Parking and Restaurants

Parking: 

Valley Parking Lot: 300 space, surface lot located directly across the street from the main entrance of the California Theatre.  Entrance on Second Street between San Carlos and San Salvador Streets.  Five handicapped parking spots available.  Hours:  7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (for entry, you may leave at any time; overnight parking available upon request). Rates:  $2/hr with $12.50 max (M-F), $5 after 5 p.m. (M-W), $6 after 5 p.m. (Th-Fri.), $6 all day Saturday and $5 all day Sunday.

Market Street Parking Lot: Immediately south of the California Theatre.  Rates: Free after 6 p.m., M-F and all day on weekends.

Convention Center Garage:  Entrance on Market Street between San Carlos and San Salvador streets.  Hours: Open on a 24-hour basis, seven days a week.  Rates:  $18 maximum per day.

Agenda/Zoe Parking Lot: The Agenda/Zoe parking lot on San Salvador between Market and First offers night and weekend parking at 50 cents per 20 minutes, up to $18 per day (and a day begins at 6 a.m.), unless there's a special day-fee rate in place for an event at the Convention Center.

Park Center Plaza Garage:  Entrance on Park Avenue between Almaden Boulevard and Market Street.  Rates:  $6 after 5 p.m. (M-F) and throughout weekends.

AMPCO Block 8 Lot:  Entrance on Market Street immediately north of San Carlos.  Rates:  $7 after 6 p.m. (M-F) and throughout weekends.

Free parking is available after 6 p.m. at the following lots:  San Fernando between First and Second Streets, and the State Building garage, entrance on Second and Third Streets, north of San Carlos. You can also refer to the City of San Jose's parking information on their website:  http://www.sjdowntownparking.com/

Valet parking is available at the Fairmont Hotel ($22), the Marriott Hotel ($18) and the Hyatt Sainte Claire ($9 for 3-8 hours).

Handicapped parking:  Handicap-permit parking for the California Theatre is available on both Market and First streets at the entrance to the theatre. 

Click here for a map of available parking garages or lots

Restaurants near the California Theatre:
(Advance reservations at most of these restaurants are necessary.)
 

Restaurant
 

*Key:  D=Dinner, L=Lunch

For dinner reservations and ticket purchases for other events while you are in San José, call the The San José Convention and Visitor's Bureau at 1-888-SAN JOSE (726-5673).

Map of parking garages and lots near the California Theatre:

California Theatre
345 S. First Street
San José, CA