2023-2024 Oakland Events
Oakland Speaker Series
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway
Oakland
(between 20th & 21st Streets)
Price includes a $24.50 Paramount Theatre facilities fee and a seat in the theater for all seven events. All seat holders will have the option to watch a Zoom livestream of each event.
From San Francisco and The Peninsula:
Go I-80 East across the Bay Bridge Take the I-580 East ramp towards Downtown Oakland/ Hwy 24/Hayward/Stockton Merge onto I-580 East Take I-980 West ramp towards Downtown Oakland Take the 27th Street exit towards W Grand Avenue Merge onto Northgate Avenue Turn left onto W Grand Avenue Turn right onto Telegraph Avenue Turn left onto 20th Street Turn left onto Broadway/Broadway Auto Row to the theater
From Marin, Berkeley, Richmond or Sacramento:
FROM MARIN, I-580 E /Richmond San Rafael Bridge puts you on I-80 West/I-580 East
FROM BERKELEY, RICHMOND, OR SACRAMENTO, follow I-80 West to I-580 East From I-580 E./I-80 W., stay in the left lanes to get onto I-580 East. Take the I-580 East ramp towards Downtown Oakland/Hayward/Stockton Merge onto I-580 East Take the I-980 West ramp towards Downtown Oakland Take the 27th Street exit towards West Grand Avenue Merge onto Northgate Avenue Turn left onto W Grand Avenue Turn right onto Telegraph Avenue Turn left onto 20th Street Turn left onto Broadway/Broadway Auto Row to the theatre
From Concord or Walnut Creek:
Take I-680 South to Hwy 24 West ramp towards Oakland/Lafayette Merge onto Hwy 24 West After going through the Caldecott Tunnel, Hwy 24 becomes I-980 West From I-980 W take the 27th Street exit towards W Grand Avenue Merge onto Northgate Avenue Turn left onto W Grand Avenue Turn right onto Telegraph Avenue Turn left onto 20th Street Turn left onto Broadway/Broadway Auto Row to the theatre
From The South Bay (San Jose, Fremont, Castro Valley):
Take I-880 North towards Oakland Take the Broadway exit towards Downtown Oakland Stay to the right at the fork in the ramp Merge onto Broadway Broadway becomes Broadway/Broadway Auto Row Stay on Broadway to 21st Street, and you will be in front of the theatre
By Bart:
Exit at the 19th Street Oakland station. The Paramount is located 1 block north on Broadway.
Parking:
The Paramount is surrounded by 3 major parking facilities.