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Downtown Berkeley Association
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The Official Bluesky Account of the Downtown Berkeley Association. 🦋🦉🌇

Holiday Bazaar Vendor Sign Up Sheet: https://forms.gle/cqAwiwNNoyNvpU916
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BE A VENDOR! Sign up at the link in bio or email: vendor@downtownberkeley.com

We’re so excited for the Holiday Bazaar in conjunction with the Saturday Downtown Berkeley Farmers Market.

Are you a maker or seller of fun and one of a kind items - join us!!
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Celebrate Halloween with @downtownberkeley.bsky.social! 🎃👻🔮🎨🥗🎶

Halloween Hootenanny
Saturday, October 25 | 11 am - 3 pm
MLK Jr. Civic Center Park

More Info: www.downtownberkeley.com/events/
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Its an all new Halloween Hootenanny on Saturday, October 25th in MLK Civic Center Park. Eerie Entertainment, Ghoulish Vendors, Treats, Crafts and FUN! Pop over after the Saturday Farmers Market and join us for Fall Festivities 👻
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#portablemadness #sfbartable
October 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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📽️ This Week in Film:
Aug 20 @ 7 PM–Persona
Aug 21 @ 7 PM–Stalker (Sold out!)
Aug 22 @ 7 PM–Rebels of the Neon God (Sold out!)
Aug 23 @ 4:30 PM–Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
Aug 23 @ 7 PM–A Swedish Love Story
Aug 24 @ 4 PM–Nostalghia
Aug 24 @ 6:30 PM–Nashville (Sold out!)

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August 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Join @berkeleyca.gov and @downtownberkeley.bsky.social at their Civic Center Park Upper Plaza Reopening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony featuring ice cream and music! 🌳 🍦 🎶

Thursday, August 21 | 11:45 am - 12:20 pm
2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
August 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Then, join @downtownberkeley.bsky.social at their Music, Taco, and Frosty in the Park Series every week - tacos and cones are $2 for Berkeley High School student with an ID!

Music Saturdays
10 am - 2:30 pm

Taco Tuesdays
Frosty Fridays
11:45 am - 12:20 pm
August 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Join the Pacific Center for Human Growth, @downtownberkeley.bsky.social, and Visit Berkeley at Berkeley Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

Saturday, August 16 | 11 am - 5 pm
Oxford and Addison Streets

Get Tickets / More Info: www.pacificcenter.org/berkeleypride
August 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Live music hits the Downtown Berkeley streets as we enhance the Summer vibe with Sidewalk Sessions - a brand new street music program featuring acoustic and lo-fi musicians. The Missin’ Cousins kick it off Weds July 23rd at 4:30 playing 2129 Kala Bagai Way at Center. C’mon by and check it out ☀️
July 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Happy Juneteenth! Today we come together to honor the significance of this day in American history—recognizing the enduring struggle for freedom and justice, and celebrating the resilience, culture, and contributions of African Americans across the country and here in Berkeley.
June 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Celebrate Pride in @downtownberkeley.bsky.social, featuring an amazing Drag Variety Show, a vibrant marketplace with local artisans, cutting-edge performances, and more! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Saturday, June 21 | 1 - 7 pm
Downtown Berkeley Plaza
2170 Shattuck Avenue

More Info: www.downtownberkeley.com/events/
June 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Check out Taste of @downtownberkeley.bsky.social this weekend - ticket sales support the Berkeley Rotary Club’s community projects! 🍗🍖🍣🥪🍝🍜🍕🥗🥙☕️🍨

Sunday, June 8
2 - 5:30 pm
Downtown Berkeley
BART Plaza
2170 Shattuck Avenue

Get Tickets / More Info: www.downtownberkeley.com/spingo-event...
June 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Get ready to celebrate Pride with us on Saturday, June 21st from 1pm to 7pm. This FREE, family-friendly event features an amazing Drag Variety show brought to you by OmNomNom Burlesque, a vibrant marketplace with local artisans and booths with community info.

#pride #downtownberkeley #berkeley
May 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Excited to have Berkeley’s own Maggie Forti take the Downtown Berkeley Plaza stage as a grand finale for this year’s Jazz-ish Lunch series. Come be serenaded by one of the most beautiful voices in the biz tomorrow from noon to 1 pm.

#jazzishlunch #downtownberkeley #berkeley #maggieforti #free
May 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Stroll and enjoy gourmet bites from local chefs along the culinary scene in Downtown Berkeley supporting the Berkeley Rotary’s community projects.
#downtownberkeley #berkeley #foodies #berkeleyrotary #cuisine #berkeleyfood
May 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Come on down for beautiful weather and the Oakland Jazz Funk Project onstage til 1pm today 🌞

#jazzishlunch #jazz #funk #oaklandjfp #free #freemusic #lovelyday #berkeley #downtownberkeley
May 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Have you heard of The UC Theatre's Concert Careers Pathways Program? This program is dedicated to providing accessible opportunities in the live music industry for young adults from underserved communities between the ages of 17-25. Apply by May 15! 🎶

More Info: theuctheatre.org/concert-care...
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Tomorrow we are excited to welcome Oakland’s T.B.A. - homegrown jazz from noon to 1pm on the Downtown Berkeley Plaza stage. Come on by and have your socks knocked off by this amazing Bay Area band. Jazzish Lunch is every Thursday through May 22nd.

#berkeley #downtownberkeley #jazzishlunch #free
May 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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📽️This Week in Film:
Apr 30 @ 7 PM – Obscure Night—Goodbye Here, Anywhere
May 2 @ 7 PM – A Woman Under The Influence
May 3 @ 7 PM – Night Games
May 4 @ 4 PM – Amorosa
May 7 @ 7 PM – Faces

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April 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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SOUL. FUNK. RHYTM. Who doesn’t love some passionate 60’s & 70’s vintage tunes for a midday pick me up?? We are excited to welcome Lydia Walker and Jason Movrich of @bigblusoulrevue to the Downtown Berkeley Plaza stage for this Thursday’s Jazzish Lunch from noon to 1pm. Don’t miss it!!
April 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Excited to see poster contest submissions!! Just one week away to submit an entry 🌟
#downtownberkeley #berkeley #art #design #creativity
April 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Earth Day is a reminder that we only have one planet. Sometimes, it takes seeing Earth from space to truly grasp how precious it is. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
A view of Earth rising above the Moon's horizon, taken from space. The Moon's barren, gray surface stretches across the lower portion of the image, while Earth appears as a small, vibrant blue-and-white sphere against the vast blackness of space.
April 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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📽️This Week in Film:
Apr 23 @ 4:30 PM—The Chaplain and the Doctor
Apr 23 @ 7 PM—Cactus Pears
Apr 24 @ 7 PM—Persistence of Vision Award: Sky Hopinka + maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore
Apr 25 @ 4:30 PM—Happyend
Apr 25 @ 7 PM—Manas
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April 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Saturday, April 26, 10 AM - 6 PM: 4th Annual Asian Cultural Festival

I look forward to seeing you there and hope that we can all find greater connection and appreciation of our city's diverse Asian culture through dance, music, crafts, and food!

Learn more: asianculturalfestival1.odoo.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Join Dharma College, @dwntwnberkeley.bsky.social, the Nepali Association of Northern California, the Buddha Nepal Peace Foundation, the Non-Resident Nepali Association, and @bampfa.bsky.social at their 4th Asian Cultural Festival!

Saturday, April 26 | 10 am - 6 pm
Addison and Oxford Streets
April 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Join @bikeeastbay.bsky.social, Bike to Wherever Day, and @dwntwnberkeley.bsky.social at their Bike Month Kick-Off Party, featuring free tune-ups, snacks, giveaways, and more! 🚲

Tuesday, April 29 | 4 - 7 pm
Downtown Berkeley
BART Plaza
2170 Shattuck Avenue

More Info: bikeeastbay.org/event/bike-m...
April 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM