Home of the theatre in San Jose

If your meeting calls for a show or presentation that needs to surpass expectations, and you don’t want to hassle with transportation, the Center for the Performing Arts is just the ticket. Just a couple of blocks from the San Jose Convention Center, the CPA is home to Broadway San Jose and Ballet San Jose.  It offers continental-style auditorium seating  (no center aisle) with seating for up to 2,665.

Full Production Facilities next to the San Jose Civic

Looking for a more intimate venue with all the production capabilities of a major performance venue? Then Montgomery Theater is for you. When not in use as the permanent home of the San Jose Children’s Musical Theater, the Montgomery Theater hosts a variety of cultural and performing arts events. Located across the street from the convention center in the same building as the San Jose Civic, the Montgomery lives a double life as a convenient, elegant space for meetings and conventions, with seating capacity for up to 464 as well as 5 wheelchair seats.

Rock Your Meeting with Customized Concerts

Want your next event to rock? What better place than a place where major music legends rocked the house?  Since opening in 1936, the San Jose Civic has hosted artists such as Duke Ellington, Buddy Holly, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys, Barbra Streisand, Cream and The Rolling Stones. Recent luminaries include Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steely Dan, Michael McDonald, Beck, Interpol, Switchfoot, Reliant K, My Chemical Romance, the Pixies and even Snoop Dog have headlined the Civic's stage.