White Elephant Sale

Organized by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board (OMWB), the White Elephant Sale is the largest rummage sale in Northern California and the biggest annual fundraising event benefiting the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA). 

For over half a century, the White Elephant Sale has drawn thousands of eager visitors in Oakland and beyond each winter. Here’s why: It has been called the most colossal, stupendous, and mind-boggling rummage sale one could ever imagine—and then some. It is recycling on steroids, a treasure trove of once-loved items from near and far, a bonanza of one-of-a-kind vintage items, a bargain hunter’s dream come true. With over 20 departments in a warehouse nearly twice the size of a football field, there is absolutely something for everyone of any age, from bassinets to bicycles, fur coats to garden flamingos, paper clips to handmade pottery, sterling silver trays to top-brand sewing machines.

How does it all come together? Over the course of a year, nearly 1,000 volunteers sort, clean, and repair a massive selection of goods from greater Bay Area donors, then mark them at prices ranging from low-cost to an outright steal. 

For more information and upcoming sale dates, visit whiteelephantsale.org.