Levitt Vibe Free Oakland Music Series

Saturdays, May 3-August 16, 2025

Liberation Park
7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, CA
Free, blackculturalzone.org

2025 concerts

3-6 p.m.

May 3, 2025 jazz, hip-hop, funk

June 7, 2025 jazz, hip-hop, funk

June 21, 2025 jazz, hip-hop, funk

July 5, 2025 jazz, hip-hop, funk

July 19, 2025 jazz, hip-hop, funk

August 2, 2025 jazz, hip-hop, funk

August 16, 2025 jazz, hip-hop, funk

Groove to the Best Music! Afrobeat, reggae, salsa, jazz, hip-hop, R&B, blues, and classical music are among the music genres to celebrate the predominantly Black neighborhood of East Oakland.

Concerts are presented in a park featuring California's only outdoor wooden roller-skating rink. Skate & Vibe at the Famous Umoja Outdoor Skating Rink! Fun for the Whole Family!  Celebrate Community & Good Vibes!

Presented by the Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation with financial support from Levitt Foundation

Oakland - Redwood Heights Music in the Park

Fridays, July-August

 Redwood Heights Park
3883 Aliso Ave.
Oakland, CA 94619
Free, rhaoakland.org/ events/ music-in-the-park

2025 Concerts

6:30 p.m.

July 25, 2025 tba

August 1, 2025 tba

This summer, two family-friendly  Music in the Park mini-concerts feature local Bay Area bands. Enjoy spending time with friends and family outdoors for a little music before sunset. Better yet, come a little early and enjoy a picnic! These are outdoor community events, so please bring a blanket or chairs, and bug spray BYOB (non-alcoholic). No dogs allowed in the park 

Oakland Municipal Band Summer Concerts

Edoff Memorial Bandstand, Lakeside Park
Lake Merritt
666 Bellevue Avenue.
Oakland, CA
Free, oaklandmunicipalband.org

2025 Concerts

1-3 p.m.

Marches, classics, show tunes, opera, jazz, pop, international and contemporary favorites

 July 4, 2025 Oakland Memorial Band

July 13, 2025 Oakland Memorial Band

July 20, 2025 Oakland Memorial Band

July 27, 2025 Oakland Memorial Band

August 3, 2025 Oakland Memorial Band

 Since 1912, the Oakland Municipal Band has been presenting free concerts at Lakeside Park in the heart of Oakland, California. It is one of the oldest musical organizations in the United States. Lakeside Park is a cultural center of the city and the free concerts bring citizens of all ages and backgrounds together for quality music, picnicking and socializing. Some attendees have been enjoying the concerts for over fifty years! About The Music and the Musicians The 35-piece band performs music from a variety of genres, including marches, classical, pop, big band, movies, international, show tunes, and more, for the enjoyment of the diverse population of Oakland and its surrounding areas. Concerts are presented with educational information about the pieces being performed.

Summer Sounds June-August 

Oakland City Center
13th & Broadway
Oakland, CA
Free,  oaklandcitycenter.com
facebook.com/ OaklandCityCenter

2025 Concerts

Last year the concert line up was posted in early June - stay tuned!

12-1 p.m.

Jack London Square Friday Night Summer Music Series

Jack London Square
472 Water Street
Oakland, CA
Free, portofoakland.com/ jack-london-square -presents-live-music-with-celebrated-performers

2025 Concerts

6-8 p.m.

Past events

July 19. 2024 Al Marshall’s Jazzaholics with Fred Ross

July 26. 2024 Mirage Band
High Energy Dance and Jazz

August 2. 2024 Pure Ecstasy
Motown. 2024 R&B, and Soul

August 9. 2024 Mirage Band
High Energy Dance and Jazz

August 16, 2024 Al Marshall’s Jazzaholics with Fred Ross

August 23, 2024 Pure Ecstasy
Motown, R&B, and Soul

Jack London Square presents live music with celebrated performers. The annual Summer Music Series delivers free entertainment for all visitors to the Square with six Friday nights of free, musical entertainment at the Oakland waterfront. The open-air music series begins mid-July and runs through the beginning of August, Friday evenings 6-8 p.m. on restaurant row in front of Left Bank Brasserie.
 

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.