Oakland Museum of California

Recurring shows are placed on their next date. Every listing was read off the venue's own page by a person; prices are the printed ones.

• Oct23Friday Nights with DATANAGANFriday, 5:00 PMSinger-songwriter Victoria Datanagan's band plays genre-fluid originals on OMCA's Garden Stage, with a K-pop dance lesson, gallery chats and a DJ set by MAMA SAN rounding out the evening. Friday, Oct 23, 5–9 pm at 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, a block from Lake Merritt BART; the listing is free, garage parking is a flat $10, and Off the Grid trucks handle food. OMCA says the series is in its final weeks before a seasonal pause, so this is one of the last outdoor Friday nights of the year.Free
• Oct2532nd Annual Día de los Muertos Community CelebrationSunday, 11:00 AM$10 · members and kids under 12 free with advance reservation
• Oct30Friday Nights with La Gente SFFriday, 5:00 PMSan Francisco's La Gente SF brings a Latin American and Caribbean dance set to OMCA's Garden Stage, followed by a DJ set from mare.e.fresh in the Amphitheater and gallery chats until 7:30 pm. Friday, Oct 30, 5–9 pm at 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, near Lake Merritt BART; listed as free, with $10 flat-rate parking in the OMCA garage. Falling the night before Halloween, it is a good low-key, all-ages alternative to costume-party crowds elsewhere in Oakland.Free
• Nov1Free First Sundays1ST SUNDAY · 11 AM–5 PM · next Sun, Nov 1, 11:00 AMFree general admission · special exhibitions $6
• Nov1OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk1ST SUNDAY · 1 PM · next Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PMFree · no reservations required
• Nov7Special Guest Gallery Chat: Exploring BeHere / 1942 with Margaret YeeSaturday, 1:00 PMAdmission ticket required (price not printed on listing)
• Nov15Spotlight Sundays: Japanese American Legacies of ResistanceSunday, 1:00 PMTied to OMCA's exhibition BeHere / 1942, this programme opens with remarks by director Lori Fogarty, then guest speakers Satsuki Ina and Miya Sommers, hosted by Joemy Ito-Gates, discuss how wartime incarceration shaped their activism and healing work, before a TaikoPeace performance honouring early Japanese immigrants. It runs Sunday, November 15, 1–2:30 PM in the James Moore Theater, followed by a Call to Action with protest-art activities led by Japanese American Families for Justice, Nikkei Resisters and Tsuru for Solidarity until 3:30 PM, at 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, about a block from Lake Merritt BART. Tickets are $10 all-inclusive, on sale October 30 (members October 28). Margaret Yee's gallery chat on the same exhibition on November 7 is also on our calendar.$10 All-Inclusive Ticket

The last 1 of 1 past event we listed here — useful for a sense of what this venue actually programmes.

1. Spotlight Sundays: Last West: Roadsongs for Dorothea LangeOct 18, 2026