Friday Nights at OMCA: Hip Hop as Community Healing
On Friday August 25, experience Hip Hop as a tool for communal healing. Let’s Lab with Afterthought, part of the “Family Not a Group” collective, brings smooth sounds to the Garden stage.
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Events
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Upcoming Events
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Gallery Activation Hours
OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, CaliforniaJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour for an informal drop-in experience, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm to experience Into the Brightness.
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Friday Nights at OMCA Labor Day Weekend – Reppin’ Rosie The Riveter!
Friday Nights at OMCA kicks off the Labor Day weekend with hands-on bandana making honoring the legacy of Rosie the Riveter.
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Gallery Activation Hour During Friday Nights at OMCA
OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, CaliforniaJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour for an informal drop-in experience during Friday Nights at OMCA to experience Into the Brightness.
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Gallery Activation Hours
OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, CaliforniaJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour for an informal drop-in experience, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm to experience Into the Brightness.
Special exhibition ticket required -
First Sundays
Spend your Sunday with us and find out why “East Bay Express” calls OMCA “the best museum for the people, by the people.” Every …
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Special Edition Gallery Activation Hours
OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, CaliforniaJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour for an informal drop-in experience to go deeper into our special exhibition, Into the Brightness.
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Gambizi & Dos Four
Experience an engaging and vibrant environment of social movement and connection at Friday Nights at OMCA.
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Member Gallery Activation Hours
OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, CaliforniaJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour for an informal drop-in experience, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm to experience Into the Brightness.
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Gallery Activation Hours
OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, CaliforniaJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour for an informal drop-in experience, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm to experience Into the Brightness.
Special exhibition ticket required -
Friday Nights at OMCA with Stewie G. & Coastal Pomo Dancers
Experience a Cali Native Night with Stewie G. & Coastal Pomo Dancers
DJ Ron Reeser at Friday Nights at OMCA.Free -
Gallery Activation Hours
OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, CaliforniaJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour for an informal drop-in experience, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm to experience Into the Brightness.
Special exhibition ticket required
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.