Spaces and Rates

Lovely Day is hidden in the 140-year-old Key Route Railway car barn in the Longfellow neighborhood of North Oakland — a cathedral-ceilinged exposed brick structure with an open and flexible interior housing two distinctive event spaces:
The Car Barn, and The Shop.

  • Mon/Tues/Weds $1500

    Sun/Thurs $2000

    Fri/Sat $3500

    Additional fees include tax, staff, and any desired add-on services such as food or beverages.

  • The Car Barn is 2,000 sq ft with 25-ft floor-to-ceiling windows and a custom deodar cedar wood topped bar. The accompanying Jewel Box is a glass-enclosed side room featuring gorgeous jewel-colored window coverings, bathed in a rainbow spectrum of sunlight during the day.

    Car Barn Capacity
    80 standing
    or 100 seated theater
    or 60 seated dining

    Comes with use of The Courtyard, an outdoor space centered around a 90-year-old Black Acacia tree surrounded by a stone patio and freshly renovated garden.

    Courtyard Capacity
    200 standing
    or 250 seated theater
    or 150 seated dining

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    Total Rental Capacity
    (The Car Barn + The Courtyard)
    280 standing
    or 350 seated theater
    or 210 seated dining

  • Mon/Tues/Weds $1500

    Sun/Thurs $2000

    Fri/Sat $3500

    Additional fees include tax, staff, and any desired add-on services such as food or beverages.

  • The Shop is 2,400 sq ft with an open floor plan featuring a hanging island garden and muraled wall.

    Shop Capacity
    200 standing
    or 250 seated theater
    or 150 seated dining

    Comes with use of The Courtyard, an outdoor space centered around a 90-year-old Black Acacia tree surrounded by a stone patio and freshly renovated garden.

    Courtyard Capacity
    200 standing
    or 250 seated theater
    or 150 seated dining

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    Total Rental Capacity
    (The Shop + The Courtyard)
    400 standing
    or 500 seated theater
    or 300 seated dining

Entire Venue
(The Car Barn + The Shop)

  • Mon/Tues/Weds $2500

    Sun/Thurs $3500

    Fri/Sat $6000

    Additional fees include tax, staff, and any desired add-on services such as food or beverages.

  • The entire venue can be rented to host your guests in all of our spaces, ready to accommodate your unique imaginings: The Car Barn and Jewel Box, The Shop, and The Courtyard.

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    Total Rental Capacity
    (Entire Venue)
    480 standing
    or 500 seated theater
    or 360 seated dining