Jack London Square tree lighting festival returns
Timeless holiday tradition transforms square into winter wonderland Oakland, Calif. – December 4, 2024: Jack London Square will light up on Saturday, December 7 from 5:45–8 p.m. with the annual free Holiday Tree Lighting Festival. Thousands of lights adorn a 55-foot-tall Shasta Fir tree in the plaza near Plank restaurant and entertainment (98 Broadway). The […]
Jack London Square presents Halloween Día de los Muertos Family Fun Fest
Fall festival honors Oakland’s multicultural past and present with free Sunday event Oakland, Calif. – October 25, 2024: Halloween will collide with Día de los Muertos as fall festivities come to Jack London Square, this Sunday, October 27. The Halloween Día de los Muertos Family Fun Fest is a free event. It will feature activities […]
Eat Real Festival celebrates 10 years at Jack London Square
Oakland, Calif. – September 11, 2018: Jack London Square’s biggest event of the year, Eat Real Festival, celebrates its 10th year at the Oakland waterfront this Friday through Sunday. More than 75,000 people are expected to attend the family-friendly festival with local food vendors, artisan products and cooking demonstrations by some of the Bay Area’s […]
Jack London Square hosts Bay Area Black Music Association Jazz Festival
Oakland, Calif. – November 8, 2017: Jack London Square welcomes the Bay Area Black Music Association Jazz Festival this Saturday from Noon to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The Black Music Association (BMA) event will feature several Bay Area performers including Bo Henderson, Grammy award-winning former lead singer of […]