Event travel guide

Going to a show in San Francisco, CA

Airport to venue, closest lodging, rideshare, taxis, black car and SUV pickup, parking and transit in San Francisco, CA, from official sources.

From the airport

Travel details for the San Francisco area.

Airports

Airport to the venue

BART runs from the station in the International Terminal, reachable on foot or by AirTrain from any terminal, to downtown San Francisco in about 30 minutes on a Yellow or Red Line train. Powell Street and Montgomery Street stations are about two blocks from Moscone Center. Source

Rideshare

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Taxis

SFMTA regulates San Francisco taxis, and its SFO policy allows only purchased-medallion and ramp taxis to pick up at the airport. Companies shown are the first 12 of 16 in SFMTA's Taxi Directory, and the list is not exhaustive. Source

From an official list, in the order shown there. It may not be complete, and listing a company is not an endorsement. Check current fares with the operator.

Black car and SUV pickup

Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.

Public transit

BART serves SFO from a station in the International Terminal, and the AirTrain connects the other terminals to it. Airport trains run seven days a week; check the BART Trip Planner for current times. Source

Venues and closest lodging

The Moscone Center

Venue site

Parking. Moscone has no on-site parking, and the venue points visitors to nearby public garages and hotel valet. Source

Transit. Muni Metro's Yerba Buena/Moscone Station is across the street. BART's Powell Street and Montgomery Street stations are about two blocks away, and Caltrain's 4th and Townsend station is a few minutes' walk. Source

Closest lodging. The venue says more than 20,000 hotel rooms are within walking distance and points to sftravel.com for options. It does not name a closest hotel. Source

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Upcoming

Shows in San Francisco, CA

Technology, AI and security

Microsoft Ignite 2026

Microsoft's annual conference for IT professionals, developers and partners, held in person and online. It covers AI, cloud, security and the Microsoft platform.

November 17 to 20, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

Technology, AI and security

IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting 2026

An annual technical meeting on semiconductor devices and nanoelectronics, attended by device engineers and researchers.

December 12 to 16, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

Healthcare and life sciences

Biotech Showcase 2027

A partnering and company presentation conference that brings biotech developers together with investors during the January healthcare investing period in San Francisco. A digital partnering session follows on January 19 and 20.

January 11 to 13, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Healthcare and life sciences

J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2027

The 45th annual J.P. Morgan healthcare industry conference.

January 11 to 14, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Healthcare and life sciences

Fierce JPM Week 2027

An executive event for biopharma leaders, investors and vendors, held in San Francisco in January.

January 12 to 13, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Retail, food and agriculture

Winter FancyFaire 2027

A specialty food trade show in San Francisco, held at the start of the year for buyers and makers.

January 17 to 19, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Technology, AI and security

ISSCC 2027

A leading conference on integrated circuit design, where chip designers and researchers present new silicon results.

February 14 to 18, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Technology, AI and security

GDC Festival of Gaming 2027

A professional gathering for the games industry, from indie developers to large studios and students.

March 1 to 4, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Healthcare and life sciences

2027 AAD Annual Meeting

The annual education and science meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, with an exhibit hall.

March 19 to 23, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Technology, AI and security

RSAC 2027 Conference

A large cybersecurity conference for security professionals, researchers and business leaders. Some events also use the nearby Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

April 5 to 8, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Healthcare and life sciences

AMCP 2027 Annual Meeting

The yearly meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy for professionals who work on pharmacy benefits and medication access.

April 13 to 16, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Marketing, advertising and customer experience

Forrester CX Forum West 2027

Forrester's West Coast customer experience forum, for CX, marketing and digital leaders.

May 24 to 25, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Technology, AI and security

Snowflake Summit 27

Snowflake's four-day user conference on enterprise data and AI agents. It is aimed at data teams, AI practitioners and business leaders.

June 7 to 10, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Technology, AI and security

Data + AI Summit 2027

Databricks' conference on data engineering, analytics and AI agents, held in person and online. It serves data and AI practitioners and the leaders who manage them.

June 21 to 24, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Technology, AI and security

AI Engineer World's Fair 2027

A conference for AI engineers, technical leaders and researchers, returning to Moscone West. The organizer targets 10,000 participants.

June 29 to July 1, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Marketing, advertising and customer experience

Dreamforce 2027

Salesforce's annual user conference for customers, administrators, developers and business leaders. It is held in San Francisco with content also on Salesforce+.

September 21 to 23, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

Healthcare and life sciences

The MedTech Conference 2027

AdvaMed's yearly medical technology conference for device makers, investors, startups and policy audiences.

October 3 to 6, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

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