Upcoming Events
San Francisco Unicorns Fan Trains — June 12, Fremont to Coliseum
This June, the San Francisco Unicorns will play their 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) home matches at the Oakland Coliseum, just steps from BART’s Coliseum Station, a significant moment for the franchise and Major League Cricket.
To commemorate the occasion, on Thursday, June 12, BART staff will be riding in-service Unicorn Fan Trains from Fremont Station to Coliseum Station ahead of the 6pm match. The regularly scheduled trains depart Fremont at 4:35pm, 4:43pm, and 4:55pm and arrive at Coliseum Station at 5pm, 5:08pm, and 5:20pm respectively. Join us onboard to meet fellow cricket fans and get ready for the match with free Unicorns x BART giveaways!
Use the promo code BARTto get 10% of your tickets for the match.
Public Transit Night at the Oakland Ballers — June 20, Raimondi Park, West Oakland Station
Batter up! BART is partnering with the Oakland Ballers, the Town’s favorite professional sports team, for a a special night at the ballpark.
On Friday, June 20, the Ballers, BART, and AC Transit are hosting Transit Night, a celebration of public transportation – the best way to get to the ballgame! Buy tickets here. The game starts at 6:35pm.
Transit takes center stage for the night with giveaways, an appearance by the BARTmobile, the BART color guard, a special BART guest throwing the first pitch, a BART race on the jumbotron, and the children of BART employees serving as ball/bat kid and starting things off with the “Play Ball!” shout.
OffKai Expo Gen 4 — June 20 - 22, 2025, San Jose McEnergy Convention Center, Berryessa/North San Jose Station
BART will be at OffKai Expo, a non-profit VTuber convention where online creators of all sizes and their fans can interact. (VTubers are creators who use 2D or 3D anime avatars to make videos and live streams.) Come by our booth in Industry Hall #200 for eki stamps, a local creator recommendation guide, a Densha De Go!! train operator game tournament (all day Friday), a RailGoods pop-up store (10am-6pm only on Saturday), and more!
OffKai Expo is at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center: Take BART to Berryessa station, then transfer to the Rapid 500 bus towards Downtown San Jose. Get off at Santa Clara & 1st St and walk a few blocks south.
Let’s Glow! BART Anime Festival — September 6, 2025 at Warm Springs / South Fremont Station
Stay tuned for more details.
Why does BART have a fun stuff page? Why does BART do fun stuff?
Let us be clear: providing high-quality, clean, and safe train service is BART's #1 priority. Always.
BART's ridership recovery post-pandemic is ongoing, and our engagement efforts aim to educate riders, help us connect with the diverse communities we serve, and build brand affinity, especially with younger riders. Our programs are getting people excited about transit and emphasizing the many places our system can take them. By partnering with dozens of local businesses and organizations each year, BART is highlighting the role public transit plays in connecting people to enriching and potentially life-changing experiences, all while celebrating the places that give them a reason to take BART in the first place.
BART has one of the most innovative ridership engagement programs in the nation that includes efforts such as the BARTable website and partnership program, anime mascots, story dispensers and writing contests, and family friendly events. Recent events include live music performances at stations, anime mascot boba meetups, poetry readings, a birthday party for the BARTmobile, and a paper ticket fashion show.
With this array of programming, we are activating stations and encouraging the public to come to BART and discover the improvements we've made to the system in the past few years.
We want to get our customers to their destinations quickly and comfortably, and we want to have so me fun along the way. Join us!
Explore Fun Stuff
Rider Guides
Get to major Bay Area events by following our rider guides, which describe how to take transit to local venues.
Find them on our rider guide page.
Railgoods -BART Merch
Railgoods is the one-stop-shop for BART merchandise. Choose from items like BART’s signature “Old Boi/New Boi” t-shirt or Capitol Corridor’s adorable Cappy Train socks. Whether you’re looking to treat yourself or you're shopping for that train enthusiast in your life, there is something for everyone at railgoods.com.
Visit Railgoods.com.
Rail Tales - Infrastructure Storytelling
BART is telling the stories of the history, present, and future of its infrastructure. Read in-depth stories and watch videos that tell the tales of BART through its track, tech, trains, and more.
Read the stories on Rail Tales.
Speedrun Records
BART loves to see transit fans speedrun our system for time. So much so, we have set up this webpage to track speedruns and their records. A speedrun is the total time it takes to travel through all BART stations.
Find the records on the Speedruns Page.
Anime Mascots
Inspired by BART frontline employees and BART-contracted animals (goats, hawks) who have gone on to reach national fame, the anime mascots highlight the tight-knit connections between BART and the Bay Area.
Learn more about the Anime Mascots.
Contests and Deals
Throughout the year, BARTable has exciting contests, sweepstakes, and deals. Don't miss a thing by signing up for the BARTable This Week newsletter at bart.gov/bartable. Look for the blue box.
Learn more about BARTable Contests and Deals.
Eat + Drink
BARTable is a website dedicated to everything that is BARTable (as in, things that are close to BART stations), and we are spreading the word about some of the best things to experience in the Bay Area, including places to eat and drink by BART stations!
Find places to eat and drink on the BARTable Eat + Drink page.
Outdoors
There are so many BARTable walks, hikes, bike rides, and other activities accessible by BART. Take our trains to get out and explore the outdoors.
Find places to get outside on the BARTable Outdoors page.
Arts + Lifestyle
Looking for a museum, place to shop, or events by BART? BARTable has you covered with regular articles covering some of the fantastic cultural experiences near BART stations.
Find places to eat and drink on the BARTable Arts + Lifestyle page.
BART Connects
The BART Connects storytelling series was launched in2023 to showcase the real people who ride and rely on BART and illustrate the manifold ways the system affects their lives. The subjects of BART Connects will be featured in videos as well as a forthcoming marketing campaign that is slated to run across the Bay Area.
Learn more about BART Connects.
Story Dispensers + Writing Contests
BART has free story dispensers at select stations that are like vending machines for for creative writing. The writing is printed on eco-friendly, recyclable paper that ejects from the machine after you hover your finger over a button.
Learn more about the dispensers, where to find them, and the writing contests BART hosts on this page.
One Book One BART
BART hosts its very own book club centered around books written by local authors or about local themes. Every book club season, BART programs different reading-related events, like book clubs hosted on moving trains during passenger service!
Keep up to date with the book club on the official page.
Transit Saves
Public transportation is the backbone of the Bay Area, and to recognize the many ways it enhances our communities, BART created the Transit Saves campaign. The campaign launched in 2023 with four unique art concepts, which you can view at the bottom of this page. In 2024, BART unveiled a second edition of Transit Saves.
Learn more about Transit Saves.
Machines of BART
It takes more than trains to run a railroad. Some you've no doubt seen, such as police cars and light duty trucks used by maintenance staff. But there are some less familiar vehicles with specialized uses that help bring you a safer, more reliable ride. Here is a guide to some of these massive machines of BART.
Learn more about The Machines of BART.