The Walnut Creek Arts + Rec winter activity guide is now online!
Winter Registration Opens 12/3 @ 12:00 PM. You can register in person, online, or over the phone with our Customer Service team. >> View Guide Online
November + Winter camps just around the corner!
School breaks are the perfect time to explore arts, sports, and STEM camps through Recreation and Community Arts. Select from multiple dates and offerings for a fun-filled fall.
Join us for a delightful grown-up and me ceramic workshop! We'll be crafting gingerbread-style ornaments out of clay. The ornaments will be fired and ready for pickup before Thanksgiving. This is a great grown up/child activity for your whole family.
Our fall youth sports season is in full swing, and the energy on the courts, fields, and trails is electric! Student athletes at Walnut Creek Intermediate and Foothill Middle School are building skills, making new friends, and representing their teams with pride. Don't miss out on our upcoming programs! >> Learn More
Specialized Recreation
These events are designed for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Come support Center for Community Arts and Clay Arts Guild with a warm handmade bowl of chili and select a unique handcrafted bowl to bring home! We'll have over 200 handmade bowls to choose from. In addition, Clay Arts Guild members will host a ceramic pop-up at this event. >> Learn More
Join us for our annual Handcrafted Holiday Sale at Shadelands Art Center!
Saturday–Sunday, 12/6–12/7
Shop local artwork from over 50+ student artists and teaching artists. This year's sale will include two room of handcrafted shopping plus a special kids shopping area where children can shop for their grown-ups! >> Learn More
This November, Center REP brings the internationally acclaimed theatrical ghost story to Walnut Creek—The Woman in Black.
The second longest-running play in the history of London’s West End, The Woman in Black is the chilling theatrical event that has kept over seven million theatergoers on the edge of their seats for more than 30 years. Center REP audiences will be lured into the pulse-pounding and spine-tingling ghostly world of their own imaginations… what happens next is something you must see to believe!Tickets are limited– order online.
On Thursday, November 6, you’re invited to join the Bedford for its next edition of the popular Cocktails & Conversation series
Led by the Bedford’s Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, Emilee Enders, you’ll enjoy an insider's look at the making of the Observations of a Still Life exhibition and learn about the featured artists, all while sipping cocktails and savoring delicious bites from our event sponsor, Montesacro. The cocktails start pouring at 5:30 PM– tickets are limited!
Focusing on public art found along downtown’s Main Street and Public Library, these 1 hour walking tours of Walnut Creek's downtown public art are led by trained public art specialists and offer information and insight for all ages. >> Learn More