To celebrate your contributions to our creative community and support you during CCA’s final academic year, some of the Bay Area’s most beloved cultural organizations have partnered to provide exclusive offers for current CCA students.

During challenging times, these sites can serve as meaningful sources of inspiration and joy. Offers and processes for ticket and discount redemptions are different for each organization; please see the detailed instructions below.

Thank you to all of these incredible organizations for opening your doors to CCA students!

Exclusive CCA offers

Arion Press

Located in San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center, at Arion Press, learn about the craft of making books in its historic workshop—one of the last of its kind in the world.

• Offer: Free admission to events and lectures for all CCA students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
• How to redeem: Use code FREECCA for free admission to events and lectures on Eventbrite.

Aura at Grace Cathedral

Watch Grace Cathedral transform through a breathtaking fusion of light, projection and stone in this immersive light and sound experience called Aura.

• Offer: 50% off tickets for the month of September.
• How to redeem: Use code AURACCA at online checkout.

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Across the Bay at the UC Berkeley campus, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is committed to artistic diversity through its robust slate of art exhibitions, film screenings, artist talks, live performances, and educational programs.

• Offer: Free admission to MATRIX: 50 Years of Experimentation for the entire month of January 2027, plus two CCA-only exhibition tours (dates to come.)
• How to redeem: Show your current student ID card and CCA email address at the ticketing desk.

California Symphony

Redefining the concert experience, the California Symphony presents engaging and inclusive concert experiences and music education through world-class performances and supporting emerging composers.

• Offer: $25 tickets for students are available for all concerts at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
• How to redeem: Select the "Student" ticket type when selecting your seats on their website.

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Together, the de Young in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park make up the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. At these museums, you can explore an expansive encyclopedic collection from antiquity, to costumes and textiles, indigenous art, European painting and sculpture, and more.

• Offer: 10% off tickets to see Treasures of the Pharaohs at the de Young and 15% off tickets to Late Night Editions events.
• How to redeem: Use code PHARAOHSCCA for tickets to Treasures of the Pharaohs online and code CCAEDITIONS for Late Night Editions tickets. (Note: Late Night Editions discounts are limited availability; first-come, first-served.)

Museum of Craft and Design

Through inspired exhibitions and experiential programs, the Museum of Craft and Design in the Historic Dogpatch Neighborhood explores the creative process and current perspectives in craft and design.

• Offer: Free admission for all CCA students for the 2026-27 academic year.
• How to redeem: Reserve tickets under ‘CCA Students, Faculty, and Staff’ and show your current student ID card at the ticketing desk.

New Century Chamber Orchestra

New Century Chamber Orchestra performs chamber masterworks, commissions new music, and collaborates across genres. They connect musical history with living composers through intimate concerts in local Bay Area venues.

• Offer: Up to two free tickets per student to GROOVE with Marcus Roberts Trio and BLOOM with Lara Downes.
• How to redeem: Submit your request by Friday, October 30, 2026 at 5:00pm. Requests are subject to availability and will be fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Oakland Museum of California

The Oakland Museum of California is the ultimate resource of learning about California’s art, history, and natural environment. Located just steps from Lake Merritt, the museum offers engaging exhibitions and beautiful gardens that highlight the unique culture and landscapes of our state.

• Offer: Free general admission for CCA students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
• How to redeem: Show your student ID at the ticketing desk.

San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus is the world's first openly gay chorus, one of the world's largest male choruses, and the group most often credited with creating the LGBT choral movement. The Chorus creates extraordinary music and experiences that build community, inspire activism, and foster compassion.

• Offer: 20 free tickets to the Holiday Spectacular and One Hit Wonders matinee performances (limited availability; first-come, first-served), as well as a 25% discount for these performances.
• How to redeem: Submit a request through this form and tickets will be sent 24-48 hours prior to the performance.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

One of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the United States, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art offers painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, and media arts all under one roof, with seven gallery floors to explore.

• Offer: Free general admission for CCA students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
• How to redeem: Show your student ID at the ticketing desk.

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera stands as the West Coast's oldest continuously operating opera company. It shapes the future of the art form by producing world premieres, nurturing emerging talent, and designing innovative programming to inspire the next generation of opera goers.

• Offer: $10 tickets for CCA students to select performances of the 2026-2027 season.
• How to redeem: Use code OpenOPera10 at checkout.

San Francisco Zoo & Gardens

The San Francisco Zoo & Gardens is an urban oasis home to more than 2,000 exotic, endangered, and rescued animals representing more than 250 species, as well as gardens of native and foreign plants.

• Offer: Free general admission from September 2-December 15, 2026, and January 19-May 10, 2027.
• How to redeem: Show your current student ID card at the ticketing desk.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet

Smuin Contemporary Ballet is one of the Bay Area’s most eagerly watched performing arts companies of international acclaim, offering more than 60 shows each season, shattering preconceptions of ballet through innovative artistry and exceptional quality.

• Offer: 40% off tickets to all San Francisco performances.
• How to redeem: Enter code CCA at online ticket checkout.

Walt Disney Family Museum

Located in the Presidio, the Walt Disney Family Museum celebrates the life and legacy of Walt Disney. Explore interactive galleries featuring historic materials, early animation, and artifacts that tell the story of the man who transformed the film industry.

• Offer: Free admission for CCA students on Sundays.
• How to redeem: Show your current student ID card at the ticketing desk.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Across contemporary art, dance, film, and more, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents essential artistic voices from across the world, while celebrating the vibrancy of Bay Area culture.

• Offer: 50% off general admission tickets
• How to redeem: Use code CCA at online checkout and show your student ID at the ticketing desk.

Other discounts for students

Students can also take advantage of numerous other discount opportunities across the Bay Area cultural scene, such as $5 off single price tickets at Cal Performances, free tickets to programs at City Arts & Lectures, 50% off tickets at the door at The Freight, rush discount tickets to the San Francisco Symphony, or discounted student membership to The Letterform Archive. Some of the most important sites and institutions across the city are always free to visit and enjoy, such as the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, the Gardens of Golden Gate Park, ICA San Francisco, SOMArts, and many, many more.