San Francisco Events
Our hotel is an excellent home base for a number of downtown San Francisco events. You'll have a front row seat for the annual San Francisco Pride or Saint Patrick's Day Parades, visible right out the windows ofour hotel.
Take in a show, a play or a concert at one of the many Theater District theaters. The historic Golden Gate, Orpheum and Warfield Theaters are just a short walk away from the hotel.
Downtown San Francisco Events
- St. Patrick's Day Parade, March 12, Second and Market St to Civic Center
- San Francisco International Arts Festival, May 18-June 5
- Asian Heritage Street Celebration, May 21 on Larkin Street near the Asian Art Museum
- San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration, last weekend in June
- Up Your Alley Fair weekend, last weekend
in July - Folsom Street Fair weekend, last weekend
in September - San Francisco Fringe Festival, September
- Carnaval, late May in the nearby
Mission District - Chinese New Year's Parade (February)
- Opera
- Concert and Ballet Performances and other Symphony Hall events
- Concerts at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
- SHN Shorenstein Theaters (Orpheum, Golden Gate, Curran Theater)
- ACT (American Conservatory Theatre)
- New Conservatory Theater
Festivals & Parades -
Parades and ethnic festival on Civic Center Plaza: Its central location makes the San Francisco Civic Center the center of many of the city's festivals and parades. Many of the San Francisco's street parades and parties are held at the Civic Center every year, from the annual San Francisco's Pride Parade and Celebration attracts a million people on the last weekend in June, to its St. Patrick's Day Parade. Enjoy affordable accommodations with easy access to the Chinese New Year's Parade, the colorful Carnaval in the Mission, or the annual Frameline Film Festival in the Castro. And stay in the heart of the action for the San Francisco's wildly-popular fetish and leather weekends Up Your Alley and the world-renowned Folsom Street Fairs.Convention Centers -
Coming into town for an event or conference? Moscone Center is just five blocks away from our landmark downtown hotel. We are also within a short walk of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Major chain hotels with conference facilities are often within a short five-minute walk or cab ride, and the San Francisco Design Center can easily be reached by bus or taxi.






