Grand Center, The District
Located in the heart of St. Louis, Grand Center hosts more than 1500 cultural events annually. With 12,000 theater seats and 12 museums and galleries within four blocks, Grand Center is a destination for more than 1.5 million people who visit each year. From Broadway musicals to jazz clubs, contemporary art to cabaret shows, a symphony to a circus, films to festivals, and much more, this premier arts district has something for everyone. An eclectic choice of restaurants, a variety of housing and education options further enhances the vitality of this cosmopolitan neighborhood.
From the traditional to the experimental, from around the corner and around the world, Grand Center brings the finest in art, dance, music and theater to the people of St. Louis and the Midwest region.
FAQ
What is Grand Center?
Grand Center is the arts and entertainment district located in the center of St. Louis. Grand Center is home to dozens of arts organizations, museums, galleries, theaters and concert halls that demonstrate the depth and diversity of the city’s cultural life. Grand Center’s artistic renaissance began with the restoration of Powell Hall, home to the St. Louis Symphony, in 1968 and the Fabulous Fox Theatre in 1982. Today the district hosts more than 1,500 cultural events each year.
Where is Grand Center?
The Grand Center district is conveniently located in Midtown St. Louis. The boundaries of the district run along Grand from Lindell to Delmar and from Vandeventer to the west and Josephine Baker to the east. The heart of the district is located at Grand and Washington, next to the Fabulous Fox Theatre.
How do I get to Grand Center?
Visit the Maps and Parking page for more information.
Where can I park?
Visit the Maps and Parking page for more information.
How do I purchase tickets?
Most of the larger performance venues and concert halls located in the district (e.g. Powell Hall, Fabulous Fox Theatre), manage their own box offices. Most of the smaller venues (e.g. the Grandel Theatre or the Kranzberg Arts Center) do not have a dedicated box office; rather each individual organization who performs in that venue manages their own ticket sales. Visit the Tickets and Box Office Information page for a complete list of box offices and ticket information.
What restaurants are in the area?
The Grand Center neighborhood is home to many restaurants which offer a variety of cuisines. From cafes to grills, bistros to diners, breakfast to after-theater dinner, there is a culinary option waiting to fit everyone’s palate. For a complete list of restaurants visit the Where to Dine page.
The Next Three Days in Grand Center
Wednesday, May 16
Bunny Burson: Hidden in Plain Sight
Bruno David Gallery
Providential Journey: The Art of Brother Mel
Saint Louis University Museum of Art
Danielle Spradley: Over Time
Bruno David Gallery
Warhol's Polaroids: A Method
Saint Louis University Museum of Art
Larry Krone: Here I Am
The PSTL Gallery
Lisa K. Blatt: i am the enola gay
Bruno David Gallery
Mississippi River Celtic Music Festival
Sheldon Concert Hall
In the Still Epiphany
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
2012 Artists'-In-Residence Exhibition
Craft Alliance in the Kranzberg Arts Center Galleries
Dark Girls
Portfolio Gallery and Education Center
Rounding Third
Kranzberg Arts Center Blackbox
Grand Center Visionary Awards
Sheldon Concert Hall
Liquid Terrain: 20 Years of Works on Paper by Eva Lundsager
Sheldon Art Galleries
The Beat Goes On: Instruments from the Hartenberger World Music Collection
Sheldon Art Galleries
Made in the Shade: Paul Rudolph's Florida Houses Revisited
Sheldon Art Galleries
Art by Children of Artists
Sheldon Art Galleries
Northern Haiti: Human Landscape- Photographs by Patti Gabriel
Sheldon Art Galleries
CAM Nights
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Frank Vignola with Vinny Raniolo
Jazz at the Bistro
Summer Dance Card
Powell Hall
Show-Me Burlesque Fest
Sheldon Concert Hall
Igor and the Red Elvises
Plush Saint Louis
Docents in Dialogue
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Riverdance
Fabulous Fox Theatre
New Music, New Works
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra
Powell Hall
Madeleine Peyroux
Sheldon Concert Hall
Lindy Hop St. Louis - Night of Swing at the Grandel
Grandel Theatre
The Big Disruption Event Series: SciFi Interaction
Plush Saint Louis
Insidious
Grandel Theatre
Chickenfoot
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Stanley Clark Trio
Jazz at the Bistro
Architectural Tour with Steve Morby
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Acoustic Stories from the Road
Sheldon Concert Hall
Concrete Cinema
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Avicii
Chaifetz Arena
Circus Flora
Circus Flora
JazzU with Tim Warfield
Jazz at the Bistro
Ken Haller: The TV Show!
Kranzberg Arts Center Studio
Family Vision Video
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Feast Your Eyes
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Bond and Beyond: 50 Years of 007
Powell Hall
Takashi Horisaki Exhibition Workshop
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Bob Coleman's Legacy Big Band
Sheldon Concert Hall
Yelawolf
Plush Saint Louis
Stroller Tour Tuesdays
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Tuesday Morning Play Dates
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
The Zimbabwe Nkenya, Rich O'Connell, Glenn "Papa" Wright Trio
Sheldon Concert Hall
David Dondero
Plush Saint Louis
Art21 Screening
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Erin Bode
Jazz at the Bistro
Sounds of New Orleans
Powell Hall
The St. Louis Big Band with vocalist Dave Gill
Sheldon Concert Hall
The Big Disruption Event Series: Locavesting
Plush Saint Louis
The Pulitzer Contemporary Music Festival
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Tim Cunningham
Jazz at the Bistro
Wynonna Judd with STL Symphony
Powell Hall
Rockin' Chair
Sheldon Ballroom
Kevin Lucas, Vibes
Sheldon Concert Hall
The Dukes of September
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles
Powell Hall
Play Time (1967)
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
S.L.A.P. Conference
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Concert in the Courtyard
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
The Jacksons
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Sunday Studio: Printmaking Workshop
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
O.A.R.
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Coriolanus
Grandel Theatre
James Taylor
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Seal
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Fabulous Fox Theatre
The Lion King
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Phish
Fabulous Fox Theatre
The Avett Brothers
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Tim Schall: The Gershwins
Sheldon Concert Hall
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Sheldon Concert Hall
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Sheldon Concert Hall
Arturo Sandoval
Sheldon Concert Hall
100th Anniversary Celebration!
Sheldon Concert Hall
Imagination Movers
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Les Miserables
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Olga Kern
Sheldon Concert Hall
St. Louis Stompers
Sheldon Concert Hall
Natalie MacMaster
Sheldon Concert Hall
Joe Bonamassa
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Celtic Thunder
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Blue Man Group
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Wicked
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Paul Brown & The Killing Devils
Sheldon Concert Hall
Thursday, May 17
Bunny Burson: Hidden in Plain Sight
Bruno David Gallery
Danielle Spradley: Over Time
Bruno David Gallery
Providential Journey: The Art of Brother Mel
Saint Louis University Museum of Art
Lisa K. Blatt: i am the enola gay
Bruno David Gallery
Warhol's Polaroids: A Method
Saint Louis University Museum of Art
Larry Krone: Here I Am
The PSTL Gallery
Mississippi River Celtic Music Festival
Sheldon Concert Hall
In the Still Epiphany
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Dark Girls
Portfolio Gallery and Education Center
2012 Artists'-In-Residence Exhibition
Craft Alliance in the Kranzberg Arts Center Galleries
Rounding Third
Kranzberg Arts Center Blackbox
CAM Nights
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Liquid Terrain: 20 Years of Works on Paper by Eva Lundsager
Sheldon Art Galleries
The Beat Goes On: Instruments from the Hartenberger World Music Collection
Sheldon Art Galleries
Made in the Shade: Paul Rudolph's Florida Houses Revisited
Sheldon Art Galleries
Art by Children of Artists
Sheldon Art Galleries
Northern Haiti: Human Landscape- Photographs by Patti Gabriel
Sheldon Art Galleries
Frank Vignola with Vinny Raniolo
Jazz at the Bistro
Summer Dance Card
Powell Hall
Show-Me Burlesque Fest
Sheldon Concert Hall
Igor and the Red Elvises
Plush Saint Louis
Docents in Dialogue
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Riverdance
Fabulous Fox Theatre
New Music, New Works
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra
Powell Hall
Madeleine Peyroux
Sheldon Concert Hall
Lindy Hop St. Louis - Night of Swing at the Grandel
Grandel Theatre
The Big Disruption Event Series: SciFi Interaction
Plush Saint Louis
Insidious
Grandel Theatre
Stanley Clark Trio
Jazz at the Bistro
Chickenfoot
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Architectural Tour with Steve Morby
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Acoustic Stories from the Road
Sheldon Concert Hall
Concrete Cinema
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Avicii
Chaifetz Arena
Circus Flora
Circus Flora
JazzU with Tim Warfield
Jazz at the Bistro
Ken Haller: The TV Show!
Kranzberg Arts Center Studio
Family Vision Video
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Feast Your Eyes
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Bond and Beyond: 50 Years of 007
Powell Hall
Takashi Horisaki Exhibition Workshop
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Bob Coleman's Legacy Big Band
Sheldon Concert Hall
Yelawolf
Plush Saint Louis
Stroller Tour Tuesdays
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Tuesday Morning Play Dates
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
The Zimbabwe Nkenya, Rich O'Connell, Glenn "Papa" Wright Trio
Sheldon Concert Hall
David Dondero
Plush Saint Louis
Art21 Screening
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Erin Bode
Jazz at the Bistro
Sounds of New Orleans
Powell Hall
The St. Louis Big Band with vocalist Dave Gill
Sheldon Concert Hall
The Big Disruption Event Series: Locavesting
Plush Saint Louis
The Pulitzer Contemporary Music Festival
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Tim Cunningham
Jazz at the Bistro
Wynonna Judd with STL Symphony
Powell Hall
Rockin' Chair
Sheldon Ballroom
Kevin Lucas, Vibes
Sheldon Concert Hall
The Dukes of September
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles
Powell Hall
Play Time (1967)
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
S.L.A.P. Conference
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Concert in the Courtyard
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
The Jacksons
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Sunday Studio: Printmaking Workshop
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
O.A.R.
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Coriolanus
Grandel Theatre
James Taylor
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Seal
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Fabulous Fox Theatre
The Lion King
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Phish
Fabulous Fox Theatre
The Avett Brothers
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Tim Schall: The Gershwins
Sheldon Concert Hall
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Sheldon Concert Hall
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Sheldon Concert Hall
Arturo Sandoval
Sheldon Concert Hall
100th Anniversary Celebration!
Sheldon Concert Hall
Imagination Movers
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Les Miserables
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Olga Kern
Sheldon Concert Hall
St. Louis Stompers
Sheldon Concert Hall
Natalie MacMaster
Sheldon Concert Hall
Joe Bonamassa
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Celtic Thunder
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Blue Man Group
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Wicked
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Paul Brown & The Killing Devils
Sheldon Concert Hall
Friday, May 18
Bunny Burson: Hidden in Plain Sight
Bruno David Gallery
Danielle Spradley: Over Time
Bruno David Gallery
Providential Journey: The Art of Brother Mel
Saint Louis University Museum of Art
Lisa K. Blatt: i am the enola gay
Bruno David Gallery
Warhol's Polaroids: A Method
Saint Louis University Museum of Art
Larry Krone: Here I Am
The PSTL Gallery
Mississippi River Celtic Music Festival
Sheldon Concert Hall
In the Still Epiphany
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Dark Girls
Portfolio Gallery and Education Center
2012 Artists'-In-Residence Exhibition
Craft Alliance in the Kranzberg Arts Center Galleries
Rounding Third
Kranzberg Arts Center Blackbox
Frank Vignola with Vinny Raniolo
Jazz at the Bistro
Summer Dance Card
Powell Hall
Show-Me Burlesque Fest
Sheldon Concert Hall
Igor and the Red Elvises
Plush Saint Louis
Liquid Terrain: 20 Years of Works on Paper by Eva Lundsager
Sheldon Art Galleries
The Beat Goes On: Instruments from the Hartenberger World Music Collection
Sheldon Art Galleries
Made in the Shade: Paul Rudolph's Florida Houses Revisited
Sheldon Art Galleries
Art by Children of Artists
Sheldon Art Galleries
Northern Haiti: Human Landscape- Photographs by Patti Gabriel
Sheldon Art Galleries
Docents in Dialogue
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Riverdance
Fabulous Fox Theatre
New Music, New Works
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra
Powell Hall
Madeleine Peyroux
Sheldon Concert Hall
Lindy Hop St. Louis - Night of Swing at the Grandel
Grandel Theatre
The Big Disruption Event Series: SciFi Interaction
Plush Saint Louis
Insidious
Grandel Theatre
Stanley Clark Trio
Jazz at the Bistro
Chickenfoot
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Architectural Tour with Steve Morby
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Acoustic Stories from the Road
Sheldon Concert Hall
Concrete Cinema
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Avicii
Chaifetz Arena
Circus Flora
Circus Flora
JazzU with Tim Warfield
Jazz at the Bistro
Ken Haller: The TV Show!
Kranzberg Arts Center Studio
Family Vision Video
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Feast Your Eyes
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Bond and Beyond: 50 Years of 007
Powell Hall
Takashi Horisaki Exhibition Workshop
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Bob Coleman's Legacy Big Band
Sheldon Concert Hall
Yelawolf
Plush Saint Louis
Stroller Tour Tuesdays
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Tuesday Morning Play Dates
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
The Zimbabwe Nkenya, Rich O'Connell, Glenn "Papa" Wright Trio
Sheldon Concert Hall
David Dondero
Plush Saint Louis
Art21 Screening
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Erin Bode
Jazz at the Bistro
Sounds of New Orleans
Powell Hall
The St. Louis Big Band with vocalist Dave Gill
Sheldon Concert Hall
The Big Disruption Event Series: Locavesting
Plush Saint Louis
The Pulitzer Contemporary Music Festival
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Tim Cunningham
Jazz at the Bistro
Wynonna Judd with STL Symphony
Powell Hall
Rockin' Chair
Sheldon Ballroom
Kevin Lucas, Vibes
Sheldon Concert Hall
The Dukes of September
Fabulous Fox Theatre
CAM Nights
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles
Powell Hall
Play Time (1967)
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
S.L.A.P. Conference
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Concert in the Courtyard
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
The Jacksons
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Sunday Studio: Printmaking Workshop
CAM / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
O.A.R.
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Coriolanus
Grandel Theatre
James Taylor
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Seal
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Fabulous Fox Theatre
The Lion King
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Phish
Fabulous Fox Theatre
The Avett Brothers
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Tim Schall: The Gershwins
Sheldon Concert Hall
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Sheldon Concert Hall
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Sheldon Concert Hall
Arturo Sandoval
Sheldon Concert Hall
100th Anniversary Celebration!
Sheldon Concert Hall
Imagination Movers
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Les Miserables
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Olga Kern
Sheldon Concert Hall
St. Louis Stompers
Sheldon Concert Hall
Natalie MacMaster
Sheldon Concert Hall
Joe Bonamassa
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Celtic Thunder
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Blue Man Group
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Wicked
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Paul Brown & The Killing Devils
Sheldon Concert Hall

















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