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Ira Jinkins Community Center

9175 Edes Ave, Oakland, CA 94603, USA
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Ira Jinkins Community Center sits in East Oakland’s Brookfield neighborhood, next to the larger sports and aquatics complex and Ira Jinkins Park. It is a straightforward city recreation center with a big indoor gym, a couple of meeting rooms, a stage area, and a lobby that often has kids and families coming and going for programs. Outside, there are ball fields, tennis courts, a play structure, picnic spots with grills, and a parking lot that usually handles event traffic without much trouble.

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Events here tend to feel like neighborhood gatherings rather than formal performances. The space is used for youth sports, camps, after‑school programs, and visiting programs like library-led magic shows or reptile demonstrations, so a family magic act or an educational animal show fits right in. Most events are held in the gym or one of the multipurpose rooms, with simple folding chairs, basic PA if needed, and easy access to restrooms. The crowd is typically local families, kids from nearby schools, and regulars from other park programs.

The center is run by Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development and is known as one of the more sports-focused recreation hubs in East Oakland. It is named for community activist Ira Jinkins, who helped organize many of Oakland’s Martin Luther King Jr. marches and rallies, so the building and the surrounding park carry some local history along with all the day-to-day youth programs and community events.

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