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Craneway Pavilion

4.1 (142 reviews)

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Eric D.

Came here for a roller skating event. The DJ was celebrating his birthday! Half of the hanger was coned off and the roller rink was a fairly good size. You can order food through Craneway. There's a small bar to quench your thirst. Plenty of tables and chairs surround the rink's northern and western sides. A food truck pulled up next to one of the west side doors. I ordered Fish n Chips from the food truck. One of the Craneway staff members was really working hard to make sure there was enough seats for everyone. She was friendly and had a nice smile. The cover charge to attend the event was reasonable. It was very windy outside. Free water was available! The music was great and the ambiance was fun and playful.

Brandon W.

Our company held an office kick off meeting. The venue is large and accommodating. I arrived an hour early for setup and was working with the audio and video guys to play our videos for our various presentations. Food and drink was provided from a central kitchen and they can easily distribute the food and quickly disappear. They provided the sandwich lunch for the workers and then quickly cleaned up, and setup snacks for the employee meeting. Throughout the meeting they kept the snacks supplies and refilled the drinks for the next eight hours. When needed, they can setup curtains to separate the areas for your various group meetings. We had a main stage with our backdrop setup in the center. Then when we had our break out groups meetings, we headed to the either wings. On one side is the bathroom. On the other side is a full bar, which we used as a milk shake bar and made use of the blenders. The staff was great, they were very helpful and quick to respond to various requests. I would recommend this for meetings, we we had 500 people and we had plenty of space.

Jo W.

Came here for a big company holiday party. It's a huge warehouse, and while you wouldn't think a warehouse would be appropriate for a party, I do like the fact that the ceiling was all decked out with lights, and the catering here was fantastic! I don't know if the catering was a 3rd party hired by the company, or if Craneway Pavilion did their own catering, but I loved the tacos (especially the beef tacos) that were served here, and the desserts were amazing as well! There were pistachio macarons that, the minute they appeared, they were instantly gone! They were by far the most popular dessert of the night! It's right by the water, where they're building a new ferry station, and the glittering view of the city is very pretty. But it was really cold, and quite a walk from the parking lot. I would have liked it if they had closed the doors when we were in line for coat check, because it was a freezing December evening. But it was a lovely party, and we had a lot of fun!

Janet I.

I went with my sister to the 48th Annual KPFA Radio Benefit Craneway craft fair. There were quite a number of vendors who were selling repurposed clothing. In fact, I bought a wrap skirt which the designer said was from a 1945 sleeping bag. Well I immediately put it on and left it on. The design was unique and fun. It's really durable fabric almost like canvass. We also found some fair trade chachikis and clothing for my great niece. It was a great event with so many unique vendors selling different hand crafted items.

Vanessa F.

I was disappointed when I heard my graduation from my school in SF was going to be held here. I'd had visions of some awesome SF venue being the place. Then I looked at the Craneway's website my excitement increased. It seemed like a venue that summed up my life in the bay with views of SF and the east bay. As the day approached the weather channel promised a torrential downpour and I eye my weather app on my phone hoping that I'd get those awesome views up until the day of. As I left for my graduation it was pouring rain. As graduation started the rain tapered off. And in walking back to my seat after receiving my diploma holder, I glanced out the huge wall of windows and smiled... the sun peeked through showing an amazing view of the SF skyline, Emeryville, and the bridges. The venue looked elegant with its decor, and had enough room for a reception behind the stage. The reception area was windows from ceiling to floor. It's definitely a venue worth looking at.

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Absolutely gorgeous location, and a very unique space. Spectacular views of the SF bay, and a wide-open airy feel.

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Just went to see the roller derby here. Great venue, fun place for the derby. Very polite security.

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I didn't filter through all of the comments, but i was wondering if anyone actually booked an event there, and what the price was? I have interest in the space, but for a my high school prom.

Can't give you the price, but there have been several proms there in the past.

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