DIRECTIONS:
From Highway 101 North: Take Brisbane / Cow Palace exit, go straight to Geneva and turn left. The Cow Palace is 10 blocks up on the left. >From Highway 101 South: Take Cow Palace / 3rd Street exit, immediately merge to the right of the off ramp and merge onto Bayshore. Follow Bayshore to Geneva and turn right onto Geneva. The Cow Palace is 10 blocks up on the left. >From Highway 280 North: Take the Geneva / Ocean exit, and turn right onto Geneva. Follow a few miles, the Cow Palace will be on the right. >From Highway 280 South: Take the Geneva / Ocean exit, and turn left onto Geneva. Follow a few miles, the Cow Palace will be on the right.

PARKING - On-site parking in the main lot is available for $7.00 (regular parking) or $10.00 (preferred parking close to front doors). Disabled parking is also available close to the front doors. For events in the Arena and North or South Halls, enter through the main gate off of the Geneva Ave./ Santos St. intersection. For events in the Lower Exhibit Buildings, $5.00 parking is available through Gate 5 off of Geneva Ave. Only cash is taken for parking.

LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS:
The Cow Palace is approximately 15 minutes north of the San Francisco International Airport and adjacent airport hotels. Check the Lodgings Search page of the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau's web site for accommodations in the San Francisco area. Check the Hotels and Motels listings of the San Mateo Convention and Visitors Bureau's web site for accommodations near the Cow Palace or the airport. Certain shows have arranged for special accommodation rates. Exhibitors and visitors should check with the event promoter to see if arrangements have been made with a specific hotel.

DISABLED ACCESS:
Facility is wheelchair accessible. Call the Cow Palace Box Office at 415-469-6065

BOX OFFICE & TICKETS:
Cow Palace Event Information: 415-469-6065.

Cow Palace Box Office hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, closed on Sunday and holidays. Hours may be extended due to performance schedules. The Cow Palace Box Office is located on the premises. No cameras, cans, bottles or alcohol allowed, unless otherwise noted. The Cow Palace is a no-smoking facility. Children 23 months and under are free, unless otherwise specified.

MISCELLANEOUS:

Will-Call tickets are held at the box office on the premises. Doors open at least an hour before Arena performances. Food and drink concessions on premises available on a show-by-show basis. ATM bank card machines are located on the premises. All Arena seats are padded and cushioned, except the upper corners.

HISTORY:

Since opening in 1941, the Cow Palace has welcomed 50 million visitors through its doors. The Cow Palace is officially the 1-A District Agricultural Association, a State agency of the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Division of Fairs and Expositions. In 1949 legislation was passed officially opening the facility to general public use. In October of that year, the Cow Palace was host to the U.S. Heavyweight Boxing Championship. From then on, all manner of events came to the arena, such as ice shows, political conventions, Roller Derby, tennis, wrestling, professional basketball, and ice hockey. Other Cow Palace highlights include appearances by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Liberace, the Billy Graham Crusade (with attendance of 696,525), John F. Kennedy, Evil Knievel, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley. In addition to these, the Cow Palace has been the host of many successful sold-out concerts. Some of the more memorable are the Grateful Dead/Santana, ZZ Top, Yes, Paul McCartney & Wings, Neil Diamond, Elton John, U2, and Prince. The long term tenants of the Cow Palace include the Grand National Rodeo, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, the San Francisco Sport & Boat Show, the Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show, and Disney on Ice.

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