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The Purchase PAC presents a full season of world-class performing arts events running from October through May each year. Our 2026-2027 season celebrates community, creativity, and the joy that you feel when the curtain goes up. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, July 8.

Browse our 2026-2027 event listings below. Use the drop-down boxes to sort by series and/or genre.
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Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate’s Gold

October 17, 3:00 pm

2026-2027, Family, Theatre, Youth

Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate’s Gold is Jason Neulander’s newest “live-action graphic novel.” The year is 1754. The place, the western shores of Scotland. Jane Hawkins, twelve years old, works at a sleepy seaside inn. When a sinister vagabond arrives with a mysterious trunk, Jane’s humdrum life swerves towards adventure...

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Black Violin: The Be Free Tour

November 7, 7:30 pm

2026-2027, Classical Crossover, Family, Music, Popular

Black Violin’s Be Free Tour is a high-energy, genre-defying experience that merges the duo’s classical training with the pulse of hip-hop, creating a performance that is a powerful and deeply inspiring celebration of individuality, creativity, and connection.

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The Hip Hop Nutcracker

November 14, 7:00 pm

2026-2027, Children, Contemporary Dance, Dance, Holiday, Youth

The Hip Hop Nutcracker, a holiday mash-up for the whole family, is a contemporary dance spectacle that re-mixes and re-imagines the classic, smashing hip hop dance and Tchaikovsky’s timeless music together into a heart-stirring and inspirational holiday event.

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Center Series, Purchase College

Songs of the Spirit: A Concert for Peace

December 5 – 6

2026-2027, Choral Music, Classical Crossover, Family, Holiday, Jazz, Music, Popular, Purchase College Conservatory of Dance, Purchase College Conservatory of Music, Purchase College Conservatory of Theatre Arts, Spoken Word, World

Songs of the Spirit: A Concert for Peace is an invitation to come together to ring in the season of light with a joyous community celebration of unity through global music, dance, and spoken word. A festive party with a holiday vibe, A Concert for Peace will feature a roster of extraordinary artists from around the globe and SUNY Purchase music, dance, and theatre students.

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Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia: Ocean Blue

January 23, 3:00 pm

2026-2027, Children, Family, Theatre

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia brings the epic underwater world of Ocean Blue to life through spectacular puppetry, immersive design, dynamic digital projection, and captivating original music.

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