The Palace Theater


All-inclusive venue

The venue takes care of it all - food and beverage, rentals, the works!

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Starting at $15,000

Guest capacity

Up to 350 seated guests

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About this venue

Step into a world of vintage glamour at The Palace Theater, a 1920s-inspired venue nestled in the heart of San Francisco. This stunning space captures the elegance of the Roaring Twenties, featuring secret entrances, sophisticated décor, and a beautifully appointed Cabaret Room. The venue's romantic ambiance is perfect for couples seeking a unique setting to exchange vows and celebrate their love. The Cabaret Room, with its gorgeous stage and vintage-inspired details, offers a dramatic backdrop for your ceremony or reception. The discreet entrances provide an element of surprise and exclusivity, adding to the charm and mystique of the space. Whether you're hosting an elegant affair or a more relaxed celebration, The Palace Theater offers a captivating setting to make your wedding day truly unforgettable.


Our event spaces

Main Bar

Where the party starts—our lively main bar, complete with a stage, piano, and the perfect vibe for celebration!

Our main bar is a vibrant space ideal for wedding receptions and mingling. With copper tin ceilings, red brick walls, and an open layout, it invites guests to socialize and enjoy the atmosphere. A small stage and upright piano provide the perfect setting for a jazz trio or live singer, adding a personal touch to your celebration. This bar serves as the heart of the party, offering a stylish, lively environment where your guests can unwind and enjoy the festivities.

Guest capacity

Up to 70 Seated

Up to 80 Standing

Square footage

1,000

Ideal for

Wedding reception, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement

Guests often feel this space is

“Warm and cozy”

Included in this room:

- Fully equipped wet bar - Player piano - 8’ wide stage with microphone

Casino

Roll the dice and raise the stakes—our extravagant casino is the ultimate fun for your guests!

Our extravagant casino is where the action is! It can be book in addition to either the Main Bar, Cabaret & Gas Lamp Lounge, or part of the Full Venue. Perfect as an activity for guests, our experienced dealers will teach players everything from the basics to advance strategy. So, whether you are competing for prizes or just playing for fun, everyone is sure to have a good time!

Guest capacity

Up to 10 Seated

Up to 60 Standing

Square footage

500

Ideal for

Wedding reception, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

- 2 Period authentic black jack tables - 1 Hand crafted craps tables - 1 Roulette table (All tables are booked separately from the room) - Tiffany-style lighting

Cabaret & Gas Lamp Lounge

The Crown Jewel of the Palace Theater!

The Cabaret Room at The Palace Theater offers a versatile space with great sightlines for your ceremony or reception. Equipped with full lighting and sound, it’s perfect for live performances, a six-piece jazz band, or even an aerialist. The dance pit is ideal for a DJ party, with options like a light bar, fog machine, mirror ball, a bubble machine, and much more. This stylish, intimate room ensures your wedding day is filled with unforgettable moments and plenty of entertainment options.

Guest capacity

Up to 195 Seated

Up to 200 Standing

Square footage

2,500

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

- Hardwood dance floor - 17’ wide stage with footlights - Full lighting, sound and AV systems - Spotlight - Video projector & screen - Podium & microphone - Raised band/DJ platform - Baby Grand piano

Main Bar

Where the party starts—our lively main bar, complete with a stage, piano, and the perfect vibe for celebration!

Our main bar is a vibrant space ideal for wedding receptions and mingling. With copper tin ceilings, red brick walls, and an open layout, it invites guests to socialize and enjoy the atmosphere. A small stage and upright piano provide the perfect setting for a jazz trio or live singer, adding a personal touch to your celebration. This bar serves as the heart of the party, offering a stylish, lively environment where your guests can unwind and enjoy the festivities.

Guest capacity

Up to 70 Seated

Up to 80 Standing

Square footage

1,000

Ideal for

Wedding reception, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement

Guests often feel this space is

“Warm and cozy”

Included in this room:

- Fully equipped wet bar - Player piano - 8’ wide stage with microphone


Available services that can be provided by The Palace Theater

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Catering services
  • Clean up
  • Dance floor
  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event coordinator
  • Event rentals
  • Event staff
  • Liability insurance
  • Lighting/Sound
  • On-site accommodations
  • Service staff
  • Set up
  • Wedding cake services
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wifi

Transportation & access

  • Self parking - free
  • Self parking - paid
  • Valet - paid
  • Wheelchair accessible

Rentals

  • Chiavari Chairs
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Lighting
  • Linens
  • Sound / AV
  • Standard Chairs

The Palace Theater menu options


Reviews

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Rating: 5.0

5.0 out of 5

4 reviews

  • CW

    Chris W.

    Rating: 5
    Apr 23, 2026

    The best wedding our guests have ever been to!

    My wife and I got married at The Palace Theater (TPT) in March 2026, and we can’t say enough great things about the venue and our experience. We had the time of our lives—and so did our guests! We first discovered TPT in 2024 during a date at their immersive show, The Speakeasy. At the time, we had just gotten engaged and were researching venues, but wedding planning wasn’t on our minds that night. TPT wasn’t anywhere on our radar, but we left the theater convinced that we had to get married there. We didn’t even know if they hosted weddings—we just knew the space was perfect for us and we never toured any other venue. What drew us in was the uniqueness and authenticity. This is not at all a cookie-cutter venue! From secret entrances to real speakeasy bars, a casino, and the stunning Cabaret theater, every detail feels intentional and immersive. Some of our guests were amazed that our “speakeasy-themed” wedding wasn’t just decor taped to venue walls—it was a full 1920s experience. I guarantee this venue will transcend anyone’s idea of what a themed wedding can be! The theater also gives you incredible amounts of creativity. Through the theater, we customized lighting, created 1920s themed cocktails, hired a jazz trio, had live casino tables, and had several actors and performers interacting with guests. To build the mystery, we didn’t share the venue address—instead, guests met an actor nearby, received a password, and were guided to a secret entrance. Guests loved that experience and it set the tone for the night. We even had an aerialist perform at the reception! The ability to be creative in designing our wedding day was truly unmatched. We also loved the intimacy and privacy. Despite being in a busy area of San Francisco, TPT feels like a hidden world that only you and your guests know about. That feeling of disconnectedness is perfectly paired with the great sense of intimacy that the theater exudes. We loved that the space was large enough to accommodate a few hundred people while also feeling small enough to connect with all of our guests. Everyone in the venue felt like they were in the heart of the action, and the size and design of the venue invites guests to socialize and bond with one another. Maybe one of the best surprises about this speakeasy venue, though, was the affordability. At first, we assumed a wedding with several entertainers, actors, and custom elements would be way out of our price range. In reality, our wedding was more affordable than several ceremonies that our friends and family have had at traditional wedding venues. People were genuinely shocked at the value we were getting from the theater, and we were too! Finally, we absolutely love the staff at The Palace Theater. We worked very closely with Damaris, the event coordinator at the venue, and she was so cool and such a joy to work with. With Damaris, no idea was too big or small and she did so much to make sure our vision came to life. There were several other staff at the theater including operations staff, bartenders, theater technicians, lighting designers, catering managers, and day-of coordinators who were so kind and gracious with us and helped make our day unforgettable. Even a month later, our guests are still talking about our wedding as if it happened yesterday, and many have said it was the best wedding they’ve ever attended. We’re so grateful to The Palace Theater for a truly unforgettable experience for all of us!

  • RN

    Robyn N.

    Rating: 5
    Mar 20, 2026

    There’s no wedding venue like it

    We absolutely loved having our wedding at the Palace Theater. It’s such a unique and beautiful venue, with something for everyone. We wanted ourselves and our guests to get to enjoy ourselves the way each person wants to, and that is absolutely the experience we had. Our guests were blown away by the environment and range of vibes/activities. The best way we could describe it is fun. We literally have pictures of our guests with jaws dropped as they walked into the cabaret and they learned there was more to the venue. The drinks are excellent and the food options are amazing, we loved supporting other local businesses. Between the cabaret, the casino, the jazz bar, the speakeasy within the speakeasy, the photo booth, and the tarot reader, there’s nothing we would change if we were to do it again. Theres such a range of offerings that you can customize to make it your own. The team there is amazing to work and ideate with in setting up the wedding of our dreams. It felt like they were genuinely having fun planning it with us. Damaris and Geoff were awesome. Also, they have a package that can add an external day-of planner from a partner company, and since we did our ceremony elsewhere, this was huge for making our day perfect and stress-free. Our guests still tell us about how much they loved the experience. We had such an incredible time. Our wedding really felt like it fit us, if you’re looking to have a wedding or event that feels more like you, this is the place to do it.

    Logan OliveroMar 24, 2026

    Hi Robyn, Thank you so much for this amazing review! It was such a joy working with you to bring your vision to life. We loved planning your wedding with you and helping create an experience that was truly unique, fun, and personalized for you and your guests. We’re thrilled to hear that the cabaret, speakeasy, photo booth, and all the touches made such an impression—and that the day felt stress-free with the support of our team and the optional day-of planner. It was a pleasure collaborating with you, and we’re so glad your celebration was everything you imagined. Warmly, The Palace Theater

  • A

    Allison

    Rating: 5
    Mar 20, 2026

    Unique & Unconventional 1920s Speakeasy Wedding!

    The Palace Theater is an amazing theater company and venue!! We wanted an unconventional wedding, and we wanted it in SF with most of our friends flying in from across the country, so we knew the wedding needed to be special! We couldn't have asked for a better experience having a themed wedding!! We made sure to tell all our friends that our wedding was 1920s Great Gatsby/Speakeasy themed and all our friends showed up leaning hard into the theme, 10/10 no notes. The Palace Theater provided us with a menu of add-ons that we could pick from to enhance the speakeasy and immersive experience, and everyone had a blast!! Since they are a theater company at heart, we were able to make the entire wedding feel more like a complete 1920s evening with all our friends, and they were very accommodating with specific details we wanted to bring to life to make the night feel unique to us. Many of our friends told us it was one of the most unique and fun weddings they've ever attended. We used our own caterer and it was super easy to coordinate with the caterer and the cake delivery directly with TPT -- we didn't have a wedding planner and was better for it! Shout out to the photobooth as well, it's amazing and the photographer helped with posing!!

    Logan OliveroMar 24, 2026

    Hi Allison, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! It was such a joy planning your 1920s Speakeasy wedding with you—it was a unique and fun vision, and your friends really leaned into the theme beautifully. We’re thrilled to hear that everything came together smoothly and that we were able to take care of all the details without another planner. Knowing that the theater experience, immersive touches, and photobooth helped make the night so memorable for you and your guests truly means a lot to us. It was such a pleasure to be part of your celebration, and we’re so glad it turned out exactly as you imagined! Warmly, The Palace Theater

  • BF

    Brianna F.

    Rating: 5
    Mar 20, 2026

    BEST WEDDING EVER!!!!!!

    The Palace Theater was an ABSOLUTE DREAM to work with for our wedding. From the very first interaction, with Logan and then Damaris, the entire team was so kind, accommodating, and knowledgeable. They went above and beyond to make our vision a reality, accommodating our requests with a positive and creative attitude. The production team was incredibly attentive and supportive throughout the entire event, ensuring that every detail was executed to perfection. The musical cues, video presentation, and special touches like letting us use our moon cut-out were exactly as we envisioned. We couldn't imagine having our wedding anywhere else - this place is pure magic! Thank you Damaris, Logan, Nick, Sean, the AV team, and everyone else who made our day so incredibly special. It was better than I ever could have dreamed!!!!!!

    Logan OliveroMar 24, 2026

    Hi Bree, Wow! Thank you so much for this incredible review! Reading your words truly made our day. It was such an honor to be part of your wedding, and I’m so thrilled that everything—from the production touches to the AV details—helped bring your vision to life. Your kind words mean the world to our team, and we’re so grateful you took the time to share your experience. Knowing that your wedding was everything you dreamed of is exactly why we do what we do! Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness and magic, just like your wedding day. With gratitude, Damaris