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Jack London 150: The 2026 Sesquicentennial

Celebrate Jack London’s 150th in Oakland! Explore the waterfront’s 2026 evolution: from oyster pirate history to new retail wins and accessible streets.

A colorful spread of global dishes including a bowl of meat and vegetable stew, a baked cheese bread with egg (khachapuri), crispy polenta squares with chopped vegetable topping, hummus with pomegranate seeds, and small bites on decorative plates.

Your Guide to Oakland Restaurant Week

Bold global flavors and prix fixe deals from the #1 Best Food City in the U.S.

Crowds gather at Oaktoberfest in Oakland, enjoying food, drinks, and live music at outdoor tables along a tree-lined street with local storefronts in the background.

All About Oakland Oaktoberfest

Live music, craft beer, family fun, and local eats—an East Bay tradition you won’t want to miss this fall.

Aerial view of Oakland First Fridays at dusk, showing a vibrant crowd filling Telegraph Avenue with rows of colorful vendor tents, surrounded by mid-rise and high-rise buildings in downtown Oakland, with cranes and the Tribune Tower visible in the skyline.

Oakland First Fridays: Art, Culture, and Community

Live music, art, food, and culture collide every First Friday in this vibrant, can't-miss monthly festival.

A vibrant street scene at Oakland’s Día de los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale, with families, dancers in colorful traditional dresses, artisan tents, and decorative papel picado banners overhead.

Oakland's Annual Día de los Muertos Festival

Explore one of the city's most cherished cultural events, drawing tens of thousand attendees each fall.