Congratulations to the recipients of the Emeritus, Leadership, Mentoring, and Vanguard Award Nominees, who will be honored at the WAA Annual Conference!

WAA OAK 2026: Performing Arts Challenge
Wednesday, September 9 | 12pm - 1:30pm

With WAA OAK’s call to Circle Up, this new event calls us to come together to attack, address, and overcome challenges facing our sector. The Performing Arts Challenge is an interactive arts salon featuring multiple roundtables with a host that facilitates discussions around a question that gets to the heart of an issue they face.

WAA OAK 2026: Excursions
Tuesday, September 8

Field Trips in the Bay! Find out the scope of all the ways to connect in-person on Day One of WAA OAK!

WAA OAK 2026: Venue Vino Vici
Monday, September 7

Sign up for the Venue Vino Vici in the Bay Area will open the week of July 20! Tour venues, connect with colleagues, before getting to work at WAA OAK 2026.

WAA OAK 2026: Music and Migration with Del Sol Quartet

Saturday, September 12

Conclude your stay in the Bay Area with 2026 Juried Showcase ensemble, Del Sol Quartet with a performance part of their Music and Migration series at Angel Island and drinks with colleagues at The Battery SF!

Ready to tour Asia? Apply by May 29!

Join WAA in Hong Kong and Busan, Korea

The delegation will travel to the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo (HKPAX), October 9 - 13. With an optional extension, delegates can also attend the Busan Performing Arts Market (BPAM) in South Korea, September 29 – October 7.

Online RSVP recommended
May 21, 2026 & May 22, 2026

Member meetups in the San Francisco Bay Area with WAA member organizations and our gracious host neighbothood for this year’s conference!

Register to be accounted for now

Online registration required
June 5, 2026
12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

A brief webinar for those exhibiting at this year's conference. This specialized webinar is about the timeline for utilizing decorator services, WAA exhibitor restrictions and guidelines, as well as information on drayage and materials handling.
Register for the Zoom now!

TICKETS: free
January 9, 2026
11:30am - 12:30pm ET
12:30 - 1:30pm ET

Ray’s Pizza
831 Seventh Avenue, New York, 10019
Space is limited, RSVP required

TICKETS: free
December 9
4:30 - 8pm PT

Portland, Oregon
RSVP required

TICKETS: free
November 4, 13, 18 & 20
11:30am - 1:00pm PT

Online via Zoom
RSVP required

TICKETS: free
Friday, October 13, 2025
12:00-2:00pm PT

Online via Zoom
RSVP required

TICKETS: Varying Prices
September 2 - 5
Registration open 8am - 6pm (Sept 2 - 4)
Registration open 8am - 12pm (Sept 5)

JW Marriott at LA Live

900 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Last Change to Register is Onsite in LA!

TICKETS: $75
Thursday, September 4
Doors open at 12pm

JW Marriott at LA Live
Platinum Ballroom

900 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Register by August 22

TICKETS: $95 members, $295 nonmembers

6-10:30pm, September 2 at The Novo

7:30-10:30pm, September 3 at USC

7-10pm, September 4 at Grand Performances

Register by August 22

TICKETS: $17.71 + Conference Registration
Tuesday, September 2
Doors open at 12pm

JW Marriott at LA Live
900 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Registration Closed

TICKETS: $75
Tuesday, September 2
8:30am – 12:15pm

Shuttle leaves the JW Marriott at 8:45am and returns by 12:15pm

Community Coalition

8101 S. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA

Register by August 22

TICKETS: $165
Tuesday, September 2
9am-3pm

JW Marriott at LA Live
900 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Register by August 22

TICKETS: $60-$150
Tuesday, September 2
Doors open at 8:30am

JW Marriott at LA Live
900 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Register by August 22

TICKETS: FREE & open to the public 

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

10–11 AM PT  

Online Zoom Meeting

Please register in advance for this meeting.