Located in the heart of Union Square and the hotel district, August Hall is one of San Francisco’s original masterpieces. The unique space was originally built in the 1890s as a Victorian Playhouse by celebrated architect August Headman, where it later showed films such as "Stage Door" in the 1940s and featured the premiere of Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Vertigo" on May 9, 1958. Today, this historic venue has been reborn as August Hall, serving as the perfect location to host your next corporate event, private concert, art show, film screening, wedding, reception, fundraiser or gala. With access to the world’s greatest musical entertainment, full service event production, state-of-the-art lighting and sound, custom menus and mixology - our unique venue will exceed expectations of even the most discerning guest. Accommodating groups of 50 - 1,000 guests, our talented staff handles every detail, so you don’t have to! A HISTORIC VENUE REBORN IN DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO Live music and entertainment with special events, three full bars, and food by Fifth Arrow. August Hall has been built to be a flexible, multidisciplinary event space with a design that pays homage to the great history of the building. August Hall & Fifth Arrow house three distinct rooms and three lanes of bowling. After the great earthquake of 1906, Union Square became San Francisco's premier shopping district, and, by the 1930s, the site of the world's first underground parking structure. 420 Mason Street was originally built in the 1890s as a Victorian Playhouse by celebrated architect August Headman. In the 1940s it became a USO club called the "Stage Door." Later it started showing films as the "Stage Door Theatre" and hosted the premiere of the Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo on May 9, 1958. By the early 1980s, it had become the Regency III movie theater (the Regency I and II were located several blocks away) before becoming Ruby Skye.
