Literary-art Events in Oakland

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

Sapphic Romance Book Club

 Fri, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm Pride & Petals Free

Woodminster Amphitheater presents COMEDY UNDER THE STARS

 Sat, 30 Aug at 08:00 pm Woodminster Amphitheater

CHEF TONY TAN POP-UP + BOOK SIGNING AT VIRIDIAN

 Thu, 14 Aug at 06:30 pm Viridian Free

9/6 - Black Liberation Walking Tour

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am West Oakland USD 0 to 55

Mary Jane Girls

 Fri, 19 Sep at 09:30 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

WERK THE WALLZ!

 Sat, 06 Sep at 09:00 pm Fluid510 USD 0 to 4,270

Open Mic: 5th Year Anniversary

 Fri, 15 Aug at 06:30 pm Amber Lounge USD 0 to 50

An Evening with Ellen McBarnette: Fiction Reading & Open Mic!

 Wed, 13 Aug at 07:30 pm Rock Paper Scissors Collective Free

Circus of Chaos

 Thu, 14 Aug at 08:00 pm The Continental Club USD 23 to 162

Asylum Hotel—Author Juliet Blackwell at GGP

 Thu, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm 6120 La Salle Ave 510-339-8210, Oakland, CA, United States, California 94611

Street Spirit Happy Hour

 Tue, 19 Aug at 06:00 pm Oakland Yard Wine Shop Free

10/4 - Black Liberation Walking Tour

 Sat, 04 Oct at 10:00 am West Oakland USD 0 to 55

Time and Place: Poetry and Bookmaking Workshop for Teens

 Sat, 16 Aug at 10:00 am Junior Center Of Art & Science USD 34 to 61

Black Love: Acts of Revolution Pt.6

 Fri, 22 Aug at 08:00 pm Akoma Church of Psychedelics Free

Storytellers Market – A Curated Celebration of Authors, Books & Makers

 Sat, 23 Aug at 12:00 pm 2300 Valdez St Free

Celebrating the release of "Replaceable You"

 Fri, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm Clio's USD 0 to 34

Oceanic Feelings with Lapham's Quarterly

 Tue, 12 Aug at 07:00 pm Clio's USD 0 to 18

Moon Magic: New Moon in Virgo

 Wed, 20 Aug at 06:30 pm Groundfloor Club, Oakland USD 13 to 39

OAKLAND- Film in a Day' Actors, Writers, FEATURE SHORT Series Challenge

 Sat, 06 Sep at 09:00 am OAKLAND LOCATION- Given to Fully Registered Participants ONLY USD 0 to 322

Searching for Sex, Finding Connection

 Tue, 19 Aug at 07:00 pm Clio's USD 0 to 18

Joshua Redman Quartet

 Thu, 25 Sep at 08:00 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

Holisitic Bars on Bars PT3

 Sun, 17 Aug at 04:00 pm 1200 24th at Oakland ca

Trio del Mango, Blevin Blectum & Ava Koohbor

 Sun, 28 Sep at 07:00 pm TAC: Temescal Art Center

Geologist's Walk Around Oakland's Lake Merritt - Saturday August 23

 Sat, 23 Aug at 02:00 pm Children's Fairyland USD 13

Pieces: a night of stories

 Sat, 16 Aug at 07:00 pm 221 Washington St USD 23 to 55

Your Divine Right: Entheogenic Nonduality and 5-MeO-DMT

 Fri, 15 Aug at 06:00 pm 5519 Dover St USD 23

The Poetry of Sacrifice and Ritual Killings in Nigeria

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Clio's USD 0 to 23

THE LAKE SHOW! AUGUST BLACK BUSINESS MONTH CELEBRATION! PICNIC AT THE LAKE!

 Sun, 31 Aug at 11:00 am Cleveland Cascade Free

Brad Leali Quartet featuring Carla Helmbrecht

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 31 to 37

Xth annual CompArte: The Emiliano Zapata Community Festival (Sat. Aug 30)

 Sat, 30 Aug at 02:00 pm 2465 34th Avenue Oakland, CA 94601

FLUID Open Mic

 Thu, 15 Feb at 07:00 pm 7th West Free

DRI, Arnocorps, Authors of Fate, Monster God, Secret Society

 Sun, 12 Oct at 07:00 pm The New Parish

Last Nerve: Book Launch with Mindy Uhrlaub

 Thu, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Clio’s Books

Give Me A Year Book Launch

 Thu, 18 Sep at 06:00 pm Town Fare by Chef Michele McQueen USD 50 to 75

The Sounds of Silence

 Mon, 15 Sep at 07:00 pm Clio's USD 0 to 22

MLS TWO Oakland

Sat, 06 Sep at 08:00 am Executive Inn & Suites Oakland

Idea Generation: A Writer's Workshop

 Thu, 28 Aug at 06:30 pm Oakstop Free

Books & BART Takeover

 Sat, 06 Sep at 01:00 pm 1245 Broadway Free

SOUL GLO 23! “SPOKEN WORD KINGS OF POETRY!” AT QUINN'S LIGHTHOUSE!

 Sat, 06 Sep at 06:00 pm Quinn's Lighthouse USD 23

Last Nerve

 Thu, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Clio's USD 0 to 21

Charles Chen Sextet

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 29 to 34

8/20 Creating a visual diary - sliding scale

 Wed, 20 Aug at 02:00 pm Xocolate & Confections USD 23 to 55

Film in a Day!' Actors, Writers & Directors Challenge - OAKLAND

 Sat, 06 Sep at 09:00 am OAKLAND LOCATION- Given to Fully Registered Participants ONLY USD 0 to 322

Fantastic Negrito: Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:30 pm Oakstop Free

HOUSE CONCERT - Peter Mulvey at Skyline Stage -SHOW @ 7pm, Doors open @6pm

 Sat, 13 Sep at 06:00 pm Rishell Drive USD 29

The Oakland Poetry Slam

 Tue, 19 Aug at 08:00 pm Tamarack USD 13

Sizzle Jazz Band w/ Niecey LivingSingle

 Wed, 03 Sep at 08:00 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

Game in Musical Improv: How to Follow the Fun to Funny

 Fri, 24 Oct at 01:30 pm All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows USD 66

West Oakland Book Club X Oakland Public Library

 Tue, 19 Aug at 06:00 pm 1801 Adeline St USD 0 to 109

WHB August Book Club: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

 Wed, 27 Aug at 06:30 pm Womb House Books USD 0 to 18

Time and Place: Poetry and Bookmaking Workshop for Families

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Junior Center Of Art & Science USD 50 to 98

Rick Braun

 Wed, 26 Nov at 07:00 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: A Celebration of Fierce Feminist Voices

 Sun, 28 Sep at 01:00 pm The Greenlining Institute USD 0 to 82

East Bay Jewish Writing Circle - October 27, 2025

 Mon, 27 Oct at 07:00 pm 5939 Chabot Rd USD 21

Grace Byron in conversation for Herculine at Womb House Books

 Tue, 04 Nov at 07:00 pm Womb House Books USD 0 to 30

Quartet San Francisco: Motown Unplugged w/ Kenny Washington

 Mon, 22 Sep at 08:00 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

East Bay Jewish Writing Circle - September 29, 2025

 Mon, 29 Sep at 07:00 pm 5939 Chabot Rd USD 21

Diana Arterian Agrippina the Younger in Conversation at Womb House Books

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Womb House Books USD 0 to 22

Baldwin: A Love Story

 Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Oakstop - California Ballroom USD 27 to 59

9/24 Chocolate & collage on College - DONATION BASED!

 Wed, 24 Sep at 02:00 pm Xocolate & Confections USD 0 to 7

Francesca Wade: Gertrude Stein, An Afterlife at Womb House Books

 Tue, 28 Oct at 07:00 pm Womb House Books USD 0 to 35

Fall Breema Intensive 2025

 Sat, 11 Oct at 09:30 am The Breema Center USD 66 to 493

Montaigne Mornings at Clio's

 Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am Clio's USD 13

Open Mic ~ Music ~ Poetry ~ Hip Hop ~ Jazz ~ Vendors Needed Wanted

 Wed, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm Oakland USD 7 to 34

East Bay Jewish Writing Circle - August 25, 2025

 Mon, 25 Aug at 07:00 pm 5939 Chabot Rd

SNAPS, DAPS & CLAPS Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic!

 Thu, 01 Aug at 08:00 pm Club Dezi’s Free

Verbal Apothecary Open Mic

 Thu, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm 1727 Telegraph Ave Free

Home After All

 Sat, 26 Jul at 10:00 am Junior Center Of Art & Science Free

Talk That Talk Wednesday Poetry Open Mic

 Wed, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm Elbo Room Jack London Free