Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, and friend time!

Date: Sunday April 23, 2023

Time: 2pm-5pm 

Location: Dimond Park - 3860 Hanly Road, Oakland, CA 94602

Grab your besties and favorite picnic munchies, and join us for a Sunday funday of games, schmoozing, and snack time.  Our activity this month is centered around ROPES & STRINGS. Think Double Dutch, three legged or handed relays, cats cradle, tug-a-war, and other random stringy things.  No skill required, just come with a sense of curiosity and adventure! 

This event is for ages 18 and up, and it’s FREEEE!  Chill furry friends are welcome to join and must be on leash per park rules.

ThePLAYCE hosting some activities at Brown Girl Surf End of Year Party!  

Date: Friday December 9, 2022

Time: 5pm-9pm 

Location: Oakstop, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

We’re so excited to collaborate with Brown Girl Surf and design some games for their year end party at Oakstop! Check out IG @browngirlsurf for more info on the event!

Soak up the last of summer, games in water and on land!

Date: Sunday October 2, 2022

Time: 3pm-6pm 

Location: Lions Pool @ Dimond Park - 3860 Hanly Road, Oakland (see slide 3 for suggested ways to get there due to other events happening this day that close off some roads!)

Not ready for summer to end? Great, cuz we are throwing a SECOND pool party! Get ready for some noodle jousting, sharks and minnows, and more pool games! Bring your own floaties or use ours. The games bin will be there for the land lovers.

The pool party is FREE! Please consider making a donation to our Venmo @theplayce. Suggested donation:

$10 from our BIPOC Community 

$20 Allies 

To RSVP to this event, DM us on Instagram (@wearetheplayce) or email us (wearetheplayce@gmail.com) and let us know how many people are coming so we can keep track of the number of attendees per rental rules.

Water games and Renaissance on repeat!

Date: Sunday August 21, 2022

Time: 3pm-6pm 

Location: Lions Pool @ Dimond Park - 3860 Hanly Road, Oakland

The pool party is FREE!  

Please consider making a donation to our Venmo @theplayce. Suggested donation:

$10 from our BIPOC Community 

$20 Allies 

To RSVP to this event, DM us on Instagram (@wearetheplayce) or email us (wearetheplayce@gmail.com) and let us know how many people are coming so we can keep track of the number of attendees per rental rules.

Bring your favorite floaties and flippy floppies. thePLAYCE is hosting a pool party!  We'll have some fun games to play in the pool for the mer-people and poolside for the land lovers.  Can't get enough of Bey?  We'll have Renaissance on repeat.  See you there!

This event is for ages 18 and up.

ThePLAYCE is excited to announce our first collabo with our friends at Understory!  

Date: Thursday August 11, 2022

Time: 5pm-8pm 

Location: Understory, 528 8th St, Oakland, CA 94607

Eat + drink + play tabletop games like telestrations, musical murals, jenga, and more!

10% of drink sales will be donated to thePLAYCE to support future popup events.

This event is free! Masks are required indoors and are optional when outside in the parklet. 

Understory is a collectively-operated restaurant and incubation kitchen that highlights cuisines of Filipino, Moroccan, and Mexican origins. Understory prioritizes immigrant, working class, and people of color chefs through pathways to worker-leadership, project support and training, and economic opportunities.

Be there or be square!

Date: Sunday June 12, 2022

Time: 12pm-3pm 

Location: Bushrod Park - 560 59th Street, Oakland, CA 94609

Grab your favorite people and some picnic munchies, and join us for another afternoon of games, food, and friend time.  This month, our activity is centered around spacial awareness and called Nine Square in the Air. Expect a cross between four square and volleyball using a big pink beach ball.  No skill required, just come with a sense of curiosity and adventure! 

This event is for ages 18 and up! Chill furry friends are welcome to join and must be on leash per park rules.

Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, and friend time!

Date: Sunday May 15, 2022

Time: 12pm-3pm 

Location: Dimond Park - 3860 Hanly Road, Oakland, CA 94602

Grab your besties and favorite picnic munchies, and join us for a Sunday funday of games, schmoozing, and snack time.  This month, our activity is centered around the theme of “senses”. Expect a creative variation of the classic games: Telephone, Charades, and Read My Lips.  No skill required, just come with a sense of curiosity and adventure! 

This event is for ages 18 and up! Chill furry friends are welcome to join and must be on leash per park rules.