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September 2026
TODAYSEP 18Fri
Dear San Francisco
Dear San Francisco: The Intimate Circus Experience
Aug 22 – Jan 10, 2027
SF Bay Area | Fever
Club Fugazi, San Francisco
TODAYSEP 18Fri
Smuin Contemporary Ballet: French Kiss
French Kiss
September 18–19
Smuin Contemporary Ballet
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
TODAYSEP 18Fri
Taiko performers onstage
Friday Nights at OMCA with Kiyomi & Cal Raijin Taiko★
September 18
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Sep
20
Sun
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in San Francisco
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
Sep 20 – Feb 27, 2027
SF Bay Area | Fever
Brava Theater Center, San Francisco
Sep
25
Fri
Two dancers from The Australian Ballet's Oscar.
The Australian Ballet: Oscar© by Christopher Wheeldon
September 25–27
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Sep
25
Fri
The Fall Show
The Fall Show
Sep 25 – Oct 18
Shotgun Players
The Ashby Stage @ Shotgun Players, Berkeley
Sep
25
Fri
Los Tranquilos performing onstage
Friday Nights at OMCA with Los Tranquilos★
September 25
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Sep
27
Sun
Chuseok Celebration
Chuseok Celebration
September 27
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
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
9
Fri
Smuin Contemporary Ballet: French Kiss
French Kiss
October 9–18
Smuin Contemporary Ballet
Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco
Oct
9
Fri
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances with the San Francisco Symphony
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
October 9–11
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, 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
Oct
17
Sat
Akram Khan Company: Thikra — Night of Remembering
Akram Khan Company: Thikra — Night of Remembering
October 17
Mondavi Center (UC Davis)
Jackson Hall, Davis
Oct
24
Sat
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in San Jose
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
Oct 24 – Jan 23, 2027
SF Bay Area | Fever
School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose
Oct
25
Sun
Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno — Día de los Muertos
Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno — Día de los Muertos
October 25
Livermore Valley Arts
The Bankhead Theater, Livermore
Oct
25
Sun
360 Allstars
360 Allstars
October 25
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa
Oct
25
Sun
One Song All Night: Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” at The Freight
One Song All Night: Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams”
October 25
The Freight, Berkeley
Oct
30
Fri
Luna Mexicana
Luna Mexicana
Oct 30 – Nov 1
Paramount Theatre, Oakland
November 2026
Nov
14
Sat
Las Migas
Las Migas
November 14
Mondavi Center (UC Davis)
Jackson Hall, Davis
Nov
19
Thu
LINES Ballet + San Francisco Symphony: Two World Premieres
LINES Ballet + San Francisco Symphony: Two World Premieres
November 19–21
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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
Nov
20
Fri
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake
November 20
Curran Theatre, San Francisco
December 2026
Dec
2
Wed
Hip Hop Nutcracker
Hip Hop Nutcracker
December 2–3
Broadway San Jose
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts