Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family
March 30, 2024 - March 15, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Leilah Babirye: We Have a History
June 22, 2024 - May 3, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift
August 10, 2024 - July 5, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Students on Strike: A New Installation in OMCA’s Gallery of California History
April 9, 2025 - May 31, 2026
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain
July 18, 2025 - March 1, 2026
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Visual Arts
Art Wall / Stephanie Syjuco: Present Tense (Roll Call)
August 13, 2025 - June 28, 2026
BAMPFA
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Rooted in Place: California Native Art
August 26, 2025 - December 6, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Arts of Indigenous America
August 26, 2025 - August 31, 2028
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON
August 30, 2025 - August 2, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection
September 10, 2025 - July 12, 2026
BAMPFA
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
September 14, 2025 - April 4, 2026
Brava Theater Center
Dance
Jitish Kallat: Covering Letter (Terranum Nuncius)
September 19, 2025 - March 23, 2026
Asian Art Museum
Visual Arts
UNBOUND – Art, Blackness & the Universe
October 1, 2025 - August 16, 2026
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts, Exhibition
Continuum: MoAD Over Time
October 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts
Black in Berlin
October 1, 2025 - February 27, 2026
Goethe-Institut
BHM 2026, Visual Arts, Community
Cunning Folk
October 15, 2025 - February 22, 2026
Cantor Arts Center
Cunning Folk considers magical practice, practitioners, and their persecution in early modern Europ...
Children’s Creative Lab
January 5 - May 4
Livermore Valley Arts
Our children’s after-school drawing and painting class is designed for kids ages 7-15, welcoming ...
67th Annual White Elephant Sale Open Warehouse Days
January 29 @ 10:00 AM - February 21 @ 2:00 PM PST
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Shopping + Retail, Galas + Awards + Fundraiser, Community
African American Quilt Guild of Oakland: Gee’s Bend Quilt Display
February 1 - February 28
Oakland Public Library: Melrose Branch
BHM 2026, Visual Arts
Black Panther Party 60th Anniversary Exhibit
February 6 - March 31
Oakland Public Library: 81st Avenue Branch
BHM 2026, Community
Art of the African Diaspora – Exhibition
February 6 - March 27
Oakland Public Library: Rockridge Branch
BHM 2026, Visual Arts
“Fiber & Light” by Brigitte Carnochan and Patrick Carroll
February 7 - March 28
Themes+Projects
Visual Arts
Trina Michelle Robinson: Open Your Eyes to Water
February 11 - May 16
Root Division
BHM 2026, Visual Arts
The Sex Lives of Puppets by Blind Summit
February 18 - February 21
BIng Studio
Theater + Film, Poetry + Spoken Word
Piece by Piece: Celebrating African American Contemporary Art
February 18 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
Oakland Public Library: Montclair Branch
BHM 2026, Visual Arts
COMMUNITY REIMAGINED: Celebrating Black Excellence
February 18 @ 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre
Live Music, Food + Drink, BHM 2026
Teen Zine Club: Black History Month
February 18 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
Oakland Public Library
BHM 2026, Visual Arts
Ella Al-Shamahi
February 18 @ 7:30 PM PST
San Mateo Performing Arts Center
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
DIY Waistbeads
February 19 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
Oakland Public Library: 81st Avenue Branch
BHM 2026, Crafts, Visual Arts
Opening Reception: Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime Pt.2
February 19 @ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC)
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, BHM 2026, Visual Arts
Diasporic Frequencies: What the Archive Holds, What Sound Carries
February 19 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
Goethe-Institut
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Black Love Healing Circle Hosted by The Science of Black Love
February 19 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
1015 Campbell St
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, BHM 2026
Black Film Unscreened & Unstreamed, Acts of Reparation
February 19 @ 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Oakstop
Theater + Film, BHM 2026
From Stigma to Strength: Overcoming Generational Trauma
February 20 @ 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PST
1100 San Leandro Blvd, Redwood Conference Room
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Health + Wellness, BHM 2026
Find Your Fit Community Closet Kickoff
February 20 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
Oakland Public Library: 81st Avenue Branch
BHM 2026, Community
Tony Terry Pre Show Vip Experience (Show Ticket Not Included)
February 20 @ 5:30 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Live Music
Black History Month 100: A Fireside Chat with Jarvis Givens & Ula Taylor
February 20 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
Cal Alumni House
BHM 2026, Community, Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Black History Month 100: A Fireside Chat with Jarvis Givens & Ula Taylor
February 20 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
Cal Alumni House
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, BHM 2026
New R&B Friday Feb 20 W/DJ Mind Motion at 1945 Lounge SF Celebrating BHM
February 20 @ 8:00 PM - February 21 @ 12:00 AM PST
1945 Restaurant Bar and Lounge
Fairs + Festivals, BHM 2026
To These Shores: Roumain, Mahler, Esmail & Chen Yi
February 20 @ 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST
Paramount Theatre
Live Music
Cabaret Series: Black Broadway
February 20 @ 8:00 PM - February 21 @ 10:00 PM PST
Feinstein’s at The Nikko
BHM 2026, Live Music
Exhibition Tour: Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection
February 21 - May 13
BAMPFA
Visual Arts
Black History Film Festival – Oakland
February 21 @ 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST
Oakland Public Library
Theater + Film, BHM 2026
Family Matinee W/ Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
February 21 @ 11:00 AM PST
SFJAZZ
Live Music, BHM 2026
Afro-Urban Beats For Children and Caregivers
February 21 @ 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PST
Lakeview Branch: Oakland Public Library
BHM 2026, Community, Dance
16th Annual Bayview Black History Month & Lunar New Year Celebration
February 21 @ 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM PST
Bayview Hunter’s Point YMCA
Fairs + Festivals, BHM 2026
Black History Month Jazz Brunch
February 21 @ 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM PST
The Cook and Her Farmer
Live Music, BHM 2026, Food + Drink
Art of the African Diaspora: Public Art in Our Communities Panel
February 21 @ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PST
Richmond Art Center
BHM 2026, Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Hybrid | Rewriting the Story of Aging: Creativity, Play, and Joy at Every Stage with Kirsten Olshan, MS, NBHWC
February 21 @ 12:15 PM PST
ODC Dance Commons
Health + Wellness, Dance
Sooo Chocolate Festival & Gumbo Contest
February 21 @ 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST
2750 73rd Ave
BHM 2026, Food + Drink, Community
Performance: Destiny Muhammad
February 21 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
San Francisco Public Library (SFPL)
Live Music, BHM 2026
Rob Kapilow: What Makes It Great? Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson: Standards by Jazz Legends
February 21 @ 4:00 PM PST
BIng Studio
Music
