Hello! I'm Outgoing.I help make life more interesting.
Eastside Cultural Center 1
Fine Arts Exhibition
Eastside Cultural Center 2
Eastside Cultural Center 3
Eastside Cultural Center 4

Eastside Cultural Center

Jingletown

This space pulses with grassroots energy where Jazz meets Hip Hop, youth artists share stages with established performers, and every event carries a thread of community resistance. From drag fundraisers to May Day marches, it's where Oakland's cultural and political currents collide.

Community-focused
Social justice oriented
Live performances
Youth programs

Tips

🏛️"ECC has important history + is relevant now"
ASL interpretation & audio description available at select events
🎭check calendar for rotating performances, films & youth programs

Eastside Cultural Center

2289 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606, USA

Upcoming at Eastside Cultural Center

Friday, Jun 12
Film Fridays: Sopera de Yemaya

Film Fridays: Sopera de Yemaya

June 12 at 7pm

Courtney Desiree Morris turns her own pregnant body into a vessel for the divine in this experimental short. Seven rituals unfold everywhere from kitchen sinks to ocean waves, exploring how Yemaya, the Yoruba goddess of oceans and motherhood, lives in everyday spaces.

Saturday, Jun 13
Community Archiving Day: Black Queer Folk

Community Archiving Day: Black Queer Folk

June 13 at 12pm

Bring your family's photos, letters, and stories to be digitized and preserved forever in the AfroPortals Digital Archive. You'll help build a living record of Black queer life in the East Bay, and walk away with a $50 stipend for participating.

Jose Barlow Benavidez Panel Discussion

Jose Barlow Benavidez Panel Discussion

June 13 at 2pm

Fifty years after Oakland police shot Barlow Benavidez, his family and activists gather to ask: has anything really changed? This panel brings together the attorneys, organizers, and loved ones who fought for justice then, examining how police accountability has evolved, or hasn't, in the decades since.