Friday Nights at OMCA
Fri Jul 26, 5:00 PM - Fri Jul 26, 10:00 PM

Cheers to the weekend! Chill with us at Friday Nights at OMCA and enjoy late-night gallery access, Off the Grid food truck market, live music and dance, hands-on art activities, and so much more. Bring friends and family for a taste of local music, food, and culture at the Oakland Museum of California every Friday Night!

Late Night Gallery Hours
5–10 pm: Galleries Open Late
Explore the Museum’s 110,000 square feet of gallery space until 10 pm, including hands-on exhibitions with interactive activities for the whole family to enjoy.

What's on view?

Level 1
Take Root: Oakland Grows Food
Gallery of California Natural Sciences

Level 2
Queer California: Untold Stories
Great Hall
Black Power
Gallery of California History

Level 3
Pushing West: The Photography of Andrew J. Russell
Mildred Howard’s TAP: Investigation of Memory
Gallery of California Art

5–9 pm: Queer California Film Series
Join us for special late-night screenings of rare films exploring untold stories of California’s LGBTQ+ communities, in conjunction with special exhibition Queer California: Untold Stories. Check the schedule here for tonight’s showtimes and film descriptions.

Included with Museum special exhibition admission. There is an additional $5 charge for special exhibition Queer California: Untold Stories.

7:30–7:45 pm: Snack-Sized Docent Tour
Visit the Ticketing Desk on Level 2 to discover the meeting location.
Join a lively fifteen-minute mini-tour led by a talented OMCA Docent with a surprise theme each time. Included with Museum admission.

Music, Dance, and Performances
5–6:30 pm: Resident DJ
10th Street Amphitheater
DJ Drow Flow of Constellations DJs | instagram.com/drowflow

6–8 pm: Music
Oak Street Plaza
Kin Folkz Residency

6:30–7 pm: Dance Instruction
10th Street Amphitheater
Old Malian Folkloric Dance Class with Mariam Diakite | orchestragold.com

7–9 pm: Music
10th Street Amphitheater
Analog Afro Rock band Orchestra Gold | orchestragold.com

Family Activities
5–8 pm: Rainbow Wand Making
Gardens
Create your own magical rainbow wand inspired by Queer California: Untold Stories, on view in the Great Hall through August 2019.

6–6:30 pm: OMCA Family Storytime with th