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Rockridge is home to flea markets, food festivals, sidewalk sales, artisan pop-ups, live music, trivia and comedy nights, Halloween Parades, Rock-N-Stroll, sidewalk sales, book signings, tastings, and so much more. Use our event calendar to plan your week!
Learn the art of making the best jam with seasonal fruits in dynamic flavor combinations.
Think you’ve got what it takes to be the Skee Ball champ?
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Physician and activist, Dr. Vanessa Grubbs, will discuss her latest book, "Negligent by Design: Anti-Blackness in American Medicine and How to Address It."
As part of this hands-on workshop, we’ll craft two delicious mocktails that have the complexity and aesthetics of a cocktail, minus the booze. Students will take home two class-made mocktail syrups to use in their home mocktail mixology. You'll get insight into mocktail mixology techniques, explore the health benefits of featured superfoods, and gain skills to create your own delicious non-alcoholic concoctions. This class is led by Lila Volkas, holistic nutritionist and passionate mocktail mixologist.
Dolled Up Drag Show with Ava Lashay every Thursday at 9pm.
Y2K and vintage clothing, vintage home decor, jewelry, flash tats, photo booth, tooth gems, local artists, and more.
Fermenting Hot Sauce Workshop where you receive a jar of fresh peppers to ferment at home along with a fermentation starter kit.
e will use magazine pages, vintage maps, and other art supplies to create and explore.
The best wines are the ones we drink with friends! 30% Off Wine by the Bottle...
Fermenting Hot Sauce Workshop where you receive a jar of fresh peppers to ferment at home along with a fermentation starter kit.
Dolled Up Drag Show with Ava Lashay every Thursday at 9pm.
Make your own nutrient-dense, probiotic sauerkraut and mixed pickles! Learn the fundamentals of fermentation and experiment with seasonal produce and unique flavor combinations.
As part of this hands-on workshop, we’ll craft two delicious mocktails that have the complexity and aesthetics of a cocktail, minus the booze. Students will take home two class-made mocktail syrups to use in their home mocktail mixology. You'll get insight into mocktail mixology techniques, explore the health benefits of featured superfoods, and gain skills to create your own delicious non-alcoholic concoctions. This class is led by Lila Volkas, holistic nutritionist and passionate mocktail mixologist.
Jacopo di Battista from Querceto will be onsite for a wine tasting dinner.
The RIC hosts early-bird dance parties every first Saturday of the month.
Expect the bold, award winning Italo-Chinese-Singaporean flavors side by side with the food you know Millennium for — all coming together in one unforgettable meal.
Expect the bold, award winning Italo-Chinese-Singaporean flavors side by side with the food you know Millennium for — all coming together in one unforgettable meal.
Pulitzer finalist Shoshana Walter will discuss her book, "Rehab: An American Scandal."

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Put your money where your heart is! Local businesses have a huge impact on building a resilient economy, because they have been proven to keep more of the dollars we spend right here in our region — helping to lift up our whole community.
Supporting local businesses has never been easier! The Rockridge Card is the perfect gift for friends, family, coworkers, and cherished community members (or get one for yourself).
This gift card is redeemable at 37+ locations, offering a wide variety of restaurants, shops, services, and other fun destinations to explore. There’s something for everyone!
Redeem the card at:
Á Côté • Atomic Garden • Bad Walter's Bootleg Ice Cream • Bella Vita • Belly • Ben 'N Nick's Bar & Grill • BodyFit Training • Cole Hardware • Delicious Thai Kitchen • East Bay Booksellers • Elizabeth h: the Art of Hair Design • European Wax Center • Germany's Best • Green Copy • Holy Basil Pho • In Full Swing • Khana Peena Indian Cuisine • Life Chiropractic • Love + Chocolate • Mercy Vintage • Millennium Restaurant • Namastey Patio Nepalese and Indian Cuisine • Nathan & Company • Pegasus Books • Planterday • Preserved • Re-Up Refills • RGym • Saffron Kitchen • Sfizio • Sole Terra Shoes • Sweat Health and Fitness • The Breema Clinic • The Monk's Kettle • Tootsies Rockridge • Transports • Zachary's Chicago Pizza • and more added every week!

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Rockridge is the region’s destination for fashion boutiques, bookstores, home decor, and gift shops. Many of Oakland’s best restaurants, coffee shops, and craft beverages are here.
There's no shortage of options for fashionistas—the district caters to men, women, and kids—wanting the latest styles. This is the spot to pamper and restore at the many salons, spas, fitness centers, therapy offices, and whole body health services.
“His restaurant ideas revolve around Asian American food but ‘nothing too authentic or traditional’, Ok said. ‘I feel like the Asian American food experience is very unique, especially in California.’”
Much deserved congratulations are in order to Bad Walter’s Bootleg Ice Cream for all the media fanfare received this summer.
Their practice is built on a foundation of professional and ethical treatment, where every patient is guided through their dental journey with transparency and respect.
“We wanted to serve Matcha because it’s healthy, loved by so many, and incredibly versatile. You can get really creative with it—and that’s what we’re known for. We love to bring our own identity and flavor into everything we serve. Matcha gives us the perfect canvas to be artistic and expressive.”
Re-Up Refills, the only low-waste grocery store and refill shop in Oakland, provides bulk groceries in refillable containers.
We’re long-time residents of this neighborhood and brand-new tenants of this storefront. In this era of isolation and chaos, we’ve been craving a way to strengthen local networks and connect people who live and spend time here.
Local cidermakers blend craft, community and tradition to offer a link between beer and wine worlds…
The Wardrobe Project Flea is a marketplace compiled of the Bay Area’s art, culture and fashion. Serving as a space for like-minded, yet perfectly unique people to come together as a community.
Join this award-winning restaurant on Friday, June 13 as they celebrate 10 incredible years in Oakland It’s been a decade of community, creativity, and unforgettable meals. They’re bringing back some of their most beloved dishes for a one-night-only event.
Pasta aficionados will find paradiso in this petite and casual restaurant-turned-enoteca, set on a busy but bucolic stretch of Rockridge’s main artery.
Whether you want to just pop in for a drink, a snack, and a chat or stay a while and check some items off your shopping list, we hope to see you and celebrate 10 wonderful years!
Forge just opened in Rockridge, offering American comfort food, Neapolitan pizza, a curated list of local craft beers, and specialty cocktails. Enjoy a laid-back brunch on the patio, a lively night out, a cozy date, or just some quality people-watching.
The second annual Indie Food Fest took place at Rockridge Market Hall in Oakland on May 10, 2025.
Roasted pumpkin tamales with pumpkin seed pastor and cashew nut crema are knockouts, as are the crunchy king trumpet fritters with chili-persimmon jam.
There’s always a crowd at this neighborhood standby, where friends, families, and chic couples congregate for drinks at the copper-topped bar.
No matter what type of dumpling a diner is in the mood to order, United Dumplings is in the business of serving familiar dishes to instill a sense of homemade comfort food.
It’s a 2-in-1 combo with an all-day-cafe downstairs and a full-service restaurant above…
Cole customers are a ferociously loyal bunch. In what’s a common refrain, Oakland local Elizabeth Gessel said “Cole is the best, of course.”
Rockridge’s biggest annual event returns with one mile of Trick-or-Treating fun with district merchants and loads of family activities from sing-alongs, crafts, DJ dance party, costume contests for kids and pets, and more! Free!
Rockridge
Market Hall
A collection of gourmet purveyors—from meat and seafood to local produce, cheese, wine, fresh pasta, housemade salads, charcuterie and more epicurean specialties. Market Hall hosts food-focused events year-round, including cookbook signings with esteemed authors.

Rockridge BART
Station
At the heart of the district, the views from the Rockridge BART Station platform is considered one of the best in the system. This convenient station features a parking lot, bike parking, and AC Transit bus stops.
