Frequently Used Venues

We are lucky to have many great theaters on our doorstep that we can rent when event capacity exceeds 300. All the venues below are ADA accessible and have a spacious green room. In addition they have an in house sound and lighting crew, and the ability to project images or videos on to a screen.

San Mateo Performing Arts Center
Capacity: 1,540
Recent events hosted here: Rainn Wilson (April 2024)

Fox Theatre, Redwood City
Capacity: 1,100
Recent events hosted here: Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro (October 2025), Adam Grant with Michael Lewis (November 2024)

California Theatre, San Jose
Capacity: 1,122
Recent events hosted here: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi with Laurene Powell Jobs (August 2024)

Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos
Capacity: 941
Recent events hosted here: Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (March 2025), Heather Cox Richardson (October, 2024)

Hillsdale Theatre, San Mateo
Capacity: 764
Recent events hosted here: Joan Baez with Angie Coiro

Menlo-Atherton High School Performing Arts Center, Menlo Park
Capacity: 492
Recent events hosted here: Ann Patchett (2019)