The Laurel Street Fair World Music Festival is an admission free, all ages community fundraiser and celebration of art, cuisine, dance and music from around the globe. Funds raised from the festival go directly back into the Laurel District community; helping to provide public art projects, graffiti and trash removal, street-scape improvements, facade improvements and to help promote the many wonderful small businesses that make the Laurel District so special.

Rich with rhythms from around the globe and around the corner, the Laurel StreetFair is dedicated to celebrating our cultural roots, our community and the traditions that bring us together - reflecting all that is uniquely and beautifully Oakland. In these challenging post-pandemic times, we bring to life a robust, global music festival spanning more than 8 city blocks full of hope, rhythm, art, makers & crafters, cuisine, folkloric traditions and a whole lot more. A destination for all ages and abilities, the Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival shines the light on a traditionally underserved area of Oakland and shows that joy is always universal and that art will always be a tool of resilience, healing and connection.