🌟 A Week of Culture, Flavor & Community Across the Bay Area
Get ready for an unforgettable week in the Bay Area! Enjoy the Bay Area Street Food Festival and Easter Mela in Pittsburg, the Dinosaur Eggscavation in Castro Valley, and the Bay Street Spring Jubilee in Emeryville, along with live music at the Yawanawa Concert in Berkeley and comedy with Shane Mauss in Oakland. Discover creativity at the East Bay Origami Convention, give back at the Volunteer Open House in Walnut Creek, and treat yourself to handcrafted ice cream in Oakland. Celebrate culture, connection, and the best of East Bay living all week long.
📅 This Week at a Glance
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🍢 Bay Area Street Food Festival and Easter Sunday Mela
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🦖 Dinosaur Eggscavation
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🛒 Bay Street Spring Jubilee
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🥁 Yawanawa Live Music Concert, Education, Rapeh Ceremony & Art Market
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👥 Volunteer Open House with Walnut Creek Downtown
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🦀 2026 East Bay Origami Convention
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🎭 Shane Mauss: TRIPS – Third Dose
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Spotlight:
🍢 Bay Area Street Food Festival and Easter Sunday Mela
📍3841 Railroad Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565.
🗓️ Sunday, April 5, 2026. | 1:00 PM
💵Free
The Bay Area Street Food Festival & Easter Sunday Mela is a vibrant, cross-cultural community fundraiser in Pittsburg. It features authentic Karachi street food, live entertainment like karaoke and music, and family-friendly Easter activities including egg hunts and photo ops with the Easter Bunny. All proceeds benefit the Bay Area Warriors, a nonprofit providing care for cancer patients
Events This Week
🦖 Dinosaur Eggscavation
📍19501 Redwood Road, Castro Valley
🗓️ Saturday, April 4, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
🎟️ $30
Come explore culture and diversity with UC Berkeley students! Eggster holds the largest annual egg hunt and learning festival in the Bay Area — a free educational event with activity booths, performances, and egg hunts. This year’s theme is “Dinosaur Eggscavation”, dedicated to the wonders of the past.
🛒 Bay Street Spring Jubilee
📍5616 Bay Street, Emeryville, CA 94608
🗓️ Saturday, April 4, 2026 | 12 PM – 7 PM
🎟️ Free
Bay Street Emeryville offers convenient parking in three on-site garages, plus on-street spaces along Bay Street. All parking areas are well-lit with clearly marked entrances and exits, for rates, payment options, and details on our paid parking program.
🥁 Yawanawa Live Music Concert, Education, Rapeh Ceremony & Art Market
📍Berkeley Chapel of the Flowers, Berkeley, CA
🗓️ Tuesday, Apr 7, 2026 | 7 pm to 10 pm
🎟️ $37.40
Join us for a remarkable evening that transcends geographical borders and immerses you in the vibrant spirit of the Brazilian Amazon. This is a unique, multi-faceted event in Berkeley, California, where we come together to support and celebrate the Yawanawa people and to welcome a leader of an indigenous community from the heart of the Brazilian jungle. This is a special and unique opportunity to learn directly from the tribe about their wisdom and traditions.
👥 Volunteer Open House with Walnut Creek Downtown
📍1375 South California Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
🗓️ Thursday, Apr 9, 2026 | 4 pm to 7 pm
🎟️ Free
The Walnut Creek Downtown Association (WCD) is hosting a Volunteer Open House and you’re invited to stop by, meet the team, and learn what we’re all about. Whether you’re looking to get more involved in the community, meet new people, or just curious about what we do, this is the perfect chance to connect
🦀 2026 East Bay Origami Convention
📍2465 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
🗓️ Sunday, April 5, 2026 | 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
🎟️ $21.50 – $32
Join us for origami exhibitions, community-led fold-alongs, and fun group activities! Fold with us April 4th-5th at the University of California, Berkeley’s Eshleman Hall! Food/lunch will be provided. If you or anyone in your party has dietary restrictions, please specify, and we will do our best to accommodate.
🎭 Shane Mauss: TRIPS – Third Dose
📍390 27th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
🗓️ Saturday, Apr 4, 2026 | 8 pm to 10 pm
🎟️$39.19
This high-energy festival celebrates feminist punk and indie rock culture. Sunday’s lineup is headlined by Minneapolis trio VIAL and California punk staples Bad Cop/Bad Cop. Beyond the music, the historic ballroom transforms into a massive DIY marketplace featuring:
🍽️ Local Flavor: Sweet Scoops & Savory Bites
📍 4226 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 946117
⏰ Monday – Sunday | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm
🎟️ Start at $7.49
We make Super-Premium ice cream. Our ice cream is handcrafted one 10-gallon batch at a time. We use a high-content butterfat matched to each flavor, which makes it so creamy and flavorful. Some supermarket factory-produced ice creams contain over 50% injected air! Our ice cream is a natural blend of air, making it more dense and adding to the texture and flavor-release.
Ingredients are key to our great ice cream, unique and specific to each flavor! We use products from longtime partners like Guittard Chocolate and C&H Sugar, pure cane! We only use 100% Madagascar Vanilla. Our Almonds, used in abundance in our signature Toasted Almond flavor, are from local roasters, roasted to our specifications. We use fresh fruits, premium candies, hand-crumbled Oreos – you get the picture – Any substitutions would compromise our Quality!
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🌟 Catch You Next Week…
Here’s to a cozy and engaging week filled with art, music, nature, and community vibes—thoughtfully curated to help you plan with clarity and ease.
Stay local & stay inspired,
Ryan DeAmaral
Co-Writer, Twin Oaks Insider
