Venue & Travel
April 13-14, 2027 · On the waterfront, by the Bay Bridge
The venue
Pier 27 is San Francisco's cruise terminal, and for two days in April it's ours. Floor-to-ceiling glass on both sides, the Bay Bridge out one window and the downtown skyline out the other.
Upstairs, three stages. Downstairs, the expo floor: an industrial hall with concrete floors and roll-up doors that open straight onto the waterfront, so you can walk from a demo to the promenade in a few steps.
Why San Francisco
This is where it gets built. Driverless cars run on the streets outside the venue, and within an hour's drive are the labs, the robot makers and the investors betting on them: more robotics and physical AI companies than anywhere else on earth.
Come for two days, meet the people building it, and see why the frontier of technology keeps landing here.
Getting there
At The Embarcadero and Lombard Street, on the northern waterfront between the Ferry Building and Fisherman's Wharf.
San Francisco International is about 30 minutes away by car or rideshare, traffic permitting. Oakland (OAK) and San Jose (SJC) also work: OAK is about 30 minutes by BART, SJC about an hour by car.
BART runs straight from SFO and Oakland to Embarcadero station. From there, take the F Market & Wharves streetcar north along the waterfront; it stops right outside Pier 27. Or walk it: about 25 minutes along the bay.
Ferries from Oakland, Alameda, Sausalito and Larkspur land at the Ferry Building, about a mile south. It is a flat, 20-minute walk up The Embarcadero, or a short ride on the F line.
Set your destination to Pier 27, The Embarcadero. Rideshare drop-off is at the terminal entrance. Parking at the venue is limited, with paid garages nearby along The Embarcadero, so transit or rideshare is the easier way in.
Doors open Tuesday morning, April 13, and the show runs through Wednesday, April 14, with an evening reception on day one. Arrive Monday night and plan to leave Wednesday evening or Thursday.
The Financial District, the Embarcadero, North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf are all a short walk, streetcar or rideshare from Pier 27. Hotel recommendations, and any discounted rooms, will be posted here and sent to the waitlist first.
Expect mild days in the low 60s °F and a cool breeze off the bay, especially in the evening by the water.
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April 13-14, 2027 · Pier 27, San Francisco