Community Events
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2025
AUGUST
Pour Your HeART Out – Benefit for Youth Arts
Sunday, August 03 • 4:30 – 7:30 pm
Rhythmix Courtyard – 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda
Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon as Grammy® Award-winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra returns to ignite the stage at this year’s Pour Your HeART Out Benefit for Youth Arts Education with fabulous food, wine, and live entertainment.
Tickets required. Click here for more info.
AUGUST – OCTOBER
2025 Starlight Movies in the Park
Starlight Movies in the Park will continue this summer for all families to enjoy. This fun-filled event will start at 6:30 p.m. with pre-show festivities, including games and crafts for kids.
Alameda Point Multi-Purpose Field, 1101 West Redline Avenue, Alameda 94501
Mufasa: The Lion King – Friday, August 22, 2025 – FREE
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 – Friday, September 26, 2025 – FREE
Alameda Walks
Lace up your walking shoes, gather your family, friends and neighbors and join us on an hour-long walk on designated Saturday mornings of each month, May through October! Whether you are new to Alameda or lived here for decades, this is a great way to begin a Saturday morning exploring our neighborhoods and discovering new areas of Alameda. Pre-registration is not necessary for Alameda Walks.
All walks begin at 9:00 a.m. and last approximately one hour. Where walks are longer, it will be noted, and new walks are indicated. Look for the red Alameda Walks hats! While we love the furry pets, we prefer that they wait for you at home.
August 2: Crown Beach from West to East Walk
Meet at the Doug Siden Visitor Center at Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Avenue, near the front steps on the park side of the building.
August 23: Alameda Belt Line and the Alaska Packers Walk
Meet at Marina Cove Waterfront Park, 1575 Clement Avenue (at Stanton Street). This walk will explore the Alaska Packers’ use of the waterfront property to winter its fleet of “Star” ships
September 20: Krusi Park & Help Shape the Future of Alameda’s Shoreline Walk
Meet at Krusi Park, 3001 Otis Drive, at the High Street entrance. This walk will explore the history of Krusi Park, Towata Park, and the impact of rising sea levels along the shoreline from Towata Park to Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary.
September 27: Alameda Park Homestead Walk
Meet at Chochenyo Park, 2430 Encinal Avenue (at Park Avenue). This walk will explore one of the oldest parks in Alameda and the story of Alfred A. Cohen, who built a railroad and resort hotel in the neighborhood.
October 18: Neptune Beach Walk
Meet at the Doug Siden Visitor Center, 1252 McKay Avenue, in the grassy area. This walk will explore the site and history of Neptune Beach.
October 25: North Shore – Two Perspectives & Jingletown Walk
Meet in front of Nob Hill Foods, Bridgeside Shopping Center, on the plaza close to the waterfront. This walk will explore the northern waterfront and point out the many art studios in Alameda and Jingletown in Oakland.
ONGOING EVENTS
REAP Climate Center
Regular Open House & Volunteer Days
Wednesday 2:00pm to sunset & Sundays 10:00am to sunset
Come volunteer at REAP Climate Center during our Open House and Volunteer hours! REAP’s campus is open to the public Sundays from 10 am to sunset and Wednesdays from 2 pm to sunset. Feel free to drop in at any time, and stay as long as you like. We always have staff ready to guide you through a fun set of volunteer-friendly tasks. Before arriving, please read through our volunteer page and FAQ, and sign our online waiver. Some possibilities include: watering, planting, compost building, animal maintenance, light construction or fabrication, and heavy construction. One thing we ask prior to visiting is filling out our WAIVER. Click here for more info.
Household Hazardous Waste
Expanded opportunities for drop off. Open to the public.
For more information about the Household Hazardous Waste Program, click here.
Electronic Waste Collection Events
In California, it is illegal to put electronic equipment in the trash. Please click here for more information about proper E-waste disposal.
Alameda Farmers’ Market
Tuesdays • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Year-Round
Saturdays • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Year-Round
710 Haight Avenue, Alameda, California
Parking in limited. Please bike or walk if you can. Click here for more farmer’s market information.