A four-day fair in the Festival Pavilion
The San Francisco Fall Show runs October 15 through 18, 2026 in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture, 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, California 94109. The organizer calls it the leading international art, antiques and design fair on the West Coast. The fair was founded in 1982 and brings more than 40 dealers from around the world. It is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
The Opening Night Gala runs Wednesday, October 14 in the same pavilion, and the organizer names the 2026 theme Métallique Chic.
A floor open until seven
The floor opens at 10:30 a.m. and closes at 7:00 p.m. from Thursday, October 15 through Saturday, October 17. On Sunday, October 18 it runs 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The organizer states that tickets may be used for re-entry throughout Show Days.
The closing hour shapes the day for a dealer or buyer who needs a desk. The Afternoon day-use slot runs 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Evening slot runs 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. and covers the last hour of the floor. On Sunday the floor closes at 5:00 p.m., inside the Afternoon window.
Lectures at 11:00, 2:30 and 4:30
The lecture series runs three sessions on Thursday, October 15 and three on Friday, October 16, at 11:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, October 17 runs at 11:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 18 runs at noon and 2:00 p.m. The organizer publishes no lecture length and no finishing time.
A Show ticket and a Lecture ticket are both required for a lecture. Book signings follow each session in the Authors' Alcove.
The gap between a 2:30 session and a 4:30 session
Thursday and Friday each leave a dealer or buyer with an unscheduled stretch between the 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. lectures, on a floor that trades until seven. The show's pages list no bookable meeting room and no workspace.
A day-use booking covers that stretch. The room buys a block of daytime hours, and hotelSlots sells four slots: Morning 6 a.m. to 12 p.m., Afternoon 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Evening 6 p.m. to 12 a.m., and Overnight 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. The platform lists 103,857-plus hotels across 46 states and names four states that restrict day-use bookings under state travel laws: Florida, Hawaii, Iowa and Washington. California is not among them.
The platform posts its own price bands. The home page reads "30-75% off nightly rates." The day-use page reads "40-60% less than overnight" and lists pool, gym, Wi-Fi and shower access as included. The short-stay guide states that Wi-Fi, a desk, gym access, pool access and parking can vary by property. The same guide puts a four-hour afternoon window at a shower, a nap and a focused stretch of work, and reports that weekday afternoons and airport-area locations fill first.
Members near Fort Mason
The hotelSlots San Francisco directory lists 562 hotels and prints a name, a street address and a star tier for each. The Marina and Cow Hollow stretch of Lombard Street and its cross streets carries the closest cluster.
That cluster includes Hotel Del Sol at 3100 Webster Street, three stars; Infinity Hotel San Francisco at 2322 Lombard Street, four stars; Lombard Motor Inn at 1475 Lombard Street, three stars; Cow Hollow Motor Inn and Suites at 2190 Lombard Street, two stars; Marina Motel at 2576 Lombard Street, two stars; Chelsea Inn at 2095 Lombard Street, two stars; Buena Vista Motor Inn at 1599 Lombard Street, two stars; Travelodge by Wyndham Presidio San Francisco at 2755 Lombard Street, two stars; Signature Inn San Francisco Marina District at 2440 Lombard Street, two stars; and Town House Motel at 1650 Lombard Street, two stars.
Along the waterfront the directory lists the Argonaut Hotel at 495 Jefferson Street, four stars, and The Fairmont Heritage Place Ghirardelli Square at 900 North Point Street, five stars. Near the Presidio it lists Inn at the Presidio at 42 Moraga Avenue and Lodge at the Presidio at 105 Montgomery Street.
The organizer names one hotel sponsor, The St. Regis San Francisco, described on the sponsors page as "a Forbes Five-Star hotel in SoMa blending modern sophistication, curated art, and signature Butler Service." The same property appears in the directory at 125 3rd Street, five stars. The organizer publishes no room rate.
Dayuse publishes a San Francisco day-room average of $119.61, read October 6, 2026, and groups its cards by neighborhood across Yerba Buena, Union Square, Chinatown, Lower Nob Hill and the Tenderloin.
Engine publishes a San Francisco average of $165 per night across 3.1 million public rate observations from May 2024 to April 2026, with October at $176.
The directory publishes no distance and no day rate for any member. Rates, windows and amenity lists move, so confirm both with the property before booking. Every figure above carries an October 6, 2026 reading date.
