Live Entertainment in Eugene

Hult Center for the Performing Arts is Eugene's most important cultural institution — a stunning 2,484-seat downtown theater presenting Oregon Bach Festival (one of the world's most respected Bach festivals), Broadway touring productions, and major cultural events. Eugene's extraordinary connection to running culture, outdoor recreation, and classical music (the Bach Festival draws international audiences annually) creates a performing arts environment of unusual intellectual and athletic character.

Hult Center for the Performing Arts is Eugene's landmark performing arts complex — a 2,472-seat Soreng Theater and 500-seat Silva Concert Hall presenting the Oregon Symphony (resident in Eugene), Broadway touring productions, and major concert acts for the Willamette Valley. The building's striking brutalist architecture, designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, is itself considered a work of art and has made the Hult Center a defining landmark of Eugene's ambitious cultural self-image.

McDonald Theatre is Eugene's premier concert venue — a 1,100-capacity 1925 theater in downtown that books national touring rock, folk, and alternative acts for Oregon's second-largest city and home of the University of Oregon. The theater's restored Art Deco interior and position in Eugene's vibrant downtown entertainment district make it the cultural anchor for a city with deep roots in environmental activism, outdoor recreation culture, and a passionate appreciation for live music that dates to the Grateful Dead's legendary Eugene shows.