The annual White Elephant Sale – now in its 53rd year – returns to the San Francisco Bay Area on March 3 and 4, 2012, with the Preview January 29. Organized and presented by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board, the Sale benefits the Oakland Museum of California.
Attracting collectors and bargain hunters alike, the White Elephant Sale has something for just about everyone. Held in a vast 96,000 square-foot warehouse located on the Oakland Estuary, 17 unique departments provide an extensive offering of gently used items donated by the public.
In 2011, our biggest and best Sale ever raised an unprecedented $1.6 million. In appreciation, we gratefully acknowledge the contributions of all our wonderful volunteers, donors and shoppers and thank them for more than 50 years of loyalty and support.
With all proceeds from the White Elephant Sale benefiting the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), the Women’s Board over the years has contributed more than $16 million to support OMCA acquisitions, exhibitions, educational programs, capital improvements and more. The Sale is the Board's only fundraising activity.
