San Francisco venues, capacity and access
San Francisco, California has 161 mapped venues in this dataset. Here is the shape of them, who they suit, and what an event67 rollout costs once you have picked one.
Oracle Park states a capacity of 41,915. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in San Francisco, by what they are for
San Francisco has a recorded population of 827,526 (2024), inside the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area of about 4.6 million people.
The mapped inventory is 9 exhibition or convention halls, 9 dedicated conference and function spaces, 12 arenas and stadiums, 45 theatres and concert halls and 86 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 19 venues per hundred thousand residents, which is a dense field for a city this size — you will usually have a second choice at the same capacity.
By type that is 86 event spaces, 31 theatres, 9 performing-arts centres and 8 convention centres, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscone Center | convention centre | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Moscone Convention Center West | convention centre | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Moscone Convention Center South | convention centre | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
Conference and function space (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF | conference centre | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| San Francisco Scottish Rite Masonic Center | conference centre | not published | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
| Hampton by Hilton | hotel with function space | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| West Bay Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Hermitage Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (9)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Park | stadium | 41,915 | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Chase Center | arena | 18,000 | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Cow Palace | arena | 12,953 | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
| Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | arena | 7,000 | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Rams Stadium | stadium | 5,000 | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) |
| Kezar Pavilion | arena | 4,000 | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Boxer Stadium | stadium | 3,500 | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
| Negoesco Stadium | stadium | 3,000 | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| The Regency Center | arena | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (41)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF Masonic Auditorium | theatre | 3,481 | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| War Memorial Opera House | theatre | 3,126 | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall | concert hall | 2,743 | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Golden Gate Theatre | performing-arts centre | 2,297 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Orpheum Theatre | theatre | 2,203 | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Nourse Theater | theatre | 1,687 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Curran Theatre | theatre | 1,667 | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| Toni Rembe Theater | theatre | 1,025 | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| August Hall | theatre | 900 | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Alcazar Theatre | theatre | 511 | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Great Star Theater | theatre | 500 | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Chorus Hall | theatre | 224 | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Shelton Theater | theatre | 107 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Spreckels Temple of Music | theatre | not published | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| The Fillmore Auditorium | theatre | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Club Fugazi | theatre | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre | theatre | not published | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
| Cobb's Comedy Club | theatre | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| New Conservatory Theatre Center | theatre | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Victoria Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Conservatory of Flowers | performing-arts centre | not published | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
| Great American Music Hall | concert hall | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Warfield Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| The Lab | performing-arts centre | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Robert N. Miner Auditorium | theatre | 700 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Joe Henderson Lab | theatre | 100 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| SFJAZZ Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Golden Gate Theater | theatre | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Punch Line Comedy Club | theatre | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Strand Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| The Lost Church | theatre | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Brava Theater Center | theatre | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Gateway Theatre | theatre | not published | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| War Memorial Veterans Building Herbst Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Fillmore West | concert hall | not published | 0 km (0 mi) |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Presidio Theatre | theatre | not published | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Jon Sims Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| African American Art & Culture Complex | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Jerry Garcia Memorial Amphitheater | concert hall | not published | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (42)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Warfield | event space | 2,300 | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Marx Meadows | event space | 2,000 | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| Alhambra Theatre | event space | 1,625 | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Market Street Cinema | event space | 1,485 | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Clay Theatre | event space | 325 | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| San Francisco Playhouse | event space | 199 | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Cinema | event space | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| AMC Dine-In Kabuki 8 | event space | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| DNA Lounge | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Potrero Hill Neighborhood House | event space | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| California Hall (San Francisco, California) | event space | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Balboa Theater | event space | not published | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
| Castro Theatre | event space | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Hotel Utah | event space | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Roxie Cinema | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Artists' Television Access | event space | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Bottom of the Hill | event space | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Harding Theatre | event space | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Metropolitan Club | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Audium | event space | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| The New Farm | event space | not published | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
| Albion Castle | event space | not published | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
| Civic Center Motor Inn | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Plant Connection SF | event space | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Rodeway Inn Civic Center | event space | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| The Kink Store SF | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| The Pearl | event space | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| San Francisco Ferry Building | event space | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| Avalon Ballroom | event space | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Avenue Theatre | event space | not published | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
| Belli Building | event space | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Bimbo's 365 Club | event space | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| Capitol Theatre | event space | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| ColorBloq | event space | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Coronet Theatre | event space | not published | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
| El Capitan Theatre | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| El Rey Theatre | event space | not published | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
| Keystone Korner | event space | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Metro Theatre | event space | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Sutter Cinema | event space | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| The Howard | event space | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| The Kelsey Civic Center | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
Also mapped in San Francisco (61)
- George M. Rush Stadium
- George R Moscone Convention Center
- Brooks Hall
- City College of San Francisco Civic Center
- Dance Mission Theater
- Maritime Hall
- Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre
- The Battery
- The EndUp
- 715 Harrison
- Black Hawk
- Bop City
- Condor Club
- Fleishhacker Pool
- I-Beam
- McLaren Conference Center
- Punch Line San Francisco
- Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove
- The Deaf Club
- The Matrix
- Brooks Exhibit Hall
- Golden Gate Park Polo Field and Stadium
- Headlands Center for the Arts
- Kezar Stadium
- Marin Theatre Company
- Marine's Memorial Theater
- B Line Events
- Civic Center Inn
- Civic Center Residence
- Civic Center Station
- élan
- Folsom Street Foundry
- San Francisco Civic Center Courthouse
- Seven Hills Conference Center
- SoMa Park Inn Civic Center
- SVN West
- Moscone North Convention Center
- 53 - Bay Conference Center
- Broadway Studios
- Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics
- Forbidden City
- Girls Club
- Grand Theater, San Francisco
- Hall of Transportation, Treasure Island
- Holy City Zoo
- hungry i
- Jazz Workshop
- Mabuhay Gardens
- Moscone Convention Center Ballroom
- Moscone Convention Center North
- Music Concourse
- Sausalito Woman's Club
- The Farm
- The Purple Onion
- Towers Conference Center
- San Francisco Belle
- Civic Center Plaza Garage Kiosk
- Civic Center Power House
- The Geodesic Dome
- The Hibernia
- The Yurt
Every venue mapped in San Francisco appears above. The ones with enough published detail to be worth reading have their own guide and are linked; the rest are named here, which is honest about what the record holds without giving each of them a page made of three facts.
The halls that take a trade floor
9 venues in San Francisco are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Moscone Centersize not published
- Moscone Convention Center Westsize not published
- Moscone Convention Center Southsize not published
- George R Moscone Convention Centersize not published
- Brooks Hallsize not published
- Brooks Exhibit Hallsize not published
- Moscone North Convention Centersize not published
- Moscone Convention Center Ballroomsize not published
- Moscone Convention Center Northsize not published
Capacities are the figure the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published. They are usually the seated maximum, and the same room in banquet or reception layout can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want before you plan around a number.
Getting attendees to San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is 18 km (11 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
San Francisco keeps Los Angeles time (America/Los_Angeles), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
At about 17,726 residents per square mile the city is compact enough that a venue and its hotel block are usually walkable, which removes a shuttle line from your budget.
Daly City, South San Francisco and Oakland are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if San Francisco has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- SFO
- San Francisco International Airport, 18 km (11 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Los_Angeles, in September
- City population, 2024
- 827,526
- 4.6 million across the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area
The recurring calendar
San Francisco already carries West Coast Computer Faire, ETD Pop, San Francisco Greek Film Festival or Open Sauce on a recurring basis, which tells you the city can absorb an event of that shape.
- West Coast Computer Fairerecurring event, since 1977
- ETD Popmusic festival, since 1997
- San Francisco Greek Film Festivalannual event, since 2004
- Open Sauceconvention, since 2023
- Twenty-Fifth Conference on Artificial Intelligenceacademic conference
- Thirty First AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligenceacademic conference
- 35th International Conference on Software Engineeringacademic conference
- American Chemical Society 253rd National Meetingacademic conference
- American Chemical Society 248th National Meetingacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for San Francisco, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
What to check before you commit
The city is smaller than the market
827,526 people live in San Francisco itself, but about 4.6 million live in the wider San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Choice is not the constraint here
With 161 venues mapped, availability rarely fails. What fails is comparison: shortlist on capacity and distance from the airport first, and only then start touring.
Check the city calendar first
San Francisco carries recurring shows including West Coast Computer Faire, ETD Pop and San Francisco Greek Film Festival. Hotel rates and venue availability move sharply around them, so pick your dates against that calendar rather than against your own.
The bill for a San Francisco programme
A San Francisco programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Oracle Park, the largest stated capacity in the San Francisco dataset — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in San Francisco does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
With a stated ceiling of 41,915 seats, San Francisco can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
9 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in San Francisco without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 41,915-seat room carries a plenary with breakouts running alongside it.
- association annual meetings
An association meeting needs one big room, several small ones and a hotel block, which is the combination San Francisco is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 41,915 takes an audience no conference venue in San Francisco can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimates
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- US population figures are US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. event67 has no commercial relationship with any venue listed.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in San Francisco?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. The price is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
What is the largest venue in San Francisco?
Of the 161 venues mapped in San Francisco, the largest stated capacity belongs to Oracle Park at 41,915. Capacities in open data are the figure the venue itself published, and they are the seated number rather than a standing or exhibition figure, so confirm the layout you actually want before you plan around it.
Does San Francisco have a convention centre?
Yes — 9 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in San Francisco, including Moscone Center, Moscone Convention Center West and Moscone Convention Center South. Exhibition halls are booked by floor area rather than by seat, so ask for the hall sheet with column spacing and load-in access rather than a capacity number.
Which airport do attendees fly into for San Francisco?
San Francisco International Airport (SFO), about 18 km (11 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Los_Angeles; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Is there a free tier for a small San Francisco event?
One live event with up to 50 activated attendees costs nothing. Beyond that it is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
What events already happen in San Francisco?
Recurring shows recorded for San Francisco include West Coast Computer Faire, ETD Pop, San Francisco Greek Film Festival and Open Sauce. This list comes from Wikidata and covers series with an encyclopaedia entry, so it is a floor rather than a full calendar. Check your dates against it: hotel rates and venue availability both move around a returning show.
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- Holding an event in South San Francisco
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- Holding an event in Richmond
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Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.