PHOTOS | W Hotel x Portola: Sunday Brunch and Beats

Event: W Hotel x Portola: Sunday Brunch and Beats
Date: September 21, 2025
Location: W Hotel, San Francisco
Photos: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography

On Sunday, September 21, W San Francisco hosted an official Sunday Brunch and Beats, an energetic festival weekend event in the hotel’s Living Room Bar, alongside Portola Festival. The pre-festival gathering drew more than 250 attendees of festival-goers, hotel guests, and San Francisco tastemakers for an afternoon that highlighted the city’s music and cultural scene.

The event featured intimate B2B sets from Portola artists KILIMANJARO and Swimming Paul, paired with curated brunch bites, a caviar bar by Imperia caviar, and craft cocktails by 400 Conejos. The lively atmosphere created a seamless bridge between the festival grounds and the heart of SoMa for the second consecutive year, continuing to establish W San Francisco as an iconic destination for pre-festival connection and celebration.
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​Notable attendees included representatives from Empire Music, AEG, Goldenvoice, and The Recording Academy, reinforcing the event’s role as a gathering point for both the industry and the community.

Sunday Brunch & Beats built on W Hotel’s passion for sound and scene, spotlighting music, community, and connection, ultimately delivering an unforgettable prelude to Portola Festival weekend and underscoring the hotel’s position as a cultural hub in San Francisco.