Group Pricing Sits With Ticket Services
San Francisco Ballet offers discounted tickets for groups of 20 or more. The organisation’s FAQ page carries the threshold and routes group organisers to Ticket Services on 415-865-2000. Ticket Services answers Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm.
The organisation publishes no per-seat group rate, no group code and no group booking cut-off. Single tickets went on sale on 5 October 2026.
Thirty-Five Performances Across Twenty Dates
The run opens on Friday 4 December 2026 and closes on Sunday 27 December. The production page labels the window DEC 4–27.
Thirty-five performances fall on 20 dates inside that window. Fifteen of those dates carry two performances. Five carry one. The single-performance dates are 4, 8, 9, 10 and 15 December.
The clock split runs 15 performances at 7:00 pm, 13 at 2:00 pm, three at 6:00 pm, two at 11:00 am and two at 4:00 pm. The 6:00 pm starts fall on 8, 9 and 10 December. The 11:00 am and 4:00 pm performances fall on 24 and 27 December.
Four dates inside the window carry no performance. They are Monday 7, Monday 14, Monday 21 and Friday 25 December.
The House Clock for a Group Arrival
The War Memorial Opera House stands at 301 Van Ness Avenue at Grove Street in the Civic Center.
The lobby opens one hour before each performance. The box office opens four hours before the performance on performance days. The FAQ asks patrons to arrive at least 45 minutes ahead of the start.
Accessible seating sits on the Orchestra and Dress Circle levels and books through 415-865-2000. Wheelchair entry points are the Van Ness Avenue front doors, the Grove Street taxi ramp and the north carriage entrance. A caregiver enters without a ticket and waits in the lobby.
Bags must fit under a seat or on a lap at roughly 14 by 14 by 6 inches. Larger items go to coat check. Screening runs at the north and south carriage entrances and the main Van Ness entrance.
Intermission drink orders go in by email to operahousepreorder@ggcatering.com before the curtain. Prelude at the Opera House opens two hours before 2:00 pm Sunday performances and 7:00 pm Tuesday to Saturday performances.
Terms a Group Booking Turns On
All sales are final, tickets are non-refundable and the organisation accepts no cancellations.
The exchange ladder for single tickets is $20 per order in advance and $25 per ticket on the performance date. Single-ticket exchanges close three hours before the scheduled start. The package ladder is $10 per order in advance, waived until 17 January 2027, then $20 per order on the performance date. The Principal 6 package carries fee-free advance exchange and a $20 per order charge on the performance date.
A facility fee of $1 or $2 sits inside every seat price in the house. Every person entering the Opera House needs a ticket, and children occupy their own seat. The organisation bars children under 3 from the auditorium.
The Tenth Luncheon Sells Tables as Well as Seats
The 10th annual Nutcracker Benefit Luncheon: Land of Dreams runs on Sunday 6 December 2026 at 12 pm. Lunch precedes the matinee. Guests move to private Box seats or front and centre Orchestra seats at the War Memorial Opera House for the performance.
The page sells full tables for eight or ten guests beside individual tickets. Individual prices run at $5,000 on the Royal Circle level, $2,500 on Nutcracker Suite and $1,500 on Snow Queen’s Court.
Table sales route through Meg Sullivan at msullivan@sfballet.org or 415-865-6625.
What the Run Does Not Publish
The production page carries no hotel partner, no lodging line, no room block and no shuttle for the run.