These community fairs, festivals and events  were voted the winners for 2024 Best of Bay Area Parent reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.

East Bay

Gold: Oakland Zoo Glowfari. This popular family event features larger-than-life animal lanterns throughout Oakland Zoo with different themes each year. Oakland. oaklandzoo.org/programs-and-events/glowfari.

 Silver: Alameda County Fair. Pleasanton. annual.alamedacountyfair.com.

 Bronze: San Ramon Art and Wind Festival. San Ramon. wklys.us/dOyM.

Peninsula 

Gold: San Carlos Children’s Theater Party in the Park. The company’s annual fundraiser features games, live performances, workshops, crafts, food trucks and more. San Carlos. sancarloschildrenstheater.com.

 Silver: San Carlos Hometown Days. San Carlos. cityofsancarlos.org/community/hometown_days_2024

 Bronze: San Carlos Art & Wine Faire. San Carlos. cityofsancarlos.org.

Silicon Valley

Gold: Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival. Features cultural exhibits and performances, Japanese cuisine, Taiko drums, martial arts, traditional Japanese dancers, arts and crafts and more. Cupertino. cupertinocherryblossomfestival.org.

Silver: Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. San Jose. cdm.org.

Bronze: Excite Ballpark (formerly San Jose Giants Municipal Stadium). San Jose. milb.com/san-jose/ballpark/excite-ballpark.

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