Parking for Barfest?

5150 · May 4th, 2008, 12:30 PM

Is there any parking for the venue? And if not, is it best to get a nearby hotel room and rely on public transportation and/or taxis? Getting a taxi or public transportation could be tough after midnight when the show ends. I will be a newbie to this years festival. Hope to make it an annual event.

sharward · May 4th, 2008, 12:35 PM

My friend and I were able to get free street parking last year a few blocks away from The Independent. I went home the first night, then came back the next day and did the same thing. The neighborhood around the venue is "pretty decent" by San Francisco standards I think.

Bear · May 5th, 2008, 09:28 AM

I was there last night at UFO and the parking flat out sucks, I had to chance it and park two blocks away at a bank parking lot. I am going to be looking into parking garages and public transportation to and from the venue, that will be the best bet for locals. For out of towner's public transportation in SF in the only way to fly...

Bear

Prog_Please · May 5th, 2008, 01:56 PM

I haven't checked yet. Do you know how far the nearest BART station is from the venue?

zimbee · May 5th, 2008, 03:09 PM

Last year we got to the venue by bus the first night - real easy. There were cabs after the show. The second night we took cabs to and from the venue. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, which was a couple of miles away.

Parking looked bad... as in there wasn't much of it.

DADRocks · May 5th, 2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 5150

Is there any parking for the venue? And if not, is it best to get a nearby hotel room and rely on public transportation and/or taxis? Getting a taxi or public transportation could be tough after midnight when the show ends. I will be a newbie to this years festival. Hope to make it an annual event.

There is late night buses that run right next to the place. I found it no problem when I saw Testament a few weeks ago. Parking is very tough.

sharward · May 6th, 2008, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Bear

. . . For out of towner's public transportation in SF in the only way to fly...

If you mean, "Don't rent a car," I totally agree!

I'm driving my own car though.

spag · May 8th, 2008, 08:17 PM

We drove up last year, but still took a cab to the venue. Didn't look like finding a spot would be too easy. What pissed me off though, was how tough it was to catch a cab to the event. Even after making multiple calls from the hotel, took almost two hours to get a cab.

SharkBlack · May 14th, 2008, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 5150

Is there any parking for the venue? And if not, is it best to get a nearby hotel room and rely on public transportation and/or taxis? Getting a taxi or public transportation could be tough after midnight when the show ends. I will be a newbie to this years festival. Hope to make it an annual event.

We used Taxis to and from the venue last year... Absolutely no problem finding one before and after the show...

May 4th, 2008, 12:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
5150 Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 51	Parking for Barfest? Is there any parking for the venue? And if not, is it best to get a nearby hotel room and rely on public transportation and/or taxis? Getting a taxi or public transportation could be tough after midnight when the show ends. I will be a newbie to this years festival. Hope to make it an annual event.

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Bear Got Shred?? Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2,767	I was there last night at UFO and the parking flat out sucks, I had to chance it and park two blocks away at a bank parking lot. I am going to be looking into parking garages and public transportation to and from the venue, that will be the best bet for locals. For out of towner's public transportation in SF in the only way to fly... Bear __________________

May 5th, 2008, 01:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Prog_Please Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central California Posts: 15	I haven't checked yet. Do you know how far the nearest BART station is from the venue? __________________ Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

May 4th, 2008, 12:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
sharward Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, Northern California, USA Posts: 322	My friend and I were able to get free street parking last year a few blocks away from The Independent. I went home the first night, then came back the next day and did the same thing. The neighborhood around the venue is "pretty decent" by San Francisco standards I think.

May 5th, 2008, 03:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
zimbee Annie, the BG Princess Join Date: May 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Posts: 234	Last year we got to the venue by bus the first night - real easy. There were cabs after the show. The second night we took cabs to and from the venue. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, which was a couple of miles away. Parking looked bad... as in there wasn't much of it.

May 8th, 2008, 08:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
spag Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 301	We drove up last year, but still took a cab to the venue. Didn't look like finding a spot would be too easy. What pissed me off though, was how tough it was to catch a cab to the event. Even after making multiple calls from the hotel, took almost two hours to get a cab.