The 2025 SkeptiCal Conference will be held at the
Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC)
Pacific Renaissance Plaza
388 Ninth Street, Suite 290
Oakland, California 94607

 

Plan ahead.

The Oakland Chinatown 36th StreetFest will be happening that same day. Traffic and parking will be challenging.
On the positive side, this event is known for having lots of food vendors.

Directions to OACC

From San Francisco: from the Bay Bridge, continue to Hwy 580 East towards Oakland, then merge to Hwy 980 towards Downtown Oakland and exit on 11th/12th Streets. Turn left onto 11th Street and then right onto Webster Street. The Pacific Renaissance Plaza building is on the right.

From East Bay: from Hwy 580 continue to Hwy 980 towards Downtown Oakland then continue as above.



From South Bay: take Hwy 880 north and exit on Broadway. Turn right onto Broadway. Turn right onto 9th Street. Turn left on Franklin Street. The Pacific Renaissance Plaza building is on the right side of the block.



From BART: the closest BART station is 12th Street Station at Broadway in Oakland. Walk south on Broadway to 9th Street and turn left. The main entrance to the Pacific Renaissance Plaza is 1½ blocks on the left.



From the Lake Merritt BART Station. Exit at the 9th Street exit and walk west on 9th Street for 5 blocks. The main entrance to the Pacific Renaissance Plaza is ½ block past Webster Street on the right.

Parking options

Because of the event, if you plan to drive, it is strongly recommended that you reserve your parking through sites such as Parkopedia (for parking at the venue) or Spot Hero (for other parking lots) after purchasing your tickets. Some nearby options are listed below with distances, prices and number of parking spaces.

  • Aki Parking; 435 8th Street 4 blocks away 50 spaces, $10.00

  • East Bay Parking; 726 Harrison St 3 blocks away 40 spaces $12.00

  • 1200 Harrison St 3 blocks away 200 spaces $15.00

  • Pacific Renaissance Plaza Parking (on site) $4/hr. 578 spaces

  • East Bay Parking: 726 Harrison 3 blocks away $4/hr. 40 spaces

Eateries

The Summer Street Fest will have food vendors as options. Restaurants with an asterisk (*) next to the name have online ordering as an option. All restaurants listed are open by 11:30am

  • Golden Lotus * (also has vegetarian and vegan options) 1301 Franklin $10-20 - 4 blocks away

  • Handong * 328 10th Street Set 101 $10-20 - 1 block away

  • Saucy Oakland * 468 8th Street $30-50 - 3 blocks away

  • Tay Hoy 344 12th Street $20-30 - 2 blocks away

  • Oakland Streetfood * 430 13th St $10-20 - 4 blocks away

  • New Gold Medal Restaurant * (also vegetarian options) 389 8th St $10-20 - Less than a block away

  • Shandong * 328 10th St. Ste 101 $10-20 - 1 block away

  • Yung Kee 888 Webster $10-20 - 1 block away

  • Iron & Oak restaurant (Oakland Marriott City Center) 1001 Broadway $20-30 (Reservations accepted)

  • Square Pie Guys * 499 9th St. $20-30 499 9th St - 4 blocks away

  • Ying Kee * 387 9th Street. $10-20 - Less than a block away