# Poetry events in Oakland, Today and Upcoming Poetry events in Oakland

- **Subtitle**: All Poetry events in Oakland, California. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Oakland like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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All Poetry events in Oakland, California. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Oakland like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Oakland

- **Event Name**: I Was, Am, Will Be Release Party: Book Launch and Artist Showcase
  - **Description**: Celebrate the official release of J.R. Rice’s new collection, I Was, Am, Will Be, with an immersive night of poetry, music, and  film.About this EventI Was, Am, Will Be
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/i-was-am-will-be-release-party-book-launch-and-artist-showcase/100001999848594982
  - **Venue**: Discover Community Cafe
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvZTQyNjQxOGI4YWUwYzBmMWYyNjlhMTQyYzczNjI1ZWUyYWM3OWI3NTJlZGYyMmI5YjFhODEzZDZlYWRkYWUwOS1yaW1nLXcxMjAwLWgxNTUzLWRjMDgwODA4LWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc4ODY1MTkzOQ.avif
  - **Price**: USD 13
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Entertainment, Music, Theatre, food-drinks, Nonprofit, performances
- **Event Name**: Claudia Rankine: Triage
  - **Description**: The award-winning author of Citizen: An American Lyric returns with a new genre-defying work blending essay, memoir, and visual artAbout this EventSponsored by Alta JournalPoet Cla
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Oct 10 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/claudia-rankine-triage/100001996426943731
  - **Venue**: First Presbyterian Church of Oakland
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, sports
- **Event Name**: Kevin Powell w/ KWC Complex Jazz Trio x Marcus Books
  - **Description**: Join us for an author event and discussion with Kevin Powell along with the KWC Complex Jazz Trio!About this EventExperience an unforgettable night of rhythm, storytelling, and soul as acclaimed political and cultural voi
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 08:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/kevin-powell-w-kwc-complex-jazz-trio-x-marcus-books/100001997528025095
  - **Venue**: Marcus Books
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy9lNjllNjcxYzU0Y2E5MWIyNzY0NWE5MGMxZGJjYzY2MjcxOTk5NmI4ZjhiNzM2ZGM5ZWMxOTk3YjBmZGY1YzAyLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODY4NzA1MDY.avif
  - **Price**: USD 0 to 30
  - **Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Art, Music, literary-art, performances
- **Event Name**: Maurice Tani Group
  - **Description**: Americana & Blues NoirAbout this EventA poet with a guitar and smokin’ hot band!! Maurice Tani is a songslinger working his own lane. Known for his wry-to-romantic writing, agile guit
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 10:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/maurice-tani-group/100001995155566006
  - **Venue**: The Sound Room
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  - **Price**: USD 32
  - **Categories**: fitness, Music, Entertainment, Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Discover Community Cafe Presents GET-HYPE OPEN-MIC
  - **Description**: Whether you're a poet, musician, comedian, or storyteller, here is your opportunity to share your work to the world.About this EventJoin us for a special night of poetry, music, storytelling, and community at the
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 18 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Sep 18 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/discover-community-cafe-presents-get-hype-open-mic/100002000330822337
  - **Venue**: Discover Community Cafe
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Entertainment, Workshops, Music, comedy, performances
- **Event Name**: Open Mic: The Poetry Lounge
  - **Description**: We’re art belongs! This is A curated event with Featured Artists, Open Mic Guests, & a dope audience. Pull Up! It’s a Poetry party!About this EventJoin us Friday, September 19th at Cl
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 18 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri Sep 18 2026 at 09:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/open-mic-the-poetry-lounge/100001999177123593
  - **Venue**: Parliament Event Venue
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  - **Price**: USD 0 to 47
  - **Categories**: open-mic, art, literary-art, entertainment, parties, performances, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: The Alchemy Open Mic
  - **Description**: The hyphyst open mic at the dopest venue of downtown Oakland: the Alan Blueford Center for Justice
Bring your poems! Bring your songs!About this EventAfter a few years of virtual open mics, The Alchemy Open Mic is
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat Oct 03 2026 at 10:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/the-alchemy-open-mic/100002000774452246
  - **Venue**: The Alan Blueford Center for Justice
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  - **Price**: USD 13
  - **Categories**: fitness, Workshops
- **Event Name**: Sephardic Piyyutim for High Holidays with Rabbi Gabai and  Katja Cooper
  - **Description**: Join Rabbi Tsipi Gabai for a special musical and spiritual journey into the world of Sephardic Piyyutim — sacred Jewish poetry and prayer.About this EventA special musical and spiritual journey into the world of
  - **Date**: Thu Sep 17 2026 at 06:15 pm – Thu Sep 17 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/sephardic-piyyutim-for-high-holidays-with-rabbi-gabai-and-katja-cooper/100001999042750680
  - **Venue**: East Bay Jewish Community Campus
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  - **Price**: USD 0 to 18
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Open Mic Oakland- All genres welcome
  - **Description**: Hop on stage at Open Mic Oakland—bring your vibe, any genre, and let's make some noise together!About this EventOpen Mic Oakland - All Genres WelcomeHey music lovers! 🎤 Come join us for Open Mic at Roasis, wh
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Sep 18 2026 at 11:55 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/open-mic-oakland-all-genres-welcome/100001999459318646
  - **Venue**: Roasis Space
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  - **Price**: USD 7
  - **Categories**: open-mic, meetups, art, literary-art, spoken-word
- **Event Name**: An Afternoon with Mahogany Browne
  - **Description**: Join poet, playwright, organizer, and educator Mahogany L. Browne for an afternoon celebrating young people’s self-expression & resilienceAbout this EventFREECo-present
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 09 2026 at 04:30 pm – Fri Oct 09 2026 at 05:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/an-afternoon-with-mahogany-browne/100001999173224932
  - **Venue**: Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make / Believe
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, health-wellness
- **Event Name**: Lift Every Voice: A Festival Finale in Verse
  - **Description**: Litquake invites you in alongside award-winning poets to bear witness to the beauty and resiliency of our words and community.About this EventPay what you can to guarantee a seat; FREE to walk ups space de
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 23 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Oct 23 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/lift-every-voice-a-festival-finale-in-verse/100001997988561572
  - **Venue**: First Presbyterian Church of Oakland
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, festivals, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Sultry Sessions: Self Love
  - **Description**: Doors: 6:30; Start: 7:30. Sultry Sessions, an open-mic space to get explicit & naughty via story telling, poetry, music or unique art forms!About this EventThis year each month we'll offer a theme for your salacious i
  - **Date**: Wed Sep 23 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed Sep 23 2026 at 09:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/sultry-sessions-self-love/100001999946420581
  - **Venue**: Zanzi Oakland
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  - **Price**: USD 0 to 23
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Workshops
- **Event Name**: ALOK - Alok Vaid Menon at Fox Theater Oakland
  - **Date**: Sat Mar 13 2027 at 08:00 pm – Sat Mar 13 2027 at 10:00 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/alok-alok-vaid-menon-at-fox-theater-oakland/2400030462631508
  - **Venue**: Fox Theater Oakland
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  - **Categories**: Art, Theatre
- **Event Name**: An Evening Spell: Trans Poetry & Hardware Hang
  - **Description**: An evening time experimental live hardware performance, reading, and party featuring trans hardware musicians and poets.About this EventFREE, $10-$15 suggested donationAn evening t
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Oct 17 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/an-evening-spell-trans-poetry-and-hardware-hang/100001997987417149
  - **Venue**: The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: music, art, literary-art, entertainment, parties, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: [OCTOBER] 8 Year Anniversary of the  Second Mondays Open Mic
  - **Description**: A monthly open mic made for Black creatives of all disciplines to perform art and for Black audiences to enjoy art. Open mic rules belowAbout this EventSecond Mondays 👩🏿‍🎤🧑🏿‍🎨🧜🏿‍♂️:Second Mondays is a multi-d
  - **Date**: Mon Oct 12 2026 at 06:00 pm – Mon Oct 12 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/october-8-year-anniversary-of-the-second-mondays-open-mic/100001999276433632
  - **Venue**: Drake's Dealership
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, open-mic, entertainment, literary-art, comedy, performances, music, theatre

## Trending Events in Oakland

- **Event Name**: Shreya Ghoshal at Oakland Arena
  - **Venue**: Oakland Arena
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- **Event Name**: Jack Harlow at Fox Theater Oakland
  - **Venue**: Fox Theater Oakland
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  - **Description**: Turn up the vibes with Jack Harlow bringing smooth flows, charisma, and chart-topping hits 🔥
From catchy hooks to confident bars, expect a high-energy performance packed with style and swagger
Get ready for a night of nonstop hip-hop energy, crowd hype, a
  - **Venue**: Fox Theater - Oakland
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  - **Description**: InformationBilly Strings 2-Day Ticket (10/2-10/3) Valid Both Days Cannot Split. Please note, there is NO OPENER for this show. Please plan to arrive with plenty of time for processing and entry. All tickets are MOBILE DELIVERY ONLY. Del
  - **Venue**: Oakland Arena
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  - **Venue**: Oakland Arena and Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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- **Event Name**: In Conversation with Issa Rae at Fox Theater Oakland
  - **Venue**: Fox Theater Oakland
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- **Event Name**: Billy Strings at Oakland Arena
  - **Venue**: Oakland Arena
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- **Event Name**: The Bald and the Beautiful LIVE: Very Bald, Very Beautiful
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  - **Venue**: Paramount Theatre Oakland
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- **Event Name**: Gabriel Iglesias
  - **Venue**: Oakland Arena
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Oakland?
  - **A:** I Was, Am, Will Be Release Party: Book Launch and Artist Showcase (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 06:30 pm at Discover Community Cafe), Claudia Rankine: Triage (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 07:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland), Kevin Powell w/ KWC Complex Jazz Trio x Marcus Books (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 06:30 pm at Marcus Books), Maurice Tani Group (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Sound Room), Discover Community Cafe Presents GET-HYPE OPEN-MIC (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 06:00 pm at Discover Community Cafe).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Oakland?
  - **A:** Claudia Rankine: Triage (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 07:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland), Discover Community Cafe Presents GET-HYPE OPEN-MIC (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 06:00 pm at Discover Community Cafe), An Afternoon with Mahogany Browne (Fri Oct 09 2026 at 04:30 pm at Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make / Believe), Lift Every Voice: A Festival Finale in Verse (Fri Oct 23 2026 at 07:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland), An Evening Spell: Trans Poetry & Hardware Hang (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Oakland this weekend September 18–20, 2026?
  - **A:** Discover Community Cafe Presents GET-HYPE OPEN-MIC (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 06:00 pm at Discover Community Cafe), Open Mic: The Poetry Lounge (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 06:30 pm at Parliament Event Venue), Open Mic Oakland- All genres welcome (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:00 pm at Roasis Space).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Oakland in September 2026?
  - **A:** Kevin Powell w/ KWC Complex Jazz Trio x Marcus Books (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 06:30 pm at Marcus Books), Discover Community Cafe Presents GET-HYPE OPEN-MIC (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 06:00 pm at Discover Community Cafe), Open Mic: The Poetry Lounge (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 06:30 pm at Parliament Event Venue), Sephardic Piyyutim for High Holidays with Rabbi Gabai and  Katja Cooper (Thu Sep 17 2026 at 06:15 pm at East Bay Jewish Community Campus), Open Mic Oakland- All genres welcome (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:00 pm at Roasis Space).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Oakland?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Oakland on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Oakland?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Oakland?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Oakland include Discover Community Cafe, First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, Marcus Books.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Oakland?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Oakland range from USD 7 to USD 47. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Oakland?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Oakland include J.R. Rice, Litquake, San Francisco's Literary Festival, Marcus Books.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Oakland?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Oakland.

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