WAA in the Bay!
Upcoming meet ups and events in San Francisco and Oakland
WAA’s annual conference isn’t the only place our community connects. The community connects wherever members are doing the work. From green rooms, festival grounds, hotel lobbies, and conference halls across the country.
WAA’s community gatherings are designed to connect members where you already are. No additional travel required, no additional registration (but maybe an RSVP or two). WAA members communing with each other in the places that matter to them.
Our first stop is the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in San Francisco on May 21. WAA member presenter YBGF is presenting a free outdoor performance by ensemble Larry & Joe.
We’ll have a WAA section for the community to gather, reconnect, and look ahead to WAA OAK 2026 this September.
YBGF has dedicated its 2026 season to the memory of Marcelo Avilès, whose decades of advocacy for artists shaped the Bay Area arts community in ways still felt today. You can contribute to the YBGF Legacy Fund and The Marcelo Avilès Scholarship Fund to support his vision.
The next day May 22 WAA will join in the first Old Oakland Stroll of the 2026 season, a monthly event that highlights the vibrancy, and businesses, of the neighborhood in which the annual conference will occur. Find more info on the festivities and the neighborhood we’ll call home this September here: https://old-oakland.org/
From there connection continues at California Presenters, The NAPAMA Retreat, and Arizona Presenters Alliance.
We’ll have some more moments to connect in the Bay this summer as well including Oakland Pride! Fall and Winter stops are in the works too, with more member gatherings planned as we move through conference season and into the new year.
If you'll be at any of these events, look for us. Better yet, bring a colleague and expand our Circle!
Old Oakland Stroll | Oakland, CA
Friday, May 22 | 4pm - 8pm
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival | San Francisco, CA
Thursday, May 21 | 12:30 - 1:30pm
Friday, May 22: Old Oakland Stroll | Oakland, California
May 26 - 28: California Presenters | Long Beach, California
Monday, June 1: NAPAMA Retreat | Tucson, Arizona
June 2 – 5: AFTACON | Albuquerque, NM
August 11 - 13: Arizona Presenters Alliance | Sedona, Arizona