LGBTQ+ Events in Oakland

Upcoming gay events, parties and nights out — 89 upcoming events · Oct 2026 – Mar 2027

This weekend

Fri · 1:00 PM BuffBoyzz Gay Friendly Male Strip Clubs & Male Strippers Oakland CA

Quietly Queer Comedy Show Fri · 7:00 PM

East Bay Front Runners & Walkers 22nd Annual Pride Run & Walk Fri

Our Family Coalition 30th Anniversary Gala: A Legacy of Love Fri

Creative Growth Fashion Tour | Oakland Style 2026 Fri +16 more this weekend

Wednesday, Oct 7 Tomorrow

6 events

Queer, Lesbian, Trans, LGBTQIA+ Self Defense Class

Women / Sapphic

Moon Magic: New Moon in Libra

11:30 AM Groundfloor Club, Oakland

Queer Book Club

12:00 PM Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Free entry

Queer Film Screening

12:30 PM Free entry

Queer Crush @ The Oaks

6:30 PM Oaks Theatre Free entry

Inspired on the Runway | Oakland Style 2026

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Thursday, Oct 8

5 events

LGBTQ+ Youth Social Hour

9:00 AM Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Free entry

BIPOC LGBTQ+ Meetup

11:30 AM Free entry

QTBIPOC Support Group

6:00 PM Free entry

(In-person) Black Connect For Black Men Who Are Gay-bi-trans-queer

7:00 PM Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Free entry

Queer Sabor: A Queer & Trans Afro Latin Dance Party

Friday, Oct 9

10 events

BuffBoyzz Gay Friendly Male Strip Clubs & Male Strippers Oakland CA

1:00 PM BuffBoyzz Gay Friendly Male Strippers Oakland

Quietly Queer Comedy Show

7:00 PM All Out Comedy Theater-Improv Classes and Comedy Shows Free entry

East Bay Front Runners & Walkers 22nd Annual Pride Run & Walk

Our Family Coalition 30th Anniversary Gala: A Legacy of Love

Creative Growth Fashion Tour | Oakland Style 2026

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Oakland Roots SC vs San Antonio FC | Oakland Style 2026

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The Art of Sneakers, VOL. 3 | Oakland Style 2026

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Live Art Walk with Performances | Oakland Style 2026

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High Tea and High Style | Oakland Style

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Oakland Style 2026: The Town's Threads – A Living Runway

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Saturday, Oct 10

9 events

Art Workshop: Queer Expression

6:00 AM Free entry

LGBTQ+ Singles Hiking

8:00 AM 680 Point Lobos Ave Free entry

Still Here Fest

11:00 AM Oakstop

Extravaganza Vaquera en Next Level

2:00 PM Next Level Nightclub

Oakland Made: A Celebration of the Oakland Film Scene Past and Present

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Brunch & The Runway | Oakland Style 2026

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Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno

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Salsa by the Lake - Tropical Oakland Style Dance Party

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Gabriel Iglesias: The 1976 Tour

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Sunday, Oct 11

2 events

RECLAIM Dance! Oct 11

6:45 AM BANDALOOP

Quietly Queer: City Lights & Park Hang

1:00 PM Réveille Coffee Co. Free entry

Monday, Oct 12

2 events

Game Night

11:00 AM Free entry

Community Potluck

11:30 AM Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Free entry

Tuesday, Oct 13

2 events

$1 Taco Tuesday & Karaoke + $20 Margarita Pitchers – RSVP

10:00 AM quericonightclub.com Free entry

Queer Crush @ Pacific Pipe

6:00 PM Pacific Pipe Free entry

Wednesday, Oct 14

1 event

T-Slur Thursday 10/15

Thursday, Oct 15

7 events

Queer Bedtime Stories @ Nomadic Bookshop

12:00 PM Nomadic Bookshop

Lesbian Visibility Day Celebration

12:00 PM Free entry

HIV/AIDS Awareness Workshop

12:00 PM Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Free entry

FLUID Open Mic — Black & Queer Live Band

12:30 PM 7th West

Black Girl Magic 10th Anniversary Show starring The Vixen

Disney on Ice - Oakland

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Schoolboy Q - The Fox Theater Oakland

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Friday, Oct 16

3 events

Youth Social Hour

9:00 AM Free entry

Queer Crush @ Bridges Rock Gym

6:00 PM Bridges Rock Gym Free entry

QTBIPOC Healing Ceremony w Oday

Saturday, Oct 17

7 events

HIV/AIDS Awareness & Testing

4:00 AM Free entry

Quietly Queer's Experiential Art Session: Paint, Wine & Connect

10:00 AM mighty mighty studio

Read the Room: A celebration of queer stories and poetry

12:00 PM Free entry

LGBTQ+ Singles Pool Party (Pleasant Hill)

12:30 PM Pleasant Hill $36

Next Level 1 Year Anniversary BANDA MAGUEY live!

2:00 PM Next Level Nightclub

Fortune Feimster: Takin' Care of Biscuits Comedy Tour

8:00 PM Fox Theater - Oakland

Quietly Queer: Experiential Art Session

mighty mighty studio Free entry

Monday, Oct 19

3 events

Queer Youth Hangout

9:00 AM Free entry

Community Potluck & Social

11:00 AM Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Free entry

National Coming Out Day Panel and Allyship Workshop

Wednesday, Oct 21

3 events

Senior Social Hour

4:00 AM Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Free entry

Queer Crafternoon

8:00 AM Free entry

West Coast 30s & 40s Lesbian, Bi, Trans & Queer+ Online Speed Dating

Women / Sapphic

Thursday, Oct 22

2 events

PFLAG Oakland Meeting

12:00 PM Free entry

Science is a Drag!

Friday, Oct 23

4 events

Queer Fiber Arts group

6:00 PM 3207 Lakeshore Ave Free entry

Deadlift & Drag

Starlight Strut

Ghouls Night Out Sapphic Party

Saturday, Oct 24

1 event

Oakland Drag Brunch

4:00 AM Drake's Dealership

Sunday, Oct 25

1 event

Film Screening: "Paris is Burning

12:30 PM Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Free entry

Monday, Oct 26

1 event

Queer Game Night

12:00 PM Free entry

Tuesday, Oct 27

2 events

Halloween Karaoke Singing Competition – $300 in Cash Prizes – Limited Space

10:00 AM Qué Rico Nightclub Free entry

Gorillaz - The Mountain Tour

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Wednesday, Oct 28

3 events

West Coast 40s & 50s Lesbian, Bi, Trans & Queer+ Online Speed Dating

Women / Sapphic

Fog Town Hoedown

The Vampire Lestat drag show

Thursday, Oct 29

3 events

Lez Out Loud Comedy Night

12:00 PM White Horse Inn

Mercury: A Night Before Halloween

Oakland Ballet: Luna Mexicana

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Friday, Oct 30

2 events

Club Papi: The Ultimate Halloween Night Party – $2,000 in Cash and Prizes

Paramount Movie Classics - Frankenstein (1931)

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Saturday, Oct 31

2 events

Queer Mischief - A Queer Magic Halloween Party w/ Sucia + Black Woman + Kurren$i

4:00 PM Crybaby $18.52

Día de los Muertos Festival 2026

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Friday, Nov 6

1 event

Baychella: Moneybagg Yo, DaBaby & G Herbo - Oakland

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Wednesday, Nov 11

1 event

West Coast 50s & 60s Lesbian, Bi, Trans & Queer+ Online Speed Dating

Women / Sapphic

Friday, Nov 20

1 event

Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil

10:00 AM Free entry

Friday, Dec 4

1 event

Make the Yuletide Gay!

11:30 AM ValleyCenter for Performing Arts

Saturday, Dec 5

1 event

Gracie Abrams - Oakland

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Friday, Dec 18

1 event

Oakland Ballet: Graham Lustig's The Nutcracker

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Thursday, Dec 31

1 event

Club Papi and Valentino Presents New Years Eve

1:00 PM quericonightclub.com $20

March 2027 · 1 event open ▸

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