Laurel District Association

Volunteers Needed! 🫶🏾

Sign up to volunteer at the 25th Annual Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival on Saturday, August 8th and be part of something truly special. 🩷

The festival is our principal fundraiser for the neighborhood ~ funds raised from this event get poured back into the community and helps to lift up the Laurel every day / 365 days a year.

Tap into community.
Usher in hope.

Sign up at LAURELOAKLAND.COM ⬅️

Photos by Her | Photo & Video | ✞ 🪶

The 25th Annual Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival returns on Saturday, August 8th from 11AM - 7PM. 🩷

Will you be there? ⬅️

Family Friendly.
All Ages.
Wheelchair Accessible.
Admission Free.

Live Music & Dance from Around the Corner & Around the Globe.

Global Cuisine & Libations.

Artisan Marketplace.

Kid’s Carnival hosted by Jain Williams-State Farm Agent

Rollerskating Rink hosted by Black Cultural Zone

and so much MORE. ⬅️

LET’S GO.

Vendor & Volunteer Applications at LAURELOAKLAND.COM

Just a few weeks away from the 25th Annual Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival and we can hardly wait to celebrate with you. 🩷

Saturday, August 8th 2026
Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival
11AM - 7PM
Free.
All Ages & Family Friendly.
Wheelchair Accessible.

+Akoma Market & Roller Skating Rink hosted by Black Cultural Zone
+Healing Village hosted by Freedom Community Clinic
+Kids Carnival hosted by Jain Williams-State Farm Agent
+Gospel Stage hosted by Cornerstone MBC
+Artisan Marketplace
+Global Cuisine
+Craft Cocktails & Mocktails
+AND MORE!

-> LINE UP DROPPING SOON 🔥 🔥 🔥

Photos by Power Quevedo ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Whether you’re looking to discover some amazing local music at DegreesPlato or check out an art exhibit at DEAR 💋 JOHN or try out a Power Yoga class with Tako Yoga at Left Coast Power Yoga Oakland, we’ve got you covered this weekend with good times!

Also had to sneak in a Save the Date reminder for the Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival on August 8th 🩷

This Saturday! ⚡️🎶⚡️

Can’t wait to welcome the always funky The Grease Traps to Live In The Laurel on Saturday, July 18th for a live performance at DegreesPlato 🥁🎸🎤⚡️

The Grease Traps are a solid 8-piece funk band based in Oakland, CA. Featuring tight horns and stirring vocals from that sharp-dressing, all-around fly dude, The Gata, their musical mix of hard-driving funk and lowdown soul is guaranteed to get your head noddin’ and cure your dance jones.

Free & All Ages ⬅️

Saturday, July 18th
Live In The Laurel feat The Grease Traps
Degrees Plato
4251 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, CA

TAP IN at LAURELOAKLAND.COM 💻

Special thanks to our sponsors for their generous support:
Oakland Recycles
Supervisor Nate Miley
Jain Williams-State Farm Agent
Alameda Brewing Co.
DegreesPlato and
Laurel Ace

Major gratitude to our friends High Street Coalition ❤️ High Street Coalition is a group of volunteer neighbors from Laurel, Allendale and Maxwell Park who host twice monthly neighborhood clean ups, every 2nd and 4th Saturday.

They’ll also have a booth at the 25th Annual Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival on Saturday, August 8th ~ so be sure to say hello and see how you can get involved!

Volunteers Needed for the 25th Annual Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival on Saturday, August 8th! 🩷🩷🩷

Join Oakland’s signature world music festival and help to uplift the community by joining us as a volunteer.

We are committed to keeping our festival admission free so all can enjoy and volunteers help to make that possible.

Learn more & sign up at LAURELOAKLAND.COM ⬅️

Photos by Power Quevedo ⚡️⚡️⚡️