Tempe Center for the Arts Reviews

Fun and free art gallery! Very friendly employees in all areas of the center. Theater, restaurant at select times, great views and observation area. Very nice!

Went for the draw event and it was great! Really nice views of tempe town lake.

Great venue. Needs more live artists that cater to the younger folks. Old people will only be around for so much longer.

Friday night happy hour at a fantastic location. Architect Barton Myers created a fantastic destination for the arts. With its picturesque setting on Tempe Town Lake, this location offers an eclectic variety of music, theater and displays. If you're in the area stop by for a visit and be sure not to neglect their generous happy hour offerings.

This venue is magnificent! Great ambiance both inside and out!

Beautiful venue and an excellent venue that makes Phoenix great again with many family based events.

Saw A Christmas Carol. Very well done. Gorgeous venue!

Excellent dance and multi media performance with a reception. Beautiful architecture at the Tempe lake, free parking. Will definitely go again just to enjoy the lake side sitting area at the cafe.

Amazing place! Great concert 'Soul of Stars' yesterday and interesting modern art exhibition!

One of the most gorgeous locations in tempe. The lakeside room is a must see!

I love the beautiful scenery the music was awesome it's a very beautiful place

Was here for a charity event recently. The sound system and video system kept going out during the performances/show. Also, the A/C was not working very well and it was rather warm in the venue.

The venue itself is nice, with a large foyer for mingling before the event itself.

1st time here and LOVE this venue. I will keep my eyes open for more plays here

Totally awesome and the lady was great explaining stuff. Beautiful art. Must see.

Went to see Bianca Del Rio here. Not a bad venue. Alcohol is available, not to mention they have a lounge area where you can mingle before/ mid/ and after the show.

I went to play guitar at Open Mic night that they advertise on their website, but apparently it was canceled. No sign on the doors to let patrons know, doors were locked.

I wandered around with my guitar like I'm john cougar mellencamp, then i left. I could have jammed a song along the middle of the bridge somewhere, but I think if it until now.

It was absolutely wonderful I enjoyed that jazz artist!!!

I don't think that their bar tenders know how to use bitters at all, but other than that it's a great place

Clean facility, nice riverfront view, friendly staff, fair prices.

Very modern and contemporary building. Great facilities. Excellent as a place for a small conference or event.

Great venue! Only problem is the dirt parking lot that is far away from the entrance. Thankfully they have golf carts and trolleys to shuttle you over to the venue.

Magnificent lighting at night, reminded me of London

Wonderful place in a beautiful setting, we were able to enjoy a glass of wine on the outdoor patio before the performance. The performance was wonderful, every seat is a good one.

TCA *ROCKS*. Everyone from the concierge dude (seriously, he has fascinating stories/info on every aspect of the place!) to the awesome guy ferrying you from the parking lot to the front (impressively considerate and perceptive) is a delight in every interaction! My parents go to their events (OMG, they're in love with the happy hour: live music and tasty tasties), but my favorite part is their gallery! I'm one of those dorks who would *always* rather have a museum membership than all the dinners and movies put together; just TRY to get me out of the Gardner or the British Museum, or even the General Patton one!!?! Every time I go it changes my life. My favorite to date was the one with the array of thin ball chains hanging from the ceiling: it constantly challenged your perception, and it felt like being inside a crystal lattice. Lying down to look up through it, I was staring at myriad paths into infinity, suddenly irrefutably infinitesimally small and ethereal. Even the current monster exhibit (I REALLY dislike the entire horror genre -- barf, ick) clicked parts in my heart and brain that delighted me or made me all but cry. Yay, TCA! <3

I would give them 5 stars if they could get their act together about FOOD! 3-6 years ago when they had the cafe/lounge open and serving salads and wraps, especially for happy hour events and concerts, they partnered with CATERING companies to provide the food and alcohol and service. The TCA manager is a city employee who gets paid no matter what. Now, there is NO FOOD available (except sun chips) and a small carbs laden $8 buffet during weekend HH events, and they won't allow you to bring in your own food! Has completely mystified me for years!

As a result, attendance at The Edge HH events is shamefully sparse when years ago when the food buffet was free it was packed and people purchased a lot of alcohol. I've noticed that most other events are also thinly attended...makes me wonder how long they can keep this up? But with the new parking garage and forthcoming retail stores and restaurants might help. Partnering with ASU has saved their butts! One Tuesday/month during regular school season, ASU provides free musical events in the Lakeside room with complimentary coffee/tea/biscotti service. Get there before 9:15 am when the busloads of seniors unload and you will be sitting in the back.

DO stop in regularly to check out their Art Gallery as they do a great job with this. Their gift shop also has a delightful selection of LOCAL artist jewelry, wearables, cards, etc. The Friday and Saturday night Edge HH also promotes local musical talent gleaned from their Wed walk-in mic nights. Hopefully attendance will pick up again once there are available food options close by.

Otherwise, it is a stunning building, especially at night, and with the infinity pool, gas fires and color lighting. Very magical. Still a favorite place to go to, but it could have been so much more!

I love this theater so much! It is a family there and it is very welcoming there!

I've only been to this place once for a career mixer. The view was spectacular. They seemed very organized.

Excellent art gallery and happy hour programs on the weekends.

Excellent! My first visit am a native of Phoenix and didn't know this was here and so beautiful.

Wonderful place. Absolutely loved it here. Went for a class field trip and everything went smoothly and very organized! Loved the Go Dog, Go!

Wonderful place to listen to music. First class all the way. Way to go Tempe.

The whole area here is great to walk around. The center is nice as well. Great location.

Beautiful facility with multiple theaters. Good for a wedding / reception venue

Beautiful!!! Everything you would ask for in a performing arts center. Plus being by the Tempe Town Lake is a romantic addition to your visit here. Highly recommend it!!

Enjoyed High School Musical here!.. Place is very clean and organized!

This is a beautiful arts center and I truly enjoyed attending a Christmas music event "Swinging Christmas Too" in their Studio Theater. This is a smaller, more intimate theater in the TCA complex, and it was a perfect venue for this event. it's truly lovely to look out over Tempe Town lake at night and see the lights across the bridge... all so nicely done!

Whitney Jones was singing in hotel lobby there. Very nice. Looking at water was nice

Tempe Winds and the Tempe symphony are two of the greatest performances to be seen in a local venue

The building itself is beautiful and very accommodating. However, I wish there were more options for shows and more diversity in they types of shows.

Beautiful place!! We were there for a wedding and it couldn't have been more perfect!!

I love the venue. Always modern and classic and local. Would recommend stray cat theatre

Love hanging by the lake. Awesome facility for all sorts of shows and events.

A unique and beautiful venue to enjoy the Arts with little or no cost.

The building is classy and well-designed. The shows are wonderful!

Nice views of Tempe Town Lake. Performance areas are nice with good acoustics and seating. One of the nicer performance centers in the valley with really nice atmosphere and modern architecture. A lot of money went into building this center for the arts. Could stand to attract better events, seems to be underused.

Beautiful venue. Lovely picturesque water/buildings surrounding the center.

Fantastic design and architecture of the whole facility. Once they finish the parking it will be top notch.

Great place to watch a show. Easy to get to and plenty of close parking.

This is a very nice venue. I enjoyed my time there.

Night time view from the walk facing the lake is to die for. The waterfall, fire features....was truly wonderful. Went to see a play (Cool Like That: A Tribute To Miles Davis) and a book reading. Both activities were enhanced by the venue. Only disappointment...they didn't have my favorite spirit, Grand Marnier. Merlot is nice but with so many things clicking to make for an exquisite evening, don't slip on the spirits lol Overall, I love this place ;-)

Excellent concerts at affordable prices. I loved the Music of Disney, perfect for a date night!

The gallery was electric..need to go back and attend a few events.. nice gift shop with some inexpensive gifts made by local artists..staff were very helpful and kind.

Nice little venue with a lots of thing to do. Staffs are great and very helpful.

Modern structure and interior. Small but nice and relaxing atmosphere. Good for small to medium size meetings and conferences. Next to the river. Beautiful outside as well.

Great venue to see and host performances. It's located on the waterfront of Tempe Town Lake with the gorgeous view. It has a wine bar and a number of outdoor and indoor spots to lounge. Within a 5 minute radius you can easily reach a variety of restaurants and downtowner Tempe - Mill Ave.

Great location for local events. Area is under construction so parking is a bit of an issue but outside of that great location and the play I attended, The Wiz, was wonderful.

Wonderful facility, but currently undergoing a parking garage build, so you can't park close on site until probably 2020. Shuttles do run from a different parking garage, and golf carts do run at certain hours if you park out in the gravel.

Lots of construction
Horrible parking
Over priced

This place is awesome , have been here for several events