Clubs, groups and meetups to join in Oakland, United States

16 clubs, groups and meetups you can join in Oakland, across 5 activities. Updated .

Board games 6 board game groups and meetups

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Illustration: Wooden voting discs, teal-backed cards and a pouch on violet felt.

Board games

Experimental Play Nights at The MADE

  • Last
Illustration: An open small magnetic chess case contains neatly stored standard pieces, with its folded checkerboard lid resting on a red stair ledge, in hard side light.

Board games

Boggle Ogler Gamer Girl Lesbian Enthusiasts

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Opaque envelopes, face-down cards and a drawstring pouch on a felt table.

Board games

East Bay Gamers Guild - Board Game Nights

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Three young adults discuss a chess game at a community table.

Board games

Its Your Move Games Sunday Chess Club Meet Up

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

Book clubs 5 book clubs

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Illustration: Folding chairs and closed red books arranged for a reading circle in an empty gym.

Book clubs

Books & Brew (Oakland Bookclub)

  • Once a month
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A blank writing pad on a lapboard beside an open garden door.

Book clubs

Oakland Creative Writers

  • Every Sunday
  • Weekend
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: An open carrying case filled with plain books and fabric dividers.

Book clubs

Oakland Theater Project Book Club 2026

  • Once a month
  • English
Illustration: Plain colorful books stand in a rotating wire rack on blue library linoleum, with overlapping rack layers and a low side angle.

Book clubs

Plot Twists & Page Turners: A Piedmont Branch Book Club

  • Once a month
  • English

Dance 3 dance groups and meetups

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Illustration: Split-sole jazz shoes beside a drawstring bag.

Dance

In Lak’ech Dance Academy

  • Every week
  • English, Spanish
Illustration: Soft dance shoes beside a marked practice circle.

Dance

Rueda Con Ritmo

  • Monday, 18:30 to 19:30
  • Evening
  • English, Spanish
Illustration: Varied plain soft dance shoes rest on a low wire rack beside a red entrance mat and empty gray practice room, photographed frontally at knee height.

Dance

Salsa Vale Todo

  • Every Monday and Wednesday
  • English, Spanish

Hobbies 1 hobby group or club

Illustration: A young adult reads a poem to attentive peers in a studio.

Hobbies

Oakland Theater Project Film Club

  • Once a month
  • English

Dating 1 singles meetup or dating group

At a glance

  • Of the 16 clubs, groups and meetups in Oakland, 1 met recently or has a meeting coming up, 12 are listed with no meeting date seen, 2 cannot be checked automatically and 1 may have stopped.
  • 3 of the 16 give a regular day. Monday is the most common meeting day (2 clubs, groups and meetups).
  • 3 of the 7 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 9 do not say how often.
  • The 1 that gives a start time starts at 17:00 or later.
  • 10 of the 16 name a language: English (10) and Spanish (4).
Meeting days of the 3 that give one
  1. Monday: 2
  2. Tuesday: 0
  3. Wednesday: 1
  4. Thursday: 0
  5. Friday: 0
  6. Saturday: 0
  7. Sunday: 1
Languages named by the 10 that name one
  • English10
  • Spanish4

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