{"id":59261,"date":"2018-01-04T06:31:52","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T14:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=59261"},"modified":"2019-02-27T16:53:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T00:53:03","slug":"color-factory-pop-up-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/color-factory-pop-up-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know About Visiting the Color Factory in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you heard of the Color Factory? Of course, you have! It\u2019s the interactive pop-up museum<\/a> that arrived in San Francisco back in August. But, due to overwhelming demand, the exhibition has been extended yet again (for the fourth time) and will be in town until February 2018. Admission tickets to Color Factory are hot, hot, HOT! As soon as more are released, they are scooped up like hotcakes and sold out within minutes. But what is it like to actually visit the Color Factory? Is it worth the hype? After a very stressful morning and afternoon of trying to get in the queue, I was able to score three tickets for my family and me to visit. Read on to find out how it all went down.<\/p>\n

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Getting Much-Coveted Tickets to the Color Factory<\/h3>\n

First, there are some points to keep in mind before visiting. You have to have tickets in-hand before entering as there are no walk-ins. As mentioned, tickets are usually sold out as soon as they are available. I suggest that you sign up for the mailing list<\/a> as they\u2019ll announce any upcoming ticket sales via email first. When the designated moment arrives, expect crashed servers from people refreshing the website for the ticket link, frozen device screens, and multiple Facebook threads of frustrated people.<\/p>\n

Once you get a solid place in line, choose an available date and time, add the number of people in your party, input their names and email addresses, and pay. Do this as quickly as possible so your session doesn\u2019t time out. At least one ticket must have the name of someone in the party since they\u2019ll check your ID at the door. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable so once you hit \u201corder\u201d that\u2019s it \u2014 no ifs, ands, or buts. Tickets are $35 per person, kids 2 and under are free.<\/p>\n

Visiting\u00a0the Color Factory in San Francisco, CA<\/h3>\n

We arrived about 20 minutes early to make sure we didn\u2019t miss our visit window. They are very strict about this so don\u2019t chance it and allow for enough time of travel to and in the City as well as parking. We parked in the Union Square underground parking area and walked a couple of blocks to the entrance. A staff member checked my ticket and my ID when I arrived, then checked it again just before we went in.<\/p>\n

After going in and descending the rainbow-colored staircase, you\u2019ll talk to another staff member who will tell you a bit about the rules of visiting. You can take as much time as you want in each area but, after you pass the swinging door, you\u2019re not supposed to go back. Feel free to take a few photos in front of the rainbow grid before moving on.<\/p>\n

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Another employee will then hand you a plastic card with a number and QR code. Scan that at any photo station to have your photo taken. Photos will be sent to your email and you can download them from there. You\u2019ll want to use the photo station when possible to get fun angles and nice group pictures.<\/p>\n

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Each area is divided by color, as expected. There\u2019s not really much to \u201cdo\u201d in each room except take photos and lots and lots of selfies. That can be as fun or as boring as you make it. My family and I were going to get as much out of that $35\/pp admission fee as possible so we took photos, loops, and boomerangs galore.<\/p>\n

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You start your visit with a giant scratch and sniff wall. Then, before entering the first section, pick up a complimentary chocolate candy from the spinning table. We thought the table was moving automatically but then we noticed some hands pushing it around on the other side. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

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Here is a quick rundown of each room.<\/p>\n