Rockridge Holidaze
Saturday, December 6
4pm-6pm
You are invited to sip, sample, and shop your way through a joyous evening in Oakland's Rockridge district.
Check people off your holiday list by taking advantage of special offers, pop-up vendors, kids’ activities, and a community craft fair. Bring the whole family to experience music and carolers, lights and decorations, and holiday cheer. There’s even photos with Santa Paws, so bring Fido.
Enjoy tasty sweet treats, hot beverages, and bubbly offered at boutique shops, world-class restaurants, wine and specialty foods purveyors, spas and salons, and other gift-shopping destinations along one full mile of this spectacular district.
Plus, participate in food, coat, and pet food drives to help support our community.
Rockridge Holidaze is BARTable! Take the train to the Rockridge station and you're conveniently in the center of the district.
Featured Holidaze Offers
Below are just some of the offers you’ll find!*
Sorted South to North
Susie Novak Interiors, 5253 College Ave - Hot tea/cider and cookies. Hosting a pop-up shop and selling great holiday gifts like antiques, candles, home goods, books, etc.
Blick Art Materials, 5301 Broadway - Crafts and activity table for all ages! Holiday Sale with many items in the store up to 65% off.
elizabeth H/the art of hair design, 5431 College Ave - 25% off retail including liter sizes. 15% off all pre-orders. $30 Hair Tinsel by Lavendar (walk-ins welcome).
SOBU, 5451 College Ave - Vessel group art show opening reception with wine and snacks.
Atomic Garden, 5453 College Ave - Cookies for guests
Namastey Patio, 5500 College Ave - Hot tea
Bella Vita, 5511 College Ave - Hot cider and cookies. Free gift wrapping. Face painting and pop-up vendors.
Open Mind Music, 5521 College Ave - Refreshments. 20% off used records. Spend $150 and enter to win one of three $50 gift cards. Free gift wrapping.
Tootsies / Crush on College, 5525 and 5523 College Ave - Cookies and beverages. Raffle to win a prize.
Preserved, 5540 College Ave - Wine and Tepache (non-alcoholic fermented pineapple beverage).
Crossroads Trading Company, 5601 College Ave - Play the prize wheel and win treats.
Ben ‘N Nick’s, 5612 College Ave - Free hot chocolate, one per person during happy hour (2pm-6 pm). Food special at $10 and under all day.
Belly, 5634 College Ave - Sample of their Valrhona hot chocolate and our annual holiday furikake Chex mix.
Nathan & Co, 5636 College Ave - Serving homemade goodies. Pet portrait artist Bibiana Princeton. Extra fancy complimentary holiday gift wrapping on all stores purchases.
Cactus Taqueria, 5642 College Ave - Hot chocolate and cookie combo.
Bad Walters, 5800 College Ave - Hot chocolate
Starter Bakery, 5804 College Ave - Get in the holiday spirit with a cozy warm drink, like an Eggnog Latte or Peppermint Mocha. The Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are back! Fudgy chewy centers speckled with chipped candy cane, and a cassis-poached pear seasonal kouign amann. Holiday coloring book sheets for kids to take home and color.
Marin Raw, 5808 College Ave - Free pet treats! Photos with “Santa Paws” and a pet food drive. All proceeds from the pet photos and food drive to benefit the Oakland Animal Services.
European Wax Center, 5820 College Ave - Handing out holiday activity sheets for kids as well as offering games with prizes for people who sign up to their email list.
The Xocolate Bar, 5854 College Ave - Chocolate samples. Storewide special discounts. Lexi Carrol, a Chocolate enthusiast, educator, and chocolate concierge is conducting a CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP and guided tasting 2-3:30pm. Reserved seating here. Buy 3 get 1 free sale. Craft table for kids.
Market, 5914 College Ave - Cookies. Enjoy a 20% off sale.
Boba Guys, 5925 College Ave - Offering a seasonal drink option, exclusive to the Rockridge store. Free holiday peppermint sprinkles for any drink.
Veranda, 5931 College Ave - Hot chocolate and fresh-baked cookies.
Sole Terra Shoes, 5933 College Ave - Refreshments. Raffle, prizes, sale promotions, and free shipping on purchases of $125 or more. Swag bag with purchases of $100 or more.
Saffron, 5940 College Ave. - Complimentary glass of Champagne.
College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Ave - Craft fair in the garden with a variety of offerings that would make great holiday gifts.
Vero for Hair, 6052 College Ave - Cookies. Jewelry by Ruchika Khanna.
Cole Coffee, 6255 College Ave - Special holiday drinks and treats. A children’s book signing of "By the time I'm Nine" by Kyle Danya Canfield and Illustrated by Marion Sagana Ingram. Pop up sale.
East Bay Booksellers, 6022 College Ave - Partnering with Local Economy to offer a self-serve gift wrapping station.
Love + Chocolate, 6309 College Ave - Chocolate samples! Gathering donations for the Food Bank. The store will be decorated in a winter wonderland and pretty as a jewel box.
Vino!, 6319 College Ave - Free gift wrapping for store purchases.