Frequently Asked Questions

Parking is currently free on Saturdays and Sundays in the Sand Dollar lot, located adjacent to the Performing Arts Center. Free parking is also available for BRAVO! events.

Monday through Friday, parking is available in the parking garage, which can be accessed through the first entrance to campus. Parking garage fees start at $1 for the first hour and increase incrementally thereafter. See Parking Fee information here.

See the Directions and Parking link on the left for maps and driving directions.

The PAC offers several ticket buying options for your convenience. Tickets will be available online or by phone. The PAC Box Office will open one hour prior to scheduled ticketed events for assistance and in person purchases. 

Two 30-minute parking spaces are available between the PAC and Center for the Arts in the Sand Dollar parking lot for visitors purchasing tickets in person. See location of 30-minute parking spaces.

Visitors with a valid ADA placard or license plate may park in the designated ADA spaces closer to the PAC. Visitors parked in other spaces in the lot may be subject to ticketing.

No cameras or video camcorders may be used during a PAC event. This includes cell phone cameras. Flash photography and/or videotaping of an event are strictly prohibited. Security officers will immediately confiscate all film and will escort violators from the event. Reentry will not be allowed.

Video equipment may not be brought into the PAC unless you are a pre-approved media outlet. For media approval, please call PAC Director Dr. Sara Baker at 361.825.3763 for the proper credentials.

As in most public places, shoes and shirt are required. It is not necessary to wear a tuxedo or evening gown to a performance, though you may dress formally if you like.

If you arrive after the performance has started, you will be seated in the back row of the floor indicated on your ticket until intermission, unless otherwise specified.

Yes. Water fountains and ticket counters are located at accessible heights for wheelchair users. Companion restrooms are available for those who require assistance, and all other restrooms are equipped with accessible stalls. Wheelchair seating is available in all theaters.

For accessibility information and ticket sales, call 361.825.ARTS (2787).

The PAC has one primary performance space, the H-E-B Performance Hall, which seats roughly 1,350 people. The Louise and John Chapman Lobby can also accommodate chamber music performances and other smaller performances.