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  • March 2026

  • Sat 14

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    March 14 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
  • Thu 19

    ThursDates at OMCA with Sketchboard Co. Live Figure Drawing ft. Burlesque & Trivia Night

    March 19 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    • Gallery Chats at OMCA
    • Thursday After Hours
    • Town Fare Cafe
    • Ticketed
    OMCA campus

    Step into ThursDates at OMCA and let the evening unfold at the pace of connection. In Town Fare, DJ Mark DiVita sets the atmosphere with incredible grooves perfect for cocktails and conversation. Guests are invited to test their wits with Trivia Night: Stories of Resilience, celebrating creativity, community, and unexpected insights. Meanwhile, the Gallery of California History comes alive with Sketchboard Co.’s uninstructed live figure drawing sessions, where models Andy Rose and Kitty KaPowww will interweave spellbinding burlesque performances between poses. 

    Admission ticket required
  • Sat 21

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    March 21 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
  • Thu 26

    ThursDates at OMCA with The Bay Area Book Festival

    March 26 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    • Gallery Chats at OMCA
    • Thursday After Hours
    • Town Fare Cafe
    • Ticketed
    OMCA campus

    Unwind into a reflective and creative ThursDates evening at OMCA, where storytelling, art-making, and music unfold at an easy, welcoming pace. OMCA and the Bay Area Book Festival team up this Thursday to present Maw Shein Win, Burmese American poet and inaugural poet laureate of El Cerrito, for a collaborative program that moves through the Museum. The evening begins with a performance bySPRINGTWIN (Win and guitaristDanny Allen), followed by a drop-in writing workshop in the Gallery of California History, inviting guests to reflect on personal and collective histories throughfree-writing exercises. The program culminates in Town Fare with an open mic, where participants can share their writings while enjoying cocktails and bites. All the while, DJ La Femme Papi provides soulful, expansive music throughout the evening, creating a warm and immersive soundtrack for the night.

    Admission ticket required
  • Sat 28

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    March 28 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
  • April 2026

  • Sat 4

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    April 4 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 11

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    April 11 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 18

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    April 18 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 25

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    April 25 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
  • May 2026

  • Sat 2

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    May 2 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 9

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    May 9 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 16

    Gallery Chats at OMCA

    May 16 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.

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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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