Every Friday night, 5–9 pm
Half-price gallery admission for adults. Ages 18 and under are free!
Cash bar. Prices vary for Off the Grid food trucks.
Join OMCA and Off the Grid on 10th Street every Friday for a family-friendly take on a festive night market. Sample the best in Bay Area curbside cuisine from gourmet Off the Grid food trucks. Savor California beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages around the Koi Pond at the Blue Oak café beer garden. Get down with live music and dance lessons. Learn from local foodies in the Makers & Tasters Series. Catch featured Bay Area makers in action in the we/customize exhibition, and get creative at family-friendly drop-in workshops. Every Friday Nights @ OMCA offers special program series, including:
- Makers & Tasters Series from 6 to 8 pm, where you can join local beer brewers, coffee roasters, jam makers, urban homesteaders, and organic farmers each week to get your hands dirty and your palates piqued. With talks, demonstrations, tastings, recipe sharing, and how-tos, we’ll be trying something new every week. Afterward, get your own sample, with products featured in the OMCA Store or on the menu at Blue Oak café.
- Customizer-in-Residence Open Studio Series in the we/customize exhibition from 5 to 8 pm, with demonstrations and hands-on projects for all ages. Learn how to personalize everything from clothing to bikes to IKEA furniture with weekly guest customizers. Learn more about the weekly featured customizer on Facebook and Tumblr, and view photos of your work on Flickr.
- Live music, DJs, and family-friendly dance lessons from 6:30 to 7 pm, where you can shake it up with dances based on the monthly music themes. In March, Friday Nights @ OMCA highlights Salsa and the beauty, creativity, and rich cultural aspects of Bay Area Latin music. Coming in April, enjoy roots reggae, ska, and rocksteady, vital Caribbean music forms that have become part of world cultural history as well as that of the Bay.
- A rotating list of food trucks, music themes, and featured artists. Check the weekly event listings on the right to find out more; like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute event updates!
How to get here: OMCA is located one block from the Lake Merritt BART Station. Event parking is available at the Museum for a $5 flat fee after 5 pm. More information is available on our Directions page.
Presented in partnership with Off the Grid: Lake Merritt @ OMCA.
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