Oakland Style, an annual five-day celebration of art, fashion, music, cuisine, and culture, returns October 8-12. Friday brings High Tea + High Style at the Claremont Resort & Club , featuring Oakland designers Dorian Webb, Lesley Evers, and Lee Rickie. Check out Oakland Art Murmur’s Art Alive, a celebration of The Town’s bold and diverse creativity; go inside some of the city’s most vibrant art spaces on specially curated Oakland Style Art Tours; and drop into Creative Growth’s immersive Fashion Lab to create something you can’t wait to wear. October 9th, check out 'Mixology + Music: A Mixology' Competition' featuring contestants from 12 of Oakland’s hottest restaurants and bars creating their own unique versions of an Oakland Style cocktail. When visitors book a room at a participating hotel , they receive two tickets to one of three signature Oakland Style events.