Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON
August 30, 2025 - February 7, 2027
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
Rose B. Simpson brings Pueblo pottery, cars, and mixed media into a language of identity and continu...
Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime
December 5, 2025 - October 31, 2026
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC)
Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Staff Picks
Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal
May 16 - September 13
SFMOMA
An exhibition traces the controversial debut and lasting influence of Matisse’s Femme au chapeau.
Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs
May 16, 2026 - February 28, 2027
SFMOMA
Photographs capture the energy, discipline, rhythm, and social life of dance.
Mildred Howard: Poetics of Memory
June 12 - October 18
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Visual Arts, Exhibitions, Race + Politics, Staff Picks
AURA at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral
August 22 - September 30
Grace Cathedral
Visual Arts, Family + Relationships, Staff Picks
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
September 5 - December 4
Hammer Theatre
Live Music, Staff Picks
Samara Joy with the SF Symphony
September 8 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Samara Joy makes her first appearance with the San Francisco Symphony, ...
Flower Piano
September 10 - September 20
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Live Music, Food + Drink, Sports + Outdoors
PHER
September 10
Black Cat
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:Sep 10: 7:00 PM and 9:15 PM Soul, jazz, R&B, gospel, and deep groove powere...
Ballaké Sissoko and Piers Faccini
September 10 - September 12
The Freight
Malian kora virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko and British-Italian folk songwriter Piers Faccini reunite for ...
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
September 10 @ 7:30 PM - September 12 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music, Theater + Film
Bryan Stevenson in conversation with Jelani Cobb
September 10 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Sydney Goldstein Theater
Conversations + Speakers
Adam Klipple Soul Jazz Quintet
September 10 @ 8:00 PM - 11:59 PM PDT
Dawn Club
Keyboardist Adam Klipple brings his organ-driven Soul Jazz Quintet to Dawn Club.
THE SINATRA SONGBOOK: Hits, Hidden Gems & Timeless Swing. Richard Cortez with the Sam Hirsh Trio
September 11
Black Cat
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:Sep 11: 7:00 PM and 9:30 PMSep 12: 7:00 PM and 9:30 PMSep 13: 7:00 PM and 9:15 ...
Friday Nights at OMCA with Bongo Sidibe & The TonTons
September 11 @ 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Live Music, Community, Free Admission, Staff Picks
Concert in the Park 2026
September 12 @ 11:30 AM PDT
Orange Memorial Park Picnic Meadow
Kool & the Gang headlines South San Francisco’s free annual community concert, joined by Mercy and...
Harvest & Bottle Release Party
September 12 @ 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
Theopolis Vineyards
Theopolis Vineyards celebrates harvest and new wine releases with barbecue, tasting, live entertainm...
The Way Out Gala 2026 – A Night for Others
September 12 @ 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK)
Galas + Awards + Fundraiser
Good Medicine: A Night of Live Native Stand-Up
September 12 @ 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Comedy, Performing Arts, Community, Staff Picks
The Art Of Food & Wine 2026
September 13
Montalvo Arts Center
The Art of Food & Wine is Montalvo Arts Center’s annual celebration on Sunday, September 13, 2...
Yolanda Adams
September 13 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK)
Live Music
John Pizzarelli Presents “Dear Mr. Bennett”
September 13 @ 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
John Pizzarelli celebrates Tony Bennett’s centennial in an intimate trio performance.
Portray the Way You Slay: Posters, Facts, and Actions
September 17
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC)
Visual Arts, Education, Staff Picks
Lady Stout & Nurenssnce
September 18 - September 20
Black Cat
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:Sep 18: 7:00 PM and 9:30 PMSep 19: 7:00 PM and 9:30 PMSep 20: 7:00 PM and 9:15 ...
BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration
September 18 - December 27
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Visual Arts, Exhibitions, Race + Politics, Education, Staff Picks
Friday Nights at OMCA with Kiyomi & Cal Raijin Taiko
September 18 @ 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Dance, Live Music, Community, Free Admission, Staff Picks
Kenny Washington Quartet
September 18 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Keys Jazz Bistro
Bay Area vocalist Kenny Washington returns to Keys with soulful interpretations, an expansive range ...
Mojo Brookzz: Outta Pocket Tour
September 18 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Paramount Theatre
Comedian and entertainer Mojo Brookzz brings his Outta Pocket Tour to Oakland.
Kountry Wayne
September 18 @ 7:30 PM - September 20 @ 7:00 PM PDT
Tommy T’s Comedy Club
Kountry Wayne brings Southern charm and relatable storytelling to Tommy T’s for a five-show weeken...
Jazz Is Dead: Cortex with Adrian Younge and J Rocc
September 18 @ 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM PDT
The UC Theatre
French psychedelic jazz-funk legends Cortex perform with Adrian Younge and J Rocc at The UC Theatre.
Tony Lindsay
September 18 @ 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM PDT
Keys Jazz Bistro
Eleven-time Grammy winner Tony Lindsay brings the voice that powered 25 years of Santana performance...
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival September 19-20, 2026
September 19 - September 20
Old Mill Park
Visual Arts, Fairs + Festivals, Food + Drink
Marcus Shelby Quartet ft Howard Wiley: John Coltrane Centennial Celebration
September 19 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
The Sound Room
Live Music, Black Culture, Staff Picks
Ravi Coltrane: Coltrane Centennial Celebration
September 19 @ 8:00 PM PDT
The UC Theatre
Ravi Coltrane marks John Coltrane’s centennial with a blazing young band at The UC Theatre.
Chance The Rapper: Coloring Book 10 Year Anniversary Tour
September 22
SF Masonic Auditorium
Live Music, Black Culture, Staff Picks
Jorge Luis Pacheco Trio: “Live from Havana”
September 23 @ 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Mr. Tipple’s
Cuban pianist Jorge Luis Pacheco leads a vibrant trio blending Afro-Cuban rhythms, modern jazz, Lati...
Kristin Hannah in conversation with Yangsze Choo
September 23 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Sydney Goldstein Theater
Conversations + Speakers
José González with Phosphorescent
September 23 @ 7:30 PM PDT
The Mountain Winery
José González brings the Against the Dying of the Light Tour to The Mountain Winery with a solo se...
Ear Hustle Live!
September 24
SFMOMA
Ear Hustle’s hosts bring stories from inside and outside prison to the stage.
Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective
September 25, 2026 - January 25, 2027
Asian Art Museum
A sensory journey through sixty years of innovative abstraction.
Friday Nights at OMCA with Los Tranquilos
September 25 @ 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Live Music, Community, Free Admission, Staff Picks
Akira Tana & Friends From Osaka Featuring Tony Lindsay
September 25 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Keys Jazz Bistro
Drummer Akira Tana welcomes friends from Osaka—organist Atsuko Hashimoto and guitarist Yutaka Hash...
Martin Luther McCoy
September 25 @ 9:00 PM - September 26 @ 11:00 PM PDT
Keys Jazz Bistro
San Francisco native and former SFJAZZ Collective member Martin Luther McCoy returns with music from...
Treasures of the Pharaohs: Egyptian Music Concert
September 26
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
An Egyptian classical music concert brings the sounds of a rich musical tradition to the de Young.
Robotics + Hackathon Expo
September 26 @ 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC)
Community, Education, Staff Picks
Kristin Hannah, In Conversation
September 26 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Copperfield’s Books welcomes Kristin Hannah, author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds, fo...
Oakland Tech Week 2026
September 27 - October 3
Various
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Business / Professional,
Lester Lynch, baritone; Kevin Korth, piano
September 27 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Hertz Hall (UC Campus)
Baritone Lester Lynch makes his Cal Performances debut with pianist Kevin Korth and a string quartet...
How We Get Free: A Haymarket Books 25th Anniversary Event with Angela Y. Davis, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Sarah Haley, and Ula Y. Taylor
September 28 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK)
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
KALW’s 85th Birthday Benefit
September 29 @ 7:00 PM PDT
The Warfield
KALW celebrates 85 years with BADBADNOTGOOD, Digable Planets, Rozzi and Wonway Posibul at The Warfie...
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo with Sebastian Saint James
September 29 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo perform their catalog of rock hits with special guest Sebastian Saint J...
Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages
September 30, 2026 - May 30, 2027
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Staff Picks
Rick Steves: How to See the World
September 30 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
KQED presents travel expert Rick Steves in How to See the World.
Renée Fleming Sings Strauss
October 1 @ 2:00 PM - October 4 @ 2:00 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
Hysterical: W. Kamau Bell — Who’s With Me?
October 1 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Stanford Memorial Auditorium
Comedian, filmmaker and cultural commentator W. Kamau Bell brings his Who’s With Me? show to Stanf...
Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
October 2 @ 8:00 PM PDT
The Bankhead Theater
The Branford Marsalis Quartet and Dianne Reeves honor John Coltrane’s centennial by revisiting the...
RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me
October 3, 2026 - February 7, 2027
SFMOMA
Works from RM’s personal collection appear in dialogue with SFMOMA holdings in the collection’s ...
Pop-Ups on the Plaza: Celebrating Latine Makers
October 3 @ 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Celebrate Bay Area Latine makers with food, crafts and community at a free Ferry Plaza pop-up.
Taste of Africa
October 3 @ 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
The Bankhead Theater
Dance, Live Music, Fairs + Festivals
African Arts Festival
October 3 @ 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM PDT
Yerba Buena Gardens
Dance, Live Music, Fairs + Festivals, Staff Picks
Afropolitan Ball | Sonic Lineages
October 3 @ 6:00 PM - 11:30 PM PDT
San Francisco Ferry Building
galas and awards, Staff Picks
Malcolm Gladwell in conversation with Lisa Armstrong
October 3 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Sydney Goldstein Theater
Conversations + Speakers
MoAD Mix: Keeping the Fire
October 4 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Conversations, Visual Arts, Staff Picks
Lily Tomlin
October 8 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Actor and comedian Lily Tomlin brings an evening of comedy and storytelling to Luther Burbank Center...
An Evening with Adam Pascal
October 9 - October 10
Feinstein’s at The Nikko
Tony-nominated Broadway powerhouse Adam Pascal marks 30 years since the debut of RENT, where he orig...
TSEP’s 10th Anniversary Gala
October 10
The Club at Castlewood
TSEP marks ten years of Bay Area STEM impact with NASA astronaut Victor J. Glover, the Kev Choice Tr...
Los Horóscopos de Durango
October 10 @ 7:30 PM PDT
The Mountain Winery
Los Horóscopos de Durango bring duranguense, banda and regional Mexican favorites to The Mountain W...
Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — October
October 11
Feinstein’s at The Nikko
Mimosas & Motown combines Sunday brunch in ANZU with a live tribute concert by Top Shelf Classic...
Takács Quartet with Jeremy Denk, piano
October 11 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Zellerbach Hall
The Takács Quartet returns to Berkeley with its newest member, cellist Mihai Marica, and joins pian...
Michael Pollan & Christof Koch: A Journey into Consciousness
October 13 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Zellerbach Hall
Author Michael Pollan and neuroscientist Christof Koch join moderator Shayla Love for a wide-ranging...
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised… But It Will Be Creative
October 14
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC)
Conversations, Visual Arts, Staff Picks
Zadie Smith in conversation with Sam Fragoso
October 14 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Sydney Goldstein Theater
Conversations + Speakers
Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime Closing Reception
October 15
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC)
Reception, Visual Arts, Staff Picks
The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody
October 15 - November 15
Victoria Theatre
Dance, Theater + Film, Staff Picks
Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Trio
October 16
SJZ Break Room
Latin jazz pianist, arranger and composer Irving Flores is a virtuoso whose career spans more than f...
Kazemde George Trio
October 17
SJZ Break Room
Brooklyn-based saxophonist Kazemde George is a rising star in modern improvised music, an artist who...
Nelly
October 17 @ 7:30 PM PDT
The Mountain Winery
Nelly brings his catalog of hip-hop, R&B and pop hits to The Mountain Winery.
Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: The Farewell Tour
October 18 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Zellerbach Hall
Judy Collins returns to Berkeley for a retrospective farewell concert celebrating a six-decade caree...
Doja Cat with very special guest Latto
October 19
Chase Center
Doja Cat brings the Tour Ma Vie World Tour to Chase Center with Latto.
The Ring—Film with Live Orchestra
October 20 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music, Theater + Film
23rd Annual Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Luncheon
October 22 @ 11:00 AM PDT
Scott’s Seafood Jack London Square
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Galas + Awards + Fundraiser
OAACC 2026 Business Awards Luncheon
October 22 @ 11:00 AM PDT
Scott’s Seafood Grill & Bar
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Galas + Awards + Fundraiser, Food + Drink
Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi
October 22 @ 7:30 PM - October 24 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
Vishnu’s Cosmic Ocean
October 23, 2026 - January 25, 2027
Asian Art Museum
Southeast Asia’s largest ancient bronze makes a once-in-a-lifetime stop in San Francisco.
Mariachi Herencia de México: La Nueva Generación Tour — Día de los Muertos
October 23 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Zellerbach Hall
Mariachi Herencia de México celebrates Día de los Muertos with a spirited program led by a new gen...
Jodeci – 35th Anniversary Tour of Forever My Lady
October 24
SF Masonic Auditorium
Live Music, Black Culture, Staff Picks
Steve Reich at 90: A Birthday Celebration
October 24 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Zellerbach Hall
Conductor Brad Lubman leads more than 20 musicians in a celebration of composer Steve Reich’s 90th...
Angela Davis in Conversation with Poulomi Saha
October 28 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Zellerbach Hall
Activist, author, educator, and cultural icon Angela Davis reflects on more than 65 years of work ac...
Caribbean Cocktails: Migration, Memory, and Making Across the Diaspora
November 5 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Conversations, Food + Drink, Staff Picks
Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — November
November 8
Feinstein’s at The Nikko
Mimosas & Motown combines Sunday brunch in ANZU with a live tribute concert by Top Shelf Classic...
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason: Home, Suite Home
November 8 @ 2:30 PM PST
Orpheus delivers Old World sophistication in a New York minute when pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason dives...
William Kentridge’s The Head & the Load
November 12 - November 15
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK)
South African artist William Kentridge’s The Head & the Load brings dance, projection, speech,...
The Banksy Art Exhibit
November 13 - December 31
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK)
Visual Arts, BAR Pick
Jerry Seinfeld
November 14 @ 8:00 PM PST
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld performs at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts.
The Jason Marsalis Quartet with Vanisha Gould
November 15 @ 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM PST
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
Jason Marsalis and vocalist Vanisha Gould meet in a wide-ranging program of modern jazz.
Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Appalachian Spring
November 19 @ 7:30 PM - November 21 @ 7:30 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music, Dance
Anthony Jeselnik: Wrath of Man
November 19 @ 7:30 PM PST
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Anthony Jeselnik is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian. Over the past 25 years, he has perform...
Black Nile
November 20
SJZ Break Room
Brothers Aaron and Lawrence Shaw, performing as Black Nile, see a different Los Angeles: not Hollywo...
Azzedine Alaïa: Sculpting Fashion
November 21, 2026 - April 11, 2027
Legion of Honor (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
A major United States retrospective surveys Azzedine Alaïa’s sculptural approach to fashion.
Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters: James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin
November 21 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Zellerbach Hall
Pianist and composer Jason Moran’s multidisciplinary The Absence of Ruin examines the life and leg...
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
November 24 @ 7:30 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music, Theater + Film
Hook in Concert
November 27 @ 7:30 PM - November 28 @ 2:00 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music, Theater + Film
Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words)
November 28 - November 29
Zellerbach Hall
Cirque Kalabanté’s WOW (World of Words) is a high-energy visual spectacle that brings traditional...
Top Of The World – A Carpenters Tribute
December 3
Montalvo Arts Center
Relive the timeless sound of The Carpenters as this tribute band brings their greatest hits to the s...
Ambrose Akinmusire & Aszure Barton: A a | a B : B E N D
December 4 - December 5
Zellerbach Hall
Two leading lights in their fields create an urgent, intimate yet provocative world in which dancers...
Nutcracker
December 4 - December 27
War Memorial Opera House
San Francisco Ballet’s beloved holiday production follows Clara from Victorian-era San Francisco t...
Scott Amendola, Jeff Parker & Paul Bryan
December 5
SJZ Break Room
Few drummers in jazz have collaborated as fruitfully with era-defining guitarists as Berkeley's Scot...
Holiday Swingin’! A Kat Edmonson Christmas
December 6 @ 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM PST
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
Kat Edmonson brings a sparkling mix of jazz, cabaret and vintage pop to a festive holiday concert.
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas
December 10 @ 7:30 PM - December 11 @ 7:30 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music, Theater + Film
David Benoit Christmas Tribute To Charlie Brown
December 11
Montalvo Arts Center
Celebrate a beloved Montalvo Christmas tradition as Grammy-nominated pianist David Benoit brings the...
Holidays with Bernadette Peters and the San Francisco Symphony
December 15 @ 7:30 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
Elf—In Concert
December 18 @ 7:30 PM - December 20 @ 2:00 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music, Theater + Film
Graham Lustig’s The Nutcracker
December 19 - December 20
Paramount Theatre
Oakland Ballet presents Graham Lustig’s The Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre.
Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2026
December 23 @ 7:30 PM PST
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Reimagining a rich musical tradition, Dave Koz and Friends will perform fresh renditions of timeless...
Avatar Live in Concert
January 8, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - January 9, 2027 @ 2:00 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music, Theater + Film
Celebrating Herbert Blomstedt
January 14, 2027 @ 2:00 PM - January 16, 2027 @ 7:30 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
The Peking Acrobats
January 21, 2027 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK)
Visual Arts
Kodo: One Earth Tour 2027: Luminance
January 22, 2027 - January 24, 2027
Zellerbach Hall
The awe-inspiring taiko drummers of Kodo return to Berkeley with their earth-shattering sounds and a...
Alsop Conducts Shostakovich 5
January 22, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - January 24, 2027 @ 2:00 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
World On A String
January 27, 2027
Montalvo Arts Center
Broadway’s biggest hits like you’ve never heard them before—boldly reimagined in a high-energy...
The Sleeping Beauty
January 29, 2027 - February 7, 2027
War Memorial Opera House
Helgi Tomasson’s grand staging of The Sleeping Beauty pairs classical virtuosity with Tchaikovsky�...
Kings Return
January 29, 2027
Montalvo Arts Center
Dynamic four-piece a cappella group Kings Return brings a smooth, genre-blending show of R&B, ja...
Seong-Jin Cho Plays Mendelssohn
January 29, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - January 31, 2027 @ 2:00 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
January 29, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Zellerbach Hall
At the height of her powers, Mitsuko Uchida performs a kaleidoscopic program of Haydn, Mozart, and S...
Marvel Studios BLACK PANTHER in Concert
January 31, 2027
Zellerbach Hall
Experience the drama of Marvel Studio’s Black Panther performed with a live score on the big scree...
Attacca Quartet with Caroline Shaw
January 31, 2027 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PST
Hertz Hall (UC Campus)
The Attacca Quartet reunites with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw for the Ensemble in ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
February 19, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Zellerbach Hall
Trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis returns to Berkeley as part of his final tour as artistic director ...
Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton
February 21, 2027
Montalvo Arts Center
Lisa Fischer’s voice is a once-in-a-generation instrument—powerful, precise, and so emotionally ...
Danish String Quartet
February 21, 2027 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PST
Hertz Hall (UC Campus)
The Danish String Quartet returns to Berkeley with program of Shostakovich, Beethoven, and Gabriella...
Cirque Kalabanté – World of Words
February 25, 2027 @ 7:30 PM PST
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Afrique en Cirque is a show by Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea and the beauty, y...
Vienna Philharmonic and Yannick Nézet-Séguin
March 2, 2027 - March 4, 2027
Zellerbach Hall
The Vienna Philharmonic and Yannick Nézet-Séguin return to Berkeley for three Mahler-focused night...
One Night In Memphis
March 3, 2027
Montalvo Arts Center
A live concert tribute to Sun Records legends Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis ...
Augustin Hadelich Plays Brahms
March 12, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - March 14, 2027 @ 2:00 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano
March 14, 2027 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Hertz Hall (UC Campus)
David Finckel and Wu Han return to Berkeley with an all-Russian program featuring works by Prokofiev...
An Evening with Audra McDonald
March 20, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Zellerbach Hall
The record award-winning Audra McDonald returns to Berkeley with her signature mix of Broadway and t...
Dover Quartet
April 4, 2027 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Hertz Hall (UC Campus)
The Dover Quartet returns to Berkeley with a program of contrasting temperaments featuring works by ...
The Music of Billy Joel Starring Michael Cavanaugh
April 4, 2027 @ 3:00 PM PDT
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Michael Cavanaugh is the new voice of the American Rock & Roll Songbook and a charismatic perfor...
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
April 6, 2027 - April 11, 2027
Zellerbach Hall
Elegance, strength, abstraction, and soulfulness—the Ailey dancers bring their spiritual core back...
La La Land in Concert
April 9, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - April 10, 2027 @ 2:00 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music, Theater + Film
Carmina burana with the SF Symphony Chorus
April 11, 2027 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, director
April 16, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
The Tallis Scholars return to Berkeley with a program centered on one of Josquin des Prez's true mas...
The Comeuppance
April 20, 2027 - May 16, 2027
Toni Rembe Theater
When a group of millennial classmates meet to pregame for their twentieth high school reunion, every...
Salonen Conducts Symphonie fantastique
April 22, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - April 24, 2027 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, director
April 23, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Zellerbach Hall
Venerable viol master and conductor Jordi Savall returns to Berkeley to direct Beethoven's third and...
Ray Chen Plays Sibelius
May 6, 2027 @ 2:00 PM - May 8, 2027 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
Stella Swings Ella – Big Band
May 14, 2027 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Following her celebrated appearances at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts with The Billie Holiday P...
Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan in Recital
May 16, 2027 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
Disney and Pixar’s UP: In Concert
May 21, 2027 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music, Theater + Film
Stravinsky Firebird Staged
June 3, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - June 5, 2027 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra and Jean-Yves Thibaudet
June 11, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - June 13, 2027 @ 2:00 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
John Adams The Dharma at Big Sur
June 17, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - June 18, 2027 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
Yefim Bronfman Plays Rachmaninoff
June 25, 2027 @ 7:30 PM - June 27, 2027 @ 2:00 PM PDT
Davies Symphony Hall
Live Music
