Zaccho Dance Theatre and Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture present the biennial San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival, the premiere event for aerial arts in the San Francisco Bay Area. This dynamic, three-day indoor and outdoor event features innovative spectacle, daring athleticism, aerial dance, and circus performances.

The aerial performances take place on the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture campus in the Cowell Theater, the Festival Pavilion, and the Firehouse. See the schedule below.

Friday, August 10, 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Cowell Theater: Veronica Blair, Beth Clarke, Sierra Camille, Azraa Muhammad and Melea Emunah, Kameko Shibata, Sonya Smith and Bianca Cabrera, UpSwing Aerial Dance Company, Helen Wicks and Katelyn Hane, and Caroline Wright and Xochitl Sosa. ($25 children & seniors, $35 adults). The Aerial Arts Festival reception takes place in the Firehouse following the Friday night performance.

Saturday, August 11, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Youth Performance Showcase, Cowell Theater: BANDALOOP/Destiny Arts Performance Company, Circus Center‘s San Francisco Youth Circus, Kinetic Arts, Les Aerielles from Trapeze Arts, and Zaccho Youth Company. ($15 children & seniors, $25 adults)

Saturday, August 11, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Festival Pavilion: Acrobatic Conundrum,  BANDALOOP, and Veronica Blair. ($25 children & seniors, $35 adults)

Saturday, August 11, 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Cowell Theater: Alex Allen, Veronica Blair, Beth Clarke, Felicity Hesed, Azraa Muhammad and Melea Emunah, Jessica Curl Rose and Andrea Keene, Sonya Smith and Bianca Cabrera, UpSwing Aerial Dance Company, and Caroline Wright and Xochitl Sosa. ($25 children & seniors, $35 adults)

Sunday, August 12, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Festival Pavilion: Acrobatic Conundrum,  BANDALOOP, and Veronica Blair. ($25 children & seniors, $35 adults)

Find more  information about the event at the Zaccho Dance Theatre web site.