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Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
Godzilla Minus Zero
Grand Lake Theatre · 4:00 PM
Big Astronomy
Chabot Space & Science Center · 11:00 AM
MEASURED TENSION — A Group Exhibition of Prints
Dictée Art & Exhibitions · 11:00 AM
Mexica Archeoastronomy
Chabot Space & Science Center · 12:00 PM
Worlds of Curiosity
Chabot Space & Science Center · 1:00 PM
Artist’s Reception – Tiffany Schmierer: Aggregate Vision
Transmission Gallery · 1:00 PM
Ghost in the Machine: Film screening and panel discussion
Oakland Public Library, Main Library · 2:00 PM
Ohlone Skies (mur taaraxtak)
Chabot Space & Science Center · 2:00 PM
Phantom of the Universe
Chabot Space & Science Center · 3:00 PM
Aurora Storm
Chabot Space & Science Center · 11:00 AM
Animal Talk: The Goats
Children's Fairyland · 11:30 AM
Ecologies of Resistance: A Conversation with Authors Umi Vaughan, Tiffany Yap and Robert Liu-Trujillo
Oakland Asian Cultural Center · 12:00 PM
Waiting Far Away
Chabot Space & Science Center · 1:00 PM
Spotlight Sundays: Japanese American Legacies of Resistance
James Moore Theater · 1:00 PM
Zodiac Tours
Chabot Space & Science Center · 3:00 AM
Sunstruck
Chabot Space & Science Center · 11:00 AM
Forward to the Moon
Chabot Space & Science Center · 12:00 PM
SPACETIME
Chabot Space & Science Center · 2:00 PM
Steamboat Bill Jr. with Live Orchestra
Grand Lake Theatre · 7:00 PM
From Earth to the Universe
Chabot Space & Science Center · 1:00 PM
Einstein's Gravity Playlist
Chabot Space & Science Center · 2:00 PM
5000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI
Chabot Space & Science Center · 3:00 PM
Meet the Author: Ken Light - Soul City: Oakland, U.S.A.
Oakland Public Library, Main Library · 6:00 PM
Astrophotography 101: Capturing the Deep Sky
Chabot Space & Science Center · 7:00 PM
I Play Rocky
Grand Lake Theatre · 7:30 PM
Lunaverse
Chabot Space & Science Center · 11:00 AM
The Sun: Our Living Star
Chabot Space & Science Center · 12:00 PM
Unveiling the Invisible Universe
Chabot Space & Science Center · 1:00 PM
C360: Year of the Dwarf Planet
Chabot Space & Science Center · 2:00 PM
Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
Chabot Space & Science Center · 3:00 PM
Nicole Irene Anderson // Land Figures
Johansson Projects · Through Jan 9
Andrea Brewster: Draft
Mercury 20 Gallery · 12:00 PM
2026 FM Annual: “I Left My Heart In Oakland”
FM Gallery · Through Jan 30
Open First Friday: Hindsight is 20/20
Manna Gallery · 5:00 PM
inStudio: The Distance Between: Traveling Beyond Count Time
inStudio with Empowerment Avenue · Through Apr 8
Opening Reception: Oddly Familiar Exhibition
Oakland Photo Workshop · 6:00 PM
Oddly Familiar, 2026 EBPCO Members' Exhibition
Oakland Photo Workshop · Through Jan 17
Special Guest Gallery Chat: Questions 27 & 28 with Author Karen Tei Yamashita
OMCA Great Hall · 12:00 PM
Special Guest Gallery Chat: Remembering Together with Judy Sakaki and Lana Masako Wong
OMCA Great Hall · 1:00 PM
OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk
OMCA campus · 1:00 PM
Oakland Magic Circle: 101 Years of Magic
Oakland Public Library, Main Library · 6:00 PM
Special Guest Gallery Chat: Generations of Memory with Melyssa Minamoto and Joyce Yokomizo
OMCA Great Hall · 1:00 PM
Avengers: Doomsday
Grand Lake Theatre · 2:00 PM
Dune: Part Three
Grand Lake Theatre · 2:30 PM
Gallery Chats at OMCA
OMCA campus · 1:00 PM
Spotlight Sundays: The Enduring Spirit of Japanese Performing Arts
James Moore Theater · 1:00 PM
On now: exhibits and runs
Close by, in Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda
ASKYSOBLACK + 0 Miles Per Hour + Commoner + Odder + Egress
924 GilmanDisney's Frozen
Berkeley PlayhouseHillside Echoes presents If A Tree Falls
Hillside ClubZoe¨ Lewis & Friends
The Back RoomEARLYBIRDS CLUB | SOLD OUT
CornerstoneBike Share 101
Emeryville Center of Community LifeAlameda Museum Tour with Dennis Evanosky
Alameda MuseumDAZZLING HOLIDAY LIGHTS FESTIVAL 2026
Fourth Street BerkeleyPamela Rose's Hammond Organ Party!
California Jazz Conservatory (Jazzschool) ConcertsClarion + Novulent
924 GilmanStatic Dress: Injury Episode USA Tour
CornerstoneThe Amazing Bubble Man – 2PM
Downtown AlamedaPlaces in Oakland
- Yoshi'sMusic venue · 60 coming up
- Oakland Public Library, Main LibraryLibrary · 41 coming up
- Oakland Art MurmurArt organization · 39 coming up
- Fox Theater OaklandMusic venue · 33 coming up
- Chabot Space & Science CenterScience center · 31 coming up
- Oakland Museum of CaliforniaMuseum · 26 coming up
- Children's FairylandChildren's park · 25 coming up
- Oakland ArenaArena · 12 coming up
- CrybabyNightclub · 8 coming up
- Piedmont Piano CompanyConcert space · 8 coming up
- Oakland SymphonyOrchestra · 7 coming up
- Oakland Theater ProjectTheater · 6 coming up
- Grand Lake TheatreCinema · 5 coming up
- Oakland Asian Cultural CenterCultural center · 4 coming up
- City of Oakland EventsCity calendar · 3 coming up
- Montclair Village AssociationBusiness district · 1 coming up
- Oakland BalletDance company · 1 coming up
- Rockridge District AssociationBusiness district · 1 coming up
- Oakland ZooZoo
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