Rainbow Room

The Rainbow Room is our auditorium and main event space. Since renovations in 2017, the Rainbow Room has gained floor-to-ceiling windows that look out onto Market Street. Completely reconfigurable, the space is perfect for all large-scale events, from banquets to dance parties. The Rainbow Room entrance is now at the end of a ramp straight off from the 2nd-floor elevators, with the Sylvester Lounge & seating area just outside.

We offer competitive rental rates and special discounts for nonprofits. Please email us at roomrentals@sfcenter.org or call 415-865-5631 if you are interested in any of our rooms.

• Presentations for around 150 guests
  Fundraisers, banquets, and receptions for about 100-150 people
• Town halls and panel discussions for about 50-150
• Musical performances and theatrical performances
• Board meetings for 30 or more people
• Parties for about 250 guests
• Recommendations are to utilize surrounding rooms (201, 203, 204, and 1st-floor gallery) to expand and diversify the event space for breakout rooms, overflow rooms, or food/drink service.

• A 12’ long by 8’ deep stage riser comes standard with the room.
• Customized placement or removal is also available.
• Entire light rig to illuminate the stage and customizations available (see policies)
• Furniture is configured with the layout of your choice and ready for you when you arrive (tables and chairs are free)
• Complete surround sound speaker system with wired, wireless, podium, or lapel microphones and auxiliary input options or other audio sources (instruments, etc.) or to draw sound from the 1st-floor gallery or room 201.
• State-of-the-art mounted projection system with projection screen behind the stage, with connection to your computer or our DVD player
• Send your projection data (film, slideshow, etc.) to either/both room 201 and room 204
• Rolling vertical whiteboards (up to 3)
• Outlets are available on every wall in the Rainbow Room and in a few places on the floor
• Wifi (free) or ethernet cable for direct internet access (recommended for live streaming)
• Podiums (2)
• Floor-to-ceiling windows with moving shades or blackout curtains

Please note that there are additional fees at varying rates for renting equipment.

All common areas and rented spaces at the Center are ADA-compatible. Entry to the building has an ADA push-button to open the door. Two elevators are available for use in the 1st-floor lobby and open just in front of the Second Floor Lobby.

Bathroom doors on the 2nd floor are held open during event times. Bathrooms on the 1st floor are kept open at all times.

We strive to be a scent-free building for those sensitivities to perfumes. We request that anyone with access requests or questions contact us directly with at least 72 hours’ notice to ensure that we meet their needs: 415-865-5631 or roomrentals@sfcenter.org.

The SF LGBT Center building melds the modern and the historical. The East side of the building is the last surviving Victorian on Market Street, having narrowly survived the fire from the 1906 earthquake. In 2002 the center joined together the modern neighboring building with the Victorian. In April 2017, we held our ribbon-cutting ceremony after a year and a half of renovations to the building, providing whole new event and meeting spaces and bringing in new local service providers to be housed within our walls.

We encourage all event attendees to utilize our community service programs at the Center. Please see what services might relate to your event here. Our building is temperature-controlled, and most electricity is sourced from our rooftop solar panels.