You may have heard of our national sports teams or visited the stunning
Lake Merritt, but that’s just the beginning of what’s happening in
Oakland these days. Oakland is home to more than 20 Things to do in Oakland.
Try to conquer them all, if you dare. 1. Take a private tasting tour of Oakland’s Blue Bottle Coffee factory.
2. Get a taste of Oakland’s foodie neighborhoods with Savor Oakland, Edible Excursions: Temescal Tastes, Localite, and Dishcrawl Oakland.
3. Upgrade your Fox Theater experience with a “Telegraph Room” VIP pass. Oakland
4. Stop and smell the tulips at the Mountain View Cemetery Tulip Festival.
5. Test your crafting skills with a class at Rock Paper Scissors Collective
6. Go “hops” wild at one of Oakland’s gastropubs or tasting rooms.
7. Indulge in a variety of Dim Sum at the Legendary Palace or Shan Dong in Chinatown.
8. Spend an afternoon trotting in the Oakland Hills on horseback.
9. Dine at Oakland’s very own Michelin Starred restaurant, Commis.
10. Sample food truck treats and see the latest exhibits at Oakland Museum of California’s Off the Grid each Friday.
11. Visit a farmers’ market for fresh produce and prime people watching.
12. Witness the Mighty Wurlitzer before a Saturday evening film at the Grand Lake Theater.
13. Warm up with a round of bocce ball at Make Westing before a night out on The Town.
14. Channel vintage vibes while shopping at Pretty Penny on College Avenue in Rockridge.
15. Get a classic straight razor shave at the Temescal Alley Barbershop.
16. Kick off the Summer with Summer Solstice or see Jazz at the Chimes year-round at Chapel of the Chimes.
17. Chat with the locals as you sip a delicious fresh-squeezed greyhound from Cafe Van Kleef.
18. Show your LGBT pride at the Oakland Pride Festival, the second largest in Northern California.
19. Fly through the sky at the Trapeze Arts circus school.
20. Tap into your inner coffee aficionado at the Peerless Coffee Museum.
http://www.oakland-in-motion.com/
Try to conquer them all, if you dare. 1. Take a private tasting tour of Oakland’s Blue Bottle Coffee factory.
2. Get a taste of Oakland’s foodie neighborhoods with Savor Oakland, Edible Excursions: Temescal Tastes, Localite, and Dishcrawl Oakland.
3. Upgrade your Fox Theater experience with a “Telegraph Room” VIP pass. Oakland
4. Stop and smell the tulips at the Mountain View Cemetery Tulip Festival.
5. Test your crafting skills with a class at Rock Paper Scissors Collective
6. Go “hops” wild at one of Oakland’s gastropubs or tasting rooms.
7. Indulge in a variety of Dim Sum at the Legendary Palace or Shan Dong in Chinatown.
8. Spend an afternoon trotting in the Oakland Hills on horseback.
9. Dine at Oakland’s very own Michelin Starred restaurant, Commis.
10. Sample food truck treats and see the latest exhibits at Oakland Museum of California’s Off the Grid each Friday.
11. Visit a farmers’ market for fresh produce and prime people watching.
12. Witness the Mighty Wurlitzer before a Saturday evening film at the Grand Lake Theater.
13. Warm up with a round of bocce ball at Make Westing before a night out on The Town.
14. Channel vintage vibes while shopping at Pretty Penny on College Avenue in Rockridge.
15. Get a classic straight razor shave at the Temescal Alley Barbershop.
16. Kick off the Summer with Summer Solstice or see Jazz at the Chimes year-round at Chapel of the Chimes.
17. Chat with the locals as you sip a delicious fresh-squeezed greyhound from Cafe Van Kleef.
18. Show your LGBT pride at the Oakland Pride Festival, the second largest in Northern California.
19. Fly through the sky at the Trapeze Arts circus school.
20. Tap into your inner coffee aficionado at the Peerless Coffee Museum.
http://www.oakland-in-motion.com/
