Literary-art Events in Oakland

Check out happening literary-art events all around Oakland, CA

"NOT A GENUINE BLACK MAN"-BRIAN COPELAND

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm Bishop O’Dowd High School Free

MYSTERY TRAIN: 50th Anniversary Celebration: Greil Marcus with Daveed Diggs

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:30 pm Oakstop - California Ballroom USD 27 to 50

Open Mic: The Poetry Lounge Artist Giveaway

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:30 pm Parliament Event Venue

2/14 - Black Liberation Walking Tour

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 am West Oakland USD 0 to 55

Moon Magic: Lunar New Year and Solar Eclipse in Aquarius

 Tue, 17 Feb at 06:30 pm Groundfloor Club, Oakland USD 13 to 29

Kelly Green Quartet

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 39

Octopuses, Ecstasy, and Human Transformation

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm Clio’s Books USD 7 to 29

Melanated Wellness Dating Experience

 Sun, 15 Feb at 06:00 pm Akoma Entheogenic Church USD 29

Black Paint, Dickson Schneider

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm GearBox Gallery Free

Girl Renegades: Shoshana von Blanckensee and Chloe Sherman at WHB

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Womb House Books USD 0 to 13

Eytan and Gabriel: Return to the West

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 32

Terry Steele Sings Luther Vandross

 Sun, 22 Feb at 07:00 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

Teen Poetry Slam Last Chance Slam | Youth Speaks

 Fri, 10 Apr at 05:30 pm Oakstop Boardway Event Hall Free

Writes of Passage

 Sat, 21 Feb at 04:00 pm 3235 Grand Ave USD 13

OAKLAND- 'FILM IN A DAY!' Actors, Writers & Directors Short Film Challenge

 Sat, 25 Jul at 09:00 am OAKLAND LOCATION- Given to Fully Registered Participants ONLY USD 0 to 322

Black Love: Acts of Revolution —National Poetry Month

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm Akoma Church of Psychedelics USD 23 to 39

Return of Ancient Epic: The David Story

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Clio’s Books USD 7 to 23

Black Film: Unscreened & Unstreamed, BaddDDD SONIA SANCHEZ

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:30 pm Oakstop Free

Why Fly

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Clio’s Books USD 7 to 32

[March] Second Mondays Open Mic

 Mon, 09 Mar at 06:00 pm Secret Location USD 13 to 31

Repurpose II : Heart Art for those in Healing

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Eastside Cultural Center USD 13 to 23

The Return of Ancient Epic: The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Clio’s Books USD 7 to 34

RAISE THE BAY IN “HER” VOICE 2026

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:00 am Lux Oakland USD 18 to 77

Love Out Loud

 Sat, 07 Feb at 01:00 pm 3235 Grand Ave USD 13 to 34

George Orwell & Russia

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm Clio's USD 7 to 34

The Many Names of Anonymity

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Clio’s Books USD 7 to 61

The Return of Ancient Epic: Genesis

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Clio’s Books USD 7 to 23

[March] of Soulflow Sunday Open Mic x BRP Network

 Sun, 22 Mar at 01:00 pm Kinfolx Free

The Second Mondays Open Mic w. Gold Beams x The Black Joy Parade

 Mon, 09 Feb at 06:00 pm Secret Location USD 10 to 27

West Oakland Book Club X Oakland Public Library

 Tue, 17 Feb at 06:00 pm 1801 Adeline St Free

Meet the Author @ Oakland Public Library

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm Oakland Public Library

The Return of Ancient Epic: The Egyptian Book of the Dead

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Clio’s Books USD 7 to 26

Amplified

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:00 pm Clio's USD 7 to 19

Gene Anderson presents: "Old Town Oakland in the mid-19th Century"

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm Pardee Home Museum USD 29

Black Film: Unscreened & Unstreamed, Orwell 2+2=5

 Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm Oakstop Free

The Return of Ancient Epic: Jewish Appropriation of Greek Mythology

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Clio’s Books USD 7

Ja'LUUM Season II Work-In-Progress Showing

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Malonga Casquelourd Center USD 18

WHB February Book Club: Orlando by Virginia Woolf

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm Womb House Books USD 0 to 13

BFUU, The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm Oakstop Free

Shades of A Colored Girl: The Difference Between You & I

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm 1428 Alice St USD 34

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 30 Oct at 05:00 pm Oakland Free