Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center

The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is located downtown on a picturesque nine-acre site along the east bank of the Hillsborough River. As the largest performing arts complex south of the Kennedy Center, the 335,000 square-foot Center provides an environment for a wide variety of world-class events. It boasts one of the nation's leading Broadway series and is nationally respected for producing grand opera, as well as presenting a wide variety of concerts, performances and events. More than 600,000 patrons attended 3,742 on-site events in TBPAC's 2005-2006 season. The performing arts complex consists of five distinct theaters, a performing arts Conservatory, a rehearsal hall, boutiques, and on-site restaurant and banquet ( www.tbpac.org )