Festival Venues

Below find the complete venue listing for all films, events and parties at the 38th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. All SFJFF Box Offices at theaters will be open for purchases one hour before the first screening of the day and close 15 minutes after the last screening has started. 

Castro Theatre

429 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114

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Public Transportation
Bus/Streetcar: 24 Divisadero, 33 Ashbury/18th, 35 Eureka, 37 Corbett, F Market MUNI Metro: K, L, M, T (exit at Castro station) BART: Transfer to MUNI Metro at the Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell or Civic Center stations .

Parking
Street parking can be difficult to find in and around the Castro District. If you do find a place, please be aware of parking restrictions on many streets.

Albany Twin Theater

1115 Solano Ave, Albany, CA 94706

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Public Transportation
The closest Bart station is the El Cerrito Plaza, which requires a one mile walk south down San Pablo until you reach Solano. Turn Left on Solano. The 18, 72, 72M, 72R, 800 and the G AC transit lines will get you to the Albany or within a block of the Albany.

Driving
Via Bay Bridge: Follow I-80 E and I-580 W to Buchanan St in Albany. Take exit 13A from I-580 W/I-80 EVia Richmond Bridge: Get on US-101 N from Veterans Blvd and follow US-101 N to E Sir Francis Drake Blvd in Larkspur. Take exit 450B from US-101 N. Get on I-580 E. Follow I-580 E to Buchanan St in Albany. Take exit 13 from I-580 E. Continue on Buchanan St. Drive to Solano Ave.

Parking
Ample free street parking is available. A parking lot positioned behind the theatre is available after 1:00pm on weekdays and all day on weekends as well. (The entrance to the parking lot is on Kains, a one way street.)

CinéArts at Palo Alto Square

3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

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Driving
From San Francisco:
 Follow US-101 S to Oregon Expy in Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Rd/Oregon Expwy exit from US-101 S. Continue on Oregon Expy. Drive to Palo Alto Square.

From the East Bay: Get on I-880 S. Continue on I-880 S to Menlo Park. Get on US-101 S in East Palo Alto. Continue on US-101 S to Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Rd/Oregon Expwy exit from US-101 S. Continue on Oregon Expy. Drive to Palo Alto Square.

Parking
Patrons are welcome to use the CinéArts parking lot in front of the theater.

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

1118 4th St, San Rafael, CA 94901

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Public Transportation
From San Francisco: Take Muni to Golden Gate Transit routes 70 or 101 to San Rafael Transit Center

From Berkeley: AC Transit Bus: 76 E C Bus to Cutting Bldv: Harbour Way S; Golden Gate Transit: 40 Westbound to San Rafael Transit Center

From Oakland: BART to Civic Center Station; Golden Gate Transit 101 Northbound from 7th & Market St. to San Rafael Transit Center

Driving
From San Francisco: Take US-101 N to exit 452, San Rafael.

From East Bay: I-580 W over Richmond Bridge to San Rafael, take exit 452 from US-101 N.

Parking
Parking is available in the surrounding streets where meters run until 6pm Monday through Saturday.

Piedmont Theatre

5133, 4186 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

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Parking
Available on surrounding neighborhood streets where meters run from 8 AM to 6 PM Monday-Saturday.

Public Transportation
Take BART to the 12th Street Station in Downtown Oakland. Then catch the #12 AC Transit bus on Broadway. It will take you to the front of our theater at the corner of Piedmont and Linda. Or take BART to the MacArthur Station. Then catch the #C bus. It will take you to the corner of Piedmont and Linda just across the street from the theater. Please note that the C does not run on weekends, and neither the C nor the 12 run late at night.

Contemporary Jewish Museum

736 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
(Opening Night Party venue)

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Green Room at Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102
(Shabbat Dinner venue only)

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