Silverback — Event Production, Permitting & Fabrication
Silverback
Bay to Breakers start line on a closed San Francisco street
Est. 2012 · San Francisco

From first call
to load-out

Silverback is an independent agency that creates, permits, and produces custom events — from the first sketch to the last barricade off the street.

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240+
Events produced
1.4M
Guests on site
900+
Permits secured
14
Years on the ground
SailGP San Francisco◆SailGP Bermuda◆Bay to Breakers◆SF Marathon◆Outside Lands◆Berkeley Half Marathon◆SF Bionic 5K◆Golden Gate Half Marathon◆KPSF Open◆My Heart Counts◆Santa Rosa Marathon◆Napa Valley Marathon◆Portland Shamrock Run◆Oakland Marathon◆San Jose Half Marathon◆SFUSD Graduations◆Golden Gate Club◆Escape From Alcatraz◆
SailGP San Francisco◆SailGP Bermuda◆Bay to Breakers◆SF Marathon◆Outside Lands◆Berkeley Half Marathon◆SF Bionic 5K◆Golden Gate Half Marathon◆KPSF Open◆My Heart Counts◆Santa Rosa Marathon◆Napa Valley Marathon◆Portland Shamrock Run◆Oakland Marathon◆San Jose Half Marathon◆SFUSD Graduations◆Golden Gate Club◆Escape From Alcatraz◆

Selected work

SailGP
SailGP
Practice · San Francisco Bay
Case study →
Bay to Breakers
Bay to Breakers
Start line · San Francisco downtown
Case study →
SF Pride
SF Pride
Main stage · Civic Center San Francisco
Case study →
F1 Las Vegas
F1 Las Vegas
Race course · Las Vegas Grand Prix
Case study →
Cal Int’l Marathon
Cal Int’l Marathon
Finish line build · Sacramento
Runners passing Pier 3 on the Embarcadero at dawn during the San Francisco Marathon
SF Marathon
Marathon start · Embarcadero
SOMA Stage at Outside Lands lit at dusk
Outside Lands
SOMA Stage · Golden Gate Park
Interior of the Adidas Space Race activation with lit truss, product displays and screens
Space Race
Brand activation · Fabrication
Player serving on centre court at the KPSF Open with scoreboard and branded backdrop
KPSF Open
Tennis tournament · Golden Gate Park
Genentech employees in colored hoodies forming the record-breaking human DNA helix on DNA Way
Genentech
Take Back the Record →
Case study
What we do

Built for
complexity

All services →
01

Event Production

Event design & on-site execution Budget & contract management Venue & vendor management Staffing & volunteer management A/V & technical production Signage & site installation
02

Design & Fabrication

Experiential concepts & ideation Precision event & site mapping CAD & engineering documentation Modular structures & pop-ups Photo-real renderings & VR In-house custom fabrication
03

Permitting

City & government liaison Permit applications & approvals Street closure & encroachment Building, fire, ABC & film Sound, maritime & drone permitting Police, parking & traffic coordination Community & neighborhood outreach
04

Event Marketing

Marketing strategy & campaign development Creative content & asset production Social media & digital marketing Sponsor & partner integration Drone imaging & aerial content Event photography & videography
Silverback crew pinning truss on a build day at Bay to Breakers
Build day · Bay to Breakers
Who we are

Small by design

A principal is on every event we produce. We keep the team deliberately small, putting experienced people close to the work—from street closures and races to festivals and brand builds across the Bay Area and beyond.

We work as an extension of our clients’ teams, building partnerships that last well beyond event day.

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Perspective
“Strategic, responsive, budget conscious, reliable — and dedicated to the success of the event beyond our expectations.”
Peter Nantell · President, The San Francisco Marathon

Let's build
something