PolaCon Bay Area | Instant Film Society

PolaCon Bay Area - March 10-12, 2023

The world's first (and only, we think?) three-day instant film conference returns to the Bay Area in March 2023!

Tickets are available now!

What can you expect at PolaConBayArea? We’ll feature more than a dozen instant photography-related events from workshops, demos, and sessions featuring guest speakers and Instant Film Society members from all over the Bay Area and the country!

Also, expect to see the city through the lens of your favorite camera over the course of numerous PolaWalks, including a special Day Zero!

Below is a rough schedule so far. More details coming soon!

Thursday 3/9 - Day Zero:

12:00PM - Haight Street PolaWalk. Meeting at Haight & Masonic

Friday 3/10 - Day One:

12:00PM - Glass Key Photo(1234 Sutter Street) Stock up on film for the weekend.

5:00PM - PolaCon Kickoff at McTeague's Saloon (21+) 1237 Polk Street(around the corner from Glass Key Photo)

7:00PM - North Beach PolaWalk meeting at Boardway & Grant

Saturday 3/11 - Day Two:

10:00AM - 12:00PM - Bay PolaWalk Crane Cove Park (18th Street & Illinois)

12:00PM - 6:00PM - Talks and Zine Swap Thee Parkside (1600 17th Street)

8:00PM - Pinball & Polaroids 21+ The Detour (2200 Market Street)

Sunday 3/12 - Day Three:

1:10PM - Alameda PolaWalk

Meeting at Main Street Alameda Ferry terminal (2990 Main Street Alameda,CA)

*People staying in San Francisco can take the 12:50PM ferry from San Francisco Ferry building

Special thanks to our partners and sponsors: Glass Key Photo, Thee Parkside, East Bay Photo Collective, and Underdog Film Lab.

Guest Speakers

Instant film experts and professionals from all over the country

Workshops

Learn from the best, and get hands-on practice with analog photography techniques

Amazing Scenery

Join other attendees for numerous PolaWalks around beautiful San Francisco

More To Be Announced Soon!!!

Watch this space for more information as it becomes available!