Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

Why go

A show gives you a chance to experience the old civic exterior and newer performance spaces together. The Municipal Auditorium façade and Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza can also be seen on an approach along the river, even when interior access follows the event program.

What to look for

• The Municipal Auditorium façade remains the building's historic face.
• Modern performance halls sit behind the older exterior.
• Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza links the venue to the riverfront.

The full story

The 1926 Municipal Auditorium was reworked into the Tobin Center in 2014. The project preserved the building's public face while creating new spaces for performance behind it. That combination explains the experience of arriving: the historic façade signals the earlier civic building, while the halls serve today's events. Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza connects the venue to the riverfront and lets the approach become part of a downtown walk. From there, look at how the older exterior and the modern performance program occupy the same site. A ticketed event is the way to experience the halls themselves, since interior access follows programmed activity. Even from outside, the building tells a clear story of reuse rather than replacement. The plaza and façade make that story visible before a performance begins.

Useful to know

• Use the event calendar to choose a performance; interior access follows programmed events.
• Approach along the River Walk if you want to see how the plaza joins the venue to downtown.

Your next visit

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