Oakland California Entertainment & Events

Special Events

Fall Boat Show
Located in Jack London Square
This nine day event is the largest sail and power boat show on the West coast and it features the latest and best in yachts, power boats, and maritime products. The show takes place each September. more...
Boo at the Zoo
9777 Golf Links Road • Oakland, CA 94612
Oakland Zoo, off of Highway 580
510-632-9525
Enjoy a parade through the zoo and afterwards look for clues hidden around the zoo, to solve the spooky Scavenger Hunt during this Halloween event where trick-or-treating for kids is also offered. Help feed the animals, enjoy the Boo Choo Choo, and live music!

Bluesville
131 Broadway • Oakland, CA 94612
510-893-6215
A popular nightspot that features everything from blues to contemporary jazz music, mostly performed by local artists.
Eli's Mile High Club
3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard • Oakland, CA 94612
between 36th Street & 37th Street
510-594-0666
Reminiscent of a Southern roadhouse, this eclectic club offers some of the best blues music in the East Bay.
Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Avenue • Oakland, CA 94612
510-444-6174
Decorated with Christmas lights, tinsel, and trees, this club features rock and improv jazz music plus it offers fine drinks, a pool table, pinball, and weekend entertainment.

Paramount Theatre of Arts
2025 Broadway • Oakland, CA 95619
510-465-6400
This beautiful Art Deco landmark features 3,000 seats and it is the official theater of the Oakland Ballet and the Oakland East Bay Symphony. The theatre also hosts many local artists and renowned entertainers.
Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
1428 Alice Street • Oakland, CA 95619
510-238-7219
Formerly known as the Alice Arts Center, this performing arts facility is a restored 1920s building is a 500-seat theater that features a variety of theatre, ballet, and African and contemporary dances. Rent the venue for your private event.
Ronn Guidi Foundation for the Performing Arts, The
2626 Harrison Street • Oakland, CA 95612
510-893-2300
The Foundation administers the operations of the Oakland Ballet Company, which performs revivals of 20th century ballets of the Diaghilev era in Russia, as well as new and contemporary works. The Oakland Ballet Youth Company offers training for young dancers. Their season is from September through December. more...
Oakland East Bay Symphony
2025 Broadway • Oakland, CA 95619
Paramount Theatre
510-444-0801
The symphony presents both classic and innovative new works, as well as offers free noontime concerts at City Center and numerous community outreach concerts. Michael Morgan has been the Music Director for 18 years. more...

Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Fruitvale District at International Boulevard
510-534-8917
Each May, festive crowds enjoy this festival that celebrates the traditional Mexican American holiday with Latin foods, traditional artwork, and festive live music.
Oakland Chinatown Streetfest
388 9th Street, Suite 258 • Oakland, CA 94612
Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
510-893-8979
Enjoy traditional and contemporary Asian entertainment, fabulous cuisine, and shopping at unique gift booths during this two-day, annual August event. more...
Piedmont Avenue Tulip & Art Festival
3871 Piedmont Ave • Oakland, CA 94611
510-228-3207
Piedmont Avenue celebrates spring by hosting floral shows, art exhibits and live musicians on the Avenue. The festival commences in late March with an explosion of tulips at Mountain View Cemetery and culminates in a Merchant Fair in late April. more...
Art & Soul Festival
Downtown Oakland • Oakland, CA 94612
Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Broadway at Fourteenth
510-444-CITY
Celebrate Oakland's art community through live music and dance performances, visual art exhibitions, children's activities, and art vendors during this three day festival which takes place Labor Day weekend. more...

California Youth Energy Services
2033 Center Street • Oakland, CA 94610
Rising Sun Energy Center
510-665-1501
California Youth Energy Services (CYES), a program of the nonprofit organization Rising Sun Energy Center, invites local residents to try this summer service. They educate and professionally train youth from the ages of 15 to 22 to provide homeowners and renters water and energy assessments. They will install water and energy saving hardware such as compact fluorescent light bulbs, sink aerators, showerheads, and much much more. Not only do the services benefit you and your home but also the youth since they are a youth employment program training youth in a realistic work environment. more...

Dave Weaver & Gwynn Turnbull Weaver Clinic
14600 Skyline Blvd. • Oakland, CA 94619
Anthony Chabot Equestrian Center
510-569-4428
Learn Horsemanship skills from Dave and Gwynn Weaver. The two team up to educate you on basics that are essential to working with your horse. This clinic is a two day clinic. The clinic starts at 10am and lasts for 4 hours per day. The maximum number of students that can participate in the clinic is 15 and the minimum is 10. You must be 10 years of age or older to be a student in the clinic. For more information on tuition for clinic students and other information please click the link above. more...