{"id":337890,"date":"2026-05-29T18:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337890\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:26:20","slug":"after-closing-without-notice-oaklands-new-parish-has-been-put-up-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337890\/","title":{"rendered":"After closing without notice, Oakland’s New Parish has been put up for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

After quietly closing last year, a popular Oakland concert venue may soon show signs of life. The New Parish<\/a>, which wound down its operations last fall, has gone up for sale.<\/p>\n

In a phone conversation with SFGATE Wednesday, Jamie Flaherty-Evans of Chromata Real Estate confirmed that the New Parish’s building was put up for sale. According to Flaherty-Evans, the New Parish is under contract with new owners, who plan to keep it an arts venue. Flaherty-Evans did not give names of the new owners.<\/p>\n

It could be a second chance at life for the venue, which has hosted the likes of Kendrick Lamar<\/a>, Big Freedia and the Coup. In its lifespan of more than 15 years, locals appreciated the venue for its unusual layout. Performers like JPEGMAFIA could walk into the crowd on a short runway that extended from the stage, and fans could peer down from the balcony above. (At one show last year, a fan standing in the club’s balcony area accidentally dumped\u00a0his entire drink on a touring drummer’s head<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Jericho DeGuzman, a spokesperson for Alameda County Health, confirmed the New Parish’s closure to SFGATE in January. The New Parish did not renew its annual health permit, which expired on Nov. 23, 2025. The Alameda County Environmental Health Department posted a Pay or Close notice on the front door, informing the venue that it would be closed if it did not pay its permit fees. The venue officially closed on Dec. 17, 2025, DeGuzman wrote in an email to SFGATE.<\/p>\n

Even before its permit expired, the New Parish showed signs of winding down its operations. In the fall of 2025 several concerts at the club were relocated to other Bay Area venues or canceled.<\/p>\n

Maruja’s Oct. 5 concert was moved to Cornerstone in Berkeley<\/a>; Y La Bamba’s Nov. 7 show was\u00a0moved to Crybaby<\/a>. Rose City Band, which was scheduled<\/a> to play at the venue on Dec. 11, ended up playing at Cafe Du Nord<\/a> in San Francisco instead. Rapper Benny the Butcher was supposed to perform on Nov. 2, but his concert was canceled<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In January,\u00a0SFGATE reached out to the New Parish’s longtime owner, Michael O’Connor, who said at the time that the club would reopen later in the year. He did not respond to further request for comment. O’Connor did not respond when reached again for comment this week.<\/p>\n

Previously, the space was home to the nightclub Sweet Jimmie’s<\/a>, which closed in 2006. By 2010, the venue was up and running under the New Parish name.<\/p>\n

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This article originally published at After closing without notice, Oakland’s New Parish has been put up for sale<\/a>.<\/p>\n