Oakland Ballers are champs!! 🔥🔥🔥

Last Sunday, the Ballers defeated the Idaho Falls Chukars 8-1, securing the Pioneer League championship in the team’s inaugural season. Fun fact: the Ballers were so hot this year they broke the PBL record for regular season wins with a record of 73-23.

A parade celebrating the win is set to roll through downtown next Sunday (10/5) at 1pm. Starting at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza and ending at Prescott Market. Classic.

I’ll admit, it’s great to have a championship team back in Oakland, but TBH I’d still rather have the A’s… and the Warriors… and the Rai— forget it, go Ballers.

In today’s issue:

• Oaktown’s Oktoberfest lineup

• Drink wine, eat pears, and play barefoot in Moraga

• Why SF City shut down an app that actually helped people

Let’s get to it.

Summer is over… Oktoberfest is here

This week we round up the remaining Oktoberfest events in Oakland and the East Bay for week’s ahead. Full list below and on our site.

This Weekend

Redwood City Oktoberfest - Sept. 19-28
📍 Courthouse Square, Redwood City
🔗 See details→
Paid - Tickets starting at $10, all ages

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Oktoberfest – Sept. 20-Nov. 2 (weekends)
📍 1001 Fairgrounds Dr., Vallejo
🔗 See details →
Paid - Included with Park admission, all ages

Walnut Creek Oktoberfest – Sept. 26-27
📍 Civic Park East, Walnut Creek
🔗 See details →
Free admission, all ages

Headlands Brewing Oktoberfest (Lafayette location) – Sept. 27
📍 Lafayette Beer Garden, Lafayette
🔗See details →
Free admission, all ages

Trumer Brewery Oktoberfest – Sept. 27
📍 1404 Fourth St, Berkeley
🔗 See details →
Free w/RSVP, all ages. No dogs. 

Epidemic Ales Oktoberfest – Sept. 28
📍 150 Mason Cir J, Concord
🔗 See details →
Free, all ages.

Next Weekend (Oct. 3-5)

Oktoberfest – Park Chalet – Oct. 3
📍 1000 Great Hwy, San Francisco
🔗 See details →
Paid, tickets from $43, 21+

CBCA Clayton Oktoberfest – Oct. 4-5
📍 Downtown Clayton, near Mt. Diablo
🔗 See details →
Free admission, all ages

5th Annual Piedmont Oktoberfest – Oct. 4
📍 711 Highland Ave, Piedmont
🔗 See details →
Paid - Tickets from $60, 21+

[EDITOR’S CHOICE] Oaktoberfest in the Dimond – Oct. 4-5
📍 Dimond District, Fruitvale & MacArthur, Oakland
🔗 See details →
Free admission - Beverage packages available, all ages.

Headlands Brewing Oktoberfest (Walnut Creek) – Oct. 4
📍 2999 Oak Rd, Suite A, Walnut Creek
🔗 See details →
Free admission, all ages

Richmond Backyard’s 3rd Annual Harvest Festival – Oct. 4
📍 205 Cutting Blvd, Richmond
🔗 See details →
Free admission, all ages. (Not really an Oktoberfest, but worth including)

Oktoberfest Pinball and Pints – Oct. 5
📍 1510 Webster St., Alameda
🔗 See details →
Paid - Tickets from $56

Your East Bay Event Lineup

Each week, we bring you a curated list of events for families, couples, and everyone in-between. Got an event you’d like to promote? Send us a reply.

All Weekend

2025 SF Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival

Celebrate this year’s Autumn Moon Festival with live performances, lion dances, a dumpling eating content, and a dragon parade. Saturday & Sunday 9/27-9/28, 11am-5pm. Sacremento & Grant, Chinatown SF. See details →

Bay Area Maker Faire

The annual Maker Faire returns this weekend with 2 days of non-stop DIYing. The faire is a combination of show & tell with makers across California showing off their latest creations AND live workshops from folks like Crunch Labs and Steve Wozniak. Friday to Sunday 9/26-9/28, 10am-5pm. Mare Island Naval Yard, Vallejo. Exclusive discount for Oaktown Subscribers. Code: OAKTOWN →

Saturday

Pear & Wine Festival

Not a stein and beer kinda person? Moraga is your place. This weekend, the fine folks in Moraga are putting on their “heritage and fall harvest” festival. Event includes family-friendly activities, vendors, and wine — you know it’s got wine. Saturday 9/27, 11am-3pm. Moraga Commons. See details →

Roller Disco Party in Richmond

Skaters — the booted kind — are taking over Richmond this Saturday evening. The locally beloved FREE Roller Disco returns complete with Live DJs, food vendors, face paining, and a photo booth. Rentals are available, but come early. Saturday 9/27, 5-9pm. Unity Park, 1605 Ohio Ave., Richmond. See details →

Stories from The Town

Oakland’s new e-bike lending program is hard launched — Funded by a $1.8M grant from the state transportation program, the new lending program will make 50 e-bikes available for loan to low-income residents who can’t afford to rent.

OUSD’s violence interrupters are working, but running our of funds — The violence interruption and prevention teams, who replaced on-site officers at OUSD schools, are slated to run of funds by June 2026. The work reduced school suspensions by 10% and a 90% reduction in calls to OPD last year.

The viral SF parking app shut down in 4 hours — You know the fastest way to make a city take action? Point out where parking enforcers are so folks can avoid them.

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Lemme see that dog,

-Kolby
Oaktown Weekly

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