The Arsht Center is Miami-Dade County’s largest ever public/private-sector partnership, made possible by the public support of the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners. The Center also receives generous support from private and corporate contributions to the Performing Arts Center Foundation of Greater Miami, City of Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Greatly enhancing the artistic and educational opportunities in South Florida, The Arsht Center for the Performing Arts also will have significant and long-term economic benefits for the city and the region.

The Arsht Center, designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, includes the 2,400-seat Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House, the 2,200-seat Knight Concert Hall, a 200-seat black box Studio Theater, the Peacock Education Center, a restored Art Deco Tower, and the Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts, which unites the Center buildings across Biscayne Boulevard, providing a magnificent setting for outdoor entertainment and informal gatherings. The key members of the design team include theater planning and design consultant Joshua Dachs of Fisher Dachs Associates, Inc. and acoustician Russell Johnson of ARTEC, Inc., both of whom worked on the project since its inception.

Under the leadership of President and CEO Michael C. Hardy, The Arsht Center is a Miami venue not only for its four resident companies (Concert Association of Florida, Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet, and New World Symphony), but also for many smaller South Florida arts organizations that will perform in its theaters on a regular basis, as well as for the finest popular and classical performances from around the world. With state-of-the-art performance facilities in Miami for the first time, The Arsht Center offers South Florida audiences the best and most diverse theater, music, and dance—with a dedication to entertain, challenge, and educate all segments of the community. For more information, visit www.carnivalcenter.org

Directions & Parking

FROM NORTH: I-95 South to I-395 East. Exit at Biscayne Blvd/NE 2nd Ave. Biscayne Blvd North to13th St. Carnival Center is on Biscayne Blvd between NE 13th and 14th St.

FROM SOUTH:I-95 North to I-395 East. Exit at Biscayne Blvd/NE 2nd Ave. Biscayne Blvd North to 13th St. Carnival Center is on Biscayne Blvd between NE 13th and 14th St.

FROM MIAMI BEACH (MACARTHUR): MacArthur Causeway West exit at Biscayne Blvd. Carnival Center is on Biscayne Blvd between NE 13th and 14th St.

FROM THE WEST: SR-836 East. Exit at Biscayne Blvd/NE 2nd Ave North to 13th Street. Carnival Center is on Biscayne Blvd between NE 13th and 14th Street.

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The Arsht Center is Miami-Dade County’s largest ever public/private-sector partnership, made possible by the public support of the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners. The Center also receives generous support from private and corporate contributions to the Performing Arts Center Foundation of Greater Miami, City of Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Greatly enhancing the artistic and educational opportunities in South Florida, The Arsht Center for the Performing Arts also will have significant and long-term economic benefits for the city and the region.

The Arsht Center, designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, includes the 2,400-seat Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House, the 2,200-seat Knight Concert Hall, a 200-seat black box Studio Theater, the Peacock Education Center, a restored Art Deco Tower, and the Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts, which unites the Center buildings across Biscayne Boulevard, providing a magnificent setting for outdoor entertainment and informal gatherings. The key members of the design team include theater planning and design consultant Joshua Dachs of Fisher Dachs Associates, Inc. and acoustician Russell Johnson of ARTEC, Inc., both of whom worked on the project since its inception.

Under the leadership of President and CEO Michael C. Hardy, The Arsht Center is a Miami venue not only for its four resident companies (Concert Association of Florida, Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet, and New World Symphony), but also for many smaller South Florida arts organizations that will perform in its theaters on a regular basis, as well as for the finest popular and classical performances from around the world. With state-of-the-art performance facilities in Miami for the first time, The Arsht Center offers South Florida audiences the best and most diverse theater, music, and dance—with a dedication to entertain, challenge, and educate all segments of the community. For more information, visit www.carnivalcenter.org