Herbst Theatre
at the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco Civic Center

Herbst Theatre is a beautiful, 928-seat recital hall which opened in 1932 and was renovated in 1978. It is located in the Veteran's Building, across the street from City Hall and next door to the Opera House in San Francisco. It is an excellent hall with very good sound.

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PARKING
The largest parking lots in the area are the Performing Arts Garage on Grove Street at Gough and the Civic Center Garage on McAllister between Polk and Larkin. The Civic Center BART Station and Van Ness Muni Station are both within walking distance.

DIRECTIONS
From the Golden Gate Bridge: After crossing the bridge, take US 101 to Lombard Street and continue south on Van Ness Avenue to the Civic Center. Turn right on Grove Street, the first street past City Hall. The Opera House is on the right and Davies Symphony Hall is on the left. Continue on Grove for parking in the Performing Arts Garage.

From the Bay Bridge: After crossing the bridge, take Interstate 80 to US 101 North toward the Golden Gate Bridge and exit at 9th Street. Turn left off the exit ramp onto 9th Street. Stay to the left and continue on 9th Street across Market Street onto Hayes Street. Take Hayes to Franklin Street and turn right. Drive one block on Franklin to Grove Street for parking in the Performing Arts Garage.

From the peninsula via 101: Take US101 North and exit at 9th Street. Turn left off the exit ramp onto 9th Street. Stay to the left and continue on 9th Street across Market Street onto Hayes Street. Take Hayes to Franklin Street and turn right. Drive one block on Franklin to Grove Street for parking in the Performing Arts Garage.