Oakland events this weekend
220 events this weekend (Oct 23–25) in and around San Francisco, 56 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.
Next 7 days · Search the full calendar
Friday, October 23
- 8 AM One Warm Coat Drive: Oct 20-25, 2026 L'acajou Bakery and Cafe Free
- 9 AM Oakland Pastors Breakfast, October 23rd at 9 AM! The Peach Free
- 10 AM Lake Merritt UMC Food Pantry Lake Merritt United Methodist Church Free
- 10 AM Level-Up Your Rhymes: Make Rhyming Feel Seamless All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows Sold out
- 11 AM Mindful Wellness Walk in Oakland Awaken Cafe & Roasting $25.31
- 12 PM Andrea Brewster: Draft Mercury 20 Gallery Free
- 12 PM Chair Yoga Dimond Branch Library Free
- 12 PM Jill McLennan: harm_less Mercury 20 Gallery Free
- 12 PM Leah Korican: DOILoveYou Too Mercury 20 Gallery Free
- 1 PM Night Watch // Gregory Rick Johansson Projects Free
- 1:30 PM Improv Houdini: Getting Unstuck When You Feel Trapped All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows $71.21
- 2 PM Teen Scape Lakeview Branch Library Free
- 4 PM Come Practice Yoga! Main Library Free
- 5 PM experimental play nights >:) Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment - (MADE) $10
- 6 PM Games & Noodles Night Open Test Kitchen (OTK) Free
- 6 PM Rooftop Paint & Sip @ TORCH Torch Oakland Rooftop Bar $37.05-$44.52
- 6 PM Women Under One Sky: Sister, How Are You? Discover Community Cafe Free
- 6 PM YPE East Bay: Friday Nights at OMCA Oakland Museum of California Free
- 6:30 PM Bay Area Musical Improv Festival - Friday 6:30PM Show All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows $28.52
- 6:30 PM Three Years of Ongoing Genocide: A Conversation with Ali Abunimah, Lara Kiswani, and Cat Brooks (OAKLAND) First Congregational Church of Oakland
- 7 PM Ace Maker Social Ace Makerspace Free
- 7 PM Dance Night at Que Rico Nightclub Que Rico Nightclub
- 7 PM Hella510: Oakland Stand Up Comedy Nights Fluid510 $0-$23.18
- 7 PM HellaSecret Speakeasy Comedy & Cocktail Night : Oakland / 2026 Fluid510 $0-$22.85
- 7 PM Illusions The Drag Queen Show Oakland - Drag Queen Dinner Show - Oakland Illusions The Drag Queen Show Oakland $12.97-$901.34
- 7 PM Karaoke Night at Jaguar Karaoke Oakland Jaguar Karaoke Oakland
- 7 PM Lift Every Voice: A Festival Finale in Verse First Presbyterian Church of Oakland Free
- 7 PM Maysa Yoshi's Oakland
- 7:30 PM Flamenco! The Sound Room $31.72-$38.12
- 7:30 PM Psyched! Radio Present Joey Cash w/ Jade 2008 + Discnogirl + Leakz Crybaby $17.79-$28.45
- 7:30 PM Science is a Drag! Chabot Space & Science Center See tickets
- 8 PM An Evening with Celtic Thunder Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts See tickets
- 8 PM FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR CRUISE (Two Hour Cruise) Jack London Square $23.09-$186.62
- 8 PM Gary Clark Jr. Fox Theater
- 8 PM Muscle Men Male Strippers Revue & Male Strip Club Shows Oakland, CA Muscle Men Male Strippers Oakland $12.24-$850.32
- 8 PM THE UNKNOWN Spire the Church See tickets
- 8 PM The Well, Pink Fuzz, Glowing Brain Thee Stork Club
- 8 PM Weird Disko 6yr Anniversary: DJ Spun, R.Downstairs, Savalier, Ron Ison Room 389
- 9 PM Comedy Open Mic at The Golden Bull The Golden Bull
- 9 PM Fridays at Lucy Blue Lucy Blue Free
- 9 PM Halloween Vybz Lucy Blue bar
- 9 PM Karaoke Night at Rockridge Improvement Club Rockridge Improvement Club
- 10 PM R&B Karaoke After Dark @ FLUID510 Fluid510 Free
- 10:30 PM GEMS x 2000's Party! The Bay's Best Throwback Party w/ Amal + Chef Dre + Kodon & Old School Latin Patio by Her DJ Club Crybaby $0-$20
Saturday, October 24
- 8:30 AM Oakland Hills Trail Run Chabot Space and Science Center
- 9 AM Create your own Field Guide to the Birds of Lake Merritt Junior Center Of Art & Science $55.20-$108.55
- 9:30 AM MADE Classroom: Free Game Design Classes for Youth The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment Free
- 10 AM EBMUD Underworld: A Halloween Wastewater Tour, 10am (must be 10yo+) EBMUD Main Wastewater Treatment Plant Free
- 10 AM Free 8-Week Intro to Self-Defense Workshop Series, 26th Edition FOUR Elements Fitness $0-$23.18
- 10 AM Freestyle Fundamentals: Rapping with Rhythm and Confidence All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows Sold out
- 10 AM LETS BRING BALLHALLA TO PRESCOTT MARKET Prescott Market
- 10 AM No Strangers: Get to Deep Relationships Quickly All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows Sold out
- 10 AM Planting Party Volunteer Work Day! West Oakland Farm Park Free
- 10:30 AM Family Storytime Rockridge Branch Library Free
- 10:30 AM Family Time 合家歡時間 Asian Branch Library Free
- 10:30 AM Halloween Kamishibai Rockridge Branch Library Free
- 10:30 AM Skull Glass Mosaic Workshop Small Steps Art Studio $103.22
- 11 AM Mindful Wellness Walk in Oakland Awaken Cafe & Roasting $25.31
- 11 AM MOCHA At The Library! Piedmont Avenue Branch Library Free
- 11 AM Oakland Drag Brunch Drake's Dealership $17.85-$33.85
- 11 AM Piedmont Avenue's 39th Annual Halloween Celebration Piedmont Ave in Oakland (4135 PIEDMONT AVE Oakland Free
- 11 AM SPOOK’D DRAG BRUNCH Drake's Dealership
- 11:30 AM Free 8-Week INTERMEDIATE Self-Defense Workshop Series, 11th Edition FOUR Elements Fitness $0-$23.18
- 12 PM A Classy Brunch. A Grown & Sexy Day Party. One Last Toast. Oeste Bar $0-$12.51
- 12 PM Andrea Brewster: Draft Mercury 20 Gallery Free
- 12 PM Breaking Down The Ballot 2026 Everett & Jones Barbeque - Broadway Free
- 12 PM CNC Router Basics and Certification Ace Makerspace $103.22
- 12 PM FREE Tour @ Ace Makerspace Ace Makerspace Free
- 12 PM Gather & Make: Fused Glass Sugar Skull The Crucible $37.92-$43.19
- 12 PM Jill McLennan: harm_less Mercury 20 Gallery Free
- 12 PM Leah Korican: DOILoveYou Too Mercury 20 Gallery Free
- 12 PM Oakland Halloween + Día de los Muertos: Tricks, Treats & Traditions in the Laurel (2026) Golondrino’s Mexican Grill Free
- 12 PM Prescott Market Holiday Pop Up Craft Faires Prescott Market West Oakland Free
- 12 PM Resist to Exist: Voting Block Party Allen Temple Free
- 1 PM California Writers Club Rockridge Branch Library Free
- 1 PM Calm Fruitvale Streets - Bike and Roll Tour / Calles tranquilas de Fruitvale - Recorrido en bicicleta y patines Carmen Flores Recreation Center Free
- 1 PM KNO Monster Mixer 2026 KPOP Nation Oakland Free
- 1 PM Mental Health Awareness United Lutheran Church Free
- 1 PM Night Watch // Gregory Rick Johansson Projects Free
- 1:30 PM Beyond Cookie Cutter Songs: Developing Song Structures & Having Fun All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows Sold out
- 1:30 PM Dump Trump Peaceful Demonstration Park Boulevard & Excelsior Avenue Free
- 2 PM BABF Halloween Book Fair Two Pitchers Brewing Company Free
- 2 PM Black Panther Party Film Series African American Museum and Library at Oakland Free
- 4 PM Oakland Halloween Bar Crawl Mad Oak Bar ‘N’ Yard $18.89-$35.78
- 4 PM ROOFTOP DAY PARTY (INDIAN SUMMER edition) Mad Oak
- 5 PM Gamelan Sekar Jaya's Fall Fundraising Party The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room $50-$100
- 5 PM Hike & Sip Chabot Space & Science Center See tickets
- 5 PM Oakland Stars: Special Collection Exhibition: From the Archives African American Museum and Library at Oakland Free
- 5 PM ✨ Oakland Speed Dating | Saturday Night Ages 25–39 | Fancy a Go? Iron & Oak Restaurant and Bar $36.22-$39.43
- 6 PM Haunted Howl-o-ween Party for Dogs at Wag Hotels Oakland Wag Hotels Oakland $14.64-$22.11
- 6 PM Mezcal and Tequila tasting event Mesa maguey $50
- 6 PM Mistah Fab & Philthy Rich - Motion Detected Tour 2026 - Live in Oakland Crybaby $18.81-$109.42
- 6:30 PM Obsidian Comedy Showcase Obsidian Healing Camp See tickets
- 7 PM Christian Sands Trio (sat, 10/24/26) Yoshi's Oakland
- 7 PM Hella510: Oakland Stand Up Comedy Nights Fluid510 $0-$23.18
- 7 PM Oakland POC Comedy Night Fluid510 $0-$44.52
- 7 PM Saturday Night Laughs - Sat Oct 24 2026 Quinn's Lighthouse $25
- 7:30 PM Kate Lamont and Mia Pixley Quartet The Sound Room $31.72
- 8 PM BuffBoyzz Gay Friendly Male Strip Clubs & Male Strippers Oakland CA BuffBoyzz Gay Friendly Male Strippers Oakland $12.24-$797.28
- 8 PM THE UNKNOWN Spire the Church See tickets
- 8 PM William Black Fox Theater See tickets
- 8:30 PM Bay Area Musical Improv Festival - Saturday 8:30PM Show All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows $28.52
- 9 PM FELABRATION Sessions on 15th Free
- 9 PM Hallow Glow Lux Pub and Club $7.18-$20
- 9 PM Hot Goth Night Halloween: Skoto, Hot Goth Gf Thee Stork Club See tickets
- 9 PM Red Dot Ball 2026 : The Deep Geoffreys Inner Circle $28.52-$33.85
- 9 PM The (Not So) Late Show - Sat Oct 24 2026 Quinn's Lighthouse $25
- 9 PM Void 7.0 Feat. DJ Kang, Uni, Ghouls, Sampphire Continental Club See tickets
- 10 PM CARIBBEAN FUSION Cave Oakland
- 10 PM Desmadre! w/ Jae Coca + Wockie + DJ Romi & Latin Goth Patio Crybaby Free
- 10 PM FREAKFEST 18 Torch Oakland Rooftop Bar $12.51
- 10 PM R&B Karaoke After Dark @ FLUID510 Fluid510 Free
Sunday, October 25
- 8 AM One Warm Coat Drive: Oct 20-25, 2026 L'acajou Bakery and Cafe Free
- 10 AM Duo-ing It: Mastering Musical Improv Duos All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows Sold out
- 10 AM EBMC Sunday Sangha East Bay Meditation Center $0-$21.99
- 10 AM Shalom Play with Jewish Baby Network Temple Beth Abraham Social Hall Free
- 10 AM Solos Made Easy: How to Simplify When Singing Alone All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows Sold out
- 10 AM The World Fantasy Convention Book Fair Oakland Convention Center $7.18
- 10:30 AM Worship with Your Memorial Tabernacle Family Memorial Tabernacle Church Free
- 11 AM Game Changers Brunch + Werk The Walls HELLA BEES $20-$100
- 11 AM Hot Rods, Art and Rock n Roll The Grand Gallery Oakland Free
- 11 AM Mindful Wellness Walk in Oakland Awaken Cafe & Roasting $25.31
- 11 AM Rockridge Halloween Parade and Family Celebration Rockridge Branch Library Free
- 11 AM Tax Release: Art Installation and Public Shredding Event Local Economy Free
- 12 PM Beaded Tapestry Renegade Running $33
- 12 PM Gather & Make: Fused Glass Sugar Skull The Crucible $37.92-$43.19
- 12 PM Zumba with Camile Silki Movement Dance Studio $23.18
- 1:30 PM Bay Area Musical Improv Festival - Sunday 1:30PM Show All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows $28.52
- 1:30 PM Illusions The Drag Brunch Oakland-Drag Queen Brunch-Oakland, CA Illusions The Drag Queen Brunch Oakland $13.25-$920.47
- 3 PM D'arby's Pop-Up @ Alta Vina (Oakland) Alta Vina Free
- 3:30 PM #SambaChurch African-Brazilian Dance and Drum Community Classes Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts $0-$28.52
- 4 PM Oakland Civic Orchestra: Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky Valley Center for Performing Arts $15-$25
- 5 PM An Evening with Jon Klassen at Womb House Books Womb House Books $33.85
- 5 PM Relish | Ages 32-44 | Oakland’s Elevated Speed Dating Experience Iron & Oak Restaurant and Bar $37-$40.25
- 5 PM ⚡ SpeedCalifornia | Ages 32–44 | Oakland Speed Dating Iron & Oak Restaurant and Bar $37-$40.25
- 5 PM ✨ Oakland Speed Dating | Ages 32–44 | Fancy a Go? Iron & Oak Restaurant and Bar $37-$40.25
- 5:30 PM Bay Area Musical Improv Festival - Sunday 5:30PM Show All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows $28.52
- 5:30 PM Otsukimi Moon Viewing Event Lakeside Park Garden Center Free
- 6 PM Hella510: OAKLAND Stand Up Comedy Nights / TEMESCAL Mesa Maguey $0-$25
- 6 PM HellaSecret Comedy & Cocktail Night 2026 : Oakland / TEMESCAL Mesa Maguey Free
- 6 PM Oakland's Brand New "Mezcal & Mole" Comedy Night Mesa Maguey $0-$23.18
- 6 PM The Playah’s Brunch Nosso
- 6:30 PM Marion Meadows (sun, 10/25/26) Yoshi's Oakland
- 6:30 PM The Oakland Greens October 2026 Free Movie Series It's Your Move Games Free
- 7 PM fakemink Fox Theater
- 7 PM Foodies + New Friends: Oakland Entrepreneurs | 2026 Dinner Club Restaurant of the Week $108.55
- 7 PM Transvergence BANDALOOP $12.51-$33.85
- 7:30 PM SUBCONSCIOUS LIFE / TOM DJLL + RON HEGLIN + KAREN STACKPOLE Dresher Ensemble Studio $23.18
- 8 PM EXPRESSION SUNDAYS LIVE BAND KAROKE Lux Oakland Free
- 8 PM Trough, Semuta, FEEFAWFUM Thee Stork Club
Showing 150 of 220. Search the whole calendar for the rest.
By type
By area
- Alameda
- Albany
- Antioch
- Aptos
- Atherton
- Bayview
- Belmont
- Benicia
- Berkeley
- Bernal Heights
- Brisbane
- Burlingame
- Calistoga
- Campbell
- Capitola
- Castro
- Castro Valley
- Chinatown
- Concord
- Corte Madera
- Cupertino
- Daly City
- Danville
- Dublin
- East Palo Alto
- El Cerrito
- Emeryville
- Excelsior
- Fairfax
- Fairfield
- Felton
- FiDi / South Beach
- Foster City
- Fremont
- Gilroy
- Glen Park
- Golden Gate Park
- Haight
- Half Moon Bay
- Hayes Valley
- Hayward
- Inner Richmond
- Inner Sunset
- Japantown
- Lafayette
- Lakeshore
- Livermore
- Los Altos
- Los Gatos
- Marina
- Martinez
- Menlo Park
- Mill Valley
- Millbrae
- Milpitas
- Mission
- Mission Bay
- Morgan Hill
- Mountain View
- Napa
- Newark
- Nob Hill
- Noe Valley
- North Beach
- Novato
- Orinda
- Outer Mission
- Outer Richmond
- Pacific Heights
- Pacifica
- Palo Alto
- Petaluma
- Pittsburg
- Pleasant Hill
- Pleasanton
- Portola
- Portola Valley
- Potrero Hill
- Presidio
- Presidio Heights
- Redwood City
- Richmond
- Rodeo
- Rohnert Park
- Russian Hill
- San Bruno
- San Carlos
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Leandro
- San Lorenzo
- San Mateo
- San Pablo
- San Rafael
- San Ramon
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Rosa
- Saratoga
- Sausalito
- Sebastopol
- SoMa
- Sonoma
- South San Francisco
- Stanford
- Sunnyvale
- Sunset / Parkside
- Tenderloin
- Union City
- Vacaville
- Vallejo
- Visitacion Valley
- Walnut Creek
- Watsonville
- West of Twin Peaks
- Western Addition
- Woodside