parking.
The fairs are presented by Bay Area Festivals, Inc., which also produces Bay Area KidFest (30th annual festival May 25-27 on Memorial Day Weekend in Concord). Bay Area Kids' Book Fairs (Sunnyvale and Lafayette) and Super Holiday Boutiques (Dec. 7 in Pleasant Hill and Dec. 8 in Concord). Bay Area KidFest has been voted Best Community Event five consecutive times by readers of Claycord.com. Bay Area Festivals has donated over $80,000 to educational, health, sports and youth non-profits in the past seven years.
Producer Jay Bedecarre says, “We’ve had an outstanding response to our Camp & School Fair the past six years. The fair provides families with a one-stop shopping experience as they plan their spring break and summer activities.” He adds that there is a wide variety of schools and camps for children, teens and families including preschools, day camps, overnight, performing arts, S.T.E.M. & S.T.E.A.M. programs, YMCA, cooking, scouts and sports. Camps from coast to coast take part.
The first 200 families each day receive a free goody bag. There is a free raffle drawing for camps and KidFest tickets. Anyone bringing a can of food for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano will receive an extra raffle ticket for each can. Admission and parking are FREE.
