3Below Theaters
288 S Second St, San Jose, CA
288 S Second St, San Jose, CA

Rent 3Below Theaters for Your Next Event

3Below Theaters is available for special event rental. When you work with us, you get skilled pros adept at event planning who will make sure you’re getting exactly what you need for your event. Our venue has three theaters, each with its own amenities, and improvements are being made on a regular basis to ensure we are meeting the needs of modern event producers.

Theater 1 | Stage

Capacity: 84
Seating Capacity: 65
Seating Capacity with tables between each row: 53
Seating Type: Flexible
Stage: 18’ wide X 8’ deep
Projection: No movie screen in T1; there are wall-mounted, horizontal monitors on both sides of the stage for projected information

Theater 1 features a permanent “Magical Library” decor installation

Theater 2 | Stage & Screen

Current Seating Capacity: 65
Possible* Seating Capacity: 53 (with tables between each row)
Seating Type: Flexible
Stage: 16’ wide X 8’ deep
Projection Screen: 25’ wide X 18’ tall

Theater 2 features a permanent decor installation of movie, tv, and musical memorabilia

Theater 3 | Stage & Screen

Current Seating Capacity: 177 (with runway and bridge in audience; not pictured)
Possible Seating Capacity: 203 (without runway and bridge; as pictured)
Possible Seating Capacity: 239 (with 8-feet less of stage depth; not pictured)
Seating Type: Fixed
Stage: 40’ wide X 20’ deep
Projection Screen: 35’ wide X 18’ tall

Turnkey Rentals

We receive dozens of rental inquiries a week and most are for the same type of event: a few of hours on a single day to watch a film or host a presentation with needs for basic projection, audio, and lighting along with some kind of food and beverage package. Rather than each of us spend our time to build out a custom estimate, we’ve created Turnkey Rentals which are ideal for smaller gatherings like birthdays as well as private corporate events like product launches or employee recognition events. Request a Rental Guide to review Turnkey Rental options.


Custom Rentals

For those in need of a rental with more involved requirements like a longer time frame, use of multiple areas of the venue, expanded technical needs, box office, catering, etc., we are happy to work with you to build an estimate.

The main thing we need in order to move forward is your desired dates(s). We already have many events booked on our production calendar so it doesn’t make sense for us to provide an estimate if we already know we cannot accommodate your booking. Please see below for dates we already know are unavailable for rentals.

To begin your rental process, kindly complete the form on this page. We will get back to you just as soon as possible with an estimate.


Non-Rentable Dates

Here are dates that we already know to be offline for rentals. We will do our best to keep this list up to date but depending on when you view the list, we have other events or rentals pending not listed here. No dates is set for a rental until you receive confirmation from us.

Theater 3 | February 11 – March 27
Theater 3 | April 14 – May 22
Theater 3 | June 30 – August 11
Theater 3 | September 1 – November 30


Note: during the above date ranges, we may be able to accommodate events on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Sunday evenings as long as the renter does not require projection and is comfortable hosting their event on the stage with a theatrical set or paying for pipe and drape to mask the theatrical sets.

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