{"id":373189,"date":"2026-06-24T16:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/373189\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:38:23","slug":"thousands-expected-at-lake-merritt-saturday-for-7th-annual-lakefest-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/373189\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands expected at Lake Merritt Saturday for 7th Annual LakeFest Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 20,000 are expected to gather at Lake Merrit this Saturday for the 7th Annual LakeFest Oakland.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 2018 by Trevel Adanandus, LakeFest Oakland celebrates the culture and diversity of Oakland with live music, food vendors, and family-friendly activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLakeFest is more than a festival \u2014 it\u2019s a reflection of what makes Oakland extraordinary: our people, our culture, and our unwavering commitment to community,\u201d Adanandus said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be multiple stages at Lakefest this year and a mix of artists performing, with each stage highlighting certain types of performers and genres.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the LakeFest Main Stage attendees can enjoy mainstream acts and artists like the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Eric Bellinger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Culture Stage, attendees can catch local artists and rising talent from around the Bay Area. And on the Gospel Stage viewers will be treated to a full day of live gospel entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will also be a Health and Wellness Zone at LakeFest this year with mental health resources, wellness vendors, and yoga activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s expanded Kids Zone will feature arts and crafts, interactive activities, and live animals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Road closures surrounding Lake Merritt are scheduled from 8 p.m. Friday through 11 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" data-attachment-id=\"185777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/localnewsmatters.org\/2026\/06\/24\/lake-merritt-lakefest-oakland\/bcn-20260622-lakefest-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/localnewsmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BCN-20260622-LAKEFEST-03-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1924&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1924\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lloyd B Davis\/Bay City News&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Geese rest on a small beach on Monday, June 22, 2026 in Oakland, Calif., overlooking Lake Merritt ahead of the 7th Annual LakeFest Oakland. Road closures around Lake Merritt due to the June 27th event will block off sections of Harrison Street, Grand and Bellevue avenues.  (Lloyd B. Davis\/Bay City News)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1782159971&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2026 Bay City News All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;A flock of geese rests on a dry, sandy shore beside a calm lake, with modern city buildings visible across the water under a partly cloudy sky.&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BCN-20260622-LAKEFEST-03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Geese rest on a small beach on Monday, June 22, 2026 in Oakland, Calif., overlooking Lake Merritt ahead of the 7th Annual LakeFest Oakland. Road closures around Lake Merritt due to the June 27th event will block off sections of Harrison Street, Grand and Bellevue avenues.  (Lloyd B. Davis\/Bay City News)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/localnewsmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BCN-20260622-LAKEFEST-03-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C587&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BCN-20260622-LAKEFEST-03.jpg\" alt=\"A flock of geese rests on a dry, sandy shore beside a calm lake, with modern city buildings visible across the water under a partly cloudy sky.\" class=\"wp-image-185777\"  \/>Geese rest on a small beach on Monday, June 22, 2026 in Oakland, Calif., overlooking Lake Merritt ahead of the 7th Annual LakeFest Oakland. Road closures around Lake Merritt due to the June 27th event will block off sections of Harrison Street, Grand and Bellevue avenues.  (Lloyd B. Davis\/Bay City News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grand Avenue between Harrison and Perkins Street will have full closure during this time. Perkins Street, Ellita Avenue, and Staten Avenue will be partially closed, but they will be accessible to residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost for attending LakeFest varies by age. Admission for children ages 5 -10 is $12.51 and General Admission is $23.18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on LakeFest, <a href=\"https:\/\/lakefestoakland.com\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/lakefestoakland.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visit their site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 20,000 are expected to gather at Lake Merrit this Saturday for the 7th Annual LakeFest Oakland.\u00a0\u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[389,8403,332,967,584,26625,9356,151306,2093,143,145,144,1406],"class_list":["post-373189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-alameda-county","tag-celebration","tag-east-bay","tag-entertainment","tag-events","tag-gospel-music","tag-lake-merritt","tag-lakefest-oakland","tag-mental-health","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-performance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}