Family Chanukah Festival: Spark

About Family Chanukah Festival: Spark

Light up your Chanukah with hands-on discovery, joyful Jewish learning, and STEM-based activities that illuminate the magic of the holiday! Join us at the JCC East Bay—with our wonderful partners Camp Tawonga, Wilderness Torah, Eden Village West, Oakland Hebrew Day School, Camp Newman and The Contemporary Jewish Museum—for an afternoon full of creativity, community, and festive fun.

Families will enjoy crafts, music, games, and delicious treats while exploring the themes of Chanukah through science and art. Spark excitement with activities such as:

✨ Circuit-Powered Hanukiya✨ Let the light in with window art and other sparkly decorative crafts✨ Dreidel games for all ages✨ Glow-in-the-dark games, hula hoops, and face painting✨ Make—and taste!—gooey sufganiyot, sizzling latkes, and spun-sugar cotton candy✨ And so much more!

Perfect for families with children ages 2-8, this celebration blends joyful play with meaningful Jewish learning about light, resilience, and creativity.