Submitted by the Event Organizer

25th Annual Malcolm X JazzArts Festival – Culture is OUR weapon in the Freedom Struggle! 

San Antonio Park, Oakland  • FREE to the community

Saturday, May 17, 2025

11:00 - 7:00 PM

Celebrating Community in San Antonio Park, Oakland

FREE to the community

Saturday, May 17, 2025

11:00 - 7:00 PM

Twenty four years ago, EastSide Arts Alliance set out to create a Third World Cultural Center to serve and unite the Black, Brown, Asian & Indigenous communities that compose East Oakland. EastSide began as a progressive fusion of cultural collectives of color which organized a steady stream of art programs, town hall forums, youth workshops, and visual exhibitions at the EastSide Cultural Center (now including a Third World archives and bookstore). We also deliberately gathered our respective communities to celebrate at an annual Malcolm X JazzArts Festival at San Antonio Park.

Uniting nationally celebrated jazz artists, cultural workers, and local creatives for a full day of live jazz, Hip Hop, Spoken Word art, food, and liberation in the heart of East Oakland.

Join us in celebrating 25 years of revolutionary culture and decades-long commitment to culture as a tool for liberation.

By investing in community-rooted art, EastSide continues to elevate Oakland’s creative ecosystem and honor the revolutionary legacy of Black and Brown organizing. This is Oakland at its finest.

WHAT: 25th Annual Malcolm X Jazz+Arts Festival

WHEN: Saturday, May 17, 2025, 11am-7pm

WHERE: San Antonio Park, 1701 E 19th St, Oakland, CA 94606

The day will feature:

Jazz Stage

Opening drum by Baba Mosheh

• Avotcja & Modúpue

• Oddity

• Best of the Bay – featuring Howard Wiley, Kev Choice, LJ Holman, Marcus Phillips and dante “Tax” Roberson

Belafonte KidZone

Activities offered by Afro Play, Oakland Public Library, and MOCHA

Javad Jahi Soapbox Stage

Bay Area poets, organizers, and culture workers speak out on local and international issues and campaigns

Katherine Dunham Dance Stage

• Tyedric Hill

• Shakiri and Noel Castro

• Zumbi Finals – open style dance battles

Mike “Dream” Graffiti Court

Black Book battles

Graffiti Walls and Live Art

Custom Caps Workshops

LinoBlock printing by Amor Eterno Arte

Teach Them Young! Space for young aspiring artists

prizes, supply giveaways & more!

Zumbi Court

Dj’s • emcees • dance cyphers • battles

Vendors & Organizations

Artisan Gallery featuring local artists and craftfolk

Local community organization
Wellness Zone

Practitioners provided by APTP and our community healers

Food Court 

International flavors of the Town!

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.