Skip to main content
  1. Explore/
  2. Recreation Facilities/

Harvey Milk Center for the Arts

Address

50 Scott Street San Francisco, CA 94117

Mon 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Tue 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Wed 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Thu 9:00 AM — 9:00 PM Fri 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Sat Closed Sun Closed Other Fall hours begin 9/2/25 - Facility Closed Sunday & Monday

gallery image gallery image
gallery image

Documents

HMCA hours of operation SUMMER 2026

Other Link

Registration Information

Features

  1. Free Sound Booth

  2. Photography and artwork of Supervisor Harvey Milk

  3. Ballroom

  4. Community Room

  5. Dance Studio

  6. Elevator to Harvey Milk Photo Center

  7. Restrooms

  8. Rotating art exhibits in Lobby

Harvey Milk Center for the Arts Summer Schedule

Summer schedule: Activities are listed by room and day. Schedules are subject to change.

Summer schedule at a glance for Harvey Milk Center for the Arts Facility / Room Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Ballroom

YPTMTC – Creative Writing Workshop 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Musical Theatre 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Vocal & Acting 12–5 p.m.

YPTMTC – Creative Writing Workshop 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Musical Theatre 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Vocal & Acting 12–5 p.m. Harvey Milk Pride Color Guard 7:30–8:30 p.m.

YPTMTC – Creative Writing Workshop 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Musical Theatre 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Vocal & Acting 12–5 p.m.

YPTMTC – Creative Writing Workshop 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Musical Theatre 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Vocal & Acting 12–5 p.m.

YPTMTC – Creative Writing Workshop 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Musical Theatre 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Vocal & Acting 12–5 p.m.

No scheduled activity

Community Room

Harvey Milk Day Camp 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Harvey Milk Day Camp 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Harvey Milk Day Camp 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Harvey Milk Day Camp 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Harvey Milk Day Camp 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

No scheduled activity

Dance Studio

Closed to the public – day camp only

Yoga: Healing Yoga 3:30–4:30 p.m.

No scheduled activity

No scheduled activity

No scheduled activity

No scheduled activity

Ballroom

Monday

YPTMTC – Creative Writing Workshop 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Musical Theatre 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Vocal & Acting 12–5 p.m.

Tuesday

YPTMTC – Creative Writing Workshop 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Musical Theatre 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Vocal & Acting 12–5 p.m. Harvey Milk Pride Color Guard 7:30–8:30 p.m.

Wednesday

YPTMTC – Creative Writing Workshop 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Musical Theatre 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Vocal & Acting 12–5 p.m.

Thursday

YPTMTC – Creative Writing Workshop 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Musical Theatre 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Vocal & Acting 12–5 p.m.

Friday

YPTMTC – Creative Writing Workshop 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Musical Theatre 12–5 p.m. YPTMTC – Vocal & Acting 12–5 p.m.

Saturday

No scheduled activity

Community Room

Monday

Harvey Milk Day Camp 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Tuesday

Harvey Milk Day Camp 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Wednesday

Harvey Milk Day Camp 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Thursday

Harvey Milk Day Camp 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Friday

Harvey Milk Day Camp 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Saturday

No scheduled activity

Dance Studio

Monday

Closed to the public – day camp only

Tuesday

Yoga: Healing Yoga 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Wednesday

No scheduled activity

Thursday

No scheduled activity

Friday

No scheduled activity

Saturday

No scheduled activity

About this Facility

Overlooking beautiful Duboce Park , the Harvey Milk Center for the Recreational Arts is as unique as the civil rights leader it was named for. Originally dedicated to the performing arts, the building, commonly called “Drama, Dance & Music,” served as headquarters for the Performing Arts Division of the Recreation and Park Department after its construction in 1954. Duboce Park itself has been a location for arts programming since the early 1920s, when women volunteers of the San Francisco Urban Story League performed puppet shows and storytelling in the park for children.

Harvey Milk Center for the Arts is dedicated to visual, digital, dance, and performing arts recreation programming. We offer youth, adult, and senior programming. The top portion of the center features two levels with two separate dance rehearsal rooms, while the park level of the building is the Harvey Milk Photo Center, which has separate operating hours and staff. The 50 Scott Street entrance features a sound recording box and recording studio, along with art classrooms.

Young People’s Teen Musical Theatre Company

Harvey Milk Photo Center

Rentals

Rentals are tailored toward art- and community-related uses only. Our two large rooms, the Ballroom and Dance Studio, have wooden floors, mirrors on one side of the room, a sound system, and a projection screen in the Ballroom only. We do not allow food in the Ballroom or Dance Studio.

All art, dance, music, and community-related rental requests should be emailed to Ysabella.Herrera@sfgov.org .

Report a Maintenance Issue

Report a maintenance or vandalism issue at this site