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Akoma Market

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August 21 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

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

Free Entry is free, vendor prices vary

Black Cultural Zone

Liberation Park

7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, California 94605 United States + Google Map
(510) 470-0183
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https://linktr.ee/allthingsakomamarket

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Liberation Park Experience at the 21st Annual Laurel Street Fair & World Music Festival

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August 13 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

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!

#AkomaOnTheRoad #AkomaMarket#LaurelStreetFair#RollerSkating#UmojaRollerRink #LiberationParkExperience#BlackCulturalZone

Free admission is free, vendor prices may vary

Black Cultural Zone

Laurel District

4222 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, California 94619 United States + Google Map

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Read Watch Do Summer – OPL

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August 6 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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.

Free

Black Cultural Zone

Oakland Public Library

(510) 238-3134

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Liberation Park

7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, California 94605 United States + Google Map
(510) 470-0183
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Liberation Park Experience at First Friday

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August 5 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

We’ve got some exciting news! We will be bringing our Liberation Park experience to First Fridays. We know it’s short notice but we hope to see you there! We will have some Akoma vendors, Fo’Show Friday vibes, Outdoor Play party and of course, Umoja skating rink is coming with us too! Find us on 23rd & Telegraph to play and 25th & Telegraph to skate!

Free Entry is free, vendor prices varied

Black Cultural Zone

First Friday

2633 Telegraph Ave Ste 109
Oakland, California 94612 United States + Google Map
(510) 361-0615
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Liberation Park Experience at Art + Soul 20th Anniversary Festival

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July 23 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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!

Free Free admission, vendor prices vary

Black Cultural Zone

Downtown Oakland

1301 Clay Street
Oakland, California 94612 United States + Google Map

https://www.artandsouloakland.com

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Wellness Wednesdays

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July 6 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Get well on Wednesdays with BCZ!  Offering options for your healing ranging from yoga and meditation to $5 community skating and gardening with so much more.  Join us every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for a restorative evening at Liberation Park’s new Healing Hub, starting at 4pm and ending at 8pm. 

There will be a soft launch of the Healing Hub this week, stay tuned for more information.

*Masks strongly recommended

$5 free event, skating is $5

Black Cultural Zone

Liberation Park

7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, California 94605 United States + Google Map
(510) 470-0183
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15th Annual Oakland Juneteenth Celebration & Festival

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June 25 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

We will have our Akoma Market on the road and our Umoja Roller Rink as well. Pull up and continue celebrating Juneteenth!

Vendor prices vary

B.H. Brilliant Minds Project Inc.

(510) 290-0811

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West Oakland Youth Center

3233 Market St
Oakland, California 94608 United States + Google Map
(510) 595-3223
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Fo’Show Fridays

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June 24 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Can y’all kick it?  Yes y’all absolutely can!  Looking for something to do on Friday evenings?  Look no further. Now you and yours can come hang out and chill at Liberation Park during  Fo’Show Fridays from 5pm-9pm.  Come by and grab something to eat from an array of food trucks and kick it. We fo’show finna be there.

Free Entry is free, vendor prices varied

Black Cultural Zone

Liberation Park

7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, California 94605 United States + Google Map
(510) 470-0183
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Akoma Market

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June 19 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

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

Free Entry is free, vendor prices vary

Black Cultural Zone

Liberation Park

7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, California 94605 United States + Google Map
(510) 470-0183
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Town Nights

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June 17 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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.

Free

Homies Empowerment

(510) 485-2224

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Black Cultural Zone

Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center

701 Krause Ave, Oakland, CA 94605
Oakland, California 94605 United States + Google Map
(510) 615-5755
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7101 Foothill Blvd,
Oakland, CA 94621
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