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SHOWING (53): DanceExhibitions excluded

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
The Fall Show

The Fall Show

Sep 25 – Oct 18
Shotgun Players
The Ashby Stage @ Shotgun Players, Berkeley
Smuin Contemporary Ballet: French Kiss

French Kiss

October 9–18
Smuin Contemporary Ballet
Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances with the San Francisco Symphony

Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

October 9–11
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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
Akram Khan Company: Thikra — Night of Remembering

Akram Khan Company: Thikra — Night of Remembering

October 17
Mondavi Center (UC Davis)
Jackson Hall, Davis
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

Monsters Bash 2026

October 24–25
USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum, Alameda
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
360 Allstars

360 Allstars

October 25
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa
One Song All Night: Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” at The Freight

One Song All Night: Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams”

October 25
The Freight, Berkeley
Luna Mexicana

Luna Mexicana

Oct 30 – Nov 1
Paramount Theatre, Oakland
Las Migas

Las Migas

November 14
Mondavi Center (UC Davis)
Jackson Hall, Davis
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
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
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake

World Ballet Company: Swan Lake

November 20
Curran Theatre, San Francisco
Hip Hop Nutcracker

Hip Hop Nutcracker

December 2–3
Broadway San Jose
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

A Celtic Christmas

December 3
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa
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
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
The Wiz

The Wiz

December 4–6
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco
Mark Morris Dance Group: Holidayland

Mark Morris Dance Group: Holidayland

December 11–13
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley

Posada Navideña by Calidanza Dance Company

December 11
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet

December 17
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa