Children's Fairyland is a magical fantasy world located on the shores of Lake Merritt in Oakland, California where young children, create, imagine, play, and learn. Fairyland's mission is to provide a safe, family-centered environment that stimulates a young child's imagination, creativity, love of books and reading, and desire to learn.
Fairyland fulfills its mission by engaging more than 220,000 visitors annually. Young visitors are exposed to live theater, puppetry, storytelling, and an imagination-rich environment that encourages language acquisition, interest in books and reading, social skills development through group play, and motor skills development through climbing, sliding, and running.