Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
An arena in San Francisco, California. It seats a stated 7,000. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 7,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1915
- 111 years old
- From SFO
- 18 km (11 mi)
- San Francisco International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.5 km (0.3 mi)
- of San Francisco
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
The building
It stands at 99 Grove Street, 94102, right in the centre of San Francisco.
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium was opened in 1915 and owned by San Francisco, which puts it at 111 years old.
7,000 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Address
- 99 Grove Street, San Francisco, California 94102, United States
- Owner
- San Francisco
- Official site
- billgrahamcivic.com
- Coordinates
- 37.7785, -122.4170
- Classified as
- arena
Access and arrival
18 km (11 mi) separates Bill Graham Civic Auditorium from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
Being 0.5 km (0.3 mi) from the middle of San Francisco means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
San Francisco has 161 venues mapped in total and a population of 827,526. The San Francisco guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
A room for 7,000 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 4th among the 161 venues mapped in San Francisco.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
The app bill, at this size
Take 950 people through the door in Bill Graham Civic Auditorium — sized to the stated capacity of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- 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 room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Other rooms in San Francisco
4 other venues in San Francisco have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Chase Center18,000 seats
- Cow Palace12,953 seats
- Rams Stadium5,000 seats
- Kezar Pavilion4,000 seats
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry and more.
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
How many people does Bill Graham Civic Auditorium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 7,000 for Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
Where is Bill Graham Civic Auditorium?
99 Grove Street, San Francisco, California 94102, United States. It is 0.5 km (0.3 mi) from the centre of San Francisco. The nearest major airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), about 18 km (11 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The rate 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.
Is event67 affiliated with Bill Graham Civic Auditorium?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is booked?
Chase Center (18,000), Cow Palace (12,953) and Rams Stadium (5,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 161 venues in total are mapped in San Francisco.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in San Francisco
- Chase Center
18,000 seats
- Cow Palace
12,953 seats
- Rams Stadium
5,000 seats
- Kezar Pavilion
4,000 seats
- Hosting an event in San Francisco
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