GDC Festival of Gaming 2027
A professional gathering for the games industry, from indie developers to large studios and students.
This edition has ended. The details below are kept for reference. Check the organizer's site for the next edition.
March 1 to 4, 2027, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-02. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.
Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.
What to see
- Program formats include keynotes, technical deep dives, workshops, portfolio reviews and fireside chats. Source
- Discipline-specific GDC Summits are built from accepted talks with community input. Source
What to plan
Parking and the venue
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
Accessibility
The trip page has an accessibility section that lists ADA accessible kiosks and registration access, plus an ADA assistance contact. Source
Where to stay
Housing for the 2027 event is open through onPeak, the official partner. Source
Official housing page. Use it first: offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
From the airport
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
Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.
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
- ABC Taxicab · 415.970.1300
- Alliance Cab · 415.970.1300
- American Taxicab · 415.333.3333
- Crown Cab · 415.970.1300
- Eco-Taxi · 415.970.1300
- Flywheel Taxi · 415.970.1300
- Fog City Cab · 415.970.1300
- Green Cab · 415.333.3333
- Metro Cab · 415.970.1300
- National Cab · 415.970.1300
- Regents Cab · 415.970.1300
- San Francisco Super Cab · 415.970.1300
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
Questions worth asking there
A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.
- What data, sample size and test conditions sit behind the performance claim?
- Which production customer will confirm the result without the vendor in the room?
- What happens when the system fails or sees an input outside its test set?
- Which independent test, audit or standard supports the claim, and which version of the product did it cover?
Common questions
When is GDC Festival of Gaming 2027?
March 1 to 4, 2027.
Where is GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 held?
Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.
Where do I park for GDC Festival of Gaming 2027?
Moscone has no on-site parking, and the venue points visitors to nearby public garages and hotel valet.
How do I get to GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 from the airport?
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.
Where should I stay for GDC Festival of Gaming 2027?
Housing for the 2027 event is open through onPeak, the official partner.
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Guides for any show
First time at a major show
A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.
Show planning checklist
The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.
Parking and getting there
Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.
Hotels and travel
Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
During the show
A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.
Meeting planner
A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.
After the show
The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.
How to cite this page. Delta Arc, LLC. “GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 planning reference.” DA-EV-gdc-festival-of-gaming-2027, version 1, as of 2026-11-02. https://thedeltaarc.com/events/gdc-festival-of-gaming-2027/