It’s a BARTy party! Join us on Saturday, July 27, for the BARTmobile’s 20th Birthday Party

Invitation for the BARTmobile's 20th Birthday celebration on July 27, at Orinda Station, 1pm to 4pm, featuring a cartoon image of a birthday cake with '20' candles and a smaller BARTy train character, both with smiling faces, surrounded by colorful balloons and confetti.

Mark your calendars! On Saturday, July 27, BART invites the public to Orinda Station for the BARTmobile’s 20th Birthday Party. 

For two decades, the BARTmobile has been a fixture at local events and parades. By hosting a birthday party, we want to honor its place in regional history and have an excuse to gather in a station to celebrate public transportation with our Bay Area community.  

Always wanted to ride in the BARTmobile? Here’s your chance! We’ll be giving members of the public free rides throughout the event.  

In addition to rides, you can also expect: 

  • Live DJ   
  • Railgoods.com pop-up shop (holiday merch cannot be preordered at the event, only online)  
  • Carnival games  
  • Face painting + temporary tattoos  
  • Free cupcakes and kettle corn (we recommend eating lunch beforehand as no food will be sold)  
  • Free BARTy stickers 
  • Stamps for your BART Stamp Passport  
  • And more family-friendly activities!   

The BARTmobile has quite a fun origin story, so we encourage you to brush up on your BARTy history by reading our article all about BART’s unique mascot – click here.  

This event is part of BART’s engagement strategy to activate stations and encourage the public to ride our trains by showing off the many recent improvements we’ve made to the system, including doubling the safety staff presence on trains as well as the number of train and station cleanings.  

BART will be hosting more events throughout the year, including this summer’s Sound Tracks – free live music by local artists in the non-paid areas of stations.