Performing-arts Events in Berkeley

Check out happening performing-arts events all around Berkeley, CA

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater at Zellerbach Hall

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 pm Zellerbach Hall

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

 Mon, 06 Apr at 04:00 pm Zellerbach Hall 77 to 219

Bobby McFerrin and Motion: Circlesongs

 Sun, 08 Feb at 04:00 pm Freight & Salvage

Renee Fleming and Inon Barnatan at Zellerbach Auditorium

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm Zellerbach Auditorium

Alabama Shakes at Greek Theatre - Berkeley

 Fri, 29 May Greek Theatre - Berkeley

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater at Zellerbach Auditorium

 Tue, 07 Apr Zellerbach Auditorium

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Zellerbach Auditorium

 Sat, 11 Apr at 08:00 pm Zellerbach Auditorium

Martha Graham Dance Company - Graham100 at Zellerbach Hall

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:00 pm Zellerbach Hall

Khalid with Lauv

 Sat, 27 Jun at 02:30 am The Greek Theatre at U.C. Berkeley

Royel Otis at Greek Theatre - Berkeley

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Greek Theatre - Berkeley

The Joffrey Ballet - Midsummer NIghts Dream at Zellerbach Hall

 Fri, 17 Apr Zellerbach Hall

Chris Thile

 Thu, 26 Feb Zellerbach Hall

Chris Thile at Zellerbach Hall

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm Zellerbach Hall

Martha Graham Dance Company - Graham100 at Cal Performances

 Sat, 14 Feb Cal Performances

Bruce Liu

 Mon, 09 Feb Zellerbach Hall

Vikingur Olafsson at Zellerbach Hall

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:30 pm Zellerbach Hall

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Berkeley

 Wed, 08 Apr at 02:30 am Zellerbach Hall

Monetochka in Berkeley

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm The UC Theatre

Takacs Quartet

 Sat, 21 Feb at 04:00 pm Hertz Hall

Joffrey Ballet: Midsummer Night's Dream

 Thu, 16 Apr at 04:00 pm Zellerbach Hall

A.I.M By Kyle Abraham at Zellerbach Auditorium

 Sat, 21 Feb Zellerbach Auditorium

Drum Tao at Zellerbach Auditorium

 Sat, 21 Mar Zellerbach Auditorium

Vikingur Olafsson at Cal Performances

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:30 pm Cal Performances

NOIZE MC IN SAN FRANCISCO (НЕ ВСЕ ДОМА ТУР 2026)

 Fri, 13 Mar at 09:00 pm The UC Theatre

Silkroad Ensemble at Zellerbach Hall

 Fri, 20 Mar at 08:00 pm Zellerbach Hall

Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band at Zellerbach Hall

 Fri, 06 Mar at 08:00 pm Zellerbach Hall

Bruce Liu at Zellerbach Auditorium

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:30 pm Zellerbach Auditorium

The English Concert at Zellerbach Hall

 Sun, 08 Mar at 03:00 pm Zellerbach Hall

The Inaugural UC Berkeley School of Public Health John Swartzberg Lecture

 Tue, 31 Mar at 03:00 pm UC Berkeley School of Public Health Free

Parking Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Berkeley

 Thu, 09 Apr at 02:30 am Zellerbach Hall

Jack Quartet

 Sat, 14 Mar at 04:00 pm Hertz Hall

Jordi Savall

 Mon, 20 Apr at 04:00 pm Zellerbach Hall

Jane Siberry

 Tue, 24 Mar at 04:00 pm Freight & Salvage

Cats - The Musical at Berkeley Playhouse

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Berkeley Playhouse

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet at The Freight

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94704

Banff Mountain Film Festival - Berkeley

 Wed, 11 Mar at 02:00 am Cal Performances

Beginners Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Dance Series (Feb 9 - March 2)

 Mon, 09 Feb at 06:15 pm La Peña Cultural Center USD 101

Opera Parallele at Zellerbach Auditorium

 Fri, 13 Mar Zellerbach Auditorium

Theatre of Voices at Zellerbach Auditorium

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:00 pm Zellerbach Auditorium

Lara Downes at Zellerbach Hall

 Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm Zellerbach Hall

MainStage 3: Seeing Double

 Sun, 01 Mar at 03:00 pm First Congregational Church of Berkeley Free

Bang on a Can All-Stars in Berkeley

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 pm The Freight

COLORS OF ANATOLIA

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:30 pm Ashkenaz

Hail The Sun in Berkeley

 Mon, 04 May at 08:00 pm Cornerstone

Cats - The Musical at Berkeley Playhouse

 Sat, 23 May at 01:00 pm Berkeley Playhouse

POETRY ES RESISTIR: Live Music, Theater, & Poetry

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:30 pm La Peña Cultural Center USD 17 to 22

Our Monologues 2026 Benefit Show - Whalefall: Our Bodies of Water

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm International House at UC Berkeley USD 0 to 20

Opera Parallele

 Thu, 12 Mar Zellerbach Hall

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra

Sun, 12 Apr at 05:30 pm The Jazzschool

Charged Particles plays funky Latin jazz at Jupiter

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm Jupiter

Sensory Friendly Family Concert

 Sun, 19 Apr at 11:00 am Crowden Music Center Free

Pacific Edge Voices "Enchanted After Dark" Gala Fundraiser

 Sat, 28 Feb at 06:00 pm Town & Gown Club USD 70 to 90

The Joy of Jewish Music and Dance - Ilya Shneyveys and Sarah Myerson

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm Congregation Netivot Shalom

Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines

 Fri, 13 Feb at 08:00 pm 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

Black History Month at Cal Meets John Barnes & the Beautiful Game

 Fri, 20 Feb at 05:30 pm University Club, California Memorial Stadium Free

Mohammad Khodadi: A night of Music & Dance of Southern Iran

 Sat, 21 Feb at 08:00 pm Ashkenaz

Barbar Band: Modern Soundscapes in Armenian Music

 Sun, 15 Feb at 02:00 pm 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

Theotime Langlois De Swarte at Hertz Hall

 Sun, 22 Mar Hertz Hall

2nd Wednesday Balkan Folk Dance

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:30 pm 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94702

Berkeley Scottish Ceilidh Dance

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:30 pm The Hillside Club USD 0 to 23

Camp 'Kenaz

 Mon, 13 Jul at 09:00 am Ashkenaz USD 450

Fire in My Heart: Songs of Love

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm Saint Mark's Episcopal Church

Naomi Westwater

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

DanceHack 2026 - RESONANT BODIES

 Fri, 20 Feb at 10:00 am University of California, Berkeley USD 100 to 322

Windborne at The Freight

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94704

Earhart Trio in Concert: SPIRAL TIME

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:30 pm Berkeley Piano Club USD 29

MainStage 4: The Young Masters

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm First Congregational Church of Berkeley Free

International Women’s Day Concert produced by Drew Pearce and Maggie Forti

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists USD 23

A Celebration of Queer Poetics

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm La Peña Cultural Center Free

Jesse Welles

 Fri, 20 Mar at 04:00 pm The UC Theatre

Parking Kyle Abraham

 Sun, 22 Feb at 04:00 am Zellerbach Hall

John Santos Sextet

 Sat, 28 Feb at 04:00 pm Freight & Salvage

Terra ad Caelum: Songs of Land & Sky (Berkeley)

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Getting on Your Nerves: Exploring the Subtle Anatomy of the Nervous System with David Moreno

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm 2807 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94609-3606, United States

Voices of Music Presents Valentine's Day: Love Songs from the 17th Century

 Sun, 15 Feb at 07:30 pm First Church Berkeley

BHC Concert Series - Chamber Music Sundaes - CMS Wind Quintet

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm Hillside Club USD 18 to 34

Universal Vocal Technique with Kalil Wilson

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm California Jazz Conservatory

Auditions Feb. 22/23rd for our Summer 2026 Productions

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm La Val's Pizza

Jane Siberry

 Thu, 26 Mar at 03:00 am Freight & Salvage

Elemental Flow Series: An Embodied Journey through the Five Elements with Miriam Peretz

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:30 pm The Alembic

ESO Celebrates Women in Jazz with special guests Andrea Claburn and Jamie Zee

 Sun, 08 Mar at 05:30 pm The Jazzschool

The Berkeley Cake Walk

 Sat, 02 May at 10:00 am San Pablo Park Free

Andrea Prichett and Friends Pre-Valentine's Day Show

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:30 pm The Monkey House

Sufi Whirling Workshop with Anna Whirling and Dervish Aziz

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm The Alembic

Voices of Music Presents The Secret Garden

 Sun, 19 Apr at 07:30 pm First Church Berkeley

Mary Halvorson

 Thu, 02 Apr at 04:00 pm Freight & Salvage

FREE! Brown Bag Jazz Hangs: Howard Wiley on Bay Area Jazz and the Movement for Civil Rights

Wed, 25 Feb at 12:30 pm The Jazzschool

Experiment: like your life depends on it!

 Wed, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm The Monkey House USD 23

John Reischman And The Jaybirds

 Tue, 24 Feb at 04:00 pm Freight & Salvage

Aleks Syntek at The UC Theatre

 Thu, 16 Apr at 09:00 pm The UC Theatre

Aleks Syntek

 Wed, 15 Apr at 04:00 pm The UC Theatre

Brooklyn Sound Lab's Monthly Series - LAST Monday

 Mon, 26 May at 06:00 pm 1201 University Ave Free

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 02 Oct at 05:00 pm Berkeley Free

Comedy Therapy

 Fri, 12 Apr at 08:00 pm Drop 84 USD 5 to 10

Pre Capoeira with Tu Chegas 4-5 year olds

 Sun, 14 Sep at 10:15 am Casa de Cultura at the Capoeira Arts Foundation Building USD 130

Kyle Abraham

 Sun, 22 Feb at 04:00 am Zellerbach Hall

Opera Grand Rapids - Berkeley

 Sat, 14 Mar at 03:00 am Zellerbach Hall