Custom Merch for Events in Oakland, CA
Merch Mob makes attendee and souvenir tees, staff, crew and security shirts, and volunteer shirts for events in Oakland, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Oakland. Oakland's 18-to-34 age group makes up 26% of residents, above the US rate of 23% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so attendee merch should look like something worth wearing again, with the poster art front and center.
Oakland by the numbers
Oakland's population has held steady since 2020, at 440,838 residents (Census estimates).
Alameda County has 58 event promoters (performing arts, sports and similar events) with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.35 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 0.27. 72% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 29% from 45 in 2018.
That counts promoters with a payroll; one-off events run by volunteers or venues are not in it.
Alameda County as a whole has 1,636,630 residents, down 2.7% since 2020. Alameda County has one event promoter for every 28,220 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 440,838
- Since 2020
- +0%
- County
- Alameda County
- Event promoters (performing arts, sports and similar events) in Alameda County, 2023
- 58
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.35 (US 0.27)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 37.9 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 26% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- September, 74°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 42°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 6
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 3
- Rain, a year
- 19 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 4
Weather: Oakland International Airport station, 5 mi from Oakland's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Oakland's weather means for events
Summer is mild in Oakland, where September peaks at an average high of 74°F, so even summer outdoor events need a hoodie at the booth for the evening and a long sleeve for staff. The tee season is short, June to October at a 70°F average high or more, so outdoor festivals cluster there, and staff tee orders should be settled well before it starts. Rain comes in a season rather than all year: at least four months bring under half an inch, so cluster outdoor dates in the dry months and give anything in the wet months an indoor fallback.
| Month in Oakland | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What staff and the booth need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 42°F | 3.4 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
| February | 60°F | 45°F | 3.5 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
| March | 63°F | 47°F | 2.7 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
| April | 66°F | 49°F | 1.4 | Tees, plus long sleeves for nights |
| May | 68°F | 52°F | 0.6 | Tees, plus long sleeves for nights |
| June | 71°F | 54°F | 0.2 | Attendee tees and bright staff shirts |
| July | 72°F | 56°F | 0 | Attendee tees and bright staff shirts |
| August | 72°F | 57°F | 0 | Attendee tees and bright staff shirts |
| September | 74°F | 56°F | 0.1 | Attendee tees and bright staff shirts |
| October | 72°F | 51°F | 0.9 | Attendee tees and bright staff shirts |
| November | 64°F | 46°F | 2 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
| December | 58°F | 42°F | 3.8 | Booth hoodies and staff long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Oakland.
Orders ship to Oakland from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in California.
Oakland is about 361 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Oakland is USPS zone 4. Oakland shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Oakland
Which months need hoodies at an outdoor event in Oakland?
Plan hoodies for November to March, the stretch under a 65°F average high in Oakland, plus any event that runs after dark. The rest of the year, tees and caps cover attendees and staff, with a light long sleeve for cool evenings.
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