SoFA District

SoFA is an arts, cultural, and entertainment district of Downtown San Jose, . Home to numerous cultural institutions, art galleries, and theatre companies, including the , the San José Opera, and the Symphony San Jose, SoFA bills itself as "'s Creative District".
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States
  • Also known as: SoFA” and “South First Area

Places of Interest

Highlights include Studio Theatre and Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana.

Movie theater
Photo: Daderot, CC0.
is a movie theater.

Art gallery
is a contemporary arts space focused on the Chicano and Latino experience and history, located in the SoFA district at 510 South First Street in San Jose, California.

Theater building
Photo: Brian, CC BY 2.0.
is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Historic District and San Jose.

Neighborhood
The of is a designated U.S. Historic District area of the city roughly the size of one square block. It is bounded by S.

Often called "the capital of ", is the largest city in the Bay Area, 3rd largest in , and the 12th largest city in the , with a population of over 997,000 residents as of 2024.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of central , located just south of Downtown San Jose. is home to a notable community of artists, art studios, and galleries.

SoFA District

Latitude
37.32959° or 37° 19′ 47″ north
Longitude
-121.88583° or 121° 53′ 9″ west
Open location code
849W84H7+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313250792
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q22077824
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to South Azerbaijani—“SoFA District” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: SoFA District
  • South Azerbaijani: سوفا دیستریکت

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Heroes Martial Arts and The Studio.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “SoFA District”. Photo: Eric Fredericks, CC BY-SA 2.0.