Directions

BAICFF is held at 2700 Saratoga Street in Alameda, California. The theater is easily accessible by car and bus. There is ample free parking if you drive and the theater is a 3 to 5-minute walk from the last stop on AC Transit Line 31.

By Car

First, enter Alameda via the Webster Street Tube.

From San Francisco and the Bay Bridge:

  • Cross the Bay Bridge towards Oakland.
  • Follow the signs for I-880 South/San Jose/Alameda.
  • Take the Broadway/Alameda exit.
  • At the end of the ramp, turn right onto 5th Street.
  • Continue straight on 5th Street to Broadway and move into left lane.
  • Cross Broadway and veer to left to enter Webster Street Tube.

From San Jose and I-880 Northbound:

  • Proceed on I-880 North toward downtown Oakland.
  • Take the Broadway/Alameda exit.
  • At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Broadway, then right onto 7th Street.
  • Go two blocks, turn right onto Webster Street and enter the Tube.

From Sacramento and I-80 Westbound:

  • Proceed on I-80 West toward Oakland.
  • Follow signs for I-880 South/San Jose/Alameda.
  • Take the Broadway/Alameda exit.
  • At the end of the ramp, turn right onto 5th Street.
  • Continue straight on 5th Street to Broadway and move into left lane.
  • Cross Broadway and veer to left to enter Webster Street Tube.

From Walnut Creek and 24 Westbound:

  • Proceed on Highway 24 West toward Oakland.
  • Follow signs for I-980 Downtown Oakland.
  • Take the 11th/12th Street exit onto Brush Street.
  • Turn left onto 7th Street.
  • Turn right onto Webster Street and proceed to the Tube.

Then, proceed from the Webster Street Tube to the theater.

There are at least three reasonable ways to get to the theater. For all of them, you need to emerge from the Tube in the right lane.

Route #1. Take the first right exit past the tunnel onto Wilver "Willie" Stargell. At the first light, go straight to stay on Stargell. At the next light, continue to go straight; the street name changes to W Midway Avenue. Take your fifth right onto Saratoga/3rd Street. The theater is at the corner of Saratoga/3rd Street and W Essex Drive. (The first cross-street on the right). map #1

Route #2. Follow the signs for Webster Street. Turn right from Webster onto Atlantic Avenue. Proceed for one mile and turn right onto Main Street. Take first left onto W Midway Avenue, and fifth right onto Saratoga/3rd Street. The theater is at the corner of Saratoga/3rd Street and W Essex Drive. (The first cross-street on the right). map #2

Route #3. Follow the signs for Webster Street. Turn right from Webster onto Atlantic. Proceed for one mile to the Naval Base entrance. Continue on W Atlantic until it ends. Turn right onto Ferry Point and take your first left onto W Tower Drive Take your first right (just after passing the Bladium Sports Club on your left) onto 3rd St/Saratoga. Continue about 4 blocks to W Essex Drive The theater will be on the corner on the right. map #3

By Bus

  • Board AC Transit Line 31 Southbound in Emeryville, Oakland, or Alameda.
  • Get off at the end of the line - on Ranger Avenue just past Pan Am Way.
  • Walk west on Ranger Avenue to Saratoga Street and turn right.
  • The theater will be a couple blocks ahead on the right, at the corner of W Essex Drive.

The Theater

For three years in a row, we hosted BAICFF at the beautiful art deco theater, Michaan's Auctions (formerly Auctions by the Bay), in Alameda. What was once the barren Alameda Naval Air Station movie house is now a luxurious venue with rocking chair loge seats, Dolby stereo sound system, and interior design pieces salvaged from classic theaters around the Bay Area. Don't miss the Egyptian Room upstairs, on your way to a seat on the balcony.

For directions to the theater, click here

To learn more about the theater, visit michaans.com.