Presented by Zaccho Dance Theatre and Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture (FMCAC), the San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival returns to FMCAC’s iconic waterfront venue to showcase acclaimed aerial artists, bold new site works, youth aerial and circus performers, and more than 20 aerial dance filmmakers.

Date & Times

Friday, August 7, 2026:

8:00 to 9:30 p.m.: “Cowell Theater Showcase”

Saturday, August 8, 2026

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Cowell Theater Showcase — “The Next Generation”

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Gateway Pavilion — “New Site Work”

5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Gateway Pavilion — “New Site Work”

8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: “The Cowell Theater Showcase”

Sunday, August 9, 2026

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Zaccho Dance Studio | 1777 Yosemite Ave, #330, San Francisco, CA 94124 — Urban Jazz Dance Company Special Event, “When Light Listens”

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Gateway Pavilion — “New Site Work”

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Gateway Pavilion “New Site Work”

7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.: Gateway Pavilion — “Gallery Showcase: New Experiments”