The Best Community Center in East Bay

Akwaaba Halls

APEDF operates Uhuru (Freedom) House community center in Oakland, which host APEDF sponsored programs and other community activities including holiday, cultural programs, academic tutoring, martial arts and Spanish language classes. more

Albany Community Center

The Community Center was built in 1994 on the site of what used to be a hospital. It was designed to house the Albany Library on one side and the Albany Community Center on the other. The two sides of the building are joined together by the Foyer. Th... more

Alena Museum

Alena Museum provides a supportive space for members to draw from their rich cultural heritage to bring new ideas to market, giving teeth to the concept of cultural equality. more

Amador County Fairgrounds

The mission of the Amador County Fairgrounds & Event Center is to provide the community with a year-round event facility that showcases our agricultural, historical and cultural diversity in a fun, family friendly and safe environment. more

American Buddhist Cultural Society - Fremont

Asé Arts

Asé Arts a community art studio that is investing in the well-being of our community by building connections through the process of art-making. We offer youth classes, adult workshops, community events and rental space. more

Ashland Community Center Park

Benicia Veterans Memorial Hall

Hosting an Event? We provide a great facility with various services and it's available to rent for your event. more

Brooklyn Preserve

We are a community center, a home, and an institution that cares. In 2017 we will be the home for the productions of the Ubuntu Theater Project, a kickass theater company who believes art should be a shared experience between absolutely anyone, for... more

Center for Community Arts

Are you interested in hands on art-making, and ready to get started? An experienced artist committed to deepening your art practice? Or looking to feed your child's creativity? Center for Community Arts is a place for you and your family to explore... more

Center for History and Community

Center for Independent Living (CIL) - Berkeley

The Center for Independent Living (CIL) is a national leader in helping people with disabilities live independently and become productive, fully participating members of society. The staff and board, most of whom have disabilities, are strongly commi... more

Charles Porter Golden Gate Recreation Center

Located in North Oakland, Golden Gate Recreation Center is close to Pixar Studios, Powell Street shopping center, Bay Street shopping center, and adjacent to the Golden Gate Community Garden. The center is fully equipped with a basketball court, base... more

Cityline Event Center

Cityline Event Center is both striking and functional, with tall ceilings, central air, adjustable spot lighting and a kitchen, our facility boasts an atmosphere of casual elegance, and offers a wide array of amenities and first-class service. The sp... more

Civic Park

Amenities: Tennis courts, children's play area, picnic area, community center with seniors' programs, gazebo, softball/youth soccer field (closed in August for refurbishment), native plant/butterfly habitat garden, restrooms, connection to the Iron H... more

Crockett Community Center

The Crockett Community Center is located in a quiet wooded setting with the picturesque St. Mark's Chapel nearby in the quaint community of Crockett. This historic Craftsman style building was constructed in 1919 by the C&H Sugar Company and open to... more

deFremery Park

DeFremery Recreation Center, housed in a historic Victorian style building in the heart of West Oakland, offers many cultural, educational, and recreational programs for youth and teens. Popular programming includes the African Dance class and Summer... more

East Bay Community Space

The East Bay Community Space is located at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and 55th Street in North Oakland. Our main event space is entered from 55th Street and has a street address of 507 55th Street. Its main assembly area is about 1,500 square fee... more

Easton Hall

The Guest Services department of Church Divinity School of the Pacific seeks to offer more than just comfortable lodging and congenial meeting space. We work hard to foster an environment that nurtures the spirit and engages the mind. Whether you are... more

EastSide Cultural Center

The EastSide Arts Alliance (ESAA) is an organization of artists, cultural workers, and community organizers of color who live and/or work in the San Antonio district of Oakland. We are committed to working in the San Antonio and other Oakland neighbo... more

El Cerrito Community Center

The City of El Cerrito Recreation Department offers a variety of activities, programs and services for all ages, including gymnastics, visual arts, sports, performing arts, swimming, child care, camps, martial arts, senior services, paratransit and s... more

Esther's Orbit Room

Through an innovative community-driven development plan, Esther's Orbit Room & Cultural Arts Center is set to become a cultural and economic asset for Oakland and the Black Arts Community for generations to come. more

Fairfield Community Center

The diversity offered in this multi-faceted facility will definitely meet the space needs of your group. With a commercial-size kitchen, our Assembly Hall accommodates banquet-style seating for groups of just under 500 or audience seating for 600. A... more

Heather Farms Community Center

Rent the Heather Farms Community Center: 925-256-3575 or http://www.walnut-creek.org/leisure/lsfacilities.html Amenities: Swimming at the Clarke Swim Center, tennis, picnic areas, community center equestrian center, bike paths, tot lots, sand vol... more

Jewish Community Center (JCC) East Bay - Berkeley

The JCC of the East Bay provides a comfortable and warm gathering place for Jews wishing to affirm their cultural and ethnic origins. Our members and visitors represent all facets of the Jewish community and many are unaffiliated with other Jewish or... more

John Herbert Davis Park

Davis Park Fields has 2 regulation league size baseball fields with field lights, and an open field that may be used for sports rentals like soccer or football. The Multi-Purpose Room facility has a capacity of 80 people. There is no alcohol allow... more

Lafayette Community Center

The Community Center's primary purpose is to house on-going City programs and meetings. We rely on one-time renters to leave the facility clean and undamaged for the many facility users who will follow. Facilities * Live Oak Room: Accommodates... more

Lafayette Library

A visionary construct of education, collaboration and community, the Lafayette Library and Learning Center (LLLC), home of the Glenn Seaborg Learning Consortium, is a place where all generations can gather for enriched intellectual and cultural exper... more

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Lafayette Veteran's Memorial Hall

Lafayette Veterans Memorial Building

The Lafayette Veterans' Memorial Building includes two multipurpose rooms oriented to take advantage of the dramatic views of the surrounding hills. Its distinctive roofscape creates a memorable identity along Mt. Diablo Boulevard, and a grand sense... more

Lefty Gomez Recreation Center

The Lefty Gomez Recreation Center is available for renting, equipped with a full kitchen - good for wedding receptions, birthday, meetings and last services. Baseball Fields:  There are 3 fields and 1 has lights for night games.  more

Lincoln Square Park and Recreation Center

Lincoln Square Recreation Center is centrally located near public transportation with a lighted outdoor playground and two custom designed rubber-surfaced play areas with ADA accessibility. more

Marina Community Center in Pittsburg

The Marina Community Center, designed as a full service recreation site, is more than just an active recreation facility. The Marina Center serves as a physical resource and hub and functioning contributor to the delivery of human services to the cit... more

Montclair Park and Recreation Center

This great community resource is nestled in the Montclair District, complete with a duck pond, picnic areas, tennis courts, outdoor basketball court, and modern play equipment. Recent renovations were completed to make the center accessible to commun... more

Monument Crisis Center

Monument Crisis Center is a community-based non-profit family resource center for Central and East Contra Costa County. Located in Concord, the Center offers nutritious food, quality resources and referrals to low-income individuals and families in o... more

O2 Artisan's Aggregate

O2 Artisans' Aggregate is an experimental network of individual artisans based out of a collective community work space in West Oakland. In practicing traditional crafts, re-imagining lost crafts, and developing new processes, we are preserving the s... more

Oakland Community Hub

Block's (formerly Square, Inc.) Community Hub on the first floor of Uptown Station (1955 Broadway) includes both Uptown Market and the Oakland Community Space. The Oakland Community Space is a place for 501(c)(3) East Bay community organizations to... more

Oakland Peace Center

The Oakland Peace Center is a physical space and a network of people and organizations. There are also staff and a board whose mission is to breathe life into the building and strengthen the connections among the partners so that together we can crea... more

Oakstop - Broadway Gallery

Oakstop is a shared working environment, event space, and art gallery that fosters collaboration, professional development, and economic sustainability for creative entrepreneurs and local businesses. more

Options Recovery Services

Options proudly celebrates two decades of service to the community, helping to break the cycle of crime, broken families, and homelessness caused by addiction. We are proud of our history, our donors, volunteers, and staff. Most of all, we are proud... more

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