San Jose Convention Center Parking Garages & Surface Lots (1 Mapped)
| Garage / Surface Lot | Daily Rate | Max Height Clearance | Sprinter / Box Truck OK? | Walk to Main Doors | Insider Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Convention Center Main Convention Garage & Surface Lot | $15 – $28 / day | 7' 0" Garage • Unlimited Surface Lot | ✓ Yes (Sprinter Friendly) | 1–4 min walk to main registration concourse | Cashless credit/tap entry; Sprinter vans and box trucks stage in designated surface bays. |
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Campus Transfer Times & Truck Marshaling Yard
San Jose Convention Center Freight Docks & GSC Marshaling: Freight carriers check in at the San Jose GSC marshaling yard for weighed dock assignment across 39 loading bays.
Nearest Certified CAT Scale: Certified commercial truck scale ticket required for all LTL/FTL drayage check-ins in San Jose.
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San Jose Union Labor Jurisdiction. Exhibitors may hand-carry small pop-up materials in a single trip without dollies; crated dock freight, forklift drayage, overhead rigging, and electrical distribution route through official facility and show contractors. San Jose Convention Center Exhibitor Carry-In Policy (Union Jurisdiction): One exhibitor badge-holder may hand-carry personal display materials or a single rolling luggage case in one trip through main public/hotel entrances without drayage charges; two-wheel dollies, pushcarts, and crated dock deliveries route through official material-handling labor.
San Jose Convention Center offers 1,260+ convention corridor rooms within a 10-minute walk/skybridge plus 3 vetted corridor steakhouses and full-venue buyouts. Federal FY 2027 GSA Per-Diem for San Jose is $168/night lodging and $69/day M&IE.
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Upcoming San Jose Conventions
Full Calendar →- Colorado Association of School Boards Annual Convention 2026Dec 3–5, 2026 • 1,100+ B2B Attendees
- CASB Winter Conference 2026Dec 3–6, 2026 • 650+ B2B Attendees
- CASB Winter Legislative Conference 2026Feb 26–27, 2026 • 650+ B2B Attendees
- CASBO Annual Conference 2026 2026Apr 15–18, 2026 • 2,200+ B2B Attendees
- CASBO Annual Conference & California School Business Expo 2027Apr 7–10, 2027 • 3,200+ B2B Attendees