The John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Reviews

Gorgeous! Beautiful colors & decor. Chandeliers are magical. Great honor for former US president. A President that was taken away from us during the peak of his administration.

Stellar venue for any kind of event. Easy parking, friendly staff, comfortable seats.

Always clean and has friendly staff .Very informative about the area and High quality Security.

There are grander buildings in D.C. but none more elegant.

Another great show at the Opera House. Shen Yun was a spectacular show! The classical Chinese dance, soloists, and music make for great theater.

Watched Hamilton here and cried like a baby. What a gorgeous space. The drinks were delicious as well. They also serve finger foods as well. Had a sandwich which was pretty tasty. Not sure if you're allowed to take the food in the theatre (pretty sure you aren't) but the drinks are allowed. Also, there are TVs in the lobby area in case you get stuck waiting to go back to your seat (learned that from experience). Good to have so you won't miss a thing!

The roof is incredible for a skyline view of DC, and it's free!

Very nice, went to a free evening show and it was good

My experience at the Kennedy Center has always been a great one since I was young and most recently I went and enjoy myself even more as an adult I recommend that anyone that is into Performing Arts go there to see a good show excellent

As always, The Opera House is a beautiful and historic venue. Our mother is disabled and the staff went above and beyond ensuring she had a safe and very enjoyable experience.

From the ticket sales ensuring we had excellent, convenient seats, to the doorman, to the ushers...everyone was so friendly and professional.

Being a DC area native, I've been to the Kennedy Center many times over the years and I cherish the experience every time.

Love this place. Try to see a show at least once a year.

Excited about the new look that's coming. Enjoyed the Queen Latifah show that evening.

If you are a person with a disability, especially a service animal, you will be 100% welcome here. They truly show that the arts are for everyone.

After taking our assigned spot, where my service dog was a little cramped, an usher asked to move us to a better spot and immediately got us substitute tickets.

We were greeted with completed professionalism and you could tell they were trained specifically for service dog etiquette and I have never felt more welcome in an establishment.

Thank you Kennedy Center for your true hospitality and professionalism.

Beautiful theaters with free music shows for before and after performances. Theaters are well cared for. Nice views of the river outside and good for a dress up night out.

A grand venue with multiple rooms. They have concessions with a limited supply of goods. Let's go see Hamilton.

Saw Hamilton and loved it. This is a nice performing arts center

You feel like a when you first walk in. #redcarpet But that first bathroom to the left needs work! #stank #mildewsmell #pepelepew
#iexpectbetter

It's the Kennedy Center! Beautiful , great sound and metro accessable with a short walk.

Iconic, timeles, classic, and undeniably entertainment is just the beginning of every experience

Every day at six local time is a free concert. Tickets can be bought online, but you can also on the spot. Usually there are no places ..)))

Wonderful place! Comfortable seats. Love the performances!

Beautiful place, inside and out. Lost of construction going on around the building so some of the areas are unaccessible.

Great, professional center. A must see for anyone visiting Washington D.C.

Great personality and warm spirited. Enjoyed the experience of my uber through dc!

Its a one stop place for art lovers. Enjoy free shows at 6pm daily. Everyone should go see it.

Beautiful place with great music and art and shopping in gift shops, and food at multiple locations and price levels, with a free concert at 6pm every day, and beautiful views in all directions from roof top terrace, with a free shuttle to and from the nearby metro rail station. 50 % off price of food and drinks at snack bar during happy hour, before the daily free concert on stage in lobby.

The new REACH center and REACH festival is a major success

Modern and clean building with courteous staff and excellent performers.

As always an evening out at the Kennedy center was great!

A great place to watch a show or a concert. You can now pay parking one day in advance and get a discount. Definitely use a mapping program to find the garage entrances one on either side of the building. Lots of parking under the building and good access to interstate 66 if you are going to Virginia.

Seats are tight get box seats or any other that has actual chairs. Other than that it was all good.

Because of slow security, they closed the doors and made me miss the first part of my show. Even though I was in line 20 min before closing. Beware, they do not care about their visitors at all. Not sure why they made me and the other hundred people left in slow security wait to go in when we still had to interrupt the show for everyone to stand and let us to our seats. Pretty poor and silly system with no logic. As for the show, the production value was there though the audio was very poor in some large segments.

I truly love that place. A huge building dedicated to the performing arts. The Opera house is impressive. They offer free performances every evening in the main hall to enjoy all the family. The parking is expensive ($23) but you have the option of walk from the Foggy Bottom Station (5-10 minutes) or to take the Kennedy Center's free shuttle just in the door of the station.

Beautiful building, plenty parking, there's a free show every night on the millennium stage!

It's an amazing place where J. F. K. Would be so proud. Artistic talent displayed across the globe.

Very impressive hall. However, I would expect more from such center at the capitol.

Great performance hall with good parking. The drink prices are exorbitant but that may be expected for this kind of thing.

Beautiful, Historic Center for the arts. I highly recommend. Located near Georgetown right on the Potomac River.

So classic makes you proud to be there. And the performers are always their best.

Beautiful performance by the NSO and Maxwell. It was really nice not having any phones or electronics in the performance room it really allowed us to connect to the artist and enjoy the beautiful sounds.

A roof top visit at night is breath taking. I highly recommend it. We did not see any shows.

Beautiful structure. Always fun plays and activities

Beautiful place . Parking garage is nearby. Lots of places to eat at Watergate. All walking distance.

Oh wow.. we were there when our Indian Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain was supposed to perform there in Kennedy Center.. I liked the interesting part that the love of people for our culture that they were dressed in Indian attire..

Great place to see great performances... fOr free at 6 pm nightly on the Millennium Stage!

What a beautiful center. The staff was very friendly. We sat in 'cheap' seats but they had a great view. The sound was great and there are some very pleasant outside areas to get some air.

Every time we visit, we have such a wonderful time, and wonderful memories to look back on.

Always a great venue to see a performance. Plenty of restaurants and bars near by to make it a full evening of fun when visiting the Center.

Went to see Tosca. There is no such thing as a bad seat in the orchestra in the opera hall!

We enjoyed high quality shows every time we were here.

The Kennedy Center is a beautiful building housing three different performance spaces that host a wide variety of top tier performances and events. Additionally, there are free daily performances at the Millennium Stage in the lobby, and the rooftop terrace offers fantastic views of the city.

I saw Second City and they were hilarious!! Incredible theatre full of history and helpful staff!!

I'm excited to see all the riches that have been donated to the keneddy center

It's not Broadway but it's a great place to take in a play. Note: coming in from Virginia the construction around this area has made driving a real mess.

If you live nearby or are a tourist, you must take in a show at this iconic place. High ceilings, wonderful atmosphere with the river nearby, it is such a lovely place to hear music or see live entertainment. This is a huge part of what Washington DC is about, you must come here!

A must on your bucket list when in DC -great shows. Oh and try their roof - top restaurant while waiting for your show.

Gorgeous sites. With breathtaking views, an array of show options for different ages, price ranges and types

Check out the 100th Birthday tribute to Leonard Bernstein on the Terrace level.

Terrific place to see a show. Parking can be difficult and expensive.

There is a free performance every night at 6 pm and enters in order from 5:30. Free shuttle to metro. Friendly staff.

Three degrees of separation resultrfbin the most devine afternoon.

Watched an incredible performance of Hamilton. Not a bad seat in the house

Beautiful place. Parking right underneath. Went and saw a christmas concert and it was the greatest thing I've been apart of in a long time. Great staff there. It is a well rounded place and definitely a go to if you are a fan of the performing arts