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Arts Events and Things to do in Oakland, CA

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Drink & Draw
Fri, May 15, 6:00 PM + 8 more
Oakland · sandbar
Drink & Draw
Fri, May 15, 6:00 PM + 8 more
Oakland · sandbar
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Sunset • Rooftop Paint and Sip (HAPPY HOUR)
Friday at 6:00 PM + 7 more
Oakland · Torch Oakland Rooftop Bar
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Sunset • Rooftop Paint and Sip (HAPPY HOUR)
Friday at 6:00 PM + 7 more
Oakland · Torch Oakland Rooftop Bar
Full Moon Trip Temple - May 2026
Sat, May 2, 8:00 PM
San Francisco · Live Worms Gallery
Full Moon Trip Temple - May 2026
Sat, May 2, 8:00 PM
San Francisco · Live Worms Gallery
Salsa Dance Classes and Salsa and Bachata Dancing - SalsaCrazy Mondays
Monday at 6:30 PM + 87 more
San Francisco · SalsaCrazy Mondays, Neck of the Woods
Salsa Dance Classes and Salsa and Bachata Dancing - SalsaCrazy Mondays
Monday at 6:30 PM + 87 more
San Francisco · SalsaCrazy Mondays, Neck of the Woods
Illusions The Drag Queen Show Oakland - Drag Queen Dinner Show - Oakland
Friday at 7:00 PM + 175 more
Oakland · Illusions The Drag Queen Show Oakland
Illusions The Drag Queen Show Oakland - Drag Queen Dinner Show - Oakland
Friday at 7:00 PM + 175 more
Oakland · Illusions The Drag Queen Show Oakland
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Usher and Chris Brown Sip and Paint
Fri, May 1, 5:00 PM
Oakland · Torch rooftop bar
Just added
Usher and Chris Brown Sip and Paint
Fri, May 1, 5:00 PM
Oakland · Torch rooftop bar
OPEN CENTER: A Participatory Gathering - Memory & Storytelling
Sun, May 3, 1:00 PM
Berkeley · Berkeley Art Center
OPEN CENTER: A Participatory Gathering - Memory & Storytelling
Sun, May 3, 1:00 PM
Berkeley · Berkeley Art Center
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Berkeley Art Center's Open Center: AIR Open Studios
Saturday at 2:00 PM + 1 more
Berkeley · Berkeley Art Center
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Berkeley Art Center's Open Center: AIR Open Studios
Saturday at 2:00 PM + 1 more
Berkeley · Berkeley Art Center
Illusions The Drag Brunch Oakland-Drag Queen Brunch-Oakland, CA
Saturday at 1:30 PM + 59 more
Oakland · Illusions The Drag Queen Brunch Oakland
Illusions The Drag Brunch Oakland-Drag Queen Brunch-Oakland, CA
Saturday at 1:30 PM + 59 more
Oakland · Illusions The Drag Queen Brunch Oakland
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OPEN CENTER: Somatic Potluck & Gathering
Sunday at 12:30 PM
Berkeley · Berkeley Art Center
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OPEN CENTER: Somatic Potluck & Gathering
Sunday at 12:30 PM
Berkeley · Berkeley Art Center
Caballo Blanco featuring Deseos Fab
Fri, May 1, 10:00 PM
Oakland · White Horse Inn
Caballo Blanco featuring Deseos Fab
Fri, May 1, 10:00 PM
Oakland · White Horse Inn
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Baile Brasil: Samba & Forró Dance Party ft. Oakland Samba Revue
Saturday at 7:30 PM
Berkeley · La Peña Cultural Center
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Baile Brasil: Samba & Forró Dance Party ft. Oakland Samba Revue
Saturday at 7:30 PM
Berkeley · La Peña Cultural Center
Alameda Arts Alliance Mixer
Thu, May 7, 5:30 PM
Alameda · 650 W Tower Ave
Alameda Arts Alliance Mixer
Thu, May 7, 5:30 PM
Alameda · 650 W Tower Ave
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Black Memory Scholar: The Language of Storytellers Opening Reception
Sat, May 2, 5:00 PM
San Francisco · Letterform Archive
Going fast
Black Memory Scholar: The Language of Storytellers Opening Reception
Sat, May 2, 5:00 PM
San Francisco · Letterform Archive
Texas Tuesdays - Dancing with Line Dancing Lisa - Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Tue, May 5, 7:00 PM
San Francisco · The Cigar Bar & Grill
Texas Tuesdays - Dancing with Line Dancing Lisa - Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Tue, May 5, 7:00 PM
San Francisco · The Cigar Bar & Grill
Ballroom Social Night + Group Class
Tue, Apr 28, 7:30 PM + 5 more
Walnut Creek · 1575 3rd Ave
Ballroom Social Night + Group Class
Tue, Apr 28, 7:30 PM + 5 more
Walnut Creek · 1575 3rd Ave
East Bay Square Dance with caller Jordan Ruyle and Round Top Stringband
Fri, May 15, 7:45 PM
Berkeley · The Hillside Club
East Bay Square Dance with caller Jordan Ruyle and Round Top Stringband
Fri, May 15, 7:45 PM
Berkeley · The Hillside Club
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Drag Queen Party Bus San Francisco - The Ultimate Drag Experience
Friday at 8:00 PM + 266 more
San Francisco · 2470 San Bruno Ave
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Drag Queen Party Bus San Francisco - The Ultimate Drag Experience
Friday at 8:00 PM + 266 more
San Francisco · 2470 San Bruno Ave
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Burlesque Show San Francisco's #1 Variety & Cabaret Show in CA
Friday at 5:30 PM + 264 more
San Francisco · Red Velvet Burlesque Show San Francisco
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Burlesque Show San Francisco's #1 Variety & Cabaret Show in CA
Friday at 5:30 PM + 264 more
San Francisco · Red Velvet Burlesque Show San Francisco
Don’t Let Them Take You Alive – Art Exhibition Closing Night Reception!
Thu, May 7, 5:00 PM
San Francisco · Punk Majesty
Don’t Let Them Take You Alive – Art Exhibition Closing Night Reception!
Thu, May 7, 5:00 PM
San Francisco · Punk Majesty

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Full Moon Trip Temple - May 2026

Salsa Dance Classes and Salsa and Bachata Dancing - SalsaCrazy Mondays

Usher and Chris Brown Sip and Paint

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Burlesque Show San Francisco's #1 Variety & Cabaret Show in CA

Sunset • Rooftop Paint and Sip (HAPPY HOUR)

Illusions The Drag Queen Show Oakland - Drag Queen Dinner Show - Oakland

Drag Queen Party Bus San Francisco - The Ultimate Drag Experience