Does your home seem strangely uncluttered? Do you enjoy shopping for antiques, or planning your Halloween costume months beforehand? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you’ll enjoy visiting the White Elephant Sale, the oldest and largest rummage sale in all of Northern California.

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Put on by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board, the warehouse-spanning extravaganza has raised more than $30 million in its 60-year history for the Oakland Museum of California’s exhibitions and educational programs. It’s managed by hundreds of volunteers who will happily talk your ear off about whatever bargain item you’ve unearthed, whether it be an old phonograph, a glitzy prom dress, estate furniture or porkpie hat of mysterious origin. Or maybe some delicate China, jewelry and faux fur, an acoustic guitar or a classic Schwinn bike in need of some TLC. That’s the beauty of the White Elephant Sale – you never know what treasure you’ll find.

The event involves 17 departments and over 90,000 square feet of shopping space, so bring your comfiest shoes and a bottle of water. But don’t bring cash, as only major credit and debit cards and Apple Pay are accepted for entry and purchases.

Details: Sale runs 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday from Jan. 29-Feb. 15, Feb. 17 (Presidents Day), Feb. 20-22, with the clearance weekend (free entry) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 1 and 2 at 333 Lancaster St., Oakland; make reservations and buy $7 tickets at whiteelephantsale.org.