BARKADA BONFIRE NIGHT
Saturday, September 12
Sometimes the best thing we can do is slow down.
No scoreboard. No schedule to chase. No next possession.
Just our Barkada family, the coast, good food, a fire—and a little time to appreciate where we are and who we get to share it with.
FIRST STOP — TOMALES BAY
We’ll start the evening in Tomales Bay for fresh oysters, good food, and time together before heading down the coast.
At 5:00 PM, we leave for Drakes Beach. NEXT STOP — DRAKES BEACH
Then we gather around the fire.
There’s something meaningful about a fire ritual. Across cultures and generations, people have gathered around fire to tell stories, share food, celebrate, reflect, and reconnect. Fire can symbolize warmth, renewal, gratitude, and letting go of what we no longer need while carrying forward what matters.
For us, it doesn’t have to be complicated.
This bonfire is our little ritual.
A chance to pause.
To put the phones down for a minute.
To hear the ocean.
To watch the kids laugh.
To tell stories.
To eat too many s’mores.
To appreciate the season we’re in before it becomes a memory.
Because Barkada has always meant more than basketball.
It means friendship.
It means family.
It means showing up for one another.
And sometimes community is built in a gym.
Sometimes it’s built around a fire.