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Balboa Theater

Balboa Theater

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+1 415 221 31 173630 Balboa St, San Francisco, California 94121 · Richmond District

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3630 Balboa St, San Francisco, California 94121

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Cinema SF Bay is a registered 501(c)(3) California non-profit public benefit corporation with a mission to educate the general public in the art and science of motion pictures, including independent, documentary, classic, foreign-language, underrepresented, and other culturally diverse and significant films, entertainment, and arts education and to ensure long-term sustainability of our historic neighborhood cinemas — Balboa Theater (1926), the Vogue Theater (1912), and the 4-Star Theater (1913).

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Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom

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