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San Francisco Ballet is the oldest professional ballet company in the United States, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet, and today it is led by artistic director Tamara Rojo. Every performance is at the War Memorial Opera House on Van Ness Avenue. The 2026–27 season mixes full-length story ballets such as Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty and Manon with mixed bills of shorter works, so check the program name on each date. Upcoming dates: Dec 4–6, Dec 8–13, Dec 15–20 and Dec 22–24 at War Memorial Opera House · San Francisco, CA.

Picks: Nutcracker opening night on Friday, December 4; an early 6:00 PM Nutcracker on Tuesday, December 8; the 11:00 AM Christmas Eve Nutcracker on Thursday, December 24; The Sleeping Beauty opening on Friday, January 29, 2027; Titans of Choreography on Tuesday, February 16, 2027; the first Jewels on Saturday, February 27, 2027; Divine Creatures opening night, Thursday, April 8, 2027; and the season's final performance, Manon on Sunday, May 2, 2027. Theater: War Memorial Opera House tickets. City: San Francisco tickets. Nutcracker curtain times by date and a program-by-program guide to the 2027 season are in our SF Ballet Nutcracker and 2027 season guide

San Francisco Ballet began in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet, and Willam Christensen's 1944 Nutcracker was the first complete staging of the ballet in the United States. Helgi Tomasson led the company from 1985 to 2022 and created both the current Nutcracker, first danced in 2004, and the Sleeping Beauty production returning this season, which premiered in 1990. Kenneth MacMillan's Manon entered the repertory in January 2025.

Nutcracker has 35 performances from December 4 to 27, with two shows on most days, 6:00 PM evening shows on December 8, 9 and 10, 11:00 AM matinees on December 24 and 27, and no performances on December 7, 14, 21 or Christmas Day. The 2027 season then runs The Sleeping Beauty (Helgi Tomasson's production after Marius Petipa, to Tchaikovsky's score), January 29–February 7, 10 performances; Titans of Choreography (Hans van Manen's Grosse Fuge, Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour and Akram Khan's Dust), February 16–21, 7 performances; Jewels (George Balanchine's three-part ballet), February 27–March 7, 9 performances; A Midsummer Night's Dream (George Balanchine's ballet to Mendelssohn), March 19–27, 10 performances; Divine Creatures (a world premiere by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's Faun and Yuri Possokhov's Violin Concerto), April 8–14, 7 performances; and Manon (Kenneth MacMillan's three-act ballet), April 23–May 2, 10 performances.

The War Memorial Opera House seats are spread across the orchestra, the boxes, the dress circle, the grand tier and the balcony. For ballet, the center orchestra about a third of the way back and the front of the dress circle or grand tier show the full stage patterns and the footwork, while the balcony is the most affordable view and still faces the stage straight on. The seat map on each listing shows exactly what is on sale.

Nutcracker weekends and the week before Christmas usually have the fewest seats left, while the weeknight performances in early December tend to have the most choice. Resale prices are set by individual sellers and can land above or below the box office price, and the total you see before checkout already includes fees. Questions? Call 855-855-6777.

Each San Francisco Ballet listing shows the date, curtain time and program, so you can pick a Nutcracker matinee, a full-length story ballet or a mixed bill of shorter works. All orders are covered by our 100% ticket guarantee.

Are there San Francisco Ballet tickets in San Francisco, CA? Yes. The next date is Dec 4 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, CA. Open that date to see seats and prices.

When is the next San Francisco Ballet date at War Memorial Opera House? The next date there is Dec 4 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, CA.

When is the San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker in 2026? From Friday, December 4 to Sunday, December 27, 2026, with 35 performances listed at the War Memorial Opera House. There are no performances on December 7, 14, 21 or 25.

What time does SF Ballet's Nutcracker start? Most days have a 2:00 PM matinee and a 7:00 PM evening show. December 8, 9 and 10 have a single 6:00 PM show, and December 24 and 27 have an 11:00 AM matinee and a 4:00 PM show. Each listing shows its curtain time.

What is in the San Francisco Ballet 2027 season? The Sleeping Beauty (January 29–February 7), Titans of Choreography (February 16–21), Jewels (February 27–March 7), A Midsummer Night's Dream (March 19–27), Divine Creatures (April 8–14) and Manon (April 23–May 2), all at the War Memorial Opera House.

Where does San Francisco Ballet perform? At the War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Avenue, in San Francisco's Civic Center.