Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival 2026

Urban Jazz Dance Company presents The Bay Area International Deaf Festival (14th anniversary ) Aug 14th-15th, 2026: Fri-Sat 7:30pm
About this Event

Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival 2026

We are all very excited for the 14th anniversary of the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival coming up this August 14th-16th!!!

Urban Jazz Dance Company presents
The Bay Area International Deaf Festival ( 14th anniversary )

When: Aug 14th-15th, 2026: Fri-Sat 7:30pm at Dance Mission Theater

The Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) is an annual event produced by Urban Jazz Dance company that consists of performances and workshops that highlight the important contributions that Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) artists make to our community.

The Festival features amazing local, Bay Area talent, as well as artists from Washington DC, South America, New York, and more!

WE ARE PROUD TO FEATURE DIVERSE SIGN LANGUAGES INCLUDING,​BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

SPANISH SPEAKING/VOICING, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, AND INTERNATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE. (During Saturday's Panel event )

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR ALL SHOWS:

•ASL/ENGLISH INTERPRETATION AT EACH SHOW

•DEAF INTERNATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION

• CART LIVE CAPTIONS (SATURDAY AUGUST 15th ONLY)

• WHEELCHAIR ACCESS

•AUDIO DESCRIPTION (SATURDAY AUGUST 15th ONLY)

For Additional Access Requests such as DeafBlind interpreters and Close up interpretation please email [email protected] by Wednesday July 29th.

The Festival performances and events will all be IN PERSON.

• Mission: The Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) is an annual event produced by Urban Jazz Dance company that consists of performances and workshops that highlight the important contributions that Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) artists make to our community.
• Want to participate as performer or want to help?
• Please Contact us: www.RealUrbanJazzDance.com
• For all folk to come!

Live Audio Description and Haptic Access Tour on Saturday August 15th, 7:30pm by Gravity Access Services for visually impaired audience members. Haptic Access Tour begins at 6:30pm

Please call 510-575-9711 or email [email protected] to pre-register and reserve a headset.

TICKETS AT:

DEAFDANCE2026.EVENTBRITE.COM

$40 AT DOOR | $25 ONLINE

$15 YOUTH (7-16) BABIES FREE

GROUP DISCOUNT PLEASE CALL: (415) 826 - 4441

Featuring

Urban Jazz Dance Company | Bay Area

Sean Dorsey Dance | Bay Area

Anna Gichan | Bay Area

Tonique The Signstress | Bay Area

Jon A Kastrup | CA

Moon Deaf Music | Turkey

Eda Tavaci | Turkey

Deaf Music Ensemble | NYC

Kimberley Sue & Melody Oramas | NYC

Aaron Scott | AL

Listen With Your Eyes Dance Troupe | AR

Sabina England | MO

Cicatrix | NH

Fred Beam | PA

Bianca Ware | Always Traveling Ware!

And more Artists from Local and International Locations | Subject to Change

Content descriptions: 2026 BAIDDF Postcard of a purple background, gold text “Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival” with picture of Zahna Simon wearing black sportsbra/shorts leaping out of the text. 2 White text lines and 2 gold text lines in between “August 14-16, 2026, Friday-Saturday 7:30pm | Dance Mission Theater, Sunday 12-4pm | Deaf Dance Festival Community Day at Presidio National, Presented By Antoine Hunter’s Urban Jazz Dance Company.” The UJDC, BAIDDF, interpreter and CC logos are in the corners of the blurred purple and orange columns on the sides.