How To Visit The Center:

Enter Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts via the west doors facing the Civic Center Garage, the south doors facing the circular drive and 2nd Street, or the north doors facing the newly renovated Scottsdale Civic Center.

Parking options and directions from parking to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts are detailed below.

ADDRESS AND DIRECTIONS

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is located at Scottsdale Civic Center in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. It is located on the north side of 2nd Street between Wells Fargo Avenue on the west and Drinkwater Boulevard on the east.

7380 E 2nd St
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-499-TKTS (8587)
Driving Directions

PARKING

Convenient, free parking is available at the following locations. See the next section, below, for details on ADA-accessible parking.

Civic Center Lot and Garage – 3888 N Wells Fargo Ave
Directions to the Center: Use the passageway directly east of the garage and north of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.

OR: Use the passageway just south of AZ/88, traveling east past the restaurant and then south toward the north or west doors of the Center.

Civic Center Library Garage – 3803 N Drinkwater Blvd
Directions to the Center: The northwest corner of the middle (second) level of the garage opens directly to Scottsdale Civic Center. Travel west through Scottsdale Civic Center, over the Drinkwater Boulevard overpass, to enter the Center via the north doors.

OR: Use the ramp from the middle (second) level of the Library Garage to access the sidewalk along Drinkwater Boulevard. Use the crosswalks at the intersection of Drinkwater Boulevard and 2nd Street to cross both roads and approach the Center from the south. Enter via the south doors.

If parked on the bottom (first) level or top (third) level of the Drinkwater Boulevard Garage, use the elevator located on the east side of the garage to access the middle (second) level and follow either of the directions above. 

Old Town Parking Corral – 3806 N Brown Ave
Directions to the Center: Walk south down Brown Avenue, east along 2nd Street, and enter via the south doors of the Center.

Pepperwood Lot – 7319 E 1st Ave
Directions to the Center: There are walkways between this parking lot and Scottsdale Civic Center at various points along the south side of the parking lot. Once within the Civic Center grounds, travel south and enter the Center via either the north or west doors.

ADA-ACCESSIBLE PARKING

Details below for various ADA-accessible parking spaces near Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. For directions to the Center from each parking area, see the section above.

Civic Center Garage – 3888 N Wells Fargo Ave (no elevators in this garage)

  • South entrance: 1 ADA-accessible parking spot 
  • South exit: 6 ADA-accessible parking spots 
  • North end: 8 ADA-accessible parking spots.
  • Parking lot west of garage: 5 ADA-accessible parking spots 

Civic Center Library Garage – 3803 N Drinkwater Blvd (access to crosswalk from middle level)

  • Middle (second) level: 4 ADA-accessible parking spots at the north end. Ramp from this level to the crosswalk. 
  • Top (third) level: 0 ADA-accessible parking spots, but elevator is located on the east side of the garage to access middle level. 
  • Bottom (first) level: 8 ADA-accessible parking spots at the north end, but not located near elevator, which is needed to access middle level.

Old Town Parking Corral – 3806 N Brown Ave (access to Scottsdale Arts Campus from top level, via 2nd Street)

  • Top level: 9 ADA-accessible parking spots
  • Lower level: 0 ADA-accessible parking spots

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts – 7380 E 2nd St

  • Circle Drive just south of the Center: 4 ADA-accessible parking spots

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Both the Scottsdale Trolley System and Valley Metro have routes near the Scottsdale Arts campus.

Valley Metro – Take the Indian School route to Scottsdale Road or Drinkwater Boulevard, then walk south toward Scottsdale Civic Center. Or take the Scottsdale Road / Rural Road route to 2nd Street, then walk east toward Scottsdale Civic Center.

Scottsdale Trolley System (free) – Take the 68CM (68th Street/Camelback) route or the MLHD (Miller Hayden) route to Indian School Road, which is then a short walk south to Scottsdale Civic Center.