{"id":442841,"date":"2026-08-25T07:54:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/442841\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T07:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:54:37","slug":"oakland-margarita-festival-drakes-dealership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/442841\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Margarita Festival | Drake&#8217;s Dealership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oakland\u2019s Margarita Festival isn\u2019t just another excuse to sip tequila\u2014it\u2019s a full-on flavor showdown where the city\u2019s bartenders pull out all the stops. Ten local bars and restaurants are in the ring, each pouring their own take on the classic cocktail, and you\u2019re the one with the power to crown a winner. The pours are generous, the range is wild (think smoky mezcal riffs, jalape\u00f1o heat, and unexpected fruit infusions), and the crowd is here for it. Between rounds, grab something spicy or savory from the street food vendors and let the DJ soundtrack your afternoon. It\u2019s a rare chance to taste the city\u2019s creativity in one place, and the bragging rights are real\u2014your vote actually matters. Plus, a portion of every ticket goes to children\u2019s charities, so you can feel good about every sip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oakland\u2019s Margarita Festival isn\u2019t just another excuse to sip tequila\u2014it\u2019s a full-on flavor showdown where the city\u2019s bartenders&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":442842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144,420,83393],"class_list":["post-442841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-things-to-do","tag-things-to-do-festivals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442841","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=442841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}