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- When
- Sun 27 Dec 2026, 11am
- Where
- War Memorial Opera House, Civic Center & Tenderloin
Checked 5 Nov 2026 on the organizer’s page.
SF Ballet's sensory-friendly Nutcracker is the 11am show that Sunday, and the 4pm show the same day is a regular performance, so pick the one that suits your family.
San Francisco Ballet’s Sunday Dec 27 11am performance of The Nutcracker is the sensory-friendly show, set up to be a relaxed, comfortable ballet experience for everyone. The 4pm show that day is a regular performance.
Not confirmed: ticket prices are not listed on the page we read.
Getting There
- MMarket St & 9th StF Market & Wharves streetcar · 0.2 mi, about 5 min walk
- MVan Ness Station OutboundMuni Metro J K L M N · 0.2 mi, about 5 min walk
- BCivic Center / UN Plaza BART0.3 mi, about 9 min walk
Transit directions, including buses
Nearest Muni Metro, streetcar and cable car stops and BART stations, from SFMTA and BART published stop data. Distances are straight-line, and walking times are our estimate. Buses aren’t listed here.
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Getting there by Muni
Nearest BART: Civic Center / UN Plaza, about 8 min walk.
Straight-line distance from the venue; check SFMTA for times and service changes. From our Events by Muni data, November 9, 2026.
Source: San Francisco Ballet ↗ · Checked against the official source on November 5, 2026. Found something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.
War Memorial Opera House: Access Facts
Wheelchair access confirmed on the venue's own page
- Wheelchair-accessible entrances are on Van Ness Avenue, Grove Street (south) and the Courtyard (north).
- Two passenger elevators in the main lobby serve every floor except the Balcony (5th floor).
- Wheelchair seating is in the Orchestra, Mezzanine and Dress Circle. Aisle seats with lifting armrests are in the Orchestra, Dress Circle and Grand Tier.
- Accessible restrooms are in the lobbies on all levels except the Orchestra and Balcony.
- The War Memorial does not provide wheelchairs.
Unconfirmed Wheelchair access to the Balcony (5th floor). Do this: call the venue before you go.
Source: War Memorial accessibility page, read November 3, 2026. Details can change; call the venue to be sure.
Accessible San Francisco: all venues and Muni and BART facts
Dates, times, prices and venue checked against the official source on .
Cite this page: Project SF, “The Nutcracker: Sensory-Friendly Performance”, projectsf.com/events/the-nutcracker-sensory-friendly-performance/ (updated ).