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Oakland Art Murmur (First Fridays Art Walk)

Every 1st Friday
Friday, April 3, 2026 - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Broadway/Telegraph | Grand and Broadway, Oakland, CA

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Oakland Art Murmur (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.”

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 corridor
FREE

Participating Venues | Exhibitions & Special Events

  • Arts venues are collectively open from 6-9pm
  • For special events & openings visit oaklandartmurmur.org

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, April 3, 2026

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
10:00 am   $15 Admission to SFMOMA (March 2-April 17, 2026)  $15
All Day   Free Admission Day at Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History  FREE
All Day   History Museum: Free First Fridays (Redwood City)  FREE
11:00 am   “Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday)  FREE*
*Every Friday pay anywhere from $0 up to $10. When a customer pays the full price of $10, TATO will give a free meal to someone in need in The City. Please note promotion might end at any time
3:00 pm   “Block Fest” Tenderloin Arts Festival & Free Art Making | SF  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
4:30 pm   GG Park’s Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park  FREE
5:00 pm   North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)  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   Baukunst First Fridays: Art, Music + Food (Bernal Heights)  FREE
5:00 pm   South First Fridays Art Walk (San Jose)  FREE
5:00 pm   “Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival  FREE
7:00 pm   “Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)  FREE*
*RSVP Required
7:00 pm   “HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)  FREE*
*Limited free tickets with code FUNCHEAP (donations appreciated). Otherwise use code FUNCHEAP5 for $5 off early bird and general admission tickets
7:00 pm   SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)  FREE*
*Free tickets, but RSVP Required. Donations ($5-$10) greatly appreciated. Otherwise, $15 adv / $20 door tickets also available
8:00 pm   $5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show  $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
8:00 pm   San Francisco Bike Party (First Fridays)  FREE
8:00 pm   Oakland Critical Mass | First Friday  FREE
8:00 pm   “The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF)  FREE*
*Free with RSVP (21+ with Valid ID) - One item minimum purchase per person required
9:00 pm   SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)  $18.60*
*$13 + roll of a die at the door, OR $16 online. Group discounts—bring friends!
9:00 pm   $5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)  $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
10:15 pm   $5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)  $12.16*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off
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