Sunday, October 18, 2026 Group Gazette The group business desk

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GDC 2027 Puts 20,000 Delegates in San Francisco's Priciest Week

GDC Festival of Gaming brings about 20,000 attendees to Moscone Center from 1 to 5 March 2027, in the month Engine prices highest on the San Francisco curve at $197 a night. The housing page puts parties of 12 or more rooms on a sub-block agreement with onPeak and publishes no rate, deposit term or cut-off.

Oct 17, 2026

Five Bay Area Subregions in One Ten-Day Window

A ten-day February programme splits 137 participant profiles across San Francisco, the East Bay, the North Bay, Silicon Valley and the Coast, and 332 listings sit behind them.

Oct 17, 2026

ORS 2027 gives San Francisco a five-day group window

The Orthopaedic Research Society brings about 2,300 researchers to Moscone West from 19 to 23 February 2027. The society publishes no room block, and the organiser's city link goes to San Francisco Travel.

Oct 17, 2026

FOG FORUM: a January slot for design practices

FOG FORUM is the fair's membership programme for design practices, at $3,000 for two gala seats and ten fair tickets, or $6,000 for four gala seats and twenty fair tickets with a year of SFMOMA corporate membership. The 2027 fair runs 21 to 24 January at Fort Mason Center inside a nine-day art week.

Oct 16, 2026

Group Blocks for ASCO GI 2027 Route Through One Desk

The ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2027 runs 21 to 23 January at Moscone West. Group room blocks route through the symposium Customer Service Center, and the record publishes no block rate.

Oct 16, 2026

What Four January Nights Ask of the Group Calendar

The 45th J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference runs 11-14 January 2027 in San Francisco by invitation only. Four editions hold the Monday-to-Thursday shape, and the organiser publishes no venue, block or rate.

Oct 16, 2026

Nutcracker Group Sales: 20 December Dates and One Telephone Number

San Francisco Ballet discounts Nutcracker tickets for groups of 20 or more through Ticket Services on 415-865-2000. The run holds 35 performances on 20 dates from 4 to 27 December, and the 6 December benefit luncheon sells tables of eight and ten ahead of the matinee.

Oct 16, 2026

Ignite’s Group Block Holds Four Hotels Beside Moscone

Microsoft Ignite holds its hotel block at the Canopy by Hilton SoMa, the Hyatt Regency Downtown SoMa, the Palace Hotel and the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. Booking is a request inside the registration flow, it needs the Advantage pass, and the FAQ publishes no rate, room count or cut-off.

Oct 16, 2026

Group tables in a ten-day window: SF Restaurant Week terms

Fall SF Restaurant Week runs 16-25 October 2026 across four service formats and ten price points. The restaurant list on the association's own site is the Spring 2026 roster, and it carried 179 records on 14 October 2026.

Oct 14, 2026

1.5 million campus visits around a four-day fair

The San Francisco Fall Show runs 14 to 18 October 2026 at Fort Mason, whose 13-acre campus draws about 1.5 million visitors a year between Aquatic Park and the Marina Green. Gallery shows, Saturday improv and two markets sit inside the same week for group itineraries.

Oct 8, 2026