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Friday Nights at OMCA: Night Market & Off the Grid | Oakland

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Friday, February 15, 2013 - 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: $6*
*Half-price gallery admission for adults, ages 18 and under are free. Admission for Members is always free. Cash bar. Prices vary for Off the Grid food trucks.

OMCA (Oakland Museum of California) | 1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94607

Event Details

“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 5, 2024.

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 5, 2024

Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland
FREE (for food truck access and outdoor activities)

Optional late-night museum admission for purchase

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 2024 season

 

What to expect on Friday, February 15, 2013:

  • Love letters in honor of Valentine’s Day in the Gallery of California Art
  • Local beer and wine specials in the Blue Oak beer garden and hot cocoa bar on Level 1 featuring Trumer Pils, Bison IPA, Lost Coast Downtown Brown, Frog’s Leap Sauvignon Blanc, Raymond Chardonnay, Louis Martini Cabernet, MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir, and Green Planet Spring Water
  • DJ Hector Salazar from 5 to 6:30 pm and live band The Dana Salzman Trio from 7 to 9 playing soul and funk music
  • Lindy Hop dance lessons with Traci Bartlow of Starchild Entertainment from 6:30 to 7 pm
  • “I Heart Musical Chairs” in the 10th Street Ampitheater from 8 to 8:15 pm
  • Customizer-in-Residence Open Studio with Obtanium Works on steampunk aesthetics in the we/customize exhibition from 5 to 8 pm
  • Makers and Tasters Series ranging from beer brewing and wine tasting to recipe sharing and gardening how-tos
  • Family-friendly drop-in workshop with Lunar New Year paper lanterns and lunch bag puppet‐making from 5 to 8 pm
  • OMCA Store pop-up in the Koi Pond area
  • Extended hours in the galleries and special exhibitions
  • Twelve gourmet food trucks from Off the Grid featuring the best in local cuisine: Whip Out, Koja Kitchen, Arki Truck, Kasa Indian, Le Truc, Little Green Cyclo, Mayo & Mustard, Sanguchon SF, Señor Sisig, Seoul on Wheels, Twister Truck, and CupKates

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.


Cost: $6*
*Half-price gallery admission for adults, ages 18 and under are free. Admission for Members is always free. Cash bar. Prices vary for Off the Grid food trucks.
Categories: Art & Museums, Club / DJ, Eating & Drinking, Kids & Families, Lectures & Workshops
Address: 1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94607