Harry Potter’s birthday comes with a very San Francisco present: the final Potter film, a live symphony orchestra and a $50 ticket offer for two August performances at Davies Symphony Hall. BroadwaySF is using July 31 to point fans toward Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in Concert, where the movie will play on a giant screen while Alexandre Desplat’s score is performed live.
ATG San Francisco marked Harry’s fictional birthday with a birthday reel promoting the local concert. The post also points fans toward a WAND promotion offering $50 tickets, though availability and terms may depend on the offer.
Two August Matinees At Davies Symphony Hall
The official ATG listing schedules performances for Saturday, August 8, and Sunday, August 9, both at 1 PM. The concerts will take place at Davies Symphony Hall, with a live orchestra accompanying the film.
BroadwayWorld reports that the full symphony orchestra will perform Desplat’s Grammy-nominated score while the entire movie is projected in high definition on a 40-foot screen. In other words, this is not a stage adaptation or a standard movie screening; it is the finale of the film series with the soundtrack happening in real time.
What Potterheads Should Know Before Going
ATG lists the film as PG-13 for intense action violence and frightening images, and says children younger than 5 will not be admitted. The show brings the saga’s final cinematic chapter back to the concert hall, complete with the battle for Hogwarts and the return of the characters fans have followed through seven films.
Davies Is Leaning Into Film With Live Music
The Potter concerts also fit into a broader film-with-live-orchestra run at the venue. The Davies event calendar lists Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in September and Hook in November, giving San Francisco audiences several chances to trade ordinary movie audio for a full orchestral surround sound experience.
