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2026 Oakland Restaurant Week (March 12-22)

Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*Specialty meals and pricing with lunch offers at $15, $25, $35 and/or dinner from $35, $45, and $65.
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2026 Oakland Restaurant Week (March 12-22)

Visit Oakland

From March 12-22, 2026, take advantage of some amazing specials from your favorite local restaurants during Oakland Restaurant Week 2026.

Oakland Restaurant Week returns March 12-22, 2026. Named #1 Best Food City in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler in 2024 and 2025, Oakland’s diverse culinary scene enticed with 140+ participating restaurants, from cultural concepts to MICHELIN-recommended spots.

Explore exclusive menus, special offers, and unique activations celebrating the city’s culture and cuisine. Don’t miss this 10-day feast of global flavors in one of America’s top food destinations. Favorite foodie hot-spots include Jack London Square and Temescal to Uptown and Fruitvale

Typically, in past years, restaurants have offered specialty meals and pricing with lunch offers at $15, $25, $35 and/or dinner from $35, $45, and $65.

Upcoming 2026 Oakland Restaurant Week (March 12-22) Events

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: $15*
*Specialty meals and pricing with lunch offers at $15, $25, $35 and/or dinner from $35, $45, and $65.
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, East Bay, Eating & Drinking, In Person

Other Events on This Day

Thursday, March 12, 2026

9:00 am   Equator Coffee: North Star Blend Tasting Experience  FREE
12:00 pm   Oakland’s Big Celebration Rally for Olympic Gold Medalist Alysa Liu  FREE*
*Free with registration
5:00 pm   Caroline Woolard 2026 Ted Purves Social Practice Lecture  FREE*
*RSVP is encouraged but not mandatory
5:00 pm   The SF Symphony at Excelsior Library  FREE
5:30 pm   Rooted in Wisdom: Introduction to Ayurveda & The Science of Self-Healing  FREE
6:00 pm   Disrupting Dementia: A Global Approach to Improving Brain Health  $17.85*
*Members receive a discount
6:00 pm   Opening Reception: Veins of Sorrow by Sameh Khalatbari (SF)  FREE
6:00 pm   Comedy Hour at the Ameswell Hotel  Paid Tickets*
*$20 per person or $12.50 per person for two. Ticket price goes towards food and beverage purchase!
6:00 pm   Hidden Harmony Opening Reception  FREE
6:00 pm   Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library  FREE
6:00 pm   Performance: Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Women in a Golden State  FREE
7:00 pm   Oakland’s Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)  FREE*
*Free with RSVP
7:00 pm   Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)  $20*
*Pricing is Per Hour, House of Air Grip Socks are required to jump.
7:00 pm   SF Bay Area and Environmental History  FREE*
*Donations welcome
7:00 pm   “Landslide” An Epic Fleetwood Mac Singalong (The UC Theatre)  $36
7:00 pm   1979 Disco-Inspired Musical: “Disaster!” (SF)  $25*
*Ticket sales go to the Art Departments to fund the school art departments.
7:30 pm   FREE “Hecklers Welcome” SF’s First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling  FREE*
*Free with RSVP
7:30 pm   Free Sea Shanty Sing-Along for St. Paddy’s Weekend (Oakland)  FREE*
*Free show… but the tip jar helps keep the rum flowing and the barnacles off the hul
7:30 pm   Comedy Sharks Standup Night | Peninsula  FREE
7:30 pm   You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose + More (The Lost Church)  $15
8:00 pm   Shame Cave Comedy Show: A Shameful Yet Shameless Night | SF  FREE
8:00 pm   Human Resources: A Live Stand Up Comedy Event  $15*
*Minimum 1 item purchase
8:00 pm   Free Blues Night w/ John Rybak + Friends (Pacifica)  FREE
9:00 pm   16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)  FREE*
*Absolutely free for all!
9:00 pm   Every Thursday: “Inner Circle” Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF)  FREE*
*Inner Circle is always Free with RSVP
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