Katherine Hepburn's Four Oscars, Public Domain

And the winner is:

Oscar Party 2020: Academy Awards Live
Sunday, February 9 – 3:00 pm, Cost: $15, Balboa Theatre, SF

• Once again, the Balboa Theatre celebrates the Academy Awards with a live broadcast on the big screen. With your host, Dominique Gelin. Dominique enjoys offering strong opinions on stupid things, -isms, and jerks. It’s all very fascinating.​

2020 Novela Oscars Party: Costumes & Popcorn, SF
Sunday, February 9 – 3:00 pm, Cost: FREE*,  Novela

• Come to Novela to celebrate Hollywood’s biggest night full of glitz, glamour and selfies on 2 large projection screens and 5 HD flat panels along with full audio and captions so you don’t miss a moment or word at 3:30 pm on Sunday, February 9, 2020,

        FREE but a RSVP required.

92nd Academy Awards Viewing Party w/Carnie Asada, The Port Bar, Oakland
Sunday, February 9 – 3:00 pm, Cost: FREE, The Port Bar

• The 92nd Academy Awards viewing party returns on Sunday, February 9th at 3 pm, with your host Carnie Asada. To be followed immediately by a very Hollywood-inspired #Blessed Cabaret and Latina Cantina.

Up The Awards Benefit Bash 2020, Roxie Theater
Sunday, February 9 – 3:30 pm, Cost: $16, Roxie Theater, SF

• The crowd-pleasing, bargain basement broadcast of Hollywood’s annual attempt to bark you back into multiplexes by giving shiny statues to prestige pictures. Beer-Snacks-Ballots-Attitude. Your $16 donation goes directly to the operations of the independent, nonprofit, historic theater. ​

Academy Awards Viewing Party: Oscars Trivia & Ballot Game, The Knockout
Sunday, February 9 – 4:00 pm, Cost: FREE, The Knockout, SF

• This year the Oscars turns 92. Join in at the Knockout and watch the show in HD on their big screen. KJ Omar will return to host Oscars trivia during the commercials. Alex will pour your drinks until you fade to black..Show up early to play the Oscar Ballot Challenge. Whoever selects the most Oscar winners gets the grand prize.​

Annual Academy Awards Party & All-You-Can-Eat Appetizers, The New Parkway, Oakland
Sunday, February 9 – 4:00 pm, Cost: $25*, The New Parkway

• The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor the best films of 2019. Your ticket includes the red carpet show, the main event, and all-you-can-eat appetizers. You’re on your own for drinks, but got a great selection of local wine, beer, and other non-alcoholic treats.

• Walk, hike, mountain bike ride, horseback ride, bird watch, take pictures, paint, picnic, relax, learn, enjoy nature!

• The main attraction to the Park is certainly the man and the legend—Jack London, famous for his literary accomplishments as well as his dramatic exploits, exotic travels and adventures.

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​Located 1.5 hours north of San Francisco, between Sonoma and Santa Rosa
Directions, Hours & Fees

Upcoming Events:

​The Cruise of the Snark- Part 1, Sunday, February 9th, 2:30-4:30
The first in a series of readings, illustrated with photographs, concerning the
Cruise of the Snark as told by Jack London, Charmian London and fellow adventurer, Martin Johnson. Tickets, $20, includes parking, buy tickets

Valentine's Day Concert, Saturday, February 15th, 2:00-4:00
The Jack London Piano Club will present their Valentine's Concert with selections to please every taste. Tickets, $20, includes parking, buy tickets 

Discovery Nature Hikes, Sunday, February 16th and March 22nd, 10:00-noon
Join Kate and experience the wonders of nature as we explore the woods and openings of the park. Free (parking fee applies) Register online for this event

Saturday Redwood Fitness Hike, March 7, 2020 10:am - noon
Free monthly fitness hike to the Jack London Lake and Ancient Redwood while enjoying exercise, stunning scenery, and fresh air. Free (parking fee applies) Register for this event

Wildflowers and Trillium Hike, March 7, 2020 11:00am -2:00pm
The wait is over and the wildflowers are back. Let naturalist John Lynch guide you on an early spring wildflower hike. Tickets, $10 (parking fee extra) tickets

Great Photography With a Phone? March 14, 2020 9:00am -2:00pm
Your friends will ask "You shot that will your phone?" Learn how to get a much BETTER photo with your phone with improved techniques, Instructors Susan and Neil of Silverman's Photography (learn more here)

Specialty Tours

Free Weekend Docent-Guided Tours

Purchase a Park Pass, $49/year