Cow Palace
Cow Palace is a indoor arena in San Francisco, United States that opened in 1941. Its recorded capacity is 14,000.
Key facts
Cow Palace is a indoor arena in San Francisco, United States that opened in 1941. Its recorded capacity is 14,000. It is owned by California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1-A District Agricultural Association and California Department of Food and Agriculture. It is operated by California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1-A District Agricultural Association and California Department of Food and Agriculture. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including California State Livestock Pavilion. Current tenants are San Francisco Seals, San Francisco Saints, San Francisco Warriors, San Jose Earthquakes, San Francisco Shamrocks, San Francisco Fog, San Jose Sharks, San Francisco Bulls, San Francisco Warriors, San Francisco Saints, San Francisco Shamrocks, San Francisco Seals, San Jose Earthquakes, San Francisco Bulls, San Jose Sharks, Oakland Oaks, San Francisco Fog.
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Type
- Indoor arena
- Capacity
- 14,000
- Opened
- 1941
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1-A District Agricultural Association, California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
Cow Palace is at latitude 37.706667, longitude -122.418611, in San Francisco, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 37.706667 |
| Longitude | -122.418611 |
| City | San Francisco |
| Region | San Francisco |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Cow Palace has carried 1 recorded name. California State Livestock Pavilion (no sponsor) ran 1941 to 1944. The average tenure of a name here is 3 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State Livestock Pavilion | None | 1941 to 1944 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | California Department of Food and Agriculture | 1941 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1-A District Agricultural Association | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | California Department of Food and Agriculture | 1941 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1-A District Agricultural Association | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Seals | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Saints | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Warriors | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Shamrocks | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Fog | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| San Jose Sharks | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Bulls | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Warriors | Not mapped | 1941 to present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Saints | Not mapped | 1941 to present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Shamrocks | Not mapped | 1941 to present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Seals | Not mapped | 1941 to present | Current | Source |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Not mapped | 1941 to present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Bulls | Not mapped | 1941 to present | Current | Source |
| San Jose Sharks | Not mapped | 1941 to present | Current | Source |
| Oakland Oaks | Not mapped | 1941 to present | Current | Source |
| San Francisco Fog | Not mapped | 1941 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
35 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | San Jose Wolves | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | San Francisco Spiders | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34598 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34597 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34598 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34597 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2810 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2809 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 12953 | 14000 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372078143 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Cow_Palace | Cow Palace | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | California State Livestock Pavilion | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21721 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21720 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21719 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21718 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21717 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21716 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21715 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21714 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21713 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21712 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13217 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13216 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13215 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13214 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13213 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13212 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13211 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13210 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13209 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13208 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13207 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: