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September 2026
TODAYSEP 18Fri
Taiko performers onstage
Friday Nights at OMCA with Kiyomi & Cal Raijin Taiko★
September 18
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Sep
25
Fri
Los Tranquilos performing onstage
Friday Nights at OMCA with Los Tranquilos★
September 25
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
October 2026
Oct
3
Sat
Taste of Africa
Taste of Africa★
October 3
Taste of Africa
The Bankhead Theater, Livermore
Oct
3
Sat
Drummers performing at the African Arts Festival in Yerba Buena Gardens
African Arts Festival★
October 3
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco
Oct
15
Thu
The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody
The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody★
Oct 15 – Nov 15
SF Bay Area | Fever
Victoria Theatre, San Francisco
November 2026
Nov
19
Thu
Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Appalachian Spring with the San Francisco Symphony
Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Appalachian Spring★
November 19–21
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
December 2026
Dec
4
Fri
Ambrose Akinmusire & Aszure Barton: A a | a B : B E N D
Ambrose Akinmusire & Aszure Barton: A a | a B : B E N D★
December 4–5
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Dec
4
Fri
Jasmine Jimison and Fernando Carratalá Coloma in San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker
Nutcracker★
December 4–27
San Francisco Ballet
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
Dec
19
Sat
Graham Lustig’s The Nutcracker
Graham Lustig’s The Nutcracker★
December 19–20
Oakland Ballet Company
Paramount Theatre, Oakland
January 2027
Jan
21
Thu
The Peking Acrobats
The Peking Acrobats★
January 21, 2027
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK), Oakland
Jan
22
Fri
Kodo: One Earth Tour 2027: Luminance
Kodo: One Earth Tour 2027: Luminance★
January 22–24
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Jan
29
Fri
Wona Park in San Francisco Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty★
Jan 29 – Feb 7
San Francisco Ballet
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
February 2027
Feb
25
Thu
Cirque Kalabanté – World of Words★
February 25, 2027
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa
April 2027
Apr
6
Tue
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater★
April 6–11
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley