What is Campfire Stories?
A cozy, neighborly way to spend a Friday evening, for kids ages 4-104! Come settle in by the fire in a sweet private garden with your littles — we’ll have music and a storyteller, and then time for socializing and s’mores!
October
Want an excuse to test run those Halloween costumes and really enjoy a cozy fall evening? US TOO.
October Campfire Stories features Paz Hidalgo telling the story Kanshout and the Birth of Fall. Paz brings this story to our campfire all the way from Tierra del Fuego! This month’s story will be in English.
WHEN
Friday October 24, 2025
House “doors” open at 5:00 pm
House "doors" close at 5:30 pm when the story starts.
Event ends by 7:00 pm
WHERE
Mariposa Grove Community Garden
828 59th St, Oakland, CA 94608
Ticket sales end at midnight on October 23, 2025
Tickets are by donation (set your own price). The event costs us $500 to produce, and we cap capacity at 25 audience members.
In the case we need to cancel the event day-of for weather or air quality conditions, we will notify ticket holders by email.
ACCESSIBILITY
The ground at the campfire story area is covered with wood chips; the pathway leading up to the story area is paved concrete.
Masks are welcome at the event and COVID testing before attending helps keep our community safe!
ABOUT THE STORYTELLER
Alexandra Rivers Photography
Paz Hidalgo is a Chilean actress and multidisciplinary artist with a deep-rooted passion for the performing arts. Her creative journey has led her through the worlds of theater, dance, circus, and puppetry, disciplines she explores not only as artistic languages, but as ways of understanding and connecting with the world. A lifelong student and curious traveler, Paz views every place and person she encounters as a source of learning. Her path is marked by a critical reflection on society and on herself — questioning systems, ideas, and the role of art in shaping both individual and collective consciousness. She is a bridge between cultures, a storyteller who listens as much as she speaks, and a firm believer in the transformative power of live performance. Paz sees herself as a messenger, a wanderer. Now she is based in the East Bay sharing classes of theater and movement with kids. You can follow her on Instagram at @negrihormiga