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“Oakland Art Murmur” 2024 (First Fridays Art Walk)

Every 1st Friday
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Broadway/Telegraph | Grand and Broadway, Oakland, CA

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“Oakland Art Murmur” 2024 (First Fridays Art Walk)

Oakland Art Murmur

Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.”

2024 Update: Art Murmur is still on! Despite Oakland First Fridays being on hiatus for at least Jan-Mar 2024, Oakland Art Murmur is still going strong!

Every first Friday of the monthaffiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 pm. Additionally Telegraph above Grand and below 27th is closed to car traffic, and craft, art, and food vendors are set up along this corridor as part of Oakland First Fridays.

Oakland Art Murmur
Every First Friday | 6-9 pm – Rain or Shine
All Over Oakland – with most around the Broadway/Telegraph cooridor
FREE

Participating Venues | Exhibitions & Special Events

  • Arts venues are collectively open from 6-9pm
  • For special events & openings visit oaklandartmurmur.org
  • Oakland Art Murmur Map PDF 
  • Parking, public transportation and gallery hours info available at Visit Oakland Art Murmur
  • ON HIATUS – The street festival in Uptown — along Telegraph Ave, between Grand + 27th — is organized by Oakland First Fridays (a city, CBD, and community volunteer-run partnership). While the street festival may be cancelled due to rain, the galleries shall remain open for first Friday festivities.

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: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Art & Museums, Block Party, East Bay, Free Museum Day, In Person, Recurring Event, Theater & Performance
Address: Grand and Broadway, Oakland, CA

Friday, February 7, 2025

9:00 am   Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)  FREE*
*Free from 9-10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; otherwise non-resident admission is $12 - $16 depending on the season. San Francisco residents are always free with valid ID
All Day   History Museum: Free First Fridays (Redwood City)  FREE
10:00 am   2025 White Elephant Sale in 90,000+ Sq Ft. Warehouse (Jan. 26 – March 2)  FREE*
*Free hour from 1-2 pm; $7 admission from 10 am to 1 pm
3:00 pm   Lunar New Year-Tet Festival in San Jose (Feb. 7-9)  FREE
5:00 pm   South First Fridays Art Walk (San Jose)  FREE
5:00 pm   “Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival  FREE
5:00 pm   $1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)  FREE*
*Free admission with RSVP on Eventbrite
5:00 pm   North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)  FREE
6:00 pm   3rd Annual Love Rocks: SF’s Weekend Celebration of Love (Feb. 7-9)  FREE*
*Free with RSVP
7:00 pm   SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 8:45p)  FREE*
*Free tickets, but RSVP Required. Donations ($5-$10) greatly appreciated. Otherwise, $15 adv / $20 door tickets also available
7:00 pm   SF’s “Music City” Friday Night: Free Pop-Up Comedy Takeover (Feb. 7)  FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people
7:00 pm   Laugh GPT: SF’s First AI-Powered Stand-up Comedy Show (2025)  FREE*
*Use secret code HUMAN for comp tickets, otherwise, $10 off with secret code FUNCHEAP
7:00 pm   San Francisco POC Comedy Night (Fridays & Saturdays)  FREE*
*Use secret code FUNCHEAP for comp tickets, otherwise, $10 off with secret code FUNCHEAP
7:00 pm   Free “Rush Hour Comedy Night” Friday Night (San Francisco)  FREE*
*RSVP Required
7:00 pm   FREE: Oakland’s HellaSecret Comedy & Cocktail Night 2024 (7p + 9p Shows)  FREE*
*Limited free tickets with code FUNCHEAP (donations appreciated). Otherwise use code FUNCHEAP5 for $5 off early bird and general admission tickets
8:00 pm   San Francisco Bike Party (First Fridays)  FREE
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