Join us for another outdoor playday at Arroyo Viejo on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 11am. We can’t wait to see you all for some soccer drills and scrimmages led by Oakland Soul’s soccer team. Bring the whole family out and get those bodies moving under the summer sun. We will also have some arts and craft projects going on and so much more. See you then!”
Our last Certified Farmer’s Market is a celebration and thanksgiving to all of our amazing vendors, exhibitors, partners and patrons who helped make this iteration of our iconic Akoma Market the immersive cultural experience that it is. This is not goodbye at all but a transition and expansion. Akoma 2.0 will feature: 5 Cultural, artisanal and or themed markets per year – February, May, June, August, and December Akoma On The Road Akoma at Liberation Park Events Akoma Seasonal Subscription Box Akoma Digital Marketplace Akoma Night Market Stay connected by visiting us at https://linktr.ee/allthingsakomamarket
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Join us for another amazing Liberation Park Experience on the road! From 11am until 7pm in the historic Laurel District of Oakland, our Akoma vendors will be there with the items you love for one of a kind festival fun. We will also have our Umoja Roller Rink and DJ KG with us so that you can get your roll on this Saturday. We can’t wait to see you there!
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Read Watch Do: Summer at Oakland Public Library continues its series of events at Liberation Park. Bring your family out for some storytelling, music, skating and crafts. Join us 7/25 and 8/6 for some family fun.
Join us for a Summer Reading Party you won’t want to miss!
Unique Derique returns for another special performance. There will be mural painting, roller skating, story time and so much more.
This weekend, we’re bringing our Akoma Market on the road and Outdoor Playday too! Join us this Saturday at the 20th Anniversary Art+Soul Festival as we bring the Liberation Park experience to downtown Oakland once again! Our friends from the Black Arts, Music and Business District will be joining us as well! From 12pm-6pm, in downtown Oakland, we will have a dozen of our vendors, a host of children’s activities, Umoja Roller Rink on the road and food all around! We will be located on 14th st. between Clay St. and Jefferson St. We can’t wait to see you there!
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Poet, educator, activist and children’s book author Nancy Johnson will be having a book signing and meet and greet.
Kirk Waller will be telling both well-known and unknown stories. You’ll love his engaging, musical storytelling style. Something the whole family can enjoy.
Constance Moore will be hosting an arts and crafts session as well, designed to delight and inspire everyone in attendance.
Oakland Public Library @ Liberation Park Presents:
Asheba is a musical storyteller who specializes in calypso, the musical and folkloric oral tradition of Trinidad and Tobago, his homeland. Stories of hope and happiness are the focus of Asheba’s songs. You and your little ones will be singing and dancing the minute Asheba starts performing.
We will have our Akoma Market on the road and our Umoja Roller Rink as well. Pull up and continue celebrating Juneteenth!
Folks have been asking us to extend market hours for quite some time. We’ve listened and we have some new hours that we’re sure will help you have the shopping experience you’re looking for. Akoma returns on 4/17 at our new time, 11am and ends at 5pm. Join our vendors for a new, longer day at the market. We can’t wait to see you and spend more time with you.
*Masks strongly recommended
Town Nights returns at Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center. Join us for our family friendly Carnival along with dinner and a movie as we continue to celebrate Juneteenth in the Town! Friday, June 17, 2022 from 6pm until 9pm.