|  | 2004 | | Mark Morris' Sylvia premieres |
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 | | 2003 | | San Francisco Ballet, founded in 1933, is the first professional ballet company in America to celebrate its 70th Anniversary. | |
 | | 2002 | | Helgi Tomasson awarded honorary doctoral degree from Juilliard | |
 | | 2001 | | San Francisco Ballet and Paris Opéra Ballet exchange program | |
| | 2000 | | San Francisco Ballet's "Discovery Program" | |
 | | 1999 | | Tomasson's Giselle premieres
Music Director Emeritus Denis de Coteau passes away | |
 | | 1998 | | 65th Anniversary
The War Memorial Opera House re-opens | |
| | 1996 | | The War Memorial Opera House closes for seismic renovations
San Francisco Ballet's first multi-venue season | |
 | | 1995 | | San Francisco Ballet presents UNited We Dance: An International Festival | |
 | | 1994 | | 50th Anniversary of America's first full-length production of Nutcracker | |
 | | 1993 | | 60th Anniversary
Arthur Jacobus is appointed Executive Director | |
| | 1991 | | San Francisco Ballet returns to New York City | |
 | | 1990 | | Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty premieres | |
| | 1989 | | Harold Christensen passes away | |
 | | 1988 | | Tomasson's Swan Lake premieres | |
 | | 1986 | | The Ballet's fourth production of Nutcracker opens | |
 | | 1985 | | Helgi Tomasson becomes Artistic Director | |
| | 1984 | | Lew Christensen passes away on October 9
Broadcast of Smuin's A Song for Dead Warriors receives Emmy Award | |
| | 1983 | | 50th Anniversary
San Francisco Ballet moves into a $13.8 million home | |
| | 1981 | | Broadcast of The Tempest wins an Emmy Award | |
 | | 1978 | | Smuin's Romeo and Juliet becomes the first full-length American ballet to be broadcast on PBS | |
| | 1976 | | Michael Smuin becomes Co-Artistic Director with Lew Christensen | |
 | | 1975 | | Dr. Richard E. LeBlond, Jr. is appointed President and General Manager
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, under Music Director Denis de Coteau, created | |
| | 1974 | | San Francisco Ballet Association faces bankruptcy | |
| | 1973 | | Michael Smuin becomes Associate Artistic Director | |
| | 1972 | | Reorganization creates the San Francisco Ballet Association | |
 | | 1968 | | Lew Christensen's Beauty and the Beast broadcast by ABC-TV
The Company's third version of Nutcracker premieres | |
| | 1965 | | San Francisco Ballet debuts in New York City | |
| | 1964 | | San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker broadcast on ABC-TV | |
| | 1960 | | San Francisco Ballet searches for home theater | |
| | 1957 | | San Francisco Ballet tours the Far East, the Middle East and South America | |
| | 1954 | | San Francisco Ballet prepares a second version of Nutcracker | |
| | 1951 | | Lew Christensen named Director of the Company | |
 | | 1944 | | San Francisco Ballet presents America's first full-length Nutcracker | |
 | | 1942 | | San Francisco Ballet becomes independent of the Opera | |
 | | 1940 | | San Francisco Ballet presents first full-length American production of Swan Lake | |
 | | 1939 | | Willam Christensen's Coppélia is San Francisco Ballet's first full-length ballet | |
| | 1938 | | Willam Christensen becomes Ballet Master | |
| | 1937 | | San Francisco Opera Ballet's first California Tour | |
 | | 1933 | | San Francisco Opera Ballet established | |
