Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion

I have been to many an event here, ranging from Bay to Breakers packet pick up/​expo, craft fair, chocolate festival, etc. There is usually a great turnout at all events and it is a large yet comfortable space.
Only gripe is parking can be horrific if there are multiple things going on at once. There are no close parking garages and there is really not much to do but stalk someone for a spot.

The Fort Mason Festival Pavillion is a wonderful venue on the Bay in the Marina district of San Francisco. Art, wine, food, flower, etc etc events are held here.
There are spectacular views just outside the doors places to sit to observe and appreciate nature. If you love being by the water, this place is «IT!»
Recently, I attended a fundraising event for San Francisco Meals on Wheels (#mowsf) and Sunday was a viewing of ArtMarket San Francisco (#artmarketsf), the largest contemporary fine art event that goes on over 4 days.
The art: Beautiful, provocative and funny.
The people: hip, gorgeous & not so, artsy, cool, stylish, thoughtful yadda yadda yadda.
It was a visual feast of art & I loved it!
Let’s have seconds and thirds of this type of event here!

See attached picture.
This was my brain on chocolate after going to the SF Chocolate Salon.
Thanks to a note from Kitty K. who let me know about stuff that goes on in my neighborhood.
I’m clueless when it comes to things to do here.
More bang for your buck than The Ghiradelli Festival, but also longer lines and more chaos.
Like the two giggling girls that stood behind us in line for the half hour wait who were saying, «no, it’s your birthday what do you want to do?» «Oh no, you decide, I don’t know what to do.»
Back and forth for half an hour. My buddy and I had to drink more Kringle chocolate liqueur just to get through these lines with all the banter going back and forth.
Great event though.

It was a great idea that the city of San Francisco could make wonderful use of all the old buildings and land left behind from when it was an old army base. The Festival Pavilion in particular is a huge spacious warehouse sized building that is used for many events such as concerts, conventions, art shows, food and wine tastings, banquet hall, lectures and parties that require room to house a large crowd. The exterior of the building is plain and nothing fancy. It pretty much matches all the other rows of barracks and office buildings stationed on the property. Parking is very limited and not as close as one would like. Public transportation is probably the best way to attend an event here, since driving access can be restrictive.
The interior is very accommodating and spacious for any type of festivity, with convenient restrooms, and friendly staff that keep it maintained. There is also a dock right next to the Pavilion, but I’m not sure if it is still being utilized since it was void of people and closed off to the public on the day I was there.
My boyfriend and I had a great time here when we attended the Eat Drink SF event. We got a lot of walking in and enjoyed the whole atmosphere! We hope to come here again and more often, now that we have found a less stressful way of getting to San Francisco from Sacramento!

Come here a lot for events especially off-​the-​grid. It always seems to be super cold here so make sure you wear enough layers or thick jackets. They have cool sailboats at the docks and a free and priced parking lot for events that are held there. Lots of history behind this location, but a nice place to stroll around if you’re ever in the area.

Come here for great weekend events featuring art, design, beer, wine, and spirits! The venue is a just a huge warehouse-​y space, but the vendors and event organizers do a great job building it out to fit the purpose. Before and after visiting, check out the food trucks that often set up shop here, or grab some food on site at Greens, and be sure to peruse the galleries (including MoMA) and the bookstore here.

I went to see Tears for Fears with a friend about a year ago or so. It wasn’t very fun getting there, it just being in the city, but some of the streets on the way to it were incredibly steep! The venue itself was ok, kind of small which is actually good since we were sitting in the very back aisle were a little thin, not made for a tall person. I had to keep my legs crushed up against myself which wasn’t so bad because we were standing for a lot of it. Bathrooms were clean and the staff was polite. I would go again if a band I wanted to see was playing there. I may look into public transportation though.

This is the absolute worst place for a concert. The acoustics were so bad my ears were killing me and we had to leave. I bought tickets to the Grapes of Rock festival during the presale and paid $ 34 only to find out later they were selling on Groupon for $ 19. Then when we arrived there were only 3 beer vendors, one wine vender and one food. What a rip off! I would NOT recommend going there attending anything audio at this venue. The echo was horrendous.

The 2013 San Francisco International Chocolate Salon was held here. The venue was spacious and clean (even the bathrooms). Good to know if you’re planning to hold an event here!

Away from the Pier and the Fisherman’s Wharf, Fort Mason is tucked away when you walked up a small hill and lo and behold a small piece of the city that’s surrounded by the gorgeous Golden Gate, park and the Marina.
I went here for a Wine & Chocolate festival this past weekend and I can’t decide if I enjoyed the event more or the breath taking views of this hideaway gem. Thank goodness for the beautiful weather, I was able to soak in the sun as well as enjoying the tranquil views everywhere I turned. I highly suggest anyone who’s not from the bay area to check out the Marina and Fort Mason at least once, you’ll definitely fall in love!

Its a huge empty warehouse, what more do ya want?! LOL! They have plenty of restrooms. Awesome views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.
Went to the Brew Festival January 5^th. Wooo Hoooo, what an event. Seemed to have plenty of space for such a huge event with music and tables for eating.

Great venue for large events. Definitely had a good time at the brewfest. I wouldn’t want to have to deal with parking for an event here though.

Great venue. Parking can be a bitch.

Nice, functional, and perfectly adequate. The weather was really nice when I got there and even more fog lifted by the time I left so it was nice to stop and take in the view and the fresh air outside.

Trying to say a few words about Fort Mason for Unilocal,I was a bit confused because there are so many entry titles to choose from. Fort Mason Center, Fort Mason Pavilion, etc.
Basically, Fort Mason is a great place to go, especially for events, like the October Fest, Book Fair, etc. On a clear sunny day it is delightful. The view of the Bay along the water and of course the Marina is stunning.
I am really happy that Fort Mason was renovated and preserved after its time as a military base and port. People need to really recognize how places like Fort Mason are a treasure for everyone to enjoy and not take them too much for granted.
MUNI Bus line #28 is the easiest way to get there. The bus stops right outside the gate of Fort Mason.

San Francisco Chronicle’s 2010 wine competition was for lack of a better word… PERFECT!!!
i came here with my very stylish and «LUCKY» parking buddy… i say that cause every time we go out i always seem to find the closest parking spots or garages and sure enough we did…
When i heard about this event i told her, we have to go… good thing we both love wine because when we passed through the entrance of this massive space after receiving our complimentary wine glasses… we couldn’t believe our eyes…
the paper said over 4900 wine vendor’s… talk about mind boggling…
not only that, they only give you 3hrs to try and sample all of them with a half wasted small city of people jammed packed in an airplane sized hangar…
My date had the right idea just try to taste the award winners and just a few of the smaller… needless to say we had a blast!!!
We tried our favorites of course and even got a few surprises from some of our not so favorites…
Oh and thank goodness the California Culinary academy was there…
they had these cute little lamb «T» bone steaks grilled to perfection… they served 2 to each person… each steak had a different dry rub seasoning that was out of this world!!!
there were a few other food vendors there… but lets face it when it comes to grilled meat nothing can compare… if your a meat lover like me!!!
GAWD!!! I hope the SF chronicle does this again next!!! well worth the price of admission and parking hassle!!!