Art Parties
Q: If I pick a certain package for my birthday party, and an extra child joins us, do I get charged?

A: Yes, each additional person to your party will be $20 dollars–each package gives you one or two teaching artists çso we charge an extra fee to accommodate the additional person and materials they may use.

Q: What Art Parties do you offer?

A: ART PARTY PACKAGES
A: 10 kids, 15 adults & 1 Teaching Artist: $375
B: 15 kids, 20 adults & 2 Teaching Artists: $475
C: 20 kids, 20 adults & 2 Teaching Artists: $575

Q: Am I allowed to arrive early to set up for the art party, if so how early can I arrive?

A: The individuals who reserved the party can come in 30 mins prior to the party’s start time, however, no guests may come in before the start time.

Q: Can I bring food/cake/beverages to the party?

A: Yes, we encourage people to bring their own food if they would like to have that at their parties. Adult beverages are allowed, the teaching artists can not serve the guests. We have a refrigerator in the back that is available for guests to use.

Q: Can we bring candles for the cake?
A: Candles are not permitted.

Q: Do you offer plates and utensils?

A: No, we do not.

Q: Can we decorate the space?

A: Yes, guests have the ability to bring their own balloons or decorations for the party. HOWEVER, we do not allow guests to nail anything to the walls, nor cover any of the original artwork on the walls for decoration.

Q: Do we have to do art the entire time of the two hours, will there be downtime for food?

A: No, you do not have to do art the entire two hours. MOCHA’s teaching artist will facilitate the art projects for the first hour and a half of the party–during that time the guests do not have to solely do art projects, they can eat and mingle with other guests. The last thirty minutes of the party, the teaching artist will start shutting down the crafts so the families can do gifts or cake during that time.

Q: What happens if I go over my time limit?

A: If you go over your allotted time for your art party, we will charge you $50 for each 1/2 hour.

Q: Where do I park?

A: Parking surrounding MOCHA is largely metered parking but if you prefer parking garages the options are:

Parking Locations:

Ace Parking Management, Inc.
Oakland City Center (525 14th St)
525 14th St
Downtown
Oakland, CA 94612

LOH Realty & Investments
Pacific Renaissance Plaza
388 9th St
Chinatown Oakland, CA 94607

Pacific Park Management, Inc.
Franklin 88 Garage
989 Franklin St
Chinatown
Oakland, CA 94607

SP Plus Corporation
UCOP Garage
409 12th St
Chinatown
Oakland, CA 94607

Q: What if I need to cancel the Art Party, will I receive a full refund?

A: Full payment is required when booking a party or reserving a spot in one of our camps, workshops, field trips or other events. No cash refunds will be issued. Unless noted differently in the event description, we require 14 days notice prior to the start of your event date to grant a rescheduled date. Rescheduled events will receive the full amount as credit to be applied to the next booking. Cancellations less than 14 days prior to the start of the event date are eligible for a credit that will be applied to your next booking less a 25% processing fee. Due to the significant preparation, staffing and supplies needed for these events and that a registration may have prevented another child from participating, all canceled registrations less than 72 hours from a scheduled event and any no-show of any kind are not eligible for a credit for another event.