Pixie Woods will be celebrating opening day on Saturday.
The park will open for the 2026 season opening day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, at the Pixie Woods Children’s Park at 3121 Monte Diablo in Stockton. This is the beginning of the season as the park only opens for six months a year from May to October.
According to Visit Stockton, opening day activities will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., but the park will remain open until 4 p.m.
Pixie Woods is closed from November through April. In May, the park will only be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the weekends.
Pixie Woods opened in 1954, with over 1 million visitors from across the US having visited the park, Stockton city officials said.
Pixie Woods 2026 season hours
Tickets to Pixie Woods
General admission tickets for Pixie Woods start at $5 during the weekdays for anyone 2 years old and over, and free for children under two years old. General admission is $6 on the weekends for anyone two years old or over.
Tickets for the Kiddie rides like the Pixie Express, carousel, or the Pixie Queen are $2 for 1 ticket per ride, $5 for a 3 ride package or $9 for unlimited rides for one person.
To learn more about the Pixie Woods Children’s Park, visit visitpixiewoods.com.
Record reporter Angelaydet Rocha covers business and community news in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at arocha@recordnet.com or on Twitter @AngelaydetRocha. To support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.
This article originally appeared on The Record: Pixie Woods returns Saturday as Stockton fairytale park opens for 2026
Reporting by Angelaydet Rocha, The Stockton Record / The Record
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