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65th Annual White Elephant Preview Sale – SOLD OUT
65th Annual White Elephant Preview Sale – SOLD OUT
Don’t miss the best and biggest rummage sale of the year, the Oakland White Elephant Sale.
$40
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Into the Brightness Garden Lights Celebration
Into the Brightness Garden Lights Celebration
Brighten up your week with a tour of the OMCA Garden, transformed with radiant light structures that pay homage to the aesthetic themes of Into the Brightness.
Free
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65th Annual White Elephant Public Shopping Days
The 65th annual White Elephant Sale (WES), a Bay Area tradition and the largest rummage sale in Northern California.
$5
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Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Exploration of Amapiano: Modern Dance Music from Southern Africa by Afrobeats Oakland
Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Exploration of Amapiano: Modern Dance Music from Southern Africa by Afrobeats Oakland
Don’t miss an electric pop-up performance by Afrobeats Oakland as they explore the unique modern South African genre of Amapiano featuring DJ Juan G, emcee and host Christina Alexandria, and saxophonist Seyi Sax. The set will focus on instrumental genres bringing a jazzy vibe to the galleries.. As the music plays enjoy bites and beverages in Town Fare.
Museum ticket
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Gallery Chats at OMCA
Gallery Chats at OMCA
Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Admission ticket required
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OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk
OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk
Walk through OMCA’s landmark building and gardens with members of the Council on Architecture.
Free
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Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats
Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats
Bring your sketch pads and appetites to the kick off of Thursday After Hours at OMCA.
Museum ticket
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Member Gallery Chats at OMCA
Member Gallery Chats at OMCA
Join us for Member Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Free for Members
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Thursday After Hours at OMCA | AshEL Seasunz & Rocker T Performance
Thursday After Hours at OMCA | AshEL Seasunz & Rocker T Performance
Don’t miss a pop-up performance by AshEl Seasunz & Rocker T featuring frequencies, mantras, and songs from various ancient traditions in the Gallery of California Art and delectable bites at Town Fare.
Museum ticket
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23rd Annual Lunar New Year at OMCA: Year of the Dragon
23rd Annual Lunar New Year at OMCA: Year of the Dragon
Gather with us at OMCA for our 23rd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration. Celebrate and honor Lunar New Year traditions
$10
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Gallery Chats at OMCA
Gallery Chats at OMCA
Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Admission ticket required
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Spotlight Sundays: A Talk with Know Your Rights Camp
Spotlight Sundays: A Talk with Know Your Rights Camp
Join us for a discussion led by advocacy leaders of Know Your Rights Camp, an organization dedicated to advancing the liberation and wellbeing of Black and Brown communities through knowing your rights across the varied sectors of education, health, technology, and the legal system.
$1 – $30
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Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats
Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats
Bring your sketch pads and appetites to Thursday After Hours at OMCA.
Admission ticket required
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Gallery Chats at OMCA
Gallery Chats at OMCA
Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Admission ticket required
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Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Total Response!: The Continued Conversation w/ Jacobdeloakland, Nimsins, and Bag o’Tricks
Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Total Response!: The Continued Conversation w/ Jacobdeloakland, Nimsins, and Bag o’Tricks
Widen your minds and your appetites when you join OMCA in Total Response! Referencing Horace Silver’s 1972 album, Total Response! is a rap performance and conversation that guides listeners to interrogate our present reality and poses questions as seeds that audience members can cultivate and pass along as their awareness of inequity widens. Between sessions, give your tastebuds a chance to be wowed by Cooking Demonstrations happening in Town Fare.
Admission ticket required
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65th Annual White Elephant Blow Out Sale
The 65th annual White Elephant Sale (WES), a Bay Area tradition and the largest rummage sale in Northern California.
Free
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Gallery Chats at OMCA
Gallery Chats at OMCA
Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Admission ticket required
Ongoing & Annual events
Evening hours
Thursday After Hours
Experience Thursday After Hours at OMCA – your weekly night out at the Museum rich with cocktails, culture, and community. Mingle at Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen, where you can enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music, or explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances, chats, live drawings, and more– just for adults!
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid
Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid, Oakland’s favorite free weekly block party is back, April—October!
Gather with family, friends, and community every Friday 5—9 pm for live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions, with a Museum ticket.
Gallery Events
Gallery Chats at OMCA
Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Third Sundays
Spotlight Sundays
Every third Sunday, OMCA invites visitors to Spotlight Sundays, a series of conversations, performances, and experiences that showcase California visionaries.
First Sundays
First Sundays
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
Community Celebration
Lunar New Year
OMCA celebrates the Lunar New Year and explores the shared connections between the diverse Asian cultures of the Bay Area. These family-friendly programs will include both virtual and in-person offerings that celebrate and honor Lunar New Year traditions through storytelling, performances, activities, cooking demonstrations, and more. OMCA holds space for our AAPI communities to come together and uplift each other with both in-person and virtual healing circles.
Community Celebration
Día de los Muertos
In collaboration with OMCA’s Día de los Muertos Committee, we honor Day of the Dead every October and November.
Community Event
White Elephant Sale
The Oakland Museum Women’s Board started the White Elephant Sale over sixty years ago. The annual event is not-to-be-missed.
Gallery Events
Group Chats
Knowledgeable facilitators share insights and help make meaning with your group in OMCA’s galleries.