Get your tickets today: exploretock.com/claremont-club/event/498232/high-tea-high-fashion What could be more stylish than High Tea and High Fashion? 🫖 Join Visit Oakland for a fashion forward, tasteful afternoon that celebrates #OaklandStyle on October 11 at the legendary Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel. Enjoy a contemporary tea service paired with innovative cocktails and informal modeling, previewing the latest fashions from two of Oakland’s finest stylemakers - Sherri McMullen of McMullen Boutique, recognized as one of the most innovative retailers in the world by Vogue Business, and award-winning jewelry designer Dorian Webb. Shop at the stylish pop-up boutique for exquisitely designed pieces. This is one of many stylish happenings for #OaklandStyle2024, October 9-13!🎥: Visit Oakland, @shopmcmullen, @dorian.webb, @maria_ponomaryova (on IG)
Want to experience Oakland’s cutting edge art and fashion scenes all in one day? 🔥 Join Oakland Art Murmur for two epic art & fashion tours - an Uptown Art Walk & an Art Discovery Bus Tour on Saturday, October 12 for #OaklandStyle2024! Tickets are limited - get yours while you can: visitoakland.com/oakland-style/art-exploration/ 🎥: @grayloftgallery, @shopdevangregori, @slate_art, Visit Oakland @kosa_arts, @werkshack @hollybobisuthi, @mercury20gallery, @narrativeoakland (on IG)
“Oakland Style is back October 9-13! This is a celebration of art, fashion, music, cuisine & culture — an annual five-day series of events!✨ From culinary experiences to fashion shows & so much more, The Town is where it’s all happening.The event I’m looking forward to most? 🍴 A Taste of Style! This is the most unique dinner event in Oakland where food meets fashion. On October 12th, get ready for a four-course dining experience, complete with wine pairings prepared by chefs from 8 of Oakland’s Michelin-recommended restaurants including FOB Kitchen, Parche Oak, Jo's Modern Thai, Mama Oakland & more.🎨 The night will kick off with cocktails & bites, followed by a diverse, innovative dinner with dishes inspired by artists such as Claude Monet & Pablo Piccasso. The night will even include a fun fashion show featuring vintage looks benefiting Oakland Art Murmur & Oakland Museum of California!👀 EVENT DETAILS: WHEN: Saturday, October 12, 2024 WHERE : Bloc15 TIME: 6:00 PM - 9:00 TICKETS: $225 per person 📍Oakland, California” - Chey Chey From The Bay (on IG)
Did you know? Oakland had a NEW LGBTQ+ Cultural District - Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎉 September is Oakland Pride Month and it’s a great time to check out the area’s amazing LGBTQ+ owned businesses & community. 📍 Find it in Oakland’s Grand Lake neighborhood with Lakeshore Avenue & Grand Avenue included. Businesses shown: United Grooming, Michael's Chocolates, ReLove, & The Sanctuary #OaklandPride #OaklandPrideMonth
Oakland Style is less than one month away, October 9-13! Discover all about the epic celebration of The Town's Art, Fashion, Music, Cuisine, & Culture and its unmissable events with Visit Oakland CEO & President Peter Gamez on ABC7 News. #OaklandStyle2024
🎟️ Get your ticket—Oakland Style Week is back, and you don’t want to miss this! 🤤 ‘A Taste of Style’ features 8 of Oakland’s MICHELIN Guide-recommended restaurants, each creating dishes inspired by famous artists. 🍸 Cocktail Reception: • FOB Kitchen x Jackson Pollock • Jo's Modern Thai x Georgia O’Keeffe • Mama Oakland x Jean-Michel Basquiat • Snail Bar x Keith Haring 🍽️ Four-Course Dinner + Wine: • Barcote Ethiopian Restaurant x Henri Matisse • Bardo Lounge & Supper Club x Piet Mondrian • The Wood Tavern Restaurant x Claude Monet • Parche Oak x Pablo Picasso 💃🏻 Plus, a fashion show featuring vintage pieces from the White Elephant Sale. All proceeds benefit Oakland Museum of California and Oakland Art Murmur. #OaklandStyle2024 Learn more: visitoakland.com/oakland-style/a-taste-of-style/ 🗓️ Saturday, October 12 ⏰ 6 - 9pm 📍 Bloc15 ~ 252 2nd Street 💁🏻♀️ Follow @erinlovesfun for the best of the Bay Area 🎥: @erinlovesfun (on IG)
Do you like amazing cocktails and food? If so, join eleven of Oakland’s top mixologists from The Town’s hottest restaurants and bars as they compete to create the official 2024 Oakland Style cocktail to benefit Community Kitchens! Experience the best of Oakland’s cocktail scene at the newly renovated Rotunda Building in the heart of Downtown Oakland. Register for the voting app, taste the eleven cocktails made with Mezcal Los Siete Misterios and vote for your favorite. An official panel of judges will also rate cocktails based on creativity, taste, and presentation to determine the winner of the $5,000 grand prize. Check out the Michter's Distillery Whiskey Tasting Lounge and sample their award-winning whiskey collection.The Oakland Style cocktails will be available on all participants’ menus through October 2024 and $1.00 from each Oakland Style cocktail sold will be donated to Community Kitchens. The fun continues with the Oakland Style Cocktail rewards program where you can win great prizes. Bars Featured: Friends and Family, Tallboy, Co Nam, Viridian and more! Presented by Michter’s Whiskeys and Los Siete Misterios. Live DJ music by Christie James. MC’d by Liam Mayclem - Bay Area Foodie Chap. 🎥: @boozibrunch (on IG)
For #OaklandStyle2024 join Visit Oakland for an incredible afternoon of High Tea & High Fashion on Friday, October 11 at the legendary Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel 🫖👠 Enjoy a contemporary tea service paired with innovative cocktails and informal modeling, previewing the latest fashions from two of Oakland’s finest stylemakers; Sherri McMullen of McMullen Boutique, recognized as one of the most innovative retailers in the world by Vogue Business, and award-winning jewelry designer Dorian Webb. Shop at the stylish pop-up boutique for exquisitely designed jewelry pieces. Last year, this epic event sold out. Tickets are available now - get yours while you can! Get tickets now: exploretock.com/claremont-club/event/498232/high-tea-high-fashion 🎥: @shopmcmullen, @dorian.webb, @maria_ponomaryova at @claremonthotel (on IG)
Looking for great vintage shopping? We invite you to embark on our Self-Guided Oakland Vintage Shopping Tour during #OaklandStyle2024! 🛍️ Oakland’s vintage scene is thriving with over 40 stores selling vintage & antique clothing, records, furniture, and wares. Our curated map shows you all the vintage shops in Oakland you don’t want to miss. And want to plan your self-guided tour but don’t know where to start? We’ve got you covered with some must-visit vintage shops in The Town. Stay tuned for Part II… Oakland’s vintage shopping gems will be ready to receive tour takers during October 9-13! However, you can always visit them ahead of time to get your shopping in! Discover more: visitoakland.com/blog/post/oakland-vintage-treasure-hunt/
Introducing Anthony Weaver & Patanisha Williams 📸 Our #OaklandStyle2024 street photographers who, inspired by the legendary New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham, are right now capturing real-life stylemakers in 19 Oakland neighborhoods. Their work will culminate in a breathtaking exhibit celebrating The Town’s beautifully diverse community, 100 Faces of Oakland, to be unveiled at A Taste of Style on Saturday, October 12. Look out for them through September and get your tickets to A Taste of Style: visitoakland.com/oakland-style/a-taste-of-style/ "The best fashion show is definitely on the street; always had been, and always will be." - Bill Cunningham 🎥: Visit Oakland, @aweaverphoto (montage of work for this project) (on IG)
Save this itinerary for a perfect day at Brooklyn Basin ⛵️@tundemodupee Beautiful Brookyn Basin has so many fun things to do that make for a great day adventure on the waterfront - from Township Commons Park and coffee to bayside dining and outside activities like dancing, yoga, drag shows, and roller skating 😎 These are some must-do Brooklyn Basin activities: ☕️ Delicious parkside coffee and bites at community-focused and women-owned Zocalo Coffeehouse and Kitchen 🌳 A walk through one of Oakland’s newest public spaces Township Commons Park and the historic 9th Ave Terminal. 🇵🇭 Lunch at Lumpia & Brew by The Lumpia Company for amazing Filipino food, locally made beer, and free arcade games 💃🏻 Free outdoor salsa party and class at Brooklyn Basin that happens every Sunday 3-7pm Why not make your visit a staycation in The Town and spend the night at one of Oakland’s nearby waterfront hotels. #OaklandSummerVibes 🎥: @tundemodupee (on IG) Have you done all of these activities? ☀️
"Planning a family trip to the Bay Area? SAVE this for fun family activities to do in Oakland Ca. [ad] Oakland Zoo - see all kinds of animals - pet farm animals - must do: Gondola ride to see the amazing view of the Bay Area & dine at the cafe at the top - enjoy the rides: Express train to see Australian Kangaroos, Soaring Wings, Carousel, Roaring Races, Tiger Trek Children’s Fairyland - play at fairytale inspired play areas & rides plank oakland - have fun with arcade games & indoor bowling- have beer, cocktails & snacks from the bar - enjoy brunch on Sundays Fentons Creamery - sweet treats from a variety of ice cream flavors & cold desserts" - @b_anachristie (on IG)
Oakland’s coffee scene is strong and The Town has been voted the third hottest city for coffee fanatics in the country in recent years ☕️ We’ve got three must-visit spots for coffee lovers in Downtown Oakland to check out: The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room, Motivāt Coffee, The Caffè by Mr. Espresso. These only skim the surface of the multitude of places to go for coffee Downtown and throughout The Town. Locals - drop your favorite place for coffee in Oakland in the comments! 🎥: @thecrownoak, @motivatcoffee, @thecaffeoak ( on IG)
"SAVE this for your next trip to Oakland, Ca.[ad] ✨Stay at the beautiful Kissel Uptown Oakland hotel. • the rooms are modern, spacious & very clean • the staff is very friendly & always at your service ✨Brunch at the hotel’s restaurant Otto’s Uptown Kitchen. • food & service is wonderful - crab & tomato bennie is our favorite! ✨Experience farm-to-table cuisine at Acre • food is fresh & amazing - the best italian pizza we’ve ever had! • service is excellent • restaurant is very aesthetic ✨Indulge in fresh seafood dishes at The Wolf Oakland • food is top notch - ahi crudo & squid ink pasta were incredible! • service is very pleasant • ambiance is very cozy ✨Enjoy southern style chicken & waffles at Home of Chicken and Waffles • food is great • service is wonderful" - @b_anachristie 🎥: @b_anachristie (on IG) #OaklandSummerVibes #Summertravel
With great views, sunny days, and chill vibes, The Town is the perfect place to have a picnic. Here are 7 of Oakland’s Best Picnic Spots 🧺: 1. Lake Merritt 2. Lake Temescal 3. Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park 4. Oakland Museum of California’s Garden 5. Joaquin Miller Park 6. Brooklyn Basin 7. Jack London Square 🎥: @norcalnaturelovers (Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park), @brooklyn_basin (on IG)
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Oakland Style 2024 is coming this fall, October 9-13! 🔥 After its dazzling 2023 debut, the annual five-day series of events celebrating Oakland’s Art, Fashion, Music, Cuisine, & Culture is returning with even more spectacular happenings. Get ready for culinary experiences, art walks, fashion shows, musical performances, Haute Couture moments, vintage shopping, and so much more! Stay tuned for details and event announcements. You won’t want to miss everything going on for Oakland Style! Book your stay in The Town at one of Oakland’s incredible hotels to experience it all. Learn more: OaklandStyle.com
Love Night Markets? 🌮🍢🍩🍺 Oakland’s got a new one by Prescott Market West Oakland taking place once a month Thursdays 4-8pm June to October 🔥 With food makers, artisans, local businesses, and more it celebrates The Town’s rich and diverse community. Don’t miss the next one this Thursday, July 11 ✨
📍1620 18th St
And stay tuned for Prescott Market West Oakland’s highly anticipated community food hall Prescott Market opening late 2024 where the Night Market is held! It will feature restaurants, a coffee shop, and an Almanac Beer Co taproom.
"Save this Post for your Trip to Oakland ✈️ What keeps me coming back to @visitoakland will always be the culture and the food! These are 5 Black owned restaurants/ wine bars to check out on your next visit: alaMar Kitchen & Bar for incredible Dominican inspired plates, try the sofrito udon noodles and thank me later! Horn Barbecue for some delicious Texas style BBQ & comfort food! Crumble & Whisk for a pastry or cheesecake! (It was so good it converted me into a cheesecake fan!) Café Colucci for an amazing Ethiopian spread with fun remixes! This spot is great for vegans too and grab some of their Brundo Ethiopian Spices while you’re there! Coco Noir Wine Shop & Bar for the wine & the vibes ✨" - BLACK FOODIE 🎥: @blackfoodie.co (on IG)
Looking for a special place to celebrate Pride during the festivities this weekend? 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ What’s better than Oakland’s legendary White Horse Bar - the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in the United States. Honor history with cocktails and community at one of the country’s most significant LGBTQ+ nightlife venues. 🌈🍸#PrideMonth #Pride2024
