25th Birthday Party
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Civic Center Plaza
4:00pm – 10:00pm
Join us as we celebrate 25 years of the City of Oakley! Come together at Civic Center Plaza for an unforgettable evening of music and food trucks under the stars and a special outdoor movie screening of the 1999 hit, 10 Things I Hate About You.
Let’s honor the past, embrace the present, and look forward to a vibrant future together.
Anniversary Parade
Saturday, June 29, 2024
9:00am – 10:00am
Downtown Oakley
The City of Oakley’s 25th Anniversary parade is an event for all families, neighborhood groups, businesses and organizations to come together and celebrate our City. The parade rout runs down Main Street beginning at 5th Street and ending at Civic Center Plaza. Community members are invited to participate in the parade with floats, classic cars or as part of a performing group, band, dance team, or walking group. If you or your organization are interested in participating, please register before May 15th. There is no entry fee but space is limited. For more information please contact the Oakley Recreation Department at 925-625-7038 or by emailing faulk@ci.oakley.ca.us.
Link to register: EmailMe Form – City of Oakley 25th Anniversary Parade Application
Movies in the Plaza
This season’s Movie in the Plaza series will feature hit films from every 5 years of the Oakley’s cityhood.
June 8 – Tarzan (1999)
July 27 – The Incredibles (2004)
August 17 – Up (2009)
September 7 – The Lego Movie (2014)
October 12 – Toy Story 4 (2019) @ Oakley Recreation Center
Join us at Civic Center Park before the movie for giant Jenga, corn hole, glitter tattoos, music and more! The free games and fun will begin at 7pm at Civic Center Plaza, the movie will begin at dark. Oakley Recreation will be selling popcorn, candy and soda in the snack shack located behind the stage. The final movie, Toy Story 4, will have a special indoor showing at the Oakley Recreation Center.
Oakley Landmark Scavenger Hunt
June – July
Various Locations
www.oakleyscavengerhunt.com
Celebrate the City of Oakley’s 25th anniversary with us by visiting a few of our popular parks and spaces. At each location, you can find a frame painted by local organizations and artists for you and your family to take photos with. There is a secret word on the back of each frame. Write the word you find in that park’s box. Some letters have a symbol. Write that letter on the line with the matching symbol at the bottom of the page to spell out or City’s name!
Visit all the locations and turn in your completed worksheet to the Recreation Center to enter a special raffle! This event will be ongoing through June and July. Don’t forget to tag us in your photos using our frames on Facebook and Instagram @oakleyrecreation.
Who Want’s to be a Millionaire
Friday, September 6, 2024
Civic Center Plaza
During the Concert in the Park (5:00pm – 9:00pm)
In 1999, The ABC network premiered a new type of game show starring Regis Philbin that would take the country by storm. “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” was first aired on August 16th (not long after the City of Oakley incorporated) and drew over 30 million viewers per night. In celebration of the City of Oakley’s 25th Anniversary we will be hosting our own “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” event during intermission of the Concert in the Park on September 6th in Civic Center Plaza. Two contestants will be chosen to answer trivia questions centered around the year 1999 and City of Oakley history with the chance to win a variety of prizes.