Cow Palace Arena & Event Center - Daly City, California

Viera V.

They host special events there. Right now there is Charles Dickens Christmas going on every weekend until about 12/22. Online tickets only. The event is super fun. You will feel like stepping into 1870s…There are charming performances going on in set up theaters, food and drinks are available for purchase. Some tastings have to be pre-ordered online as they sell out and you can’t purchase them on the spot

Hans V. R.

We were there for the dickens fair which is an awesome event. This review is only about the location. Some ideas for improvement: 1. automate parking system. Having people collecting cash and making change for the parking really slows things down. 2. More real bathrooms on all four sides of the building. Porta potties behind curtains is not really appropriate. It great however that there is an all gender set. 3. Sign posting to the active entrance. Google maps took us to the wrong entrance. A sign guiding the way would be helpful.

Taylor B.

Dicken’s Fair was an exceptional experience. They designed this venue so well and I felt like I was in another world! Can’t wait to come back next year

Steve G.

Big fan of the Dickens Christmas Fair. Always love the costumes, acting, and busy Christmas fun. We got a special treat this year with the scale trains. I was not expecting this, and the kids really enjoyed it!

Theresa B.

Had a great time at the Open Sauce event!!

There were plenty of bathrooms onsite. Not once did I need to stand in line to find an empty stall, and they did a good job tidying them up despite the massive crowds at our event.

There was plenty of refreshments outside in the food truck area, and I always found enough seating inside to set down and eat in the area set up for dining. Im glad they provided these areas because we were at our event all day through the whole weekend.

Staff was friendly. Whether I was looking for nearby restrooms, getting directions to areas within the event, or just passing through security, the staff was helpful and pleasant.

All areas sprawling through this vast facility were maintained at comfortable temperature levels.

I easily found available seating at both stage 1 and stage 2.
Stage 1 had stadium seating and chairs arranged on the floor in front of the stage. Stage 2 had chairs provided and there always seemed to be plenty for each session.

The Cow Palace easily is my favorite venue on the whole west coast.

Denise C.

We went to the Charles Dickens Christmas Festival. It was very fun. My roommate goes every year, it was my first time.

Andie K. A.

The Dickens Faire is EVERYTHING.
Make plans now to experience it next year. Worth. It. 💕

Brian D.

It has a kind of "State Fair" vibe, although that's kind of hard to explain. I think it was probably a perfect venue for Open Sauce 2024, and would be for other maker fairs with stages for presentations and tons of areas for exhibitors. It's not super-fancy, but neither is it run down and shabby. Maybe "rustic but nice" might describe it? We had a great time there and there was enough room where everything felt pretty well organized. The event and the venue kind of fit each other.