The Bay Area’s December lineup of accessible performances
Your monthly guide to inclusive performances in San Francisco, Berkeley, and beyond.
December settles in with crisp evenings, festive lights, and an arts season sparkling across the Bay Area. Theatres, opera houses, and concert halls are alive with holiday classics, fresh performances, and audiences ready to wrap themselves in the joy of live arts. As celebrations draw near, it’s the perfect moment to revisit a beloved tradition, discover something new, or treat yourself to an inspiring night out.
Bay Area arts organizations continue to expand access this season, offering ASL interpretation, captioning, sensory-friendly options, and other accessibility features—ensuring that everyone can share in the region’s rich and radiant creative energy.
Holiday Spectacular
ASL Interpreted: December 12 at 7:30 p.m.; December 13 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Join the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus for the Holiday Spectacular—a sparkling celebration that blends beloved holiday classics, bold new works, and fabulously queer twists.
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus & BroadwaySF
broadwaysf.com
The Golden Girls Live
ASL Interpreted: December 21 at 1:30 p.m.
Returning for its 20th year of holiday hilarity, The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes celebrates its own “golden” anniversary in true Miami style.
BroadwaySF
broadwaysf.com
Moulin Rouge!
ASL Interpreted: December 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Closed Captioned: Available at all performances
Audio Described: Available at all performances
Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical—winner of 10 Tony Awards—including Best Musical.
BroadwaySF
broadwaysf.com
Mother of Exiles
Closed Captioned: Available at every matinee through December 18
Audio Described: December 20 at 2 p.m.
In 1898, on Angel Island, a pregnant Eddie Loi faces deportation amid America’s tightening immigration laws. A century later, her great-grandson Braulio inadvertently conjures her spirit—unleashing a witty, opinionated ancestor.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
berkeleyrep.org
A Beautiful Noise
Closed Captioned: December 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A Beautiful Noise is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became a chart-busting, show-stopping American rock icon.
Broadway San Jose
broadwaysanjose.com
The Gift of Nothing
Relaxed Performance: December 20 at 11 a.m.
ASL Interpreted: December 21 at 1 p.m.
A charming musical based on the Patrick McDonnell book and featuring the beloved characters from Mutts comics. The story follows best friends Mooch the cat and Earl the dog as Mooch searches for the perfect gift for his friend-only to discover that the most meaningful gift of all isn’t something you can wrap, but is simply friendship itself.
Marin Theatre
marintheatre.org
Nutcracker
Sensory Friendly: December 28 at 11 a.m.
Tchaikovsky’s iconic score played by the Grammy Award-winning Orchestra guides us along Clara’s magical journey from her Victorian-era San Francisco home, through the most dazzling onstage blizzard, and onto the stunning Crystal Palace where we meet the Sugar Plum Fairy and an international cast of characters.
San Francisco Ballet
sfballet.org
Sunday in the Park with George
Audio Described: Available at every performance
Inspired by French painter Georges Seurat and his iconic 1884 masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, this groundbreaking musical brings the artist’s world to life, as the figures of Seurat’s park step out of the canvas and into the theatre.
Shotgun Players
shotgunplayers.org
Georgiana and Kitty
Audio Described: December 14 at 2 p.m.
ASL Interpreted: December 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Open Captioned: December 21 at 2 p.m.
Celebrate another holiday season with another play in the “Christmas at Pemberley” series from Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon! Georgiana Darcy is an accomplished pianist but wary of romance. Kitty Bennet is a bright-eyed optimist and a perfect best friend.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
theatreworks.org
