2026 WOCAN Event Calendar
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
Oaktown Thursdays
Oakland is a melting pot of cultures, sounds, traditions, and generations and we’re bringing it all together for Oaktown Thursdays: Hispanic Heritage Month!
Join us for an evening celebration with Gina Madrid, Dos Four, DJ Lombriz, Folclórico Colibrí, Oakland Salsa Club, and your host Rudy Ortiz.
catch LIVE Lucha Libre 🤼, classic low riders 🚘, and salsa dancing 💃 where you can jump in and learn some moves yourself.
From the Caribbean to Mexico, Central America, South America and right here in Oakland.
Zero Emissions Ride & Drive
The Zero Emissions Ride & Drive is back for its third year, Friday, September 18th, 10am to 3pm, at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park. Produced by the Harbor Trucking Association and CALSTART, this free community event opens the doors on zero-emission trucking and includes a complimentary lunch. Walk the lot, climb into the cab, and see the technology moving goods through our port cleaner and quieter than ever. The highlight: hands-on test drives, so you can experience zero-emission power for yourself. Whether you work in freight, care about air quality in West Oakland, or just love big trucks, this one's for you.
Nurture Nature Shoreline Cleanup
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the California Coastal Act on CA Coastal Cleanup and Oakland Creek to Bay Day at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park
Free Lunch if RSVP by 9/11/26!
Date: Saturday, Sep 19, 2026
Time: 9am - 12pm
Location: Middle Harbor Shoreline Park (2777 Middle Harbor Road, Oakland, CA 94607)
ACTIVITIES :
Observe SF Bay wildlife with a birding docent
Weed and plant to enhance the salt marsh biodiversity and prevent erosion on the beach bluff.
Collect trash found along the shoreline and record trash data to influence policy.
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
McClymonds All- Class Picnic
McClymonds High School Annual All-Class Reunion Picnic
Join McClymonds High School alumni, families, and community members for the annual all-class reunion picnic! This multi-generational gathering celebrates the rich history and lasting connections of McClymonds High School.
📍 Location: DeFremery Park (Little Bobby Hutton Park)
1651 Adeline Street, West Oakland
📌 At 16th & Adeline Streets
The reunion is traditionally organized by the McClymonds Alumni Action Committee and welcomes alumni from all generations, along with their families and members of the community.
Come reconnect, celebrate, and make memories with the McClymonds family!
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
Brown Likka Friday: An evening with District 2 Councilmember Charlene Wang
Join District 2 Oakland City Councilmember Charlene Wang at the Townderosa to chat ahead of November's election.
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
Poetry for the People
Join us at The Mural House as we take part in the Poetry for the People block party on August 29!
Brown Likka Friday: Loren Taylor and Warren Logan
Join former Oakland city councilmember Loren Taylor and former city council candidate Warren Logan to discuss Strong Mayor charter reform.
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
Rooted in Clean Air: Clean Ports Program quarterly community forum
A quarterly Clean Ports Program community forum by the the West Oakland Cultural Action Network (WOCAN).
We will be sharing some important progress with the electrification efforts at the Port, and give our neighbors a forum for direct dialogue with policymakers about environmental impacts, concerns and solutions.
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
Black Liberation Walking Tour
Our award-winning Black Liberation Walking Tour (BLWT) through Oakland’s Hoover-Foster neighborhood celebrating Black History and culture.
Brown Likka Friday: with Michael Houston and Josh Rowan
Join Oakland City Auditor Michael Houston and OakDOT Director Josh Rowan at the Townderosa to discuss auditing, dumping and transportation.
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
WOCAN @ Oakland Ballers Game
See you at Raimondi Park! Stop by our booth on the concourse on Thursday, Aug. 6.
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
West Oakland Matters 2026: West Fest
This FREE family-friendly event from West Oakland Matters is the third annual arts and advocacy event for West Oakland community's creative self-renewal.
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
Summer on 7th
We’re honored to be part of this celebration, spreading the word about the Clean Ports Program at the Port of Oakland and the Black Liberation Walking Tour.
Black Liberation Walking Tour
Our award-winning Black Liberation Walking Tour (BLWT) through Oakland’s Hoover-Foster neighborhood celebrating Black History and culture.
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
Sunday Prescott Farmer's Markets
Catch us at Sunday Prescott Farmer’s Markets this summer! 😎🧑🌾
Black Liberation Walking Tour
Our award-winning Black Liberation Walking Tour (BLWT) through Oakland’s Hoover-Foster neighborhood celebrating Black History and culture.
6th Annual West Oakland Mural Project Block Party
Our friends at the West Oakland Mural Project are hosting their 6th Annual Block Party on June 20.
A Taste of West Oakland: We Losin’ Recipes
We’re excited for another FREE family-friendly event at the West Oakland Library on June 13.
WOCAN x Ballers Game
Our Community Engagement team will be roaming around the Oakland Ballers game on May 30 to get YOUR input on a healthier West Oakland.
Clean Ports quarterly forum: Our Environment, Our Lives
We’re bringing the EPA Clean Ports conversation directly to the St. Mary’s Center community in West Oakland.
Black Liberation Walking Tour
Our award-winning Black Liberation Walking Tour (BLWT) through Oakland’s Hoover-Foster neighborhood celebrating Black History and culture.
A Taste of the West: West Oakland Has Roots
This family-friendly function will bring together our neighbors for an afternoon full of music, tree planting, yoga, crafts, access to fresh produce, cooking demos, healthy snacks and community building.
Earth Day Shoreline Cleanup
Join us on April 18 for an Earth Day community cleanup at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park – co-organized by our friends at Nurture Nature and the Port of Oakland.
Powering West Oakland: Community Voices on the Future of Clean Ports
West Oakland residents are invited to a quarterly Clean Ports community forum with Port Commissioner Derrick Muhammad and project partners. Get updates on electric trucks and clean energy careers, ask questions, and help shape the path toward cleaner air and environmental accountability.
Oakland Freedom Run
Come join us and unwind after the inaugural 5K Oakland Freedom Run! We’ll be hosting massage/chiropractic services at the Wellness Fair while promoting Black Liberation and our Port of Oakland Clean Ports environmental justice initiative.