El Rio is a Happy Host to many local independent Bands, Musicians, Organizations, Causes, etc.
We love sharing our space and we welcome you and your ideas.
If you are interested in playing here or hosting an event here, please read carefully the information that pertains to your interest:
BAND BOOKING | BENEFITS + FUNDRAISERS | GROUPS + PRIVATE EVENTS

Groups + Private Events

Groups

We welcome all groups that are familiar with our space and recommend against booking with us if you have never been to the club. We are a dive bar with a diverse clientele and a very particular vibe. Please visit before you reach out. Read the info below and then write in to one of the addresses at the end. Thanks for your business!

BASIC INFO:

We can handle groups of 20-300.

We see ourselves as a community resource and space and will do everything we can to try to help you.

Food - It’s cool to bring food in for parties but we ask for a deposit of your id and that you bring everything you need for it with you. We will return your id after confirming everything has been cleaned up. We compost almost everything related to food so your utensils and plates must be compostable.

Bar Tabs - You are welcome to do a Bar Tab. We need to know the amount(add 25% tip to bar staff) and what you want to cover on the bar.

Things We Don’t Allow- Party Busses, Outside drinks(including non alcoholic), kids, hate / shaming of any kind, non-consensual interactions, jerks.

Couple of other details: We purposefully keep our prices low to be affordable to all customers and thus do not discount drinks or door for groups.

For GROUPS 40 and below with no special needs besides food, Email us at groups@elriosf.com What we need to know- # of people, day and time(if you have flexibility, let us know), potential food plans.

For GROUPS 40+ and any level of needs, Email us at parties@elriosf.com What we need to know- # of people, day and time(if you have flexibility, let us know), bartab needs and food plans.