Arts & Culture

Performing Arts
in San Francisco

Performing arts in San Francisco has a calendar full of fun shows. Catch a theater performance, head to the opera, see the ballet or check out local dance groups and prepare to be entertained.

Performers try to catch floating money on stage during a production of Cabaret at the San Francisco Playhouse.
Performers on stage during a San Francisco Playhouse production of Cabaret.

With more 200 dance organizations, almost 100 theaters, and the first civic opera house in the United States, San Francisco will delight you with incredible talent and storytelling.

Incredible organizations like Lines Ballet, ODC, Counterpulse, and A.C.T. will entertain you during your visit. Catch a free Opera performance at Oracle Park, see Broadway favorites and hits of tomorrow in Civic Center, or stroll to Mid-Market for a great play at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater. With this many choices, everyone will find what they want in San Francisco.

The cast of San Francisco Ballet's Broken Wings

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Carnaval dancer in the Mission

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