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FAQS

A few things worth knowing.

Both options are available, depending on the date and event requirements. Share your guest count and format so we can work through the options. Some dates require a full-venue buyout.

Up to 450 guests for standing receptions and up to 300 seated, depending on layout. Staging, food service, furniture and circulation also affect the fit. We’ll help you assess a configuration for your program.

Alley events require a plan for permitting, access and outdoor operations. Availability and requirements depend on the date and event. Share the idea early so we can assess what is possible.

The venue has a stage, sound, microphones, projection and displays. Tell us about speakers, presentations, music, recording or streaming. We’ll establish the equipment, technical support and additional rentals your event needs.

Outside vendors are welcome, subject to venue requirements. Tell us who you’re working with and what they will provide. We’ll discuss the arrangements, venue requirements and responsibilities with you before confirming the plan. All alcohol service at the venue is provided through the on-site bars.

Send us a venue inquiry to arrange a visit and talk through the space with our team.

Start with your date, guest count, event format and the help you need. Our team will discuss availability and develop a proposal covering the space, services and costs for your event. An inquiry starts the conversation; a signed agreement and deposit confirm the booking.

Approximately 4,300 sq ft
Two adjoining rooms · San Francisco’s SoMa

Up to 450 standing / 300 seated
Capacity depends on layout. All events are 21+, no exceptions.

ART | LEISURE | EVENTS

Your event,
surrounded by art.

For more than 30 years, 111 Minna Gallery has brought art, hospitality and events together in San Francisco. The exhibitions change. The rooms can be reconfigured.

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Long brass bar, gallery floor and lounge seating in the Second Street Gallery at 111 Minna Gallery.

Second Street Gallery · Bar, lounge seating and exhibition walls.

Second Street Gallery

The wider room, with its own bar and coffee bar, and entrances on Second Street and Minna Street.

Rotating contemporary art, high ceilings, original hardwood floors and lounge furniture give the rooms their character. The photos show how they have been used.

Wide view of the Zappa Room floor, lounge seating and stage.

Zappa Room · An open view toward the stage.

Zappa Room

The adjoining room, with its own bar and stage, and a separate entrance on Minna Street.

Two adjoining rooms and a sliding dividing wall give you options for seating, gathering and moving between parts of the event.

Restrooms are off the connecting hallway, with coat check beside the Minna Street entrances.

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FEATURES

Key features

  • Turnkey event production
  • High ceilings
  • Rotating art exhibitions
  • Two bars
  • Stage
  • Ground-floor venue with wheelchair access
  • Sound & projection
  • Event lighting
  • Wi-Fi & wired internet
  • Tables & lounge furniture
  • Minna Alley event options
  • Turnkey event planning and staffing
  • Catering and beverage service coordination
  • Vendor sourcing, rentals and décor
  • Guest logistics, security and on-site coordination
  • City permitting and alley-event logistics
  • Live sound, DJ setup and microphones
  • Projectors, video displays and presentation support
  • Configurable lighting and stage wash
  • Wi-Fi and wired connectivity
  • Recording, livestreaming and event photography

Equipment, staffing, rentals and services are scoped to your event.

People who know the space

Minna Events can coordinate planning, hospitality, staffing and technical production, or work alongside the team you already have.

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Plan around your program

A seated program, a standing reception and a changeover between the two place different demands on a room. We’ll help you consider how guests, service and the program will use the space.

LOCATION

111 Minna Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

At the corner of Minna and Second Street, two blocks from Moscone Center and a short walk from Montgomery Street BART/Muni.

Wheelchair access

Ground-floor venue with wheelchair access.

Deliveries & load-in

Tell us what is arriving and when. Our team coordinates access around your event.

EVENT TYPES

Events at
111 Minna Gallery.

The whole gallery, or a room of your own.

Options depend on your date and event requirements. Some dates require a full-venue buyout.

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Product launches · Presentations & panels · Fundraisers · Live music & performances

All events at 111 Minna Gallery are 21+.

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Panel discussion in the Zappa Room.

Corporate events

Company celebrations, client receptions and conference gatherings, with room for a presentation and conversation.

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A previous celebration at 111 Minna Gallery.

Private parties

Birthdays, milestones and a reason to gather your favorite people around good food, drinks and art.

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A wedding celebration at 111 Minna Gallery.

Wedding celebrations

Bring your people together for a wedding reception or celebration in a contemporary art gallery.

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RENTAL OPTIONS

The whole gallery, or a room of your own.

Options depend on your date and event requirements. Some dates require a full-venue buyout.

Full-venue buyout

Connect both rooms for an event with two bars and space for your program to move between them.

Private room rental

Choose Second Street Gallery or Zappa Room for an event suited to one room.

Two events at the same time

The rooms can host independent events, with separate bar service and event operations.

MINNA ALLEY

Take the
gathering outside.

For larger events, Minna Alley can become an extension of the gallery, bringing guests outdoors among the murals.

Alley use depends on permits, availability and the event plan. Let’s establish what is possible for your date.

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Guests sit at tall outdoor tables beneath blue umbrellas beside a painted mural in Minna Street alley.

Daylight in the alley · Outdoor tables beneath the mural.

Shutting down an entire block in San Francisco is no small feat. We know who, when and why things get done. Our clients count on us to manage the details, dates, vendors, logistics, permitting, and everything in between.

We bring the indoor and outdoor experience together, coordinating the layout, catering, bars, lighting and production.

Corporate reception in Minna Alley.

Corporate reception in Minna Alley.

FLOOR PLAN

See how the rooms connect.

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111 Minna Gallery floor plan The Second Street Gallery is the wider room on the lower left. The Zappa Room runs along the right, with the stage at the far end. A shared hallway, restrooms and office sit between the rooms. Each room has a bar. The coffee bar is near the lower-left corner. A sliding wall is shown at the connection between the rooms. Second Street runs along the left side of this drawing. Minna Street, also known as Minna Alley, runs along the bottom beside the venue entrances. Additional text below describes the layout. STAGE BAR 1 BAR2 COFFEE BAR Second StreetGallery ZappaRoom RESTROOMS OFFICE HALLWAY COATCHECK SLIDING WALL

Second Street Gallery: The wider room, with its own bar and coffee bar, and entrances on Second Street and Minna Street.

Zappa Room: The adjoining room, with its own bar and stage, and a separate entrance on Minna Street.

Shared facilities: Restrooms are off the connecting hallway, with coat check beside the Minna Street entrances. A sliding wall separates the rooms.

VIRTUAL TOUR

Walk through the gallery.

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Artwork and furnishings reflect the exhibition at the time of the scan.

SPECS

The venue at a glance

Your guest count is a starting point. Seating, staging, food service and circulation determine the layout. Share your format and we’ll help you assess the fit.

Venue size
Approximately 4,300 sq ft

Standing reception
Up to 450 guests

Seated events
Up to 300 guests, depending on layout

Rooms
Second Street Gallery and Zappa Room

Bars
Two on-site bars

Stage
In the Zappa Room

Presentation equipment
Sound, microphones, projection and displays

Connectivity
Wi-Fi and wired internet

Furniture
Chairs, tables and lounge furniture

Rental options
Full venue or one room, depending on the date and event requirements

Age requirement
All events at 111 Minna Gallery are 21+, no exceptions

Event inquiries
(415) 823–9304

FROM OUR CLIENTS

What our guests have to say.

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Based on 612 reviews
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EVENT INQUIRIES & VENUE VISITS

Tell us what you have in mind.

Share your preferred date, guest count and event format. We’ll help you work through the space, layout and support you need.

If your date is fixed and the gallery is booked, ask us about other locations. Minna Events also produces events beyond the gallery.

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