INHERITANCE: The stories we have the right to tell; the stories we have the responsibility to tell.
I Love You - Prosperity Movement Music - BAMBDFEST 2021.mp3
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.
The stories we have a right to tell & the stories
we have a responsibility to tell.
This festival consist of live & virtual participation/performances by theater artists, musicians, poets, visual artists, culture makers and public intellectuals . It features an eclectic mix of free and paid events that include theater, literary events, gallery installations, vendors, panels, interviews, lectures, exhibitions of skill and content that showcases the best of creative Oakland in conversation with the world. The festival is a massive celebration of Oakland, and the history and importance of its rich contributions to the internationally recognized Black Arts Movement in America .
This festival will always celebrate Oakland's history of being at the progressive forefront nationally and internationally in matters of justice & equality for all.
BAMBDFEST 2025 BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL -- FROM OAKLAND TO THE WORLD WITH LOVE.