What to expect
Planning a visit to Hertz Hall
Choose Hertz for a more focused campus recital or chamber program than a large Zellerbach presentation. Verify the presenter and admission terms on the event page, and allow extra time for campus wayfinding plus the current transit, parking, and accessibility plan.
Nearby picks
Before or after the performance
Check current hours, performance-day service, travel time, and reservations before relying on any stop.
Restaurant
Comal ↗A downtown Berkeley Mexican restaurant for a reservation-minded dinner before heading uphill to the UC Berkeley performance venues.
Restaurant
Gather Berkeley ↗A restaurant by the western edge of campus with produce-focused California cooking; reserve and allow time to cross campus afterward.
Quick bite
Jupiter ↗A downtown Berkeley pizza and beer garden that can work for a more casual meal before the concert; verify current service hours.
Attraction
BAMPFA ↗Visit the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive before an evening performance, checking gallery hours and ticketed screenings first.
Attraction
UC Berkeley campus attractions ↗Use the university's official campus-attractions guide to plan an earlier walk around Sather Tower and nearby campus landmarks.