1 to 5 March 2027
GDC team dinners, receptions & buyouts
GDC runs on parties. Studios, publishers and engine vendors take rooms for the whole week, and the good ones are gone by January.
Dates
1 to 5 March 2027
Held at
Moscone Center
From our door
0.8 miles, about a 15 minute walk, or one stop on BART
Our capacity
Up to 200 guests, full buyout
GDC week
Out of the convention bubble
Game Developers Conference week is five days of studio parties, publisher dinners and recruiting drinks, and the venues that work are the ones that let you run the night your way.
A ninety year old pub with three rooms and a patio suits a studio party better than a white box. Bring your own branding, your own DJ, your own everything. We will make it work.
Book early
Dates go in waves
The nights either side of the keynote go first, then the middle of the week. Tell us your date and rough headcount and we will come back the same day with what is left and what it costs.
Check AvailabilityWe answer personally within two hours during business hours, and same-day through conference weeks.
What people book
Four shapes a GDC night takes
Studio and publisher parties
Full buyout, your branding, a bar that keeps up with 200 people.
Recruiting drinks
One room, an open tab, and somewhere people actually want to stay and talk.
Team dinners
Long tables, family style if you want it, food that arrives together.
Late nights
GDC does not end at nine. Neither do we, by arrangement.
Why planners come back
Your headcount will change. That is fine.
Conference weeks never go to plan. Flights slip, sessions overrun, the RSVP list moves twice in the last fortnight. Most venues treat that as your problem. We would rather build the night so it survives contact with the actual week.
We start from your event, not our package
Most venues hand you three tiers and ask which one you want. We would rather hear what the night is supposed to feel like, then build the food, the timing and the room around it.
The timings bend
Early start for a breakfast briefing, a 4pm handover between two groups, a bar that stays open an hour past the plan because the conversation is still going. Weekends are closed to the public, which makes them ideal for a buyout.
You talk to a person the whole way
No ticketing portal, no account login, no five-day wait for a proposal. The same person answers your first email and is in the room on the night.
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Hold a GDC date
Pick GDC in the conference field and we will know exactly which week you mean. Date, headcount and a rough budget are enough to get a real answer back the same day.
Prefer to talk it through? (415) 236-0095
Event inquiry
Only a name and email are required. The more you tell us, the more useful the first reply is.
We reply within two hours during business hours. Prefer to talk it through? (415) 236-0095