Live Entertainment Venues

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Aguadilla serves northwest Puerto Rico's cultural life with outstanding performing arts events — a community rich in Puerto Rican cultural heritage where the remarkable Crashboat Beach, outstanding local food culture, and genuine Puerto Rican community spirit create a performing arts environment of considerable northwest Puerto Rican significance.

Rafael Hernández Airport Area, Aguadilla, PR 00603

Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Bayamón Cowboys (Vaqueros de Bayamón) are Puerto Rico's most storied professional basketball franchise — a team that has won more BSN championships than any other and whose extraordinary fan base in Puerto Rico's second city creates basketball games of remarkable Caribbean sporting community significance.

Coliseo Vaqueros, Bayamón, PR 00961

Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel presents baseball and concert events in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium hosts Puerto Rico Islanders FC and the Puerto Rico national football team — creating soccer experiences in a community with deep Caribbean athletic passion. Puerto Rico's growing soccer culture and the beautiful Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón create football (soccer) sporting events of genuine Caribbean athletic community significance.

Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, PR 00960

Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Bayamón serves Puerto Rico's second-largest urban area as one of the most important centers of Puerto Rican cultural life — a municipality honoring its most famous son Tito Puente (El Rey del Timbal, the King of Latin Music). Tito Puente's extraordinary contribution to creating salsa music and his remarkable cultural significance as the most important Latin percussion musician in American history create a concert amphitheater of genuine Puerto Rican musical heritage significance.

Parque Naciones Unidas, Bayamón, PR 00961

Caguas, Puerto Rico

Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez presents concerts and Criollos de Caguas basketball games in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Carolina, Puerto Rico

Carolina is the birthplace of Roberto Clemente — the greatest Puerto Rican in sports history, whose extraordinary baseball career (3,000 hits, 12 Gold Gloves, 1971 World Series MVP) and heroic death delivering aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua created the most beloved humanitarian hero in Puerto Rican history. Carolina's remarkable Roberto Clemente heritage and its vibrant suburban Puerto Rican community create a performing arts center of genuine Puerto Rican sporting and cultural identity significance.

Roberto Clemente Coliseum Area, Carolina, PR 00983

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Estadio Isidoro García in Mayagüez is Puerto Rico's most important west coast sports venue — hosting baseball, athletic competitions, and the legacy of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. Mayagüez's remarkable 2010 Games infrastructure and its outstanding athletic tradition create sporting events of genuine Puerto Rican western regional sporting significance.

Estadio Isidoro García, Mayagüez, PR 00680

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Mayagüez serves western Puerto Rico as the most important cultural and sporting center on the island's west coast — a city whose extraordinary 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games legacy (Mayagüez hosted the games, creating outstanding sports infrastructure) and remarkable culinary reputation (it is called "La Ciudad del Pan" for its outstanding baking tradition) create a concert venue of genuine Puerto Rican western cultural significance.

Coliseo Roberto Clemente, Mayagüez, PR 00680

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Teatro Yagüez in Mayagüez is Puerto Rico's most magnificent provincial theater — a beautifully restored 1909 Baroque-Spanish eclectic theater presenting outstanding cultural events for western Puerto Rico. Teatro Yagüez's extraordinary architectural beauty (it is one of the finest examples of early 20th-century Spanish colonial theater architecture in the Americas) and its remarkable cultural programming create a performing arts venue of genuine Puerto Rican western heritage significance.

Teatro Yagüez, Mayagüez, PR 00680

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's Bomba and Plena performances present the most important Afro-Puerto Rican musical traditions — a musical heritage born from the African slaves brought to sugar plantations in the 17th and 18th centuries that became the foundation of Puerto Rican cultural identity. Bomba's extraordinary call-and-response between drummer and dancer and Plena's remarkable role as Puerto Rico's "living newspaper" (chronicling community events through song) create cultural performances of unique Caribbean African heritage significance.

La Guancha Boardwalk, Ponce, PR 00731

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce is Puerto Rico's most culturally significant second city — the "Pearl of the South" where the extraordinary neo-classical architecture, the remarkable Museo de Arte de Ponce (the finest art museum in the Caribbean), and the beautiful Plaza Las Delicias create a concert and cultural environment of singular Puerto Rican provincial cultural significance. Ponce's extraordinary heritage and its passionate community cultural investment create concert experiences of genuine Puerto Rican identity significance.

Plaza Las Delicias, Ponce, PR 00731

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Teatro La Perla in Ponce is one of the finest 19th-century theaters in Latin America — a beautifully restored 1864 theater whose extraordinary neoclassical architecture and remarkable cultural programming serve Puerto Rico's most architecturally significant city. Teatro La Perla's 160+ year history and its outstanding cultural programming in the Pearl of the South create a performing arts venue of genuine Puerto Rican provincial cultural heritage significance.

Calle Mayor, Ponce, PR 00731

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré is Puerto Rico's most important performing arts center — a magnificent Santurce complex presenting Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, opera, ballet, and major international performers. The Centro's extraordinary Festival Casals (founded by Pablo Casals, who made Puerto Rico his home, the most important classical music festival in the Western Hemisphere) and its remarkable architectural design create a concert venue of singular Caribbean classical music cultural significance.

Ave. De Diego, Santurce, San Juan, PR 00907

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Coliseo Roberto Clemente honors the greatest Puerto Rican in sports history — Roberto Clemente, the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder who died on New Year's Eve 1972 delivering humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua, becoming the most beloved humanitarian hero in Puerto Rican history. Roberto Clemente's extraordinary 3,000-hit career (the exact milestone achieved in his final regular season at-bat), his remarkable humanitarian legacy, and his 1973 induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame (with a special waiver of the five-year waiting period) create a sports venue of singular Puerto Rican athletic and humanitarian historical significance.

Ave. Roosevelt, Hato Rey, San Juan, PR 00918

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot (El Choliseo) is the most important concert arena in the Caribbean — a 19,000-capacity San Juan arena where Puerto Rico's most beloved entertainers (Marc Anthony, Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin, and Jennifer Lopez have all performed sold-out shows here) and international superstars create concert experiences of extraordinary Caribbean music cultural significance. Puerto Rico's remarkable musical heritage (birthplace of salsa, reggaeton, and some of the most important Latin American musical traditions) makes El Choliseo the spiritual home of Caribbean popular music.

Ave. Arterial B, San Juan, PR 00918

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Escambrón Beach in Puerta de Tierra serves as San Juan's most scenically dramatic outdoor concert location — a beachside park where outdoor concerts, salsa festivals, and cultural events take place with the extraordinary backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean and the beautiful San Juan coastline. Escambrón's remarkable natural setting adjacent to El Morro creates outdoor concert experiences of genuine Caribbean natural beauty significance.

Escambrón Beach Park, San Juan, PR 00901

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Estadio Hiram Bithorn is Puerto Rico's most important outdoor stadium — a 18,000-capacity San Juan stadium that hosted MLB regular season games in 2001 and 2003 (the first regular season MLB games ever played outside the US or Canada), honoring Hiram Bithorn (the first Puerto Rican to play in Major League Baseball). Hiram Bithorn's extraordinary historical significance and the stadium's remarkable cultural heritage create a concert and sporting venue of genuine Puerto Rican baseball and cultural significance.

Ave. Franklin D Roosevelt, San Juan, PR 00918

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Festival Casals is the most significant classical music festival in the Caribbean — founded in 1957 by Pablo Casals, the greatest cellist of the 20th century, who moved to Puerto Rico in 1956 and immediately set about creating a festival of international significance. Festival Casals' extraordinary founding heritage (Casals' decision to base his exile from Franco's Spain in Puerto Rico created the island's most important cultural institution) and its remarkable 65+ year tradition of bringing the world's finest classical musicians to San Juan create a concert festival of singular American classical music heritage significance.

Centro de Bellas Artes, San Juan, PR 00907

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Festival Casals concerts present world-class classical music in Puerto Rico each spring — a festival founded by the legendary cellist Pablo Casals who moved to his mother's homeland of Puerto Rico after living in voluntary exile from Franco's Spain for 25 years. Festival Casals' extraordinary founding story and its remarkable 65+ year tradition of bringing the world's finest musicians to San Juan create classical music performances of genuine American musical heritage significance.

Centro de Bellas Artes, San Juan, PR 00907

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Hiram Bithorn Stadium is Puerto Rico's primary large-scale outdoor event venue — a 20,000-seat stadium in San Juan that hosts major concerts, MLB series games, and international sporting events for the island's entertainment market. Named for Puerto Rico's first MLB player, the stadium brings the island's 3.2 million residents access to the kind of large-format entertainment events typically reserved for mainland US cities, including international music tours, boxing championships, and festival events.

PR-17, San Juan 00909

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Hiram Bithorn Stadium made Puerto Rican baseball history as the venue for the first ever MLB regular season games played outside the continental United States or Canada (the Montreal Expos played home games here in 2003 and 2004). Named for Puerto Rico's first MLB player, this stadium represents the extraordinary bridge between Puerto Rican and American baseball culture — Puerto Rico has produced over 250 Major League Baseball players, more per capita than any country in the world including the Dominican Republic.

Hato Rey, San Juan, PR 00918

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Parque de las Ciencias Luis A. Ferré presents outdoor cultural events for Santurce's artistic community — serving as the green space within Puerto Rico's most artistically vibrant district. Santurce's extraordinary arts renaissance and its remarkable outdoor cultural programming create concert experiences of genuine Puerto Rican contemporary arts cultural significance.

Ave. Roberto H. Todd, Santurce, San Juan, PR 00909

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Ballet Company is the island's most important professional dance organization — presenting outstanding classical and contemporary ballet performances that reflect Puerto Rico's extraordinary dance heritage. Puerto Rico's remarkable dance culture (from salsa to ballet folklorico to contemporary dance) creates ballet performances of genuine Caribbean dance cultural significance.

Centro de Bellas Artes, San Juan, PR 00907

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional is the most important professional basketball league in Latin America — a BSN circuit where Puerto Rico's extraordinary basketball culture (Puerto Rico is one of the most basketball-obsessed nations in the world, fielding consistently competitive national teams at the Olympics and FIBA World Cup) creates sporting events of genuine Caribbean basketball significance. Carlos Arroyo, J.J. Barea, and dozens of NBA players regularly return to play in the BSN.

Various Arenas, Puerto Rico, PR 00901

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is the greatest boxing nation in the world per capita — an island of 3.2 million people that has produced 17 world boxing champions, including Felix "Tito" Trinidad, Miguel Cotto, and Wilfredo Gomez. Puerto Rican boxing nights at El Choliseo create the most passionate and emotionally charged sporting events in the Caribbean, where boxing is more than a sport — it is a declaration of Puerto Rican national identity and resilience.

Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00918

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico competes in the Olympics as an independent nation despite being a US territory — the only US territory with its own Olympic Committee. Puerto Rico's remarkable Olympic heritage (including gold medals in boxing and track and field) and its passionate sports culture create athletic events of genuine Caribbean Olympic sporting heritage significance.

San Juan, PR 00915

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra is the most important classical music institution in the Caribbean — presenting outstanding orchestral concerts at the Centro de Bellas Artes during the renowned Festival Casals season and throughout the year. PRSO's extraordinary heritage (Pablo Casals himself founded and directed the festival that grew into PRSO's most important season) and its remarkable musical programming create an orchestra of singular Caribbean classical music cultural significance.

Centro de Bellas Artes, San Juan, PR 00907

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's baseball culture is the richest in the Caribbean — an island where Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Alomar, Carlos Delgado, Yadier Molina, and hundreds of other MLB stars were born. The Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (named for Puerto Rico's most beloved player) creates winter baseball seasons of extraordinary community significance in a baseball culture where the sport is more than a game — it is a source of profound national pride.

Santurce, San Juan, PR 00909

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is the birthplace of reggaeton — the most globally influential Latin music genre of the 21st century. DJ Playero, DJ Nelson, Vico C, Daddy Yankee, and Bad Bunny all emerged from the housing projects and streets of San Juan, creating a musical revolution that has transformed global popular music. Puerto Rico's extraordinary reggaeton heritage and San Juan's concert culture centered on this world-dominant genre create concert experiences of singular American Puerto Rican musical cultural significance.

Ave. Barbosa, Santurce, San Juan, PR 00909

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Teatro Francisco Arriví at the Centro de Bellas Artes is Puerto Rico's most important medium-capacity performance space — presenting outstanding Puerto Rican theater, dance, and cultural events in San Juan's most significant performing arts complex. Named for Puerto Rico's most important 20th-century playwright, Teatro Arriví creates theatrical experiences of profound Puerto Rican cultural identity significance.

Centro de Bellas Artes, San Juan, PR 00907

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Teatro Tapia is Puerto Rico's most historically significant theater — a beautifully restored 1832 San Juan theater (the oldest continuously operating theater in the Western Hemisphere) named for Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, Puerto Rico's most important 19th-century playwright. Teatro Tapia's extraordinary 190-year history and its remarkable preservation in the heart of Old San Juan create a performing arts venue of singular American theatrical heritage significance.

Plaza de Colón, San Juan, PR 00901