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  • October 2025

  • Sat 4

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    October 4, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Gallery Chats at OMCA
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    • Family
    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required
  • Sat 11

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    October 11, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Gallery Chats at OMCA
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    • Family
    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required
  • Sat 18

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    October 18, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Gallery Chats at OMCA
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    • Family
    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required
  • Sat 25

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    October 25, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Gallery Chats at OMCA
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    • Family
    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required
  • November 2025

  • Sat 1

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    November 1, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Gallery Chats at OMCA
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    • Family
    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required
  • Sat 8

    Member Chats with East Bay Regional Park Naturalists

    November 8, 2025 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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    • Members
    Gallery of California Natural Sciences 1000 Oak St,, Oakland, California, United States

    Join Naturalists from the East Bay Regional Park District for a hands-on exploration of local wildlife—right here at OMCA! Become a wildlife detective as you examine real animal skulls; ask “Whose skull is this?”; and discover what these clues tell us about the mammals that call our regional parks home.

    Free for Members
  • Sat 8

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    November 8, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Gallery Chats at OMCA
    • Gallery Chats at OMCA
    • Family
    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required
  • Sat 15

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    November 15, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Gallery Chats at OMCA
    • Gallery Chats at OMCA
    • Family
    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required
  • Sat 22

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    November 22, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Gallery Chats at OMCA
    • Gallery Chats at OMCA
    • Family
    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required
  • Sat 29

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    November 29, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Gallery Chats at OMCA
    • Gallery Chats at OMCA
    • Family
    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required
  • December 2025

  • Sat 6

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    December 6, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Gallery Chats at OMCA
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    • Family
    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required
  • Sat 13

    Member Tours: Curator Walkthrough: Students on Strike

    December 13, 2025 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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    • Members
    OMCA Gallery of California History 1000 Oak St, Oakland, California, United States

    Join us for a walkthrough of Students on Strike,  a special installation in the Gallery of California History. With OMCA Curator Ryder Diaz as your guide, explore the legacy of student activism at San Francisco State University and reflect on how generations of students have continued to demand justice, accountability, and change.

    Free for Members
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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! 

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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.

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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.

 

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Third Sundays Spotlight Sundays

Every third Sunday, OMCA invites visitors to Spotlight Sundays, a series of conversations, performances, and experiences that showcase California visionaries.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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