District 5 Community Events

Berkeley Unified Black History Oratorical Fest
Wednesday, Mar. 26, 5:30 p.m.
Oxford Auditorium, 2020 Bonar St, Berkeley

Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Presents Transgender Day of Visibility
Tuesday, Mar. 25, 6-8 p.m.
Fluid510, 1544 Broadway, Oakland

KINTSUKUROI Oakland Premiere
Saturday, Mar. 22, 1-5 p.m.
Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St, Oakland

Chaharshanbeh Suri Festival
Tuesday, Mar. 18, 6-10 p.m.
Persian Center, 2029 Durant Ave, Berkeley

Oakland Unified Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Fest
Sunday, Mar. 2, 1-5 p.m.
Skyline High School Theatre, 12250 Skyline Blvd, Oakland

Chief is My Belief with Alameda County Fire
Friday, Feb. 28, 9 a.m.
Emeryville Center of Community Life, 4727 San Pablo Ave, Emeryville

8th Annual Black Joy Parade
Sunday, Feb. 23, 12:30-7 p.m.
Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland

Saturday, Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wilma Chan Park (Oakland)
Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council’s third annual Lunar New Year Parade. After the parade, stick around to enjoy live performances, music, and a variety of vendors offering traditional and modern food.

Black History Month x Lunar New Year Celebration: Bones & Tiles
Saturday, Feb. 15, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Alkali Rye, 3256 Grand Ave, Oakland

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Lincoln Recreation Center, 250 10th St (Oakland)
The County of Alameda, the Asian Pacific Islander Community Collaborative, and Supervisor Lena Tam are hosting their annual Lunar New Year celebration with a program reflective of the different Asian and Pacific Islander cultures that coexist in the Bay Area and entertainment including lion dancing, cultural performances and more. Light refreshments will be distributed at the end of the program.

Berkeley Black History Month Celebration
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave, Berkeley

Saturday, Feb. 8, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Berkeley Public Library Central Branch (Berkeley)
The Berkeley Public Library Central Branch’s all-day Lunar New Year celebration includes the award-winning Leung’s White Crane Lion Dancers, the Vietnamese Student Association’s Cal VSA Lion Dance, El Cerrito’s Town Square Dance Troupe, plus Year of the Snake crafts and more.

Saturday, Feb. 8, 12-4 p.m.
Delaware Street at Fourth Street (Berkeley)
Fourth Street Berkeley welcomes the Year of the Snake with a Golden Lion Martial Arts demonstration, the Kei Lun Lion Dance performance, the Shop Blessing Parade and crafts for kids hosted by Shu Ren International School. The festival is dedicated to the late Winnie Yu, co-founder of Teance Fine Teas, who launched the Fourth Street celebration in 2009.

Saturday, Feb. 1, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St, Ste 290 (Oakland)
Join the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, in partnership with the Malonga Arts Residents Association, for their third annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration. The celebration will include performances from Black and Asian martial artists, musicians, and dance groups; a local vendors’ marketplace; a Children’s Zone with Eastwind Books of Berkeley and Marcus Books; and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.