This year’s Junior/Senior Prom, A Night in Rio, will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the California Academy of Science in San Francisco. The doors open at 7:30 pm and doors close at 8:30 pm. The dance will end at 11:00 pm. Students who wish to leave the dance before it concludes must wait until the doors close and will not be allowed back into the venue. Students are not required to have a date for this dance. Woodside only sells single tickets.
TICKETS: Tickets for the dance will be on sale starting Thursday, April 23 out of D7 during brunch, lunch, and after-school for up to 15 minutes.
4/23-4/24 $120 WHS/ $130 Guest
4/27- 5/1 $130 WHS/ $140 Guest
5/4- 5/8 $135 WHS/ $145Guest
Student Activities accepts cash and credit cards. NO CHECKS!
Those who chose to purchase a ticket with CASH will receive a $5 discount per ticket.
Tickets are NOT sold at the door. Tickets sales will end on May 8!
All current WHS Junior and Senior students are welcome to purchase a ticket as long as they are cleared of detentions and fines. If students have questions about these, they should check in with their AVP.
Woodside students are allowed to bring ONE guest, either a non-Woodside student or an underclassman (freshman or sophomore) provided a Guest Pass is properly obtained prior to the dance. A
Guest Pass Request form will need to be completed for the underclassman or non-WHS high school student, and turned into the Junior/Senior AVPs office. Only high school students are welcome to attend the dance. All guest tickets will be sold at the guest price.
Guest Request Forms, also known as Guest Passes, may be picked up in D7 or on the school website and require the signature of the Woodside student's parents and the Vice Principal of the guest's school. When the
Guest Pass Form is complete, the students are to turn it into their appropriate AVP for approval from the WHS administration. The Junior/Senior Woodside student will be given a slip that is to be brought to D7 to purchase a ticket. Guest pass forms will be due to the AVP’s office no later than Tuesday, May 5, 2026 by 4:00pm. It is suggested that people plan accordingly due to spring break dates for other schools.
DANCE NIGHT: Our dances are very well attended and safe. Attire for this dance is formal; the dress code applies. Students should bring the following with them to the dance: school ID, ticket receipt, guest pass slip (if applicable). Food and drink are included in the ticket price. Parent volunteers operate a coat check. At the dance entrance, school administrators will perform and supervise the screening (bags/pockets/breathalyzed) of students. Students are advised to avoid bringing large bags to the dance.
The venue has some very specific rules that must be followed. First, no one is allowed to be barefoot during the event. It is recommended to have spare flat shoes. Disposable slippers will be available at the bag check area just in case. The Academy does not allow students to walk around with fresh flower bouquets. Corsages and boutonnieres are fine since they’re secured in place, but handheld bouquets are not permitted. When students check in, if they have a fresh flower bouquet, they’ll need to take it directly to the coat check to have it stored for the evening.
A parking garage is located at the venue and will be open till 11:30pm (parking cost is: $6.50/hr with max fee of $33 per car) There is no parking at the front of the Academy. That is a drop off/load in zone only. Please be sure to communicate this information to any bus/limo drivers for the day of.