Zip Code East Bay is proud to be a part of the local community. Throughout the year we host several events and workshops. We are an active member of the Colusa Circle Merchants Association and participate in their yearly gatherings as well. Below you'll find more information on these events. To see our current and past workshops, check out our workshop page.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
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Location: Zip Code East Bay (388 Colusa Ave, Kensington, CA 94707)
Like all towns in the East Bay (and beyond), Kensington lies on stolen Indigenous land. We live in the ancestral and present-day homeland of the Lisjan Nation people. In light of this fact, how can non-Indigenous residents of Kensington live here in a good way? Good Guest Kensington invites our neighbors and friends of all backgrounds to explore this question. We’ll touch on the Indigenous history of this place, how Lisjan Nation people are working right now to rematriate their land and revitalize their culture, and how we can support their work. You’ll also meet neighbors with shared interests. Please join us!
We will provide a simple dinner and drinks. Please feel welcome to bring your own nourishment or something to share with others.
RSVP is appreciated (but not required): goodguestkensington@gmail.com. Questions? Want to get our email newsletter? Email goodguestkensington@gmail.com and/or check out our website at goodguestkensington.org.
Save the Date!
Colusa Circle Holiday Fair & Tree Lighting, Sunday, December 1, 2024.
Calling all local artists, artisans, and makers! You're invited to participate in the 8th Annual Colusa Circle Tree Lighting & Holiday Fair, which will take place on Sunday, 12/1 from 4-6pm. We'd love for you to showcase your talents! This is a wonderful opportunity for local creators to connect with the community and sell their unique, handmade items--a perfect fit for holiday gifts. If you're interested in securing a table at this year’s event, fill out this online form.
PAST EVENTS:
Bike Tune-up Pop-up
Thanks to everyone who came out for our first ever bike tune-up pop-up! Spinning Wheels Forever helped people with all types of bikes, providing free inspections and minor repairs. Stay tuned for the next one!
For more information about local business Spinning Wheels Forever, click here.
6th Annual Colusa Circle 5K
Thanks to everyone who joined us on Saturday, April 13th for the 6th annual Colusa Circle 5K, a community fun run to raise funds for a charitable cause. This year's race beneficiary was GROWING TOGETHER, an organization that supports over 30 public schools in West Contra Costa, Oakland, and San Lorenzo Unified School Districts to engage and improve the health and sustainability of school communities by green schoolyards, providing youth environmental education, planting trees, and increasing fresh food access. We raised $4185 for Growing Together to support their environmental education and garden program at El Cerrito High School.
Colusa Circle Halloween Harvest Celebration: It’s everyone’s favorite time of year…time for the spooktacular Halloween Harvest Celebration! Thanks for joining us in Colusa Circle for pumpkin madness, a bewitching costume parade, and a cauldron full of family fun!
Succulent Pop-up We loved celebrating our one year anniversary at our new, expanded office in Colusa Circle! To mark this special occasion, hosted a free succulent planting pop-up event for our community. Participants joined us for a wonderful time of gardening, community, and celebration. Let's grow together!
5TH ANNUAL COLUSA CIRCLE 5K
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 5th annual Colusa Circle 5K! It was wonderful to see you all in Colusa Circle this year for our annual fun run for a charitable cause!
We registered 157 runners, and Zip Code East Bay matched every dollar raised for a total of $7,500 for KIDS for the BAY, an organization that has been connecting children with nature, turning children on to science, and inspiring environmental action for 30 years. The funds that we raised at this year's race will support KIDS for the BAY’s environmental education programs for under-resourced elementary schools here in the East Bay. We also collected used running shoes and new socks for BOSS “Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency”.
From all of us, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support. We look forward to next year!
4TH ANNUAL COLUSA CIRCLE 5K
Thanks to everyone who attended the fourth annual Colusa Circle 5K! This year's race beneficiary was Sogorea Te' Land Trust, an urban Indigenous women-led land trust that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people. With more than 120 registered runners, event registrations totaled $3,000, which ZCEB matched dollar-for-dollar for a total of $6,000 for Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. The funds raised will contribute to their Rematriate the Land Fund, which supports growing medicine gardens, creating emergency response hubs, and distributing fresh food to elders, among many other important initiatives. To read more about the event, check out our blog post here, and to see photos of the event, view the photo gallery here.
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3RD ANNUAL (VIRTUAL) COLUSA CIRCLE 5K:
Due to COVID restrictions, this year's 3rd Annual Colusa Circle 5k was a virtual race, which raised $2500 for this year's race beneficiary Urban Tilth.
Urban Tilth hires and trains local residents to cultivate agriculture in west Contra Costa County to help our community build a more sustainable, healthy, and just food system. They use 7 school and community gardens and small urban farms to teach and employ community members to grow, distribute, cook, and consume thousands of pounds of local produce each year, to create a more equitable and just food system within a healthier and more self-sufficient community.
Thank you to our amazing group of participants who kept the racing spirit alive desite the pandemic! We look forward to racing with you again next year!
COLUSA CIRCLE TREE LIGHTING:
On December 1st, 2019, Zip Code East Bay and the Colusa Circle Merchants Association celebrated the season + Colusa Circle's new electricity! The Colusa Circle Tree Lighting brought together over 250 members of the community to enjoy music, free hot chocolate and the lighting of the circle's big oak tree.
Zip Code East Bay also hosted a food drive for Contra Costa and Solano Counties throughout the holiday season that culminated at the Tree Lighting event.
COLUSA CIRCLE HALLOWEEN HARVEST CELEBRATION
Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate Halloween with us, the Colusa Circle Merchants Association and the Kensington Farmers' Market. The day was fun for the entire family! Everyone came out to enjoy the parade, obstacle course, kid and pet costume contests, pumpkins, prizes and more! View photos from the event here.