Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Join us for a meaningful Día de Muertos celebration in the Bay Area at La Peña Cultural Center. This event invites you and your family to come together in ceremony, honoring our ancestors and embracing a practice of remembrance, healing, and community. Let us guide the spirits of our loved ones to rest in power […]
Come join us at our Empowering Women of Color Open Mic!! This Open Mic event provides a space to celebrate the voices of women of color that enact and highlight the beauty of our cultural diversity. We welcome ALL who experience life through the lens of women in body, spirit, identity – past, present, future, and […]
First BAILA of our Fall Season: dust off your dancing shoes for an epic night with live music & vibrant community energy! Join us for an evening featuring live music, not one but two dance floors, a gender-inclusive salsa and bachata dance class, a fundraising bar, delicious food from our partners at Los Cilantros, complimentary coat check, […]
Come join The La Peña Old Guard* “Third Wednesday” Gatherings: each time a different discussion topic! Open to all. Please spread the word! If you're planning on coming, RSVP to oldguard@lapena.org *What is La Peña OLD Guard? We are a group of progressives who came of political age during the 60’s, 70’s and early ‘80s, often, in […]
Remember the music jams? All ages, all instruments, all skill levels, all welcome, all fun! Mark your calendars for the return of these legendary music jams to La Peña, led by José Roberto Hernández! Las mermeladas musicales son un espacio donde la gente y sus instrumentos se juntan para hacer música, comunidad y compañerismo. It's […]
Join us for the launching of our brand new "Conciertitos Series" in our La Peña lounge! Presented by La Peña's Membership Program and Los Cilantros Restaurant. This is a FREE event, donations encouraged to support the artist! RSVP here! FEATURING: JO ALVAREZ Jo Alvarez is a bilingual, queer, loverbae of the Colombian diaspora. Forever a […]
KALIFEÑA -An Evening of Live Flamenco Music and Dance with Melissa Cruz and special guests KALIFEÑA AT LA PEÑA NOVEMBER 22, 2024. 8:00pm-10:00pm (Doors at 7:30pm) ABOUT: This work emerged initially from an inspiration to unite voices of women who, despite their diverse backgrounds, have a thread of commonality between them - the study of flamenco, […]
Calling Indigenous Artists, Activists, and Accomplices! Join us and be in conversation with Indigenous advocates at La Peña. Come uplift and celebrate Indigenous resistance! November 24th, 2024 at 6:00pm. Our annual event challenges and reshapes the colonial “thanksgiving” narrative by celebrating native resistance through art, music, dance, ancestral knowledge, and oral storytelling. We will have a […]
Beginners Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Dance Class Series (4 sessions) Mondays: Nov 25, Dic 2, 9, 16 (2024) | 6:15pm - 7:15pm Register here! Join us and explore the possibilities of your body and learn how to communicate with others through dance, rhythm and flavor! This class is taught as "leaders" and "followers" and prioritizes creating […]
Intermediate Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Dance Class Series (4 sessions) Mondays: Nov 25, Dic 2, 9, 16 (2024) | 7:30pm - 8:30pm Register here! Elevate your dance game and explore the possibilities of your body as you communicate with others through dance, rhythm and flavor! This class is taught as "leaders" and "followers" and prioritizes […]