2010 Events:

Year Round

Kids Challenge

Year-round self-paced activity program for Kids 17 and under
> More information on the Kids Challenge page...

January 2010

January 13: Trails Challenge 2010 Registration Opens 

January 18: Day of Service, Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline and Shimada Park  

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February 2010

February 23: Wedding Fair, Brazilian Room, Tilden Regional Park

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March 2010

March 2:  Wedding Fair, Brazilian Room, Tilden Regional Park 

March 6 - 7: Open House, Black Diamond Mines 

March 14: Johnny Appleseed Day, Ardenwood Historic Farm 

March 14, 20, 28: - Whale watching trips, Half Moon Bay 

March 27: Egg Scramble, Crown Beach 

March 27: Wildflower Festival, Sunol Regional Wilderness

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April 2010

Brooks Island Tour Season 

April 10: Tartan Day Scottish Fair, Ardenwood Historic Farm 

April 17: Plant Sale, Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Regional Park 

April 17: Earth Day  April 17 California Trail Days 

April 18: Sheep Shearing Day, Ardenwood Historic Farm 

April 24: Open House, Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve

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May 2010

Swim Season Opens! 

May 8 - 9: Backpacking Trip, Anthony Chabot Regional Park 
May 9: Photo Exhibit & Tips and Tricks workshop, Coyote Hills Regional Park

May 14: Concert at the Cove, Crab Cove 

May 22 - 23: Storytelling Festival, Kennedy Grove Regional Rec. Area 

May 22: Diamond in the Rough Anniversary Gala 
May 22 - 23: Bay Area Storytelling Festival, Kennedy Grove Regional Park, El Sobrante, CA  

May 28 - 31: Rattlesnake Rendezvous, Sunol Regional Wilderness 

May 31: Open Houses, Visitor Centers

May 31: Free Day, Ardenwood Historic Farm 

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 June 2010

June 6, 13, 20 & 27: Hay Harvest, Ardenwood Historic Farm

June 11: Concert at the Cove, Crab Cove 

June 13: Bird and Butterfly Festival, Coyote Hills Regional Park   

June 19: Return of the Terns, 10:00am to 4:00pm, Crab Cove 
June 19: Sand Castle/Sculpture Building Contest, 9:00am to 1:00pm, Crab Cove

June 20: Father’s Day - Del Valle Regional Park
June 21: Park’n It Day Camp Launches

July 2010

July 4: Independence Day, Ardenwood Historic Farm 

July 4: Open House, Tilden Nature Area 

July 9: Concert at the Cove, Crab Cove 

July 11, 18 , 25: Wheat Harvest, Ardenwood Historic Farm 

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August 2010

August 7, 14, 21, 28: Movie Night 

August 13 -14: Backpacking Trip, Sunol Regional Wilderness 

August 13: Concert at the Cove, Crab Cove 

August 21: Cajun/Zydeco Festival, Ardenwood Historic Farm

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September 2010

September 4 - 6: Historic Rail Fair, Ardenwood Historic Farm 
September 6: Open Houses, Visitor Centers 
September 6: Labor Day on the Farm, Ardenwood Historic Farm 
September 11: Apple Festival, Garin Regional Park 
September 11 - 12: Shakespeare Festival, Ardenwood Historic Farm 
September 25: California Coastal Cleanup  

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October 2010

October 3: Gathering of Ohlone Peoples, Coyote Hills Regional Park 
October 9 & 10: Harvest Festival, Ardenwood Historic Farm 
October 17: Open House, Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve 
October 17: Cowboy Culture Extravaganza, Sunol Regional Wilderness 
October 23: Halloween Events, Redwood Regional Park, Crab Cove, and Sunol Regional Wilderness 
October 30: Halloween Hike, Tilden Nature Area 
October 31: Halloween Event, Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve

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November 2010

November 26: Open Houses, Crab Cove and Sunol Visitor Centers 

November 26: Return of the Monarchs, Ardenwood Historic Farm 

November 26: Turkey Day Hikes 

November 27: Last Mine Open House of the Season, Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve

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December 2010

December 4 & 5: Christmas at Ardenwood 

December 10: Evening at the Patterson House (City of Fremont), Ardenwood 

December 11 & 12: Holiday Splendor Patterson House Tours (City of Fremont), Ardenwood