Modern Funk Fest, LGBT Film Screening & Off The Grid | Friday Nights at OMCA

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“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)

Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including 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. Limited flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage for $10.

Friday Nights at OMCA are back and ready to kick off the season in style on April 4, 2025.

Non-Stop Bhangra is returning to Oakland Museum to kick off its 2025 FREE Friday night at OMCA event series with an all ages Non-Stop Bhangra dance party! Featuring all the signature Non-Stop Bhangra energy from dance lesson, performances, DJs, drummers and joyful vibes!

Gather with family, friends, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities, Off the Grid food trucks, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions, with a Museum ticket.

Bring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer, wine, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland.

Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid

Between April and October, every Friday, 5—9 pm
Special Events resume April 4, 2025
Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland
FREE (for food truck access and outdoor activities)

– Optional late-night museum admission for purchase

April Schedule:

• April 4 – Friday Nights at OMCA with Non Stop Bhangra
• April 11 – Friday Nights at OMCA with MacArthur Maze
• April 18 – Friday Nights at OMCA | Earth Day in the Bay
• April 25 – Friday Nights at OMCA with Dos Four

May Schedule:

• May 2 – Friday Nights at OMCA with Oaktown Jazz Workshops’ Performance Ensemble
• May 9 – Friday Nights at OMCA with Tyler Lauren & Spring Teacher Night
• May 16 – Friday Nights at OMCA | Liberated Culture Celebration
• May 23 – Friday Nights at OMCA with BULULÚ
• May 30 – Friday Nights at OMCA with The Whoadees

How To Get There

• BART: OMCA is at the corner of Oak and 10th Street and is located one block from the Lake Merritt BART Station.
• AC Transit: OMCA is accessible by a number of AC Transit bus lines. OMCA is at the corner of Oak and 10th Street. An accessibility ramp is located at the main entrance on Oak Street between 10th and 11th. For more information, visit actransit.org.
• Free Bike Parking: Free, on-street bike parking is available outside the Oak Street entrance to the Museum. Limited free covered bike parking is available in the OMCA Garage during garage hours, and on Oak Street Plaza, which is on the third level of the Museum, during Museum hours
• Street Parking: Free street parking of often available.
• Garage Parking: Event parking is available at the Museum Garage, with a $10 flat fee starting at 5 pm.
• Get Driving Directions

Off The Grid Mobile Food Creator Lineup

Details coming for the 2025

 

 

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Friday, September 18, 2015
“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)

What to expect on September 18:

5–9 pm: Half-off gallery admission for adults, free for ages 18 and under
5–9 pm: Local beer and wine specials in the Blue Oak beer garden
5–9 pm: All Museum galleries open late
5–9 pm: Gourmet food trucks from Off the Grid featuring the best in local cuisine: get the weekly list here
5–9 pm: Gardens open for family fun, with a special lawn bar by Blue Oak café and lawn games available for free with a photo ID
5–9 pm: New! Family-friendly Books & Blankets program available for free with a photo ID at the Level 2 ticketing desk
5–9 pm: OMCA Store pop-up in the Redwood Burl area
5–9 pm: Select featured artists Aarti Menon (locally-designed Fair Trade), Heather Jacks, Monica Tiulescu(digitally modeled images), and Carolyn Simon (jewelry) selling their wares in Redwood Burl area
5–8 pm: Creative Impact 2015 Kickoff, an event bringing together teachers, artists, parents, and students for a conversation about the state of arts education, as a part of National Arts in Education Week
5–9 pm: A Modern Funk Fest, featuring Sweaterfunk DJs and other special musical guests, including Brian Ellis, XL Middleton, Moniquea, and Diamond Ortiz, and Starship Connection presenting the best of funk from today and yesteryear all night long
5–6:30 pm: September resident DJ spinning hits in the 10^th Street Amphitheater
5–8 pm: Family-friendly drop-in art activity: quilting with paper, in honor of special exhibition Yo-Yos & Half Squares: Contemporary California Quilts
6–9 pm: Makers & Tasters series featuring WikiAPA, a social evening of Wikipedia editing, dedicated to creating, updating, and improving articles about Asian Pacific American art and artists hosted at OMCA in honor of special exhibition Pacific Worlds, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and API Equality — Northern California
6:30–7 pm: dance instruction in the 10^th Street Amphitheater
7–8:45 pm: film presentation of KUMU HINA, an award-winning documentary in honor of Oakland LGBT Pride Month and special exhibition Pacific Worlds

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.