Saturday

4. ­International Breakfast, 9 a.m.

By Cesar Chavez Park in a tiny orange stucco building in Fruitvale, Taqueria Campos feels like a modest Mexican home, where the tortillas are fresh and stockpots are simmering with the Jalisco specialties of pozole, menudo and goat birria — three meaty soups that provide a warming winter breakfast. Another East Side option is Saigon Deli Sandwich & Taco Valparaiso. With co-owners from Vietnam and Mexico, respectively, this banh mi shop and taco stand in one serves everything from pork combination sandwiches with pâté and head cheese to fish or lengua (tongue) tacos and Mission-style burritos. A meal at either cash-only restaurant runs less than $10.

5. ­Morbid Morning, 10 a.m.

The Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Mountain View Cemetery prides itself on “transcending the division between man and nature” with a parklike landscape of California live oak, Italian cypress, Lebanese cedar, Italian stone pine and palm trees in the Piedmont Hills. The cemetery, which dates to the 1860s, has tombstones of some of the state’s most influential residents, including Julia Morgan, who designed the nearby Chapel of the Chimes as well as Hearst Castle. On the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, there are free docent-led tours at 10 a.m.

6. ­Temescal Alley, 11 a.m.

Tucked away in the Temescal neighborhood, two pedestrian alleys are home to shops that feel as if they jumped off Etsy’s home page. Along with boutiques selling twee teapots and handmade coat racks, there’s Book/Shop, a tiny store and print design studio that treats its texts like art objects. At Marisa Mason Studio, the designer Marisa Haskell riffs on the hippie-era appropriation of indigenous jewelry, creating pieces that embrace bohemian California’s unselfconscious borrowing from Southwestern and Mexican folk art. Stop at the Kickstarter-funded Curbside Creamery, where five of the dozen or so varieties — from traditional mint chip to the wonderful Thai tea flavor — are vegan, made with cashew milk (scoops start at $3).

7. ­In the Swing of It, Noon

Trapeze Arts is one of a handful of circus schools in the United States. Founded in 1994, students have gone on to Cirque du Soleil and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The 13,000-square-foot warehouse space is open to the public to try their hand at trampolines and trapezes, hoops and ropes, tight wire and unicycle. Single classes start at $35, reservations required. Nearby, the Crucible teaches three-hour “taster” classes ($135), offering introductions to industrial arts like welding and sand casting.

8. ­Something Unexpected, 3 p.m.

On a West Oakland sidestreet with graffiti and industrial lots, the sophisticated Korean restaurant FuseBoxopens at 2 p.m. on Saturdays for what the owners call an “extended happy hour” (through 5:30 p.m.). Try the spicy, rice-flour-battered “KFC” — Korean fried chicken — and a beer for $8, or the pig ear fries and beer or wine for $7. The beans used in the house tofu come from the nearby Hodo Soy Beanery. In the winter, FuseBox offers blankets and hot sake for those who sit outside beside fire pits.

9. ­The New Old Town, 5 p.m.

At Umami Mart, a sublime Japanese kitchen and barware shop, food, drink and design intersect. Its Bottle Shop, which focuses exclusively on Japanese beer, sets it apart. Umami Mart’s sake club, Sake Gumi, delivers two bottles of sake, along with tasting notes and pairing suggestions ($29, or $75 monthly). Afterward, head to Swan’s Market, a historic “housewives’ market,” with an exceptional food court, from the Japanese set lunches at B-Dama to The Cook and Her Farmer’s mind-blowing oyster po’ boy. Miss Ollie’s is an Afro-Caribbean restaurant where the jerk shrimp are big and scorchingly spicy ($12.50) and the skillet-fried chicken (a generous portion for $17.75) is among the best in the Bay Area.

10. ­On (and Off) Broadway, 8 p.m.

In a city with an abundance of Art Deco-era movie palaces, the Paramount has transformed itself into a multipurpose venue for everything from classics like “The Wizard of Oz” to performances of “The Nutcracker” and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir. Alternatively, head to the New Parkway Theater, where there are love seats and vintage chairs and a cafe with local wine and beer. Shows ($8) range from blockbusters like “Straight Outta Compton” to viewings of the presidential debates.

11. ­­Vintage Night Life, 10:30 p.m.

The Alley is a well-worn piano bar with decades of business cards papering its walls and the famous (some might say notorious) Rod Dibble playing a selection of some 4,000 standards and show tunes. Mr. Dibble has been at his station since 1960, making him an Oakland institution. The crowd is as eclectic as they come, and all are invited to sing, making it karaoke meets cabaret in a time capsule. Then consider making a pilgrimage to Cafe Van Kleef. Its owner and namesake, known as the “Uptown godfather,” died in September, but his bar and its famed greyhound cocktails survive. Van Kleef’s location — walking distance from City Hall — made it a hangout for politicos, including the former mayor and current governor Jerry Brown. On weekends, live music ranges from Oakland Dub to folk to R&B.