R&B Artist Goapele and Musical Artist D Smoke headline the Oakland Grown: Student Art & Music Festival Oct. 19 

Oakland native and internationally acclaimed R&B artist Goapele takes the stage at the inaugural Oakland Grown: Student Art & Music Festival on Saturday, October 19 from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m., hosted at the Oakland Museum of California. In addition, musical artist D Smoke has been added to the lineup.

The Oakland Public Education Fund (the Ed Fund) is partnering with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Office of Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) to produce this family-friendly festival to raise critical funds that will support fine arts and other educational programs for Oakland public school students.

Tickets include museum admission, performances by talented Oakland students, visual arts displays, and art activities, culminating in a special concert by Goapele and D Smoke.

Student performances include the Roosevelt Middle School Orchestra, Westlake Middle School Warrior Eagle Choir, Skyline High School Drama, Montera Middle School of Rap, La Escuelita Elementary, Carl B. Munck Elementary Dragons Dance Company, Oakland Performing Arts Intensive, and Castlemont High School—plus student art displays around the OMCA garden.

Get tickets to the Oakland Grown: Student Art & Music Festival on the Ed Fund website.

The Oakland Public Education Fund is a nonprofit that leads the development of community resources in Oakland public schools so that all students can learn, grow, and thrive. We have helped raise over $200M for Oakland kids, placed 10,000 volunteers in local classrooms, and fiscally sponsored more than 150 education-related projects.