Oakland is a good sports metropolis. You may argue that Oakland is the best sports metropolis on the planet with none “major” sports groups. Case in level: the NFL and the Bay Area Host Committee have designated Oakland as the location for the Bay Area’s solely official Super Bowl LX watch celebration on Sunday, February 8th.
“We are inviting the world to once again fall in love with our Town,” Mayor Barbara Lee mentioned at a press convention saying the free BAHC Live! Festival, organized by the Bowl’s Bay Area Host Committee alongside the mayor’s workplace, the Visit Oakland tourism board, and the Oakland Sports Group (a collective launched final yr together with the Oakland Ballers, Oakland Roots, Oakland Soul, the Oakland Marathon, the Oakland 68’s, and Oaklandish).
“If there’s one thing Oakland knows how to do, it’s throw a dang good party,” mentioned Councilmember Charlene Wang, who represents District 2, the place the February occasion can be held. The occasion will embody a “fan zone” exterior Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts with dwell music, meals distributors, and family-friendly actions beginning at 11 am.
The celebration strikes indoors at 3:30 pm the place 1,400 ticketed visitors will watch the large sport on an enormous display screen within the historic Calvin Simmons Theatre. The whole occasion is free, however tickets must be reserved online.
The occasion additionally goals to shine a light-weight on Oakland as a proud sports city with a novel historical past.
From 1971 to 1976, Oakland was residence to sports groups in all 4 main sports leagues: the Oakland Raiders of the NFL, Oakland Athletics of MLB, the Golden State Warriors of the NBA, and the California Golden Seals of the NHL, the latter of which had been the primary to depart (to Cleveland, of all locations).
There have been ups and downs since 1976, together with the Raiders’ breakup, reconciliation, and then last divorce with Oakland. With the contentious departure of the A’s to Sacramento final season, The Town misplaced our final main sports franchise. But we haven’t misplaced our main sports fandom.
There are nonetheless a number of skilled and semipro groups to root for throughout Oakland in lots of sports: the reigning champion Oakland Ballers in baseball, the Oakland Roots and Soul in soccer, the Oakland Swish in basketball, the Bay Area Falcons and Oakland Spiders in Ultimate Frisbee, the Oakland Outlaws and BAD All-Stars in curler derby, and quickly, of their inaugural season, the Golden State Storm in soccer.
Even although mid-winter finds us within the offseason for all these groups, loads is occurring. Here is your guide on what’s arising in Oakland sports, as a result of Oakland continues to be, because the Chamber of Commerce as soon as known as us, a Big League City.
Upcoming sports events
January
January 24: Golden State Storm deal with soccer tryouts
9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Skyline High School, 12250 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619
Are you a lady who desires to play skilled deal with soccer? Register for the tryouts for Oakland’s latest skilled crew.
January 24: Join the Oakland Ballers to clear up the Oakland Estuary
8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Jack London Aquatic Center, 115 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94607
Join *I Heart Oakland Alameda Estuary* and the “Ballunteers” to clear up the estuary for MLK Day of Service – by land or by sea. There are extra particulars on the registration page about how to lease a kayak. Registered volunteers will obtain tickets to an Oakland Ballers sport.
January 25: Golden State Storm *flag* soccer tryouts
10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Skyline High School, 12250 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619
Are you a lady who desires to play skilled flag soccer? In addition to the Storm’s deal with soccer crew, they may subject a flag soccer crew that can play in tournaments. Register for the tryouts.
January 31: Join the Oakland Ballers on the Food Bank
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Alameda County Community Food Bank, 7900 Edgewater Dr, Oakland, CA 94621
Join the “Ballunteers” to kind meals on the Alameda County Community Food Bank. Registered volunteers will obtain tickets to an Oakland Ballers sport.
February
February 1: Oakland Spiders tryouts
12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Location to be introduced
Are you a person interested by taking part in skilled final frisbee? Then register for the Oakland Spiders 2026 tryouts to see when you’ve got what it takes to play with the perfect within the Ultimate Frisbee Association.
February 6: Divine 9/HBCU Flag Football Classic
3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Laney College, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94607
In collaboration with the NFL, for Super Bowl week, HBCU Endzone is holding its annual Classic, celebrating the spirit of HBCUs and the legacy of the Divine Nine. HBCU Endzone is a nonprofit group that gives a broad array of providers to present and current college students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, in addition to to the establishments themselves.
Join Mayor Barbara Lee and Council President Kevin Jenkins for a tribute to Coach John Beam in addition to meals and flag soccer. General admission is free. Individuals and teams need to pay to register to play within the flag soccer event. There are nonetheless obtainable spots for food trucks and exhibitors.
February 6: Join “The People’s Watch Party” for Oakland v. Oakland Tech
5:30 pm, Oakland High School, 1023 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94610
Join The People’s Watch Party to watch the Oakland Tech ladies basketball crew tackle Oakland High Wildcats in group with different girls’s basketball followers.
The People’s Watch Party is a collaboration of Women’s All B-Ball, Watch Her Ball, and Donut Time Designs that organizes high-energy outings to native faculty and highschool video games as well as to watch events for WNBA, Unrivaled, and NCAA video games at Xingones restaurant.
February 7: Complex Family Style Food Fest
12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Oakland Arena, 7000 S Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621
For Super Bowl week, Complex is bringing the Family Style Food Fest to Oakland. Expect curated meals stands, streetwear and designer merchandise, a child’s space, and dwell music. Tickets go on sale quickly.
February 7: Girls flag soccer clinic with the Golden State Storm
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oakland Technical High School, 4351 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611
The Golden State Storm is bringing skilled girls’s deal with soccer to the Bay Area. Before the season even begins, in partnership with Dove Beauty, the Storm Ahead Foundation can be co-hosting a free flag soccer clinic for Super Bowl week.
The Get Her Back camp will host 200 ladies who can be coached and mentored by Storm gamers and Women’s National Football Conference president, Odessa Jenkins. There are a restricted variety of spots left for girls ages 6-18 to sign up.
February 8: BAHC Live! Fan Zone and Super Bowl Watch Party
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fan Zone, 3:30p.m. Watch Party, Henry J Kaiser Center for the Arts, 10 – tenth St, Oakland, CA 94607
The Bay Area Host Committee, with companions from the Office of Mayor Barbara Lee, Visit Oakland, and the Oakland Sports Group, is holding a free, family-friendly out of doors competition with music, actions, and meals distributors on the newly renovated Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts alongside Lake Merritt.
The competition can be adopted by an indoor Super Bowl watch celebration on an enormous display screen within the Calvin Simmons Theatre. This is the one official Super Bowl watch celebration in Northern California. Tickets are free with RSVP.
February 28: The Oakland Freedom Run and Wellness Festival
Starts at 8 a.m., Raimondi Park, 1689 twentieth St, Oakland, CA 94607
The Black Panther Party Alumni Legacy Network (BPPALN) and the Oakland Ballers current the 2026 Freedom Run, beginning and ending at Raimondi Park, the house of the Ballers.
Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the Black Panther Party, on the one hundredth anniversary of Black History Month, the 5k run raises cash for BPPALN. There will even be a wellness competition with free well being screenings, meals, therapeutic massage, haircuts, clothes, toys, and hygiene provides. Registration is open now.
February 28: Roller Derby Scrimmage & Fundraiser
11 a.m., California Historical Radio Society (CHRS) 2152 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501
You don’t have to wait till the official season kicks off in April to watch curler derby up shut and private. The Oakland Outlaws and different Bay Area Derby groups are preparing to open a brand new follow facility in East Oakland. To get that warehouse prepared for motion, they’re holding a fundraising scrimmage. You can visit their website for extra particulars.
And a sneak peek at March
March 7: Oakland Roots season opens at Monterey Bay FC. There will even be a watch celebration in Oakland organized by the Oakland 68’s.
March 8: Oakland 68’s Annual Fans Fest at The Fruitvale Village
March 14: Oakland Roots home opener on the Coliseum
March 21: Eat. Learn. Play. Kids Fun Run at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
March 22: The Oakland Marathon, 10k and 5k at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
March 28: Golden State Storm season opener and inaugural sport at Laney College
March 28: Bay Area Falcons Ultimate Frisbee Home Opener at Fremont High School