California Institute of the Arts

MAYhem at CalArts in acid green text on dark purple

Watch creative chaos consume our campus.

The CalArts community invites you to an immersive festival of visual and performing arts, kicking off Friday night and running all day Saturday. 

Over one whirlwind weekend, enjoy a program encompassing cross-cultural soundscapes and uncompromising visual experiences. 

Don’t miss our annual World Music and Dance Festival, MFA Open Studios, the Spring Dance Concert, productions from the School of Theater, and much more.

MAYhem beckons you to experience the electric energy of CalArts like never before. Abandon all expectations—and sneak a peek into the creative maelstrom.

 Date/TimeVenueTickets
Spring Dance ConcertFriday, May 2 
8 pm
Sharon Disney Lund Theater (Lund)Tickets
Students: $2 
General: $10
Aashish Khan
Memorial Concert 
World Music and Dance Festival
Friday, May 2 
8-10 pm
Roy O. Disney Theater (ROD)RSVP
Free
Danton’s DeathFriday, May 2 
8 pm
Walt Disney Modular Theater (MOD)Tickets
Students: $2
General: $10
Love and InformationFriday, May 2 
8 pm
E400Tickets
Students: $2 
General: $10
Kids Drawing Activity TableSaturday, May 2
1 pm
Taper CourtyardFree
CalArts Salsa Band
World Music and Dance Festival
Saturday, May 3
1-1:45 pm
Wild BeastRSVP
Free
Samba CalArts
World Music and Dance Festival
Saturday, May 3 
2-2:45 pm
Wild BeastRSVP
Free
Cuban Ensemble
World Music and Dance Festival
Saturday, May 3 
3-3:45 pm
Wild BeastRSVP
Free
School of Art MFA Open StudiosSaturday, May 3 
2-6 pm

Art: Broad, Annex, and Baldessari (JBSB) studios

Art and Technology: C107

Photography and Media: BB5

Info
Free
Artisan Pop-Up MarketSaturday, May 3
2-7 pm
Main GalleryInfo
Free
Cuban Ensemble 
World Music and Dance Festival
Saturday, May 3
3-3:45 pm
Wild BeastRSVP
Free
Global Guitar Homegrown 
@ CalArts 
World Music and Dance Festival
Saturday, May 3 
4-4:50 pm
Roy O. Disney Theater (ROD)RSVP
Free
African Music and Dance Ensemble 
World Music and Dance Festival
Saturday, May 3 
5-5:50 pm
Sharon Disney Lund Theater (Lund)RSVP
Free
Persia Electric and World Percussion Ensembles 
World Music and Dance Festival
Saturday, May 3 
6-7:50 pm
Roy O. Disney Theater (ROD)RSVP
Free
Balinese Gamelan 
World Music and Dance Festival
Saturday, May 3 
8-10 pm
Sharon Disney Lund Theater (Lund)RSVP
Free
Danton’s DeathSaturday, May 3 
8 pm
Walt Disney Modular Theater (MOD)Tickets
Students: $2 
General: $10
Love and InformationSaturday, May 3 
8 pm
E400Tickets
Students: $2 
General: $10

Food offerings

  • Steve’s Café
    Friday, May 2 | 7:30 am–10 pm
    Saturday, May 3 | 10 am–7 pm
    Steve’s Café is offering a special World Music and Dance Festival-inspired lunch entrée for purchase on May 3!
  • Tatum Coffee Lounge
    Friday, May 2 | 8:30 am–10 pm
    Saturday, May 3 | 12:30-8 pm

Free parking

Plenty of parking available on campus!

Map of CalArts campus for MAYhem event 2025