Oaklavia

From Walk Oakland Bike Oakland:

WOBO is queuing up some of Oakland’s finest local bands, activities hosts and local merchants to line 3 miles of the Oaklavia – Love Our Lake Day route.  We are going to bring some surprises to the line-up this year, even shake up the route a bit.  Stay tuned with our latest updates on facebook @oaklavia.

Our events are always free and non-commercial.  We want you to feel safe and carefree strolling, jogging, biking, dancing and picnicking, on auto-free streets.  We can only make this happen with a strong volunteer crew and robust sponsorship support.

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