Events in Berkeley May




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Fri May 1 3:30am
NBA Western Conference First Round: Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Home Game 3, Series Game 6 (If Necessary)
Chase Center  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 3:30am
NHL Western Conference First Round: San Jose Sharks vs. TBD - Home Game 4 (Date: TBD - If Necessary)
SAP Center  •  San Jose, CA
Fri May 1 9:30am
The Emperor's New Clothes
Margaret Lesher Theatre at Lesher Center for the Arts  •  Walnut Creek, CA
Fri May 1 11:00am
The Emperor's New Clothes
Margaret Lesher Theatre at Lesher Center for the Arts  •  Walnut Creek, CA
Fri May 1 3:00pm
Flex - Theatrical Production
San Francisco Playhouse  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 5:00pm
Dabin
Frost Amphitheater  •  Stanford, CA
Fri May 1 5:30pm
American Crown Circus
Sonoma County Fairgrounds  •  Santa Rosa, CA
Fri May 1 6:00pm
Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Santa Clara Broncos
Patterson Baseball C./WA Trust Field  •  Spokane, WA
Fri May 1 6:00pm
Stanford Cardinal vs. Sacramento State Hornets
Stanford Softball Stadium  •  Stanford, CA
Fri May 1 6:00pm
Earlybirds Club
The Independent  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 6:05pm
California Golden Bears vs. Virginia Tech Hokies
Evans Diamond At Stu Gordon Stadium  •  Berkeley, CA
Fri May 1 6:40pm
Athletics vs. Cleveland Guardians
Sutter Health Park  •  West Sacramento, CA
Fri May 1 7:00pm
Michelle Buteau
Fox Theater  •  Oakland, CA
Fri May 1 7:00pm
Connie Han
SFJazz Center  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 7:00pm
Bert Kreischer
San Jose Civic  •  San Jose, CA
Fri May 1 7:00pm
Josh Johnson
San Jose Improv  •  San Jose, CA
Fri May 1 7:00pm
Matilda - The Musical
Presidio Theatre  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 7:00pm
Emo Philips
Punch Line Comedy Club  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 7:00pm
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra: Orbiting Spheres
Jackson Hall At Mondavi Center  •  Davis, CA
Fri May 1 7:00pm
Vacaville Ballet Company: Mary Poppins
Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre  •  Vacaville, CA
Fri May 1 7:10pm
Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Francisco Giants
Tropicana Field  •  St. Petersburg, FL
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Les Miserables
San Jose Center For The Performing Arts  •  San Jose, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
San Francisco Symphony: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King In Concert
Davies Symphony Hall  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Opera San Jose: La Traviata
California Theatre  •  San Jose, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Meshell Ndegeocello
SFJAZZ Center  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Herbst Theatre  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Smuin Contemporary Ballet: Future Forward
Hofmann Theatre at Lesher Center for the Arts  •  Walnut Creek, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Charlie Puth, Daniel Seavey & Ally Salort
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Francis Ellis
Cobb's Comedy Club  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Oakland Ballet: Double Happiness
Great Star Theater  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
The Glass Menagerie
Bankhead Theater  •  Livermore, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Carlos Mencia
Tommy T's Comedy Club  •  Pleasanton, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
Enfrascada
Mercury Theater  •  Petaluma, CA
Fri May 1 7:30pm
American Crown Circus
Sonoma County Fairgrounds  •  Santa Rosa, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
San Francisco Ballet: Mere Mortals
War Memorial Opera House  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Flex - Theatrical Production
San Francisco Playhouse  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
The Play That Goes Wrong
Hillbarn Theatre  •  San Mateo, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Windborne
Freight & Salvage  •  Berkeley, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Sherri Shepherd
Calvin Simmons Theatre at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts  •  Oakland, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Amir K
Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club  •  Sunnyvale, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Pat Metheny
The Masonic  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Creed Fisher
Mystic Theatre  •  Petaluma, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Le Youth
The Regency Ballroom  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Ford.
Rickshaw Stop  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Poolside
Castro Theatre  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Fleetwood Macrame
Napa Music Hall  •  Napa, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Molly Tuttle & Ketch Secor
Sweetwater Music Hall  •  Mill Valley, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Come From Away
Mountain View Center For The Performing Arts  •  Mountain View, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Hamnet
Toni Rembe Theater  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
The Monsters
Peet's Theatre at Berkeley Repertory Theatre  •  Berkeley, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Addie Finch & Jack Wirth
The Phoenix Theater  •  Petaluma, CA
Fri May 1 8:00pm
Chris Lake
Pier 48  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 8:30pm
Connie Han
SFJazz Center  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 8:30pm
Noise Complaints
August Hall  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 9:00pm
Cydeways
Cornerstone  •  Berkeley, CA
Fri May 1 9:00pm
K-Pop Rave
The Ritz  •  San Jose, CA
Fri May 1 9:00pm
Shabazz Palaces
The Chapel  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 9:15pm
Josh Johnson
San Jose Improv  •  San Jose, CA
Fri May 1 9:15pm
Emo Philips
Punch Line Comedy Club  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 9:45pm
Francis Ellis
Cobb's Comedy Club  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 9:45pm
Carlos Mencia
Tommy T's Comedy Club  •  Pleasanton, CA
Fri May 1 10:00pm
Angrybaby
1015 Folsom Nightclub  •  San Francisco, CA
Fri May 1 10:00pm
Wuki
Pure Night Club  •  Sunnyvale, CA
Sat May 2 3:30am
Twin Diplomacy
The Terrace At The Midway  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 3:30am
NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Golden State Warriors vs. TBD - Home Game 1, Series Game 3 (Date: TBD - If Necessary)
Chase Center  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 10:00am
Vacaville Ballet Company: Mary Poppins
Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre  •  Vacaville, CA
Sat May 2 11:00am
The Emperor's New Clothes
Margaret Lesher Theatre at Lesher Center for the Arts  •  Walnut Creek, CA
Sat May 2 1:00pm
Toronto FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes
BMO Field  •  Toronto, ON
Sat May 2 1:05pm
Athletics vs. Cleveland Guardians
Sutter Health Park  •  West Sacramento, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
Les Miserables
San Jose Center For The Performing Arts  •  San Jose, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
San Francisco Symphony: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King In Concert
Davies Symphony Hall  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
San Francisco Ballet: Mere Mortals
War Memorial Opera House  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
The Emperor's New Clothes
Margaret Lesher Theatre at Lesher Center for the Arts  •  Walnut Creek, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
The Play That Goes Wrong
Hillbarn Theatre  •  San Mateo, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
Smuin Contemporary Ballet: Future Forward
Hofmann Theatre at Lesher Center for the Arts  •  Walnut Creek, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
Mahmut Orhan
Treasure Island  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
Come From Away
Mountain View Center For The Performing Arts  •  Mountain View, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
Hamnet
Toni Rembe Theater  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
The Glass Menagerie
Bankhead Theater  •  Livermore, CA
Sat May 2 2:00pm
Children's Musical Theatre: Godspell
Montgomery Theatre  •  San Jose, CA
Sat May 2 2:05pm
California Golden Bears vs. Virginia Tech Hokies
Evans Diamond At Stu Gordon Stadium  •  Berkeley, CA
Sat May 2 2:30pm
Oakland Ballet: Double Happiness
Great Star Theater  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 2:30pm
Zakir Khan
San Jose Civic  •  San Jose, CA
Sat May 2 3:00pm
Flex - Theatrical Production
San Francisco Playhouse  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 3:00pm
Meshell Ndegeocello
SFJAZZ Center  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 3:00pm
Matilda - The Musical
Presidio Theatre  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 3:00pm
Twin Diplomacy
The Midway  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 3:30pm
Monsters of Tokyo (In Japanese)
Cobb's Comedy Club  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 3:30pm
American Crown Circus
Sonoma County Fairgrounds  •  Santa Rosa, CA
Sat May 2 4:00pm
The Emperor's New Clothes
Margaret Lesher Theatre at Lesher Center for the Arts  •  Walnut Creek, CA
Sat May 2 5:00pm
Dabin
Frost Amphitheater  •  Stanford, CA
Sat May 2 5:30pm
American Crown Circus
Sonoma County Fairgrounds  •  Santa Rosa, CA
Sat May 2 6:00pm
Amir K
Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club  •  Sunnyvale, CA
Sat May 2 6:00pm
Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Santa Clara Broncos
Patterson Baseball C./WA Trust Field  •  Spokane, WA
Sat May 2 6:00pm
SAD! An Emo Rap Thing ft. Blade Trip
The Ritz  •  San Jose, CA
Sat May 2 6:10pm
Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Francisco Giants (Post Game Concert by Chase Rice)
Tropicana Field  •  St. Petersburg, FL
Sat May 2 7:00pm
Daniel Ho Trio
SFJazz Center  •  San Francisco, CA
Sat May 2 7:00pm
Zakir Khan
San Jose Civic  •  San Jose, CA
Sat May 2 7:00pm
Zakir Khan
San Jose Civic  •  San Jose, CA
Sat May 2 7:00pm
Bert Kreischer
Paramount Theatre  •  Oakland, CA


Events in Berkeley May 2026 schedule

Berkeley's May 2026 events offer a vibrant mix of live performances across diverse genres and venues, making it an exciting month for entertainment enthusiasts. Music lovers can enjoy headline acts such as Pennywise performing at The UC Theatre on May 9th, and the legendary Lewis Capaldi showcasing his talent at the Greek Theatre on May 3rd. Metal fans will appreciate the intense sounds of Snow Tha Product on May 7th at The UC Theatre, and Sepultura hitting the same venue on May 28th. For alternative and indie music, Alabama Shakes will perform at the Greek Theatre on May 29th and 30th, while the dynamic Borns is set to perform at The UC Theatre on May 20th. The UC Theatre also hosts the popular electronic act Cimafunk on May 16th, and the iconic Cut Copy on May 23rd. Opera and classical music fans can look forward to Renee Fleming's performance at Zellerbach Hall on May 3rd, complemented by Lara Downes' piano recital on May 9th. Theater and musical productions are represented by 'Cats' at Berkeley Playhouse on May 22nd and 23rd, along with 'The Aquarium' at The UC Theatre on May 22nd. Sports and university events include the California Golden Bears' baseball games against Virginia Tech at Evans Diamond from May 1st to 3rd, and their series against Stanford beginning on May 14th through 16th, with multiple games scheduled at the same venue. Comedy and cultural performances also feature prominently, with acts like La Dona on May 15th, and the tribute show to Patsy Cline by Margaret Belton on May 10th. The month is packed with exciting concerts at top venues such as The UC Theatre, Greek Theatre, Freight & Salvage, Cornerstone, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre, ensuring there's something for everyone to enjoy in Berkeley this May.