The Game Developers Conference brings game developers, artists, publishers and business leaders to Moscone for a week. The 2026 edition drew about 20,000 people.
Our advice: book private rooms by January 4, 2027.
Going to GDC Festival of Gaming 2027? We'll email you once, before our book-by date, with the best group picks for that week.
Marriott Marquis, 780 Mission St, 39th floor · about 2 min walk from Moscone Center
A 39th-floor lounge with arched floor-to-ceiling windows over downtown, right across from Moscone. The crowd is mostly business travellers.
20 Yerba Buena Ln, SoMa · about 4 min walk from Moscone Center
A large, low-lit wine bar beneath the Four Seasons, with a deep cellar and cheese and charcuterie plates. Music stays low enough to talk.
690 Folsom St, SoMa · about 3 min walk from Moscone Center
A ping pong social club with 18 tables, bars and a kitchen, across the street from Moscone. Private rooms take groups from a small gathering to a full party.
Four Seasons Hotel, 757 Market St, 5th floor · about 5 min walk from Moscone Center
The Four Seasons' AAA Four Diamond restaurant, with wood-panelled walls and city views. Gayot names it a top power-breakfast room in San Francisco.
49 Stevenson St, SoMa · about 8 min walk from Moscone Center
A family-run dim sum house open since 1958, still serving from push carts. Soup dumplings and har gow arrive fast, which suits a short show-day lunch.
SPIN San Francisco: A ping pong social club with 18 tables, bars and a kitchen, across the street from Moscone. Private rooms take groups from a small gathering to a full party.
GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 runs Mar 1–5, 2027 at Moscone Center (North, South and West). Book private rooms by January 4, 2027, about 8 weeks before the show, because rooms near the venue fill up during show week.
Yes. The Off the Clock trip planner builds a day-by-day agenda for GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 with dinners, activities, shows and your own flights and meetings, and you can share it with your group or print it.