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Free “Anarchist-Utopian” Potluck Picnic at Lake Merritt (Oakland)

Saturday, May 2, 2026 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*totally free - it is a potluck picnic so you should bring something for everyone to eat
Lake Merritt Pergola | 599 El Embarcadero Road, Oakland, CA
East Bay

Event Details

Peter Kropotkin, Errico Malatesta, Emma Goldman, Dorothy Day

Anarchist-Utopian Potluck Picnic
for folks who love Mutual Aid, Gift Economy, Collectives, Cooperatives & Horizontalism

Questions? email anarchist-utopian@proton.me or Signal 415-309-3505

Bring Whatever Food You Want To Share! The Lake Merritt Farmers Market is just one block away if you want to grab something there – Also bring your Zines, Patches, Info, Stickers. etc.

Our neighbors in the area that day are the very friendly African marketeers from Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Nigeria, etc., selling clothing, food, and beverages.

EVENT will feature an “Anarchist History Quiz Contest” with PRIZES

The first 25 attendees will get copies of “The Free World – everything free in the SF East Bay”

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: FREE*
*totally free - it is a potluck picnic so you should bring something for everyone to eat
Categories: *Top Pick*, Community, Eating & Drinking, In Person, Outdoors, Political Activism
Address: 599 El Embarcadero Road, Oakland, CA

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