Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Month
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Month Schedule 5–7 pm – DJ Benet, Amphitheater 5–8 pm – Off The Grid food trucks, 10th …
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid Featuring a film screening of Groundworks
DJ Teao Sense; Film Screening of Groundworks; Oakland Public Library’s Bike Library Schedule of events 5–8 pm – Off The …
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid with The Whoadees
Enjoy a night of soulful music with The Whoadees and DJ Benet. Program Schedule: 5 – 8 pm – Off …
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid with the Oakland Youth Chorus
Celebrate the holidays at OMCA with the Oakland Youth Chorus. Program Schedule: 5 – 8 pm – Off the Grid …
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid Featuring Art as Social Practice: Technologies for Change
Featuring the book, Art as Social Practice: Technologies for Change and DJ Danny Fathom Join us for an abundant evening …
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid Featuring Sage & Cedar and DJ Siyah
Join us in the OMCA Amphitheater for a healing musical evening of Afro-Indigenous hip hop beats by Sage & Cedar. …
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid Featuring see night and DJ Karlita
Rock out to hard-driving and dreamy rock riffs by San Francisco indie-rock band, see night. Program Schedule: 5–8 pm Off …
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Friday Nights at OMCA | West Oakland Mural Project; DJ Monk Earl
Join us and the West Oakland Mural Project for a live community mural painting project at OMCA. Program Schedule: 5 …
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Destiny Muhammad Jazz Trio; DJ Benet
Don’t miss a sonic evening of jazz by the Destiny Muhammad Jazz Trio at OMCA.
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Black History Month Dance Battle; DJ CAVEM
Join us for a Black History Month Dance Battle, hosted by Oakland TURF dancer Telice Summerfield. Program Schedule: 5 – …
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Destiny Arts Center dance performance; Gallery Pop-Up Talks; DJ Black and MC Aïma the Dreamer
Join us for a dance performance by Destiny Arts Center and Gallery Pop-Up Talk at OMCA. Program Schedule: 5 – …
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Live Conversation with Astor Chambers of Culture Raises Us
Each chef will prepare his, her or their version of the famed low-country dish. Guests will have the opportunity to sample each dish and vote to crown the winning Shrimp and Grits.
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Ongoing events
Evening hours
ThursDates at OMCA
Experience ThursDates 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!
Evening hours
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.
Gallery Events
Group Tours
Interested in bringing a group to engage more deeply with our gallery content? Sign up for a Group Tour where knowledgeable facilitators share insights and help make meaning with your group in OMCA’s galleries.
Annual events
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.
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.