Mobile Museum at Oaktoberfest (Oakland) 10/05

Habitot's traveling "mini museum" of mobile exhibits plus art, STEM, and maker activities will be at Oaktober Fest 2025! Our exhibits and activities are best for kids 0-5, and siblings and adults are encouraged to play, too!

This event will be held in conjunction with the 18th Annual Oaktoberfest in the Dimond! Oaktoberfest celebrates the history, the flavors, and the people of the Bay Area. Oakland’s Dimond District hosts this one-of-a-kind Fall Festival (combining Oktoberfest with Oakland), welcoming thousands with craft beer & food, entertainment, arts, and ecology. Oaktoberfest is an event designed not only to celebrate the proud history of a shining district in Oakland, but also to raise funds for improvement projects, community development programs, and future events.

This location is AC Transit accessible with easy freeway access.

Habitot Children’s Museum is a non-profit organization serving a wide range of families!

Pre-registration for each timeslot helps us plan for staffing and supplies. Register for a SINGLE FAMILY GROUP (any combination of children and adults in the same household) for just ONE time slot (1 hour and fifteen minute) to allow as many families as possible to attend our event.

Please do not participate in our event if you or your family members are ill. We encourage wearing masks because COVID-19 is still circulating, although they are not required at this time.

Launch your handmade rocket 15ft into the sky with a hand-cranked air pressure contraption. New for 2023, use the same hand-cranked air pressure contraption to launch a vehicle down a 10 ft track!

Design, build, and decorate a rocket from recycled materials. Test how it high it launches in the new rocket launcher. Decide if your make-and-keep needs anything added to it or taken away. A fun design activity!

Playing with water is a learning opportunity! Explore boats, funnels, buckets, and streams to learn about the properties of water, and just have fun!

Design, build, and decorate a boat from recycled materials. Test how it floats and sails in the water table. Decide if your make-and-keep boat needs anything added to it or taken away. A fun design activity!

Create art and engage in maker activities with a wide range of materials that encourage "process" and not "product" learning. STEM experiments also help children learn basic science and math concepts. An art making table for 2's and younger is new for 2023.

Imagine an entire mural created by children on our giant paintable wall. Nontoxic washable paint.

Design your very own ball run with endless combinations of tubes, gutters, and more on our giant magnetic wall!

Build a fort, ball ramps, or anything you can imagine with Imagination Playground’s big foam blocks. This is a great activity for making new friends as you build together.

Just for the littlest ones — a waterless pool filled with multi-colored plastic balls. Lots of giggles.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Dimond District, Fruitvale Ave & MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, United States