Herbst Theatre is currently closed, as it is undergoing seismic retrofit and renovation. It is anticipated that it will re-open in time for our 2016 season. In the meantime, our "home away from home" in San Francisco is Marines' Memorial Theatre, a professionally run venue which is well suited for our concerts. We think our patrons will be pleased with this solution, and with this theatre.
Marines' Memorial Theatre
609 Sutter Street (at Mason)
Built in 1925, Marines' Memorial Theatre is an intimate 646-seat jewel box theatre located in the heart of San Francisco's theatre district, two blocks from Union Square. Located on the second floor of the Marines' Memorial Club (a noted hotel), the theatre has plenty of parking and restaurants close by.
Marines' Memorial seating chart is HERE.
PARKING OPTIONS FOR MARINES' MEMORIAL
Sutter/Stockton Garage
Two blocks east
Mon-Sat: 3 to 6 pm: $3/hr
Mon-Sat: 6 pm to midnight: $2/hr
Sun all day: $2/hr
433 Mason “ProPark”
One block south
“Theatre Special” - any five hour block for $13
You must bring ticket stub from the theatre, and present it upon payment
665 Sutter
Just down the block
You must validate parking ticket in lobby of Marines Memorial Theatre
Validated rate: $5.50/hr with a $22 cap
Herbst Theatre (closed until late 2015)
seating guide for this theater is HERE
The Herbst Theatre, located in the center of the War Memorial Veterans Building, is a vital and active performance venue for numerous organizations presenting a wide range of artistic, cultural and entertainment programming. Originally designed as the Veterans Auditorium, the theatre was refurbished and renamed Herbst Theatre in 1977. It was on this stage that the United Nations Charter was signed on June 26, 1945, making the Herbst Theatre of singular and international historic importance.
Location of the Herbst
The Herbst Theatre is located inside the War Memorial Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister Street.
Click here for PARKING and PUBLIC TRANSIT information to the Herbst.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS to the Herbst
If you are traveling from the South Bay or Peninsula
- Take 101 North to the 9th Street Exit.
- At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto 9th St.
- Continue northbound across Market Street. You are now on Larkin Street.
- At the third traffic light turn left onto McAllister.
- Continue two blocks to Van Ness Avenue and turn left.
From the East Bay
- Take I-80 West, via the Bay Bridge to the 9th Street/Civic Center Exit
- Stay right on the exit ramp. Turn left onto Harrison Street.
- Turn right onto 9th St.
- Continue northbound across Market Street. You are now on Larkin Street.
- At the third traffic light turn left onto McAllister.
- Continue two blocks to Van Ness Avenue and turn left.
From the North Bay
- Cross the Golden Gate Bridge.
- Follow the signs to Downtown via Lombard St.
- Turn right onto Van Ness Avenue.
- Continue Southbound to McAllister Street.