Find Waldo Local
July 1-31 in Rockridge!
Enjoy some hide-and-seek fun designed to encourage residents and visitors to get to know their Rockridge businesses! Finding Waldo is a wonderful way to support shopping local! There is no charge to participate and all ages are welcome.
Families will love joining the scavenger hunt to find the iconic children’s book character, with his red-and-white-striped shirt and black glasses, hidden in 26 local businesses.
JOIN THE FUN:
Pick up a “Find Waldo Local Passport” at Pegasus Books (5560 College Avenue), at one of the participating stores, or print it out at home during the month of July.
Get a Stamp (ie. stamp, sticker, signature) on your Passport from a shopkeeper where you find a miniature Waldo. Collecting store stamps at 20 or more businesses will entitle diligent seekers entry into prize drawings!
Drop your Passport off at Pegasus (or bring it to the party) to be entered into prize drawings.
On July 31 at 5pm, Pegasus Books will host a Where’s Waldo Local party with treats for anyone who participated. Books, stickers, and local prizes will be drawn! You don’t have to be present to win a prize, but we’d love for you to come!
Prizes include gift cards and items from: Bella Vita, Cactus Taqueria, Cole Hardware, Crossroads Trading, Delicious Thai Kitchen, Love + Chocolate, Market Hall Foods & Bakery, Nathan&Co., Phoenix Optical, Planterday, Rockridge Library (Bad Walter’s & Swag), The Chocolate Dragon, The Yoni Temple, Tootsies & Crush on Rockridge, Vero for Hair, Vino! (21+), 510Families tote bags… and a $50 Rockridge e-Gift Card redeemable at 40+ locations!
PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES:
1. Bad Walter's, 5800 College Ave
2. Bambino Thrift Shop, 5290 College Ave
3. Bella Vita, 5511 College Ave
4. Cactus Taqueria, 5642 College Ave
5. Cole Hardware, 5533 College Ave
6. Crossroads Trading, 5601 College Ave
7. Delicious Thai Kitchen, 5299 College Ave Ste A
8. East Bay Booksellers, 6022 College Ave
9. elizabeth H the art of hair, skin and nail design, 5431 College Ave
10. First Federal Savings & Loan, 6058 College Ave
11. Hudson Bay Cafe, 5401 College Ave
12. Love + Chocolate, 6309 College Ave
13. Market Hall Bakery, 5655 College Ave
14. Market Hall Foods, 5655 College Ave
15. Nathan&Co, 5636 College Ave
16. Oakland Public Library, Rockridge, 5366 College Ave
17. Pegasus Books, 5560 College Ave*
18. Phoenix Optical, 5519 College Ave
19. Planterday Plant Shop, 6004 College Ave
20. Re-Up Refills, 6025 College Ave
21. Saffron Kitchen, 5940 College Ave Ste J-I
22. The Chocolate Dragon, 5427 College Ave
23. The Yoni Temple, 5831 College Ave
24. Tootsies Rockridge & Crush on College, 5525 & 5523 College Ave
25. Vero for Hair, 6052 College Ave
26. Vino! 6319, College Ave
*You can pick up game cards at any participating location, but Pegasus Books will have a large stack available if other locations run out.
Learn more here: rockridgedistrict.com/wheres-waldo
