Arts and shows in California: 376 listings in 31 counties. Theater, concerts, dance and comedy. Details can change. Check with the venue before you go. This is page 3 of 3, with 9 counties and 118 listings.
A benefit concert: Broken Social Scene joined by violinist Edwin Huizinga and Monterey High School Music students. All ticket revenue goes to the Monterey High Music program.
GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Perla Batalla performs her tribute to her longtime friend and mentor Leonard Cohen, with small-table cabaret seating in Sunset Center's Studio 105.
Dates
Nov 12, 2026
Hours
7pm
Cost
$75 general admission. Online and phone orders add a $4.50 convenience fee.
PacRep Theatre's production of the musical based on the true story of Gander, Newfoundland, hosting stranded travelers after September 11. Runs 2 hours 30 minutes with one intermission; recommended for ages 10 and up. The Dec 5 show is ASL interpreted.
Dates
Nov 19 - Dec 20
Hours
Thu-Sat 7:30pm (no Thu Nov 26); Sun 2pm
Ages
Age Recommendation: 10+ years old
Cost
$46 general, $36 seniors 65+, $26 teachers/military, $13 students, $8 under 12 ($5-$22 at Nov 19-20 previews), plus $3 facility fee and up to $3 box office fee
Music Director Jayce Ogren leads Schubert's Symphony No. 5, the world premiere of Chen Yi's Toward the Future with pianists Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee, and selections from Dvorak's Slavonic Dances. 95 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
Dates
Nov 21-22
Hours
Sat 7:30pm; Sun 3pm
Cost
$50-$90; $12 students, teachers and military (Tier 3 only)
Celebrate thirty years of Hey Arnold with creator Craig Bartlett and composer Jim Lang, the team behind the show's iconic music. A VIP experience adds stories and a Q&A with Craig and Jim.
Students of PacRep's Peppy Garner & Darnell Whitt School of Performing Arts stage the musical based on the animated holiday special, outdoors at the Forest Theater. Runs 1 hour 30 minutes with one intermission; ages 4 and up. The Dec 19 show is ASL interpreted.
Dates
Weekends Nov 28 - Dec 20
Hours
Sat-Sun 3pm
Ages
Age Recommendation: Age 4 and older
Cost
$25 general and seniors, $20 teachers/military, $13 students, $8 under 12, plus $3 facility fee and up to $3 box office fee
Circle Jerks, the American hardcore punk band formed in 1979 in Los Angeles by former Black Flag vocalist Keith Morris and Redd Kross guitarist Greg Hetson.
Chamber Music Monterey Bay presents the GRAMMY-nominated string quartet in Haydn, Kevin Puts, Puccini and Ginastera, with a pre-concert talk at 6:30pm.
Ukulele virtuoso and composer Jake Shimabukuro, known for fast and complex finger work that mixes jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk and flamenco.
Pianist Benny Green, who grew up in Berkeley and whom Oscar Peterson named as his protégé in 1992, plays Kuumbwa; he has focused on solo piano performance since 2020.
Dates
Monday, November 30, 2026
Hours
7:00 pm (doors and dinner 6:00 pm)
Ages
All ages
Cost
$46.62 advance, $52.50 at the door, $42.00 members, $26.25 students (all-in pricing)
Juilliard-trained pianist Isaiah J. Thompson, a member of the John Pizzarelli Trio since 2019, plays A Guaraldi Holiday: a program celebrating the beloved holiday compositions of Vince Guaraldi.
Dates
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Hours
7:00 pm (doors and dinner 6:00 pm)
Ages
All ages
Cost
$40.79 advance, $42.00 at the door, $36.75 members, $21.00 students (all-in pricing)
A free noon-time concert in the monthly Munching with Mozart series: "All Roads Lead to London" with Scott Wilkinson on recorder and Penny Hanna on viola da gamba.
Holiday comedy in the intimate Cobblestone Theatre: to keep her mother from finding out she's divorced, Wendy pays her ex to pose as her husband for the holidays, and havoc ensues.
The six-member America Made Band pays tribute to Toby Keith with a night of country music, patriotism and party anthems. Open seating; beer and wine available.
Family holiday play by Ken and Jack Ludwig staged in Baker Street West's immersive Victorian London setting. The theatre is up 30+ stairs with no elevator.
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lacy J. Dalton, a North American Country Music Association International Hall of Fame inductee, kicks off the holidays with Christmas music and her country songs. Open seating; beer and wine available.
A Christmas holiday show of classic 1950s and '60s rock and roll, fronted by Frankie Adele, former lead singer of the original Sha Na Na. Open seating; beer and wine available.
Close out the year with the Jason Weeks Duo bringing festive cheer to the vineyard, plus food-truck bites and local vendors to celebrate the holiday season.
Award-winning blues guitarist and soul-deep singer Coco Montoya, a protégé of Albert Collins, plays the intimate 215-seat historic theater. His last show here sold out.
A rollicking evening of humor and song as yodeling cowboy Sourdough Slim and string wizard Robert Armstrong revive country blues, vintage jazz and cowboy classics with vaudevillian flair.
Gold Country's own Black Irish Band brings 35 years of up-beat acoustic folk: Irish, Scottish, Italian and American songs, maritime and railroad tunes and Western ballads that appeal to all ages.
Northern California's Chuck Bradley and The Damn Liars bring vintage rock and roll, outlaw country and roadhouse blues, with Sacramento country-rock band Burke opening.
A tribute to the supergroup that never played live, with Wilburys hits like Handle With Care and End of the Line plus favorites from Harrison, Petty, Orbison, Dylan and Lynne. Back by popular demand after a sold-out show.
A holiday double bill. A Krampus Carol is a wickedly funny holiday play in which Santa's jolly reign is challenged by Krampus, the horned, mischief-loving creature of European folklore. A VHS Christmas Carol is an entirely sung-through one-act musical that tells A Christmas Carol with 80s synth-pop music.
A ticketed Chico State Music, Theatre and Dance production of The Thanksgiving Play in the Larry Wismer Theatre; contact the University Box Office for tickets.
An evening of flamenco with Adam Del Monte, an internationally acclaimed flamenco guitarist and Hollywood session musician, at monca, the Museum of Northern California Art.
Two nights with the Los Angeles band, three-time GRAMMY winners, blending Latin, hip-hop, funk, reggae and rock. Early access 5:30pm, general doors 6pm.
Two nights of Americana with bluegrass roots from the California band led by brothers Ben and Alex Morrison; each night sold separately. Early access 5:30pm, general doors 6pm.
Chico Community Ballet's entirely original full-length ballet, inspired by the beloved world of Oz, travels from Munchkinland to the Emerald City and the yellow brick road between.
Dates
January 29-31, 2027
Hours
January 29 at 6:30 pm; January 30 at 1:00 pm and 6:30 pm; January 31 at 1:00 pm
The internationally acclaimed Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández presents the traditions, music and dance of México, as it has for more than 70 years.
The original 1966 Broadway version of the musical about Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic dance hall hostess in New York City, with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and a book by Neil Simon.
A performance that blends storytelling, music, dance and acrobatics into a celebration of connection and shared humanity, inspired by African traditions and contemporary movement.
A fundraiser for the local dance group with a red carpet, dancing, charcuterie and photos, plus a preview of the company's 2027 competition dances. Open seating.
The Lake County Symphony's fall concert, conducted by John Parkinson, with an opening performance by the Lake County Adult and Youth Concert Orchestra. Doors 1:30pm.
The Lake County Symphony Association's annual Christmas concert, conducted by John Parkinson, with an opening performance by the Lake County Adult and Youth Concert Orchestra. Doors 1:30pm.
Christmas concerts by the Susanville Symphony as part of its 2026-2027 season, with two performances at the United Methodist Church. Tickets are sold through the symphony's online ticket page.
Dates
Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, December 20, 2026 at 2:00 pm
An intimate Christmas concert at 7:00 pm featuring the Uptown Brass, with beloved holiday pieces and timeless classics, presented by the Susanville Symphony. Tickets are sold through the symphony's online ticket page.
Mendocino Theatre Company stages Joe Landry's adaptation as a live 1940s radio broadcast, directed by Ricci Dedola. Thu Nov 12 is pay what you will. Box office 707-937-4477.
Dates
Nov 5-Dec 13, 2026
Hours
Evenings 7:30pm; Sun matinees 2pm (Nov 15, 22, 29, Dec 6, 13)
A world premiere written and directed by Jeremy Daw, in which a lawyer works with a defendant's four personalities to piece together a murder case. Audience Q&A with the writer-director after each performance.
Symphony of the Redwoods' Fall Concert features violist Paul Yarbrough in Britten's Lachrymae, alongside Sibelius's King Kristian II Suite and Dvorak's Symphony No.7, at Cotton Auditorium.
Dates
November 7–8, 2026
Hours
Saturday, 7:30PM; Sunday, 2:00PM; 30-minute pre-concert lecture Sat 6.30pm / Sun 1pm
Cost
$30 general; $15 ages 19–29; free for 18 and under with an accompanying adult
A Sunday afternoon of violin and piano duos with violinist Hrabba Atladottir and pianist Paul Schrage, part of the Opus Chamber Music Series at Preston Hall.
The second concert of the Ukiah Symphony's 26-27 season, with violinist Jeremy Cohen; the program includes Florence Price's Adoration, Taquito Militar and Bloch's Nigun Improvisation from Baal Shem.
Guest conductor Les Pfutzenreuter leads Symphony of the Redwoods, soloists and you through Handel's Messiah in a holiday sing-along. Vocal scores are provided; sit in the center and sing with the choir, or just come to listen; a free community rehearsal is held Wednesday, December 17 at 6pm at Preston Hall. Free and open to all.
A funny, moving and offbeat play about Barry Champlain, Cleveland's controversial late-night radio host, on the eve of his show's national syndication. Rated mature for language, themes and content.
Baroque duo Beneath a Tree, violinist Gail Hernández Rosa and double bassist Daniel Turkos, mixes early music with folk and contemporary sounds in this Opus Chamber Music Series concert.
The Winter Concert pairs Beethoven's Egmont: Overture with Glazunov's Concerto for Alto Saxophone featuring Wenbo Yin, plus Glazunov's Serenade No.1 and Kashperova's Symphony in B minor.
Dates
January 30–31, 2027
Hours
Saturday, 7:30PM; Sunday, 2:00PM; pre-concert lecture Sat 6:30pm / Sun 1pm
Cost
$30 general; $15 ages 19–29; free for 18 and under with an accompanying adult
The third concert of the Ukiah Symphony's 26-27 season, with Rebecca Roudman and Dirty Cello, including Beethoven's Coriolan Overture and Concerto for the Modern Woman by Jason Eckl.
Spend Valentine's Day afternoon with the Mendocino Woodwind Quintet: principal Symphony of the Redwoods players and local artists in chamber music for winds and piano.
Hamlet returns to the historic Nevada Theatre in a bold new production directed by veteran actor, director and educator John Deaderick, who calls it his swan song.
Dates
Thursday-Sunday, October 29-November 8
Hours
7:30pm; Sunday matinees at 2:00pm; special Saturday matinee October 31
Cost
$27.70 general admission, $38.10 reserved (including fees)
A community sing-along through folk, country, blues and rock, led by music director Rod Baggett. No auditions, rehearsals or singing experience needed; all ages and singing levels welcome.
A witty romantic comedy set during the Serbo-Bulgarian War, in which a practical Swiss soldier seeks refuge in a young woman's bedroom and her romantic view of war and love is challenged.
The Valencia Baryton Project, led by barytonist Matthew Baker, performs music for the baryton, an ancient and little-known stringed instrument, in a string trio program including Haydn.
Holt Ballet Conservatory's reimagined Clara & the Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky's score, with guest artists and young dancers in a holiday show for all ages.
Joyful voices, brilliant holiday music and sing-along favorites: a festive holiday concert of choral harmonies and orchestral works by Whitacre, Bruckner, Vaughan Williams and more, conducted by Alison Skinner.
Dates
Saturday, December 19, 2026 and Sunday, December 20, 2026
San Francisco string band The Brothers Comatose throws a Shipwrecked-themed New Year's Eve party with a champagne toast at midnight and a balloon drop; Bluegrass Blowouts open; costumes encouraged.
Jam-electronica band Lotus, blending classic electronic dance music, funk, post-rock and dance-rock, with Moon Hooch co-founder and saxophonist Michael Wilbur. 18+.
The dramaworks company stages the Tony Award-winning musical about Matilda, a girl with astonishing wit and imagination who stands up to her cruel parents and the headmistress Miss Trunchbull, with help from her teacher Miss Honey. The show is rated PG. The West End Theatre shares its building with Quintopia Brewing Co.; box office and doors open a half hour before each performance.
Dates
December 3 & 5, 10-12 at 7pm; December 6, 12, & 13 at 2pm
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