Box Office Hours: Monday - Friday | 10 am to 4 pm
Welcome To The Pioneer Center For Performing Arts
The Pioneer Center is the premier performing arts facility in northern Nevada, operating continuously since opening for business in 1968. Located in the heart of downtown Reno, we are a private 501(c)(3) cultural organization that both owns and operates our 55,000-square-foot facility that includes a 1,500-seat mainstage proscenium auditorium and other event spaces. The Pioneer Center is listed on the National, Nevada State, and City of Reno Registers of Historic Places. We are a member of the League of Historic American Theatres.
Our Mission
is to cultivate exceptional performing arts experiences in our historic venue and throughout the region because we envision a community that is connected, enriched, and inspired through the power of live performance.
Our Vision
A community that is connected, enriched, and inspired through the power of live performance
Our Values
As the region’s leading performing arts center, we maximize our impact by fostering collaboration with other arts organizations and actively practicing the power of partnership.
We are dedicated to presenting a broad range of high-quality programming that reflects and celebrates the diversity of the human experience. We strive to provide arts access in an environment where all people feel respected and welcome.
The arts strengthen educational outcomes and inspire creative, compassionate citizens. We are committed to facilitating and providing dynamic arts education opportunities.
We honor our responsibility to the community and to future generations by adhering to the highest standards of integrity and sustainability in the preservation of our historic building and in our business practices.
Meeting Community Needs
As a central hub for performing arts in northern Nevada, the Pioneer Center hosts multiple productions throughout each season. We are the home of Broadway Comes to Reno, bringing national tours of Broadway shows directly to our community since 1995, as well as three local resident companies: Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, A.V.A. Ballet Theatre, and Artown. A variety of performance programs, ranging from local student recitals to acclaimed international tours, appear on our mainstage every year. On average, the Pioneer Center hosts over 100 events and serves over 120,000 patrons at our downtown venue each year, in addition to the over 100 outreach performances we present across the region.
TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The Pioneer Center believes that education and engagement is fundamental to a thriving community, and we are committed to creating dynamic arts education opportunities in our historic venue and throughout the region.
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