Update: CityCamp Oakland 2026 has been cancelled. Please join us instead at our Oakland Tech Week events on Tuesday, September 29 — A Beautiful Oakland: A Civic Tech Idea-A-Thon (1:00-5:00pm) and AI in the Public Interest: Oakland Civic Projects in Action (6:30-8:00pm) — or at our monthly in-person meetings on the first Tuesday of every month. Upcoming events are on our Luma calendar and Meetup group.

Banner for CityCamp Oakland Unconference, Oct 17, 2026

  • When: Saturday, October 17, 9:00am-3:30pm (doors open 8:30am)
  • Where: Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 3, 1 Frank H Ogawa Plaza
  • Cost: Free, lunch provided

CityCamp Oakland is back. It’s a participant-led unconference where anyone can propose, lead, or join sessions about the issues and opportunities shaping life in Oakland.

How an unconference works

The schedule starts empty. Attendees propose sessions on the day and decide together what gets discussed, on topics like:

  • Public transit
  • Housing
  • Parks
  • Education
  • Open data
  • Community safety
  • Climate resilience
  • Local arts

Sessions take whatever form suits them, whether that’s a discussion, a workshop, a demo, or a problem-solving lab.

The format is deliberately open, so the agenda reflects what people who live and work here actually care about. Residents, city staff, students, technologists, and community organizers are all welcome.

Volunteers Needed!

OpenOakland is hosting two events for this year’s Oakland Tech Week (Sept 27-Oct 3). We are looking for volunteers to help with small group facilitation, registration, and event logistics. If you are interested in volunteering for these events, please sign up here.