East Bay Weekly Events

Your Weekly Guide to Local Events

AUGUST 18- AUGUST 24

Get ready for these fascinating new laser shows, laser and light demos, beer, wine, and the evening's featured themed cocktail!! 🤩

The East Bay Weekly Events are listed below.

Friday 08/18

11am The Good Life Let's Get Moving - Cardio/Strength

11:30am Visit Oakland Left Bank Brasserie Oakland Celebrates Taste of Provence Wine & Food Week

12pm The Mercury News Celebrating Everett and Jones Barbeque’s 50-Year Legacy

1pm The Good Life Let's Get Moving - Stretch/Strength 

4pm Berkeley Public Library Music Performance by Chris Waltz & Tina Digesti @Central

5pm Oakland Museum of California FRIDAY NIGHTS AT OMCA: HIP HOP MEETS JAZZ

5pm Black Cultural Zone SALSA ‘N’ SKATE

5pm The Mercury News Red Tomato Pizza House Who's That? weekly comedy series

5:30pm The Mercury News Musical Park Shabbat

6pm FunCheap FREE: Oakland’s HellaSecret Comedy & Cocktails (2023)

6pm Chabot Space & Science Center HIKE & SIP WITH SPECIAL GUEST MICHAEL CHARNOFSKY, EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT NATURALIST

7pm Drake’s Brewing FRIDAY NIGHT MARKETS 2023

7pm Visit Oakland Live Music Series - Jazzaholics at Jack London Square

7pm Jack London Square LIVE MUSIC SERIES - JAZZAHOLICS

7:30pm Chabot Space & Science Center FREE TELESCOPE VIEWINGS

7:30pm The Mercury News Comedy Oakland Live

8pm 510families Summer Movies in the Park: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

8pm 510families Movies in the Park: Turning Red

9:45pm The Mercury News Comedy Oakland Live - Friday August 18, 2023 Late Show

Saturday 08/19

All day Jack London Square 2023 TASTE OF PROVENCE WINE AND FOOD WEEK

7am Montclair Village Music at Sophie’s Cuppa Tea

9am The Mercury News High on Flavor! A Unique Coffee and Cannabis Pairing Experience

10am Berkeley Public Library Repitles, Amphibians, and You @North *NEW TIME*

10am Berkeley Public Library East Bay Vivarium @West *NEW TIME

10am Oakland Zoo Veterinary Hospital Tours

10am Eventbrite Black Liberation Walking Tour

10:30am Oakland Public Library Family Storytime

12pm Oakland Public Library A Tour of AAMLO

12pm The Mercury News Celebrating Everett and Jones Barbeque’s 50-Year Legacy

1pm Eventbrite 626 Night Market Mini @ Great Mall Milpitas (Summer 2023)

2pm Oakland Public Library Black August Film Series presented by Black Cultural Zone

2pm The Mercury News Return of the Funk Festival

2pm Visit Oakland Outdoor Wine Tasting

3pm Eventbrite Praise Fest

3pm The Mercury News A Bohemian Summer Celebration with Fleetwood Macrame

4pm FunCheap “Faeries of the Moonlight” Berkeley’s Summer Musical Theatre in the Park

6pm FunCheap FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy

6:07pm 510families Star Wars Drone Show vs. Baltimore Oreoles

7pm 510families Montclair Outdoor Cinema: Dungeons & Dragons

7pm The Mercury News Comedy Oakland Live

7:30pm Chabot Space & Science Center LASER AFTER HOURS: QUEENS OF POP

7:30pm Chabot Space & Science Center FREE TELESCOPE VIEWINGS

8pm 510families Movie Nights: Shrek 2

8:30pm Visit Oakland Nuthouse at The Golden Squirrel: A Weekly No-Cover Comedy Cabaret

9:20pm The Mercury News Comedy Oakland Live - Saturday August 19, 2023 Late Show

9:30pm Chabot Space & Science Center LASER AFTER HOURS: QUEENS OF POP

Sunday 08/20

All day Jack London Square 2023 TASTE OF PROVENCE WINE AND FOOD WEEK

9am Montclair Village Sunday Farmers’ Market

10am Visit Oakland Weekly Farmers Markets

10am Oakland Zoo Clear the Shelters Pet Adoption Day at the Zoo

11am The Mercury News JACK LONDON SQUARE INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO ITS WEEKLY FARMER’S MARKET

11:30am Visit Oakland  Left Bank Brasserie Oakland Celebrates Taste of Provence Wine & Food Week

1pm The Mercury News The Cali Fest

3pm Black Cultural Zone SHOP & SKATE AT LIBERATION PARK

4pm Visit Oakland Sunset Sundays: Soulful & Eclectic Concerts on the Oakland Waterfront

6pm FunCheap FREE: Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show

8pm Chabot Space & Science Center FIRST GLANCE: MEMBER TELESCOPE VIEWING

Monday 08/21

9am The Good Life Mindful Mondays with Iya Kemi 

10am Eventbrite What's Cooking, Oakland? The Future of Commercial Kitchens

11am The Good Life Let's Get Moving - Moves and Grooves 

3pm Oakland Zoo Discount AfterZOOns

7pm FunCheap 1/2 Off Oysters + Monday Night HellaFunny Comedy Show (Oakland)

Tuesday 08/22

11am The Good Life Let's Get Moving - Pilates 

3pm Visit Oakland Discount AfterZOOns at the Oakland Zoo

4pm Oakland Public Library Family Game Night @ 81st Ave // Noche De Juegos en Familia

7pm Eventbrite Taco Tuesgay

7pm FunCheap Oakland’s New Stand-up Comedy Pop-Up w/ HellaFunny (Summer 2023)

7pm Drake’s Brewing SUNSET YOGA SESSIONS

8pm FunCheap Tuesday Trivia Night at Nigh Heron (Oakland)

8:30pm FunCheap $6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose

Wednesday 08/23

9am The Good Life Brothas Building Brothas - Barbershop Talk

10am Oakland Zoo Veterinary Hospital Tours

11am The Good Life Let's Get Moving - Cardio/Strength 

12pm Oakland Chamber of Commerce New Member Orientation

12pm The Mercury News Celebrating Everett and Jones Barbeque’s 50-Year Legacy

3pm Oakland Zoo Discount AfterZOOns

7pm FunCheap Comedy & Wings Night + “Wing Wednesday” $10 Specials (Oakland)

8pm The Mercury News Nuthouse at the Golden Squirrel

Thursday 08/24

9am The Good Life Brothas Building Brothas - Let's Get Movin' Brothas 

11am The Good Life Let's Get Cooking 

12pm The Mercury News Celebrating Everett and Jones Barbeque’s 50-Year Legacy

2pm Oakland Public Library Africa: An Art Exhibition by the African American Quilters Guild of Oakland

3pm Oakland Zoo Discount AfterZOOns

6pm FunCheap FREE: Oakland Comedy Night at “Golden State Lounge” (6pm Show)

6pm Drake’s Brewing KING TRIVIA