Overview

• A morning parade from Oakland’s 19th Street BART led families to the park, paired with a free SF Bay Ferry “Fairy Ferry” ride as Transit Month kicked off.
• Roughly 2,000 guests attended the Labor Day festivities, according to ABC7’s on-site reporting.
• The celebration featured live music, local artists and a new bilingual puppet show reflecting the park’s storytelling mission.
• Founded on Sept. 2, 1950 as the nation’s first storybook theme park, Fairyland also counts a documented visit from Walt Disney during his Disneyland planning.
• The city-owned, nonprofit-operated park spans about 10 acres, draws nearly 200,000 visitors a year, and requires ticketed entry with children, though the parade was free.