BAMBD F e s t
BAMBDFEST BIENNIAL 2025 INTERNATIONAL is a multi-day, multi-venue festival in celebration of the Black Arts Movement Business District, Black Arts & Culture, and economics in Oakland, CA. Founded in February 2019, produced by the Lower Bottom Playaz, Inc. in collaboration with BAMBD, CDC.
BAMBDFEST BIENNIAL 2025 INTERNATIONAL is a hybrid international multi-media festival consisting of virtual and public performances that include Theater, Film, and Literature.
The events include local and guest performances, readings, a publication, film screenings, panel discussions, intellectual exchanges, lectures, installations, local history teach-ins, family and youth activities that animate public spaces.
Highlighting the best of Oakland's vibrant artistry with robust offerings of free and paid events activating public spaces, arts venues, BAMBDFEST BIENNIAL 2025 INTERNATIONAL will engage Oakland artist, the Black Arts Movement District, and diverse communities in an international celebration of Oakland, and its rich contributions to the internationally recognized Black Arts Movement, the State of California, and the world beyond.
The stories we have a right to tell & the stories we have a responsibility to tell.
