Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
FREE ADMISSION Due to popular demand we will be showing the FIFA Confederations Cup Final: Chile vs. Germany in La Peña's lounge. (The lounge is the area right next to Los Cilantros) Los Cilantros will be open serving brunch, lunch, beer and wine! Nos vemos!
Door cover: $3-$5 (Sliding Scale) Dance Class: 8pm-9pm DJ jose Ruiz: 9pm-12am 100% of the proceeds benefit La Peña's mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding, peace, and social justice through the arts! Get ready to dance to a variety of rhythms from Latin America and around the globe! DJ Jose Ruiz will be throwing down his eclectic international […]
Door cover: $3-$5 (Sliding Scale) Dance Class: 8pm-9pm DJ José Ruíz: 9pm-12am (Yes! The dance class is included in the door cover!) Get ready to dance to a variety of genres from Latin America and around the globe! DJ Jose Ruiz is will be throwing down his eclectic international mix! Come see old friends and meet […]
FREE! Bring cash for vendors! Come celebrate Frida Kahlo's 110th birthday by supporting strong womxn artists & artisans at Frida's Birthday Tianguis! A "tianguis" is a traditional open air market and comes from the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs, which means "market". This is a free event! Bring cash for vendors! In addition to the […]
Bay Are Bomba y Plena Workshop presents: ¡BATEY BORICUA! Door Cover: $5- $10 (Sliding Scale) Proceeds go to support the Bomba y Plena Workshop and La Peña! Join us for another very special Batey Boricua with live Puerto Rican music and dance! This is a family friendly event where all are invited to participate and […]
Youth ages 17 and younger can present their music, poetry, dance, theater, comedy, special talent in a safe and fun environment. Each night will feature a different Bay Area kid performer. Anyone can sign up for an open mic spot before and after the main performer. We hope to see you and bring your friends!
Enjoy a lively evening of music, dancing, and zapateado– bring your dance shoes and instruments, or just come and enjoy the music and dance! There is no entrance fee, but any monetary donations are accepted in support of programming at La Peña. Plus, we will be collecting school supplies for the children of farmworkers through […]
Free/Donations Encouraged Folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Dance Every 1st & 3rd Sunday! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the word used for a group of related, community-oriented, music and dance styles in Cuba. Rumba developed in rural Cuba, with strong influences from African drumming and Spanish poetry and […]