Laurel District Association

06/19/2026

Summer Solstice plans? 🎶 ☀️ 🎸

We’ve got you covered!

Join us this Sunday, June 21 from 7–9pm for a FREE all-ages performance by Orchestra GOLD 🔆 Unplugged at DegreesPlato Tap Room Bottle Shop & Kitchen in Oakland’s Laurel District 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

African psych rock + craft beer + neighborhood vibes = the perfect Oakland night out. 🍻✨

Come early to grab dinner and explore MacArthur Blvd before the music starts.

06/18/2026

All the southern comforts just in time for Juneteenth? YES PLEASE. Our friends at Crumble & Whisk ®️ are hosting a special Juneteenth lunch pop up on Friday featuring smothered chicken, rice, collard greens, honey cornbread, mac&cheese, peach cobbler and lemonade and we can’t wait! 😍

Order ahead or pop in on Friday, June 19th between 11AM - 3PM to Crumble & Whisk ®️ at 4104 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland to get your plate of food 🥘❤️📍.

Limited supply ⬅️
Pre-Orders Encouraged 📲
Everything Made with Love ❤️

06/16/2026

Art & Asana returns this Sunday, June 21st for their monthly relaxing, restorative creative wellness workshop led by Malika Rubin-Davis ✨🌻💦 at Christopher Pearson.

Gentle yoga followed by guided watercolor painting??? YES PLEASE. 🎨 🧘🏾‍♀️✨

Tap In at Christopher Pearson Malika Rubin-Davis ✨🌻💦 ⬅️

06/13/2026

Summer Solstice plans? 🎶 ☀️ 🎸

We’ve got you covered!

Join us Sunday, June 21 from 7–9pm for a FREE all-ages performance by Orchestra GOLD 🔆 Unplugged at DegreesPlato Tap Room Bottle Shop & Kitchen in Oakland’s Laurel District 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

African psych rock + craft beer + neighborhood vibes = the perfect Oakland night out. 🍻✨

Come early to grab dinner and explore MacArthur Blvd before the music starts.

06/12/2026

I Love Oakland dropping breakfast truth!
Thank you!…

When youre hungry for a classic, no-fuss breakfast with real personality, Sequoia Diner in Oakland, CA hits the spot. You roll up to the retro trailer, catch that buttery-griddle smell in the air, and slide into the easy, laid-back buzz of locals grabbing their morning fix. You go straight for the fluffy pancakes, crispy hash browns, and a breakfast sandwich thats hot, melty, and stacked just right. You add a side of thick-cut bacon, sip strong coffee between bites, and suddenly the whole table feels like comfort food done the Oakland way. You order at the window, snag a seat, and everything comes out quick, generous, and worth every dollar with staff that keep it friendly and moving. You leave full, happy, and already plotting your next weekend stop.

06/11/2026

It’s East Bay Open Art Studios this weekend and we are super excited for the exhibits at Faultline Gallery ✨❤️✨.

Check out emerging and renowned local artists including work by Chris Granillo Art and Ryan McJunkin 🎨 and a new exhibit “Game of Shrooms”.

📍
Faultline Gallery
3908 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, CA

06/11/2026

আমোল (Amol) is coming to the Laurel and we are over the moon! 🎨✨ 🖼️

“ Act Like You’ve Been Here Before” by আমোল (Amol) Gallery Opening
Saturday, June 13 | 6pm
Dear John | 3807 MacArthur Blvd

About আমোল (Amol):
Amol is an Oakland-based South Asian artist. Growing up between the cities of Northern India and the suburbs of the Midwestern US, he was exposed to Eastern spiritual teachings and Western science fiction in equal parts. His work draws on this mixture of existentialism.

As a self-taught artist, he uses every media he has access to: flea market toys, dollar-bin comics, plywood from construction sites, and discarded liquor bottles. He uses these disposable materials to summon nostalgia for both the high-minded morality of Indian deities, and the lowbrow thrills of western pop culture.

His art builds bridges in an attempt to make sense of worlds that frequently collide, but never fully overlap.

See you this Saturday at DEAR 💋 JOHN ⚡️⚡️⚡️

06/09/2026

It’s humbling to say this: the Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival will be celebrating our 25th Anniversary on Saturday, August 8th and we hope you can join us. ❤️

Rich with rhythms from around the globe and around the corner, the Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival is dedicated to celebrating our collective roots, rhythms and the many traditions that bring us together - reflecting all that is uniquely and beautifully Oakland.

Vendor, Sponsor & Volunteer Applications now available at LAURELOAKLAND.COM ⬅️ Tap in to join us.

Deep gratitude to for the photos! 📸

06/06/2026

We can’t wait to welcome Nat Bolden and the State of Mind Blues Band to Live in the Laurel this month for three special performances on June 10th, 17th and 24th from 6-9PM!

🎶 🎶 🎶

NAT BOLDEN AND THE STATE OF MIND BLUES •
MS SHARON DAVIS

4251 MacArthur Blvd
NO COVER JAM FEST ⬅️

Come and enjoy a evening of foot stomp’n down home blues! Nat Bolden has been performing and rocking the Blues for over 60 years.

Performing with his band, The State of Mind Blues, along with special guest, Ms Sharon Davis, you’ll jam with some legends and get a taste of the good ol’ blues. Be ready to dance all night!

Tap In at LAURELOAKLAND.COM ⬅️

06/05/2026

We can hardly wait to welcome for a very special unplugged set at Live in the Laurel on Sunday, June 21st! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Live in The Laurel: Orchestra Gold Unplugged
Sunday, June 21 | 7–9 p.m.
Degrees Plato Tap Room Bottle Shop & Kitchen
4251 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland

The Laurel District Association’s free Live in The Laurel concert series continues with Orchestra Gold in a unique unplugged performance led by acclaimed vocalist Mariam Diakité. 🎤⚡️

Experience an intimate evening of African psych rock blending West African rhythms, soul, blues, and psychedelic influences. Enjoy live music while exploring Oakland’s vibrant Laurel District, home to eclectic restaurants, local shops, galleries, and public art.

Free and all ages. ⬅️

LAURELOAKLAND.COM for all the details ⬅️