Decompression 2026: Oakland Edition! Vol II
Saturday Oct 17 @ 2:00 pm –3:00 am PDT
The Loom, Oakland – Entrance at Livingston St. and 22nd Ave.
The 2026 San Francisco Bay Area Decompression returns to The Loom in Oakland on Saturday, October 17th, from 2pm – 12am (continuing until 3am indoors). The event will feature diverse, family-friendly daytime programming, nighttime celebrations, and hands-on art projects, maker and technology demos, speakers, workshops, a mini film-festival, food and beverage, and much more.
NOTE: The event entrance is at Livingston St. and 22nd Ave., Oakland CA 94606. Do not use the address the internet gives you for The Loom!
Convenient public parking will be available adjacent to the event site at 2000 Embarcadero, Oakland. There is also free street parking along the Embarcadero and in the neighborhood. Do not park in other private parking lots.
Please note that after 9pm all indoor spaces will become 21+ and require an ID-verified wristband for entry from 9pm – 3am.
Call for Participation
Projects of all types…
Bring your art, your theme camp or mutant vehicle, or any other project or gift you’d like to share!
Performers of all stripes…
Apply for live music, variety acts, sound camps, DJs, fire performance, and more.
Volunteer…
Help build, run and strike this community event. It takes many hands to create and share
Please join us in co-creating another amazing Oakland Edition of Bay Area Decompression!
If you have any suggestions for Oakland-based or Bay Area partners, non-profits, cultural organizations, or interesting projects, please send us an email at community.events@burningman.org and we will be very happy to follow up!
The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of each and every town or city.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Appreciations
Cover: Photo, Justin Katz, Decompression 2025
Photographs:
Let the Adventure Begin 2025, Photo credit Jane Hu
DJ spins 2025, Photo credit Mia Terracotta
This way to Fun 2025, Photo credit Mia Terracotta