2023 White Elephant Sale in a 90,000 Sq Ft. Warehouse (Feb. 1-25)

The White Elephant Sale is Northern California’s oldest and largest rummage sale. You will find a curated selection of one-of-a kind treasures. ​The White Elephant Sale has almost 20 departments in a warehouse nearly twice the size of a football field. Plus you’ll be supporting the Oakland Museum of California.

Get the rush of adrenaline from snagging that one-of-a kind item you can’t find anywhere else. Over the course of an entire year, our volunteers collect, sort, and repair a massive selection of donated goods, priced from low-cost to an absolute bargain. We do more than save thousands of items from the landfill: we connect generations of families to everything from school supplies and kids’ first bikes to prom dresses, jewelry, and estate antiques at prices you can afford. Produced by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board, the White Elephant Sale has supported the Oakland Museum of California’s educational programs, exhibitions, and marketing initiatives for over 60 years with contributions totaling more than $30 million.

2025 Dates:

Preview Sale:  Sunday, January 26​

Open Warehouse Days:  Select days between January 29 and February 22​

• Week 1:  Wednesday, January 29 through Saturday, February 1
• Week 2:  Wednesday, February 5 through Saturday, February 8
• Week 3:  Wednesday, February 12 through Saturday, February 15
• Week 4:  Monday (Presidents Day), February 17; Thursday, February 20 through Saturday, February 22

Clearance Weekend:  Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2

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Preview Sale 
January 26, 2025
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Admission: $50.00
Enjoy first access to the White Elephant Sale. Reserve your spot for $50. Tickets are limited for this hotly anticipated event, so get your tickets now!

Public Shopping Days
January 29 – February 22, 2025 (Select days)
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Admission: $7.00 per day
Browse without the crowds for 16 days in January and February. New merchandise will be added throughout the sale. Reserve your spot for $7 per day.

If tickets are sold out for the day you want, remember that we will allow walk-ins as space permits starting at 11:00 AM each day.

Clearance Weekend
March 1 – 2, 2025
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Admission: FREE, but tickets required
Catch the biggest discounts on these final days of the White Elephant Sale. Markdowns happening all day! Admission is free, but tickets are required.​

If tickets are unavailable for the day you want, remember that we will allow walk-ins as space permits starting at 11:00 AM each day.

About the Sale

• Ticketless entry: No ticket? No problem! As space allows, each Open Warehouse Day we will admit walk-ins after 11:00 AM, after we admit all those with tickets. Walk-in shoppers pay the $7 per day admission fee at the door (no cash; credit/debit card only).

• Free shopping hours: As space allows, shoppers may enter the warehouse on Open Warehouse  Days at 1:00 PM for free to shop until we close at 2:00 PM.

• Free admission for preK-12 teachers:  On every Open Warehouse Day, credentialed California preK-to-12 classroom teachers get free admission after 11:00 AM. A photo ID and proof of current employment are required.

• Bring the kids over 12: Children over 12 are welcome during the Open Warehouse Days with a $7 per day admission fee (no cash; credit/debit card only).
  For security and safety reasons, no children under 12 are allowed, including infants in arms, or in a sling, backpack, frontpack, or other similar baby carriers.

• Children of all ages are welcome at the free Clearance Weekend. We cannot, however, accommodate strollers in the warehouse.