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JUL 30 · 7:30 p.m.
Tech Roast Silicon Valley: Comedians Roast Techies
Comedians roast Silicon Valley techies live on stage.
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AUG 1 · 8 p.m.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui in NAQAAB – A Comedy Thriller
A live theatrical comedy thriller with suspense, humor, twists, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui performing a challenging triple role.
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AUG 7–10 · multiple dates
NAFA Red Carpet and Marathi Film Festival
A South Asian and international cinema showcase with curated film screenings, filmmaker interactions, global performances, and awards.
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AUG 21 · 7 p.m.
Girls Gone Bible: Revival Tour
A faith-focused tour featuring real stories, faith-filled conversations, and shared worship about encountering God.
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AUG 22 · 8 p.m.
Marc Maron – Yammering into the Void Tour
Stand-up comedy by Marc Maron, whose specials include Panicked, From Bleak to Dark, End Times Fun, Too Real, More Later, and Thinky Pain.
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SEP 13–27 · multiple dates
Don Giovanni – Opera San José
Opera San José stages a new production of Mozart’s dark psychological thriller about a libertine’s seductive downfall.
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OCT 3 · 7:30 p.m.
The New World – Symphony San Jose
A program featuring Copland’s Billy the Kid and the Bay Area premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff’s Rhapsody on America with pianist Joyce Yang.
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OCT 13 · 8 p.m.
Georgian National Ballet “Sukhishvili”
Traditional Georgian dance performance celebrating an 80th anniversary.
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OCT 16 · 8 p.m.
Small Town Murder
Comedians James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman bring their podcast to the stage with true-crime stories and comedic commentary.
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OCT 17 · 7:30 p.m.
9th International Performing Arts Festival
An annual performing arts festival showcasing local and international dance and choreography celebrating diverse cultures worldwide.
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OCT 21 · 7:30 p.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
A live performance featuring romantic ballads, movie themes, disco, rock, and gospel songs.
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OCT 24 · 7:30 p.m.
Symphonic Spooktacular – Symphony San Jose
Symphony San Jose performs a Halloween concert of heroic and sinister orchestral works.
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NOV 15–29 · multiple dates
Fiddler on the Roof – Opera San José
Opera San José presents a production about Tevye, his daughters, and a Jewish shtetl facing upheaval as tradition meets change.
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DEC 5 · 7:30 p.m.
Merry Mozart – Symphony San Jose
A classical concert featuring Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll and Respighi’s Trittico Botticelliano.
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DEC 12 · 2:30 p.m.
Holiday Spectacular – Symphony San Jose
Elena Sharkova leads Symphony San Jose, Chorale, Cantabile Youth Singers, New Ballet, and guests in a holiday program of classics, carols, dance, and.
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DEC 19–27 · multiple dates
The San Jose Nutcracker – New Ballet & Symphony San Jose
A staging of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker with choreography by Dalia Rawson, set in San Jose at the turn of the last century.
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DEC 20–27 · multiple dates
My Very First Nutcracker – New Ballet & Symphony San Jose
A one-act Nutcracker ballet for families with young children, featuring Uncle Nikola’s gifts, a magical light tower, mice, and toy soldiers.
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JAN 23 · 7:30 p.m.
Pictures At An Exhibition – Symphony San Jose
A Symphony San Jose concert features Michael Daugherty’s American Gothic and Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G with Jon Nakamatsu.
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FEB 14–28 · multiple dates
Doctor Atomic – Opera San José
An opera about the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the Manhattan Project and Oppenheimer’s team.
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MAR 6 · 6:30 p.m.
Concerto for Orchestra – Symphony San Jose
A program of Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Gilkes' Trombone Concerto, and Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra.
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MAR 7 · 10 a.m.
My Very First Symphony – Symphony San Jose
A family concert featuring Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, introducing children to the instruments of the symphony.
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APR 18 – MAY 2 · multiple dates
Carmen – Opera San José
Opera San José stages Bizet’s Carmen, the tale of passion, jealousy and fatal attraction in Seville.
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MAY 8 · 7:30 p.m.
The Mighty Organ – Symphony San Jose
Symphony San Jose spotlights the California Theatre's Mighty Wurlitzer organ with works by Caroline Shaw and Poulenc.
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MAY 22 · 11 a.m.
My Very First Ballet – Symphony San Jose
A special presentation of The Sleeping Beauty for families with young children, featuring Aurora’s wedding and fairy tale characters.
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MAY 22 · 2 p.m.
The Sleeping Beauty – New Ballet & Symphony San Jose
A ballet performance of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale set to Tchaikovsky’s score, featuring choreography by New Ballet and Symphony San Jose.
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JUN 5 · 7:30 p.m.
Ode to Joy – Symphony San Jose
Symphony San Jose performs Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, blending chorus, solo voice, and orchestra.
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