Welcome to National Cohousing Open House Weekend — in the East Bay, and Beyond!

Lots of area cohousing neighborhoods, established and forming, are doing events, both in person and virtual, this weekend (and in the week around it). You’ll find events in:

• Berkeley: A rare opportunity to visit Berkeley Cohousing, kicking off the weekend Saturday morning (Boichik Bagels and an orientation by Cohousing Coach Betsy Morris included). Sunday afternoon, an open house for qualified applicants at an affordable housing co-op nearby. Plus a virtual gathering Sunday afternoon for the nearly “shovel-ready” community nearby, Berkeley Moshav.
• Emeryville: Doyle Street Cohousing has a home for sale, with an open house Sunday afternoon
• Fremont: Mission Peak Cohousing will be hosting walks around its site on Sunday afternoon
• Oakland: The retrofit-style knock-down-fences-to-neighbors community, Temescal Creek, will be open Saturday afternoon. And then Monday evening there’s a weekend debrief with an EcoVillage focus at PLACE.
• Pleasant Hill: The first in-person tour in years, with an optional workday, Saturday morning.
• Beyond: Open houses in Cotati, West Sacramento, Soquel, Fair Oaks, and the Sierra foothills will be listed on the Cohousing California website.
• Everywhere: There’s a virtual national gathering this Wednesday morning, and several topic-related ones this weekend, with regional focus, affordability innovations, and more. Listings here.

Below you’ll find a listing of key events (including some national virtual ones) of interest, plus a map of the in-person gatherings.

Please click on each individual event to learn more about it and RSVP. Please note the date/time — these are communities of private homes (or a future community site), and they aren’t equipped for you to drop in unannounced.

PS Special thanks to Cohousing Enthusiasts group organizers Molly and Amy who did the hard work of compiling lists, arranging schedules, and nudging communities, while I’ve been out of town. They’ll be adding a follow-up later in the month. — Raines.

We know we’re not the only game in town

And we’re glad, because there’s no way we can do it all ourselves!

Here’s where we list events organized by our partners, such as:

• East Bay Permaculture Guild
• Other regional and national cohousing groups
• Global EcoVillage Network
• Sustainable Economies Law Center
• Gray Panthers of Berkeley and the East Bay

Your related events could be here too. Ask us about how to work with East Bay Cohousing.

Here’s what’s happening in the world of cohousing around Oakland, California.

Please pay close attention to whether listed events are virtual or in-person, and if the latter, what precautions to observe; in many cases, advance RSVPs are required to attend.

Doyle Street Rentals
Posted by Doyle Street Cohousing · March 15, 2021 12:12 AM

Cohousing in Emeryville
Posted by East Bay Cohousing (EBCOHO) · March 15, 2021 12:04 AM

Where do you call home?

How can we build community together, wherever we live?

We will link from here to campaigns, openings, communities, challenges, opportunities, partners, and much more.

• Albany
• Alameda
• Antioch
• Berkeley Rare In-Person Tour Saturday: Kick off National Cohousing Open House Weekend Sat AM with Bagels!
• Concord
• Danville
• El Cerrito
• El Sobrante EcoVillage: Wild and Radish creating sustainable community
• Emeryville Home For Sale: Doyle Street Cohousing - open house Sunday PM
• Hayward
• Fremont Ready to Build: Mission Creek Cohousing - site visit Sunday PM
• Lafayette
• Kensington
• Martinez
• Moraga
• Oakland Workdays: Kingfisher Cohousing; EcoVillages/Permaculture:a PLACE for Sustainable Living
• Richmond
• Piedmont
• Pleasant Hill In-Person Tour/Workday: Saturday AM at most-suburban East Bay Cohousing neighborhood
• San Leandro
• Walnut Creek

Plus, we have forming groups that haven't identified a site in a particular city yet.

For beyond the East Bay, see Cohousing California.

Boichik Bagels at Berkeley coho with Trish Becker, CohoUS national director
Posted by East Bay Cohousing (EBCOHO) · June 28, 2023 7:08 AM

Berkeley Cohousing Bagel Kick-off for Open House Weekend
Posted by East Bay Cohousing (EBCOHO) · May 04, 2023 10:12 AM

Brunch with Cynthia
Posted by East Bay Cohousing (EBCOHO) · September 17, 2022 12:59 PM