There is an annual County Fair held in June here. It s fairly large in size, and there are a couple of warehouses in the plot. Parking is decent from the back, but there isn t any convenient parking near the entrance.
They charge $25 admission, charge $12 to park, and charged $5 for coffee (not allowed to BYO).
Not much to say. Large event center. I went for the harvest festival. Parking can be a problem. And on site is expensive.
Quaint you event center, especially during maker fair
Parking is always difficult in the area, but center is easy to get to.
Volunteering at the Maker Faire 2013 for Scrap was awesome. I enjoyed roaming around despite the hour I have. Took a lot of great photos. Wish my friends could've gone with me, but despite that I always enjoy exploring new places on my own. I'm from San Francisco by the way. The Bay Area has a a lot to offer, annually.
Product sold there are all for new vehicles, it's really hard to find what you need for an older vehicle like mine. Sorry.
With the amount of drop off and pickups happening now for companies it really needs dedicated Uber/Lyft zones to make that easier for folks
This is an excellent venue for all kinds of events. Good parking, great weather, open space.
Great Space easy in Easy Out plenty of parking and the staff running the events were very helpful we did a dance event there and they helped us set up the floor and take it down and load so they were great
Covid 1st vaccine...staging was perfect
Thanks to all organizers and personnel who made this happen. I am so grateful to all. This site has it well planned and functioning smoothly.
The location of the building is spacious, clean, suitable for organizing wonderful events.
Lots of parking spaces but depending on the event the entrance might be a little confusing. The folks at the entrance are helpful enough to guide you to the right spot and collect entrance.
Look for bargains lots of them and many more. Deals too. Liz.
Difficult to access.
Clean but very dated (old).
$12 to park.
Security workers are foul mouthed and quite rude.
Here for Aloha fest. Good food, good friends, good times
For the Facebook holiday party. Used two halls. Lots of room but great atmosphere.
Several buildings and lots of land made a big venue for the Bay Area Maker Faire. Still, crowded conditions happened.
Huge public venue with great amenities. It has both indoor as well as outdoor spaces for very large events. The venue is accessible in all the areas I visited.
$15 for event parking, not too bad with decent amount of parking. Not much room for outside chairs (those provided onsite are rarely enough) in the main volleyball building. Food ran out prior to dinner, and their rules say no outside food/drinks so no food available to those in the pm VB wave playing till 9 or 10pm.
Even though it was my first time, it really felt like Makerfaire has outgrown this space. I would have appreciated better signage, and I find the lack of access to free water abysmal. We left early because we had thirsty children and the line to the only water fountain on the premises was a good 30 minute wait.
Good location but rediculous parking fees structure.
Had the walk about 1 mile to get to the Maker Faire. No onsite parking for this event
Nice place for events. Lots of parking on site or off.
I was there for a business expo to see things and buy things for my store.
Big place, get a little tired now due to an injury of mine.
parking is horrible at $25 and event isnt very wheelchair friendly with only 2 of every 20 portable bathrooms has a disabled stall- I know it's selfish but these two are always in use by non disabled stroller parents so this just needs more accessible stalls need to be rented
there are cables and cords all over walkways inside and outside instead of having adequate power outlets to not need to run so many lines as tripping and rolling hazards
the event itself was amazing
Nice big space where they have the San Mateo county Fair every year and other large events.
I go every year for Maker Faire. Place is a zoo on Saturday and Sunday. Friday is the best day to go.
A disgusting old venue they don't bother to maintain because it's basically the only space of it's size on the peninsula. It's probably a good location for consumers but it's not great for event planners. Expect to do a lot of work to make a decent event. And buy out the catering.
Please hire people who speak English! These men kept looking at young teenage girls! Some did not even check to make sure your kids were strapped on the rides. These men were also speaking negatively towards family in Spanish.
Have only been here for volleyball tournaments. The smaller venue next to large building is not ideal for volleyball. We've had to cancel play due to condensation accumulating on the floor tiles as it was dangerous for players. The main appeal for this location is that it's close to home...
Came here for a company event, as well as the San Mateo County Carnival. Parking lot both times was bursting. However, they were able to reroute us to another parking garage - but was quite far (10-15min walk)
Maker Faire was fantastic. Great location for indoor and outdoor festivities.
Went for Minefaire. Parking was good and easy to find. Bring your own snacks, the lines for food are way too long.
Nice size, at was a nice warm day when I was there.
$15 to get in per person and then you still have to pay for rides and games additionally. I guess it makes sense on Fridays and weekends??
no week night discounts especially when they need attendance.
The parking situation is ridiculous fast, but they have VIP parking people willing to pay for it.
It doesn't create a family or community environment when they filter attendees on whether there are able to pony up the cash. A family of 4 is already $60
Good and large event venue. Your experience will depend on what event you go to.
Drive-in is not great value. Better execution is needed. Be prepared for poor sight lines to movie and limited services. I highly recommend Alameda county Fair drive instead. They are slightly cheaper and much more organized/professional.
I am 59 years young, and I took my mom who is 87 years old to the San Mateo County Fair. We had lots of fun looking at the animals and watching the children have fun! The Mexican food & the Mexican corn is absolutely delicious! We saw some of the shows, which were very nice... There were lots of fun activities for everyone in the family and every age group. We have been going for years, and it's always lots of fun! :-)
It has overpriced parking. It shouldn't cost highschool volleyball viewers , families mostly, that much money.
Attended the Facebook Holiday party here. Great place to host large events. Easily reachable via Caltrain.
Went for indoor volleyball tournament, no free parking nearby
Easy and convenient place to hold an event. A very well organized place.
Parking is too expensive and they have started charging entry fee for kids games. Greedy people
I had to report to jury duty here in September 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown. They moved the courts and jury duty selection here because there's more room for social distancing. I can't say much other than parking was plentiful and free. They didn't do a good job with signage to direct where jury duty parking actually is. And the court employees didn't talk much and didn't keep the potential jurors updated on what was happening. They seemed so disorganized, like they hadn't done it before.
It is a huge place that you would get lost if there us nobody to ask directions from. The staff for the event we attended were very helpful and made evryone comfortable. Parking was too far from the actual event site.
Huge place with a lot of exhibitions .
A lot of rides for different ages.
Downside - you need to pay:
parking fee - 10$
entrance fee - 12$ per adult
daily rides wristband - 30$
Nice local fair. Yummy fried food we don't usually have. Good variety of rides. Live animals, and music. Shopping too!
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