Resident Since 2021
The American Indian Cultural District preserves and celebrates the rich heritage of Indigenous communities who have called the Bay Area home for millennia.
Through public art, cultural programming, and community advocacy, AICD ensures that Indigenous perspectives remain at the center of San Francisco’s evolving identity.
Location
Landmark Building D, Suite 230
Hours
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Please send an email in advance of
your visit to set up a time to stop by.
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Resident Since 2024 (Founded 1974)
From start to finish, Arion Press handcrafts its limited edition fine art books on-site. Its 10,000-square-foot facility, designed by JENSEN Architects, houses a foundry, press room, and bookbindery — a unique operation yielding limited-edition volumes that combine classic literature with original contemporary art.
Arion’s creative team collaborates with the artists to develop the concepts for each title — including the type, paper, and art. The latter entails the cover as well as works within the pages of the book. In 2024, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Arion released Fables of Aesop, featuring a Kiki Smith-designed sculptural box; works by 15 additional artists; and modern morals penned by San Francisco native Lemony Snicket (author Daniel Handler)
The production of Arion’s books honors centuries-old traditions and techniques. In the foundry, molten lead is cast into letters, which are arranged into lines. The lines form complete pages that are positioned in the press. As the paper is carried onto the inked metal type, an impression is made (this is known as letterpress printing). In the bookbindery — once the pages are folded, collated, stitched, and trimmed — the covers are adhered by hand. In addition to a retail/gallery space, visitors to Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture can enjoy glimpses of Arion’s exquisite process first-hand.
Location
Landmark Building B
Hours
Tuesday through Saturday:
12:00 p.m. (Noon) to 5:00 p.m.
Contact
(415) 668-2542
arionpress@arionpress.com
www.ArionPress.com
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Resident Since 1997
BATS Improv has been San Francisco’s home for unscripted fun since 1986, transforming audience suggestions into unforgettable comedy moments.
Its shows feature seasoned improvisers creating everything from laugh-out-loud sketches to full-length musical theater, all made up on the spot. San Francisco’s home for improv also offers classes for individuals and groups.
Location
Building B
Showtime
Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.
Contact
(415) 474-6776
bats@improv.org
www.improv.org
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Resident Since 1979
Since 1971 Blue Bear School of Music has empowered people to play the music they love. The school offers private lessons, group classes, and band workshops in Rock, Pop, Folk, Jazz, Blues, and other popular music styles.
Location
Landmark Building D, Second Floor
Office Hours
Monday – Thursday:
1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Contact
(415) 673-3600
info@bluebearmusic.org
www.bluebearmusic.org
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Resident Since 2015
A cultural icon in the San Francisco art scene, FLAX Art & Design stocks everything an artist, student, or hobbyist needs to paint, draw or craft. FLAX also offers workshops for all artistic levels, many of them free to attend. For those looking for gifts, they also stock a selection of San Francisco souvenirs.
Location
Landmark Building D, First Floor
Hours
Monday – Saturday:
9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Contact
(415) 530-3510
www.FLAXArt.com
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Resident Since 2017
Locally run, sustainable, and ethical — Equator Coffees Café produces great cups of coffee that satisfy both the palate and the conscience. Located at the campus entrance, Equator serves a full espresso menu, including pour overs and shots of single-origin espresso. Adjacent to both the Bay Trail and Marina Boulevard, it’s an easy stop for cyclists, walkers, and drivers to grab a cup to-go or to enjoy in FMCAC’s pedestrian plaza.
Location
Gatehouse
Hours
Monday – Friday:
6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Resident Since 2022
Founders, Inc. is a community of startup founders focused on emerging tech. Founders, Inc.’s aim is to nurture a generous, ambitious and high-caliber community that supports each other in building epic companies.
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Resident Since 2022
Haines Gallery is dedicated to providing a platform for emerging and internationally established artists from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, and the global community.
Founded by Cheryl Haines in 1987 on the belief that contemporary art can change the conversation and transform culture, The gallery’s program aims to engage and inspire collectors, curators, and diverse audiences with artistic statements that are visually compelling and conceptually rigorous.
Location
Landmark Building C, First Floor
Hours
During Exhibitions:
Tuesday through Saturday
10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Contact
(415) 397-8114
art@HainesGallery.com
www.HainesGallery.com
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Resident Since 2016
FOR-SITE has broken new ground and provided a model for engaging audiences through artistic collaborations on national park land. The organization behind projects such as @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz and Goldsworthy in the Presidio is dedicated to the idea that art can inspire fresh thinking and important dialogue about our natural and cultural environment. Through exhibitions, commissions, artist residencies, and education programs, FOR-SITE supports the creation and presentation of art about place.
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Resident Since 1979
Called “the restaurant that brought vegetarian food out from sprout-infested health food stores and established it as a cuisine in America” by the New York Times, Green’s remains one of the most celebrated restaurants in the world.
Under the direction of Chef de Cuisine Katie Reicher, Greens Restaurant has become a perennial top 100 Bay Area restaurant, recognized as one of America’s best restaurants by Zagat and a Michelin Guide recommendation.
Location
Landmark Building A
Hours
Lunch: Tuesday to Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Dinner: Tuesday to Thursday, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Dinner: Friday to Sunday, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Brunch: Saturday & Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Greens-To-Go: Tuesday to Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Monday
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Resident Since 2012
Goody Café serves thoughtfully curated snacks, drinks, and house-made paninis in a cozy space. This hidden gem features rotating local art on the walls, vinyl records spinning on the turntable, plus indoor and outdoor seating.
Location
Landmark Building C, First Floor
Hours
Sunday – Monday:
8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday – Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Resident Since 2014
The Interval is a bar-café-museum and home to the Long Now Foundation. Named one of the best bars in America, The Interval features an expansive not-to-be-missed cocktail menu with inspirations from around the globe and throughout time; the on-draft gin and tonics feature local St. George gin and juniper berries from the Sierra Nevada. It hosts The Long Now Foundation’s acclaimed lecture series. The Interval is an inspiring venue for great conversations and delicious drinks.
Location
Landmark Building A
Hours
Monday: 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday – Friday:
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Saturday: 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sunday: 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Contact
(415) 561-6582
LongNow.org/TheInterval
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Resident Since 2006
The Long Now Foundation was established in 01996 to foster long-term thinking and responsibility to preserve humanity for the next 10,000 years. The Long Now Foundation hopes to provide a counterpoint to today’s “faster/cheaper” mindset and promote “slower/better” thinking. The Long Now Foundation presents seminars, lectures and science and art-based projects to encourage people to think beyond their lifetimes.
Location
Landmark Building A
Hours
Monday: 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday – Friday:
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Saturday: 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sunday: 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Resident Since 1977
Magic Theatre is among the most prominent theaters in the nation solely dedicated to the development and production of new plays. Established in 1967, Magic Theatre gives voice to playwrights, both emerging and established, and develops and promotes the work of theater artists. Magic Theatre’s history includes premieres of over 200 new works, including Sam Shepard’s Buried Child, the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979. The roster of other writers whose works have premiered at the Magic reads like a Who’s Who of the American theater, including David Mamet, Michael McClure, Nilo Cruz, Rebecca Gilman, and Edna O’Brien, among many others.
Location
Landmark Building D, Third Floor
Contact
(415) 441-8822
info@MagicTheatre.org
MagicTheatre.org
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Resident Since 1985
The Museo Italo Americano was the first museum in the United States devoted exclusively to Italian and Italian-American art and culture. In addition to researching, collecting, and displaying the works of Italian and Italian American artists, the Museo promotes educational programs and classes for the appreciation of Italian art, culture, and language.
Location
Building C
Hours
Tuesday through Saturday:
12:00 p.m. (Noon) to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Contact
(415) 673-2200
info@SFMuseo.org
SFMuseo.org
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Resident Since 2018
Aaron and Matt Hulme, the culinary team behind local favorite Biergarten, bring a modern Bavarian beer hall and restaurant with panoramic views of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Radhaus offers a Californian interpretation of modern Bavarian cuisine, featuring a program of top-tier Bavarian beer.
Radhaus highlights historic elements of the U.S. Army machine shop. Envelope A+D led the renovation which includes vaulted ceilings, an open floor plan, industrial design and a wall of windows opening up to the San Francisco Bay. A single, sustainably sourced two-hundred foot ponderosa pine was carved on-site to create an oversized bar, communal bench, and dining tables.
Location
Building A
Hours
Monday & Tuesday:
12:00 p.m. (Noon) to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday:
12:00 p.m. (Noon) to 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 12:00 p.m. (Noon) to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Contact
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Resident Since 2022 (Founded 1974)
SF Camerawork introduces new audiences to thought-provoking and boundary-pushing photography. Founded in 1974 by artists, the organization highlights experimental photography, unconventional techniques, and sociopolitical themes.
The founders’ vision remains at the core of SF Camerawork even as the organization adapts to the changing scope of photography and surrounding cultural landscape.
Location
Building A
Hours
Check web site for current hours
Contact
(415) 487-1011
info@SFCamerawork.org
SFCcamerawork.org
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Resident Since 1978
The San Francisco Children’s Art Center has been nurturing a love for art in children since 1978. With a mission to empower children and foster their sense of self through artistic expression, SFCAC enables students to view the world as a place filled with possibilities where they can express their own vision. Classes are offered (for ages 22 months to 10 years) in collage, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, clay, and photography.
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Resident Since 2025
Since 1938, the Stern Grove Festival has been a gift to the Bay Area, offering free world-class concerts as the oldest free concert series in the United States. This beloved San Francisco institution presents an eclectic summer concert series that draws thousands to its famous eucalyptus grove in the City’s Parkside neighborhood. At its new administrative home here at FMCAC, Stern Grove has partnered with our Fort Mason Night Market to program the musical entertainment for these popular monthly gatherings.
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Resident Since 2024 (Founded 1974)
The Good Food Foundation is dedicated to finding ways to feed communities through sustainable food practices. The Good Food project focuses on providing the public with food crafted and grown in sustainable ways by people who are treated fairly. The foundation achieves these practices through community partnerships, and also hosts the Good Food Awards, the San Francisco Street Food Festival, and the Organic Food Festival.
Location
Building B
Hours
Tuesday through Saturday:
12:00 p.m. (Noon) to 5:00 p.m.
Contact
(415) 668-2542
ArionPress@ArionPress.com
www.ArionPress.com
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Resident Since 1979
Since 1972, Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) has offered life-changing programs to more than 60,000 people with special needs, including people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth. Every year over 2,100 people of all abilities raft white-water rivers, ski across alpine meadows, sea kayak the waters of the San Francisco Bay, and sleep beneath an open sky. Groups and individuals of all abilities are welcome to participate in their sea kayaking, rafting, and cross-country skiing programs. And they offer fundraising adventures for the general public and corporations to raise awareness of their mission, and welcome agencies, schools, and individuals of all abilities.
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Resident Since 1982
Young Performers Theatre inspires a love of theater and performing arts in children through year-round classes and summer programs. YPT is one of the very few theaters in the country offering introductory acting classes to children as young as three years old. YPT presents several shows each year, offers classes in the dramatic arts, and has an outreach program for children in need.
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Resident Since 1978
With a vision of “the world united through dance,” World Arts West supports artists sustaining the world’s diverse dance traditions by providing needed services and performance opportunities, and provides the general public with opportunities to experience and learn more about world arts and cultures. Through performances, educational activities, and cultural exchanges, World Arts West seeks to inspire innovation and keep traditions alive. The organization also produces the nationally-acclaimed San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival.
Location
Building B
Hours
Tuesday through Saturday:
12:00 p.m. (Noon) to 5:00 p.m.
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Resident Since 1977
California Lawyers for the Arts advocates for the rights of those in the creative community. CLA empowers artists by providing education, representation and dispute resolution for artists, performers, writers, and arts organizations of all disciplines.
Location
Landmark Building C, Second Floor
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