Austin Opera, along with Ballet Austin and the Austin Symphony Orchestra, is one of the founding resident companies of the Long Center, Austin’s creative home. The Long Center provides performing artists and organizations in the Greater Austin region with facilities and services that foster excellence, encourage originality and promote collaboration.
To broaden the appreciation and enhance the enjoyment of the cultural arts, the Long Center connects diverse audiences to significant local, regional, national and international artists and performances in a world-class venue.
Whether arriving from north, south, east, or west, driving routes to the Long Center for the Performing Arts are often impacted by local traffic and multiple events around town. Don’t miss a single musical moment! Please build extra time into your transportation and/or parking plans — or arrive early and enjoy special dining and drinks events created just for you.
Valet is accessible from the Long Center Circular Drive from the Riverside Drive entrance. When making your final approach to the Long Center on Riverside Drive, please use the right lane. If you plan to valet, please allow extra time in your arrival plan for the inevitable traffic delays.
Parking is available at the Palmer Events Center Parking Garage, located next to the Long Center and accessible from Riverside Drive and the Long Center Circular Drive. When making your final approach to the Long Center on Riverside Drive, please use the left lane. If you plan to park here, please allow extra time in your arrival plan for the inevitable traffic delays. Be aware the garage often fills and is shared with the Palmer Events Center, which sometimes hosts concurrent events. Note: Palmer Events Center Garage is a public parking facility managed and operated by the City of Austin.
Avoid the crush at the Long Center by parking at the nearby One Texas Center Garage for only $5. The One Texas Center Garage is located at 505 Barton Springs Road; enter the Garage directly from Haywood Avenue. Allow 10 minutes to walk from One Texas Center to the Long Center. Arrive early and relax! Note: One Texas Center Garage is a public parking facility managed and operated by the City of Austin.
Marked parking is available in the Palmer Events Center Parking Garage on all levels located near elevators.
Using a rideshare service to get to the Long Center? Here are instructions for your driver: use the same lane/entrance as the valets. The valets should have a lane clear in the Long Center drive for rideshares and other drop-offs to pull past the valet stand. Once you are past the valets, they can drop off in the second half of our drive and then easily exit. If they use the garage entrance, they will have difficulty exiting without paying to enter the garage. Please do not unload on Riverside.
The Long Center is located in the heart of Austin’s entertainment corridor. CapMetro offers affordable options to get you to the opera on time. Use your smart phone’s mapping feature to find your bus route, or see more information here (scroll down to “alternatives to driving”).
The Austin Opera strives to provide the best services and accessibility for all guests. Tickets for accessible seating for physically disabled guests are available at The Long Center. Please call the box office at 512-472-5992 for further information. Guests requiring wheelchair accessibility or other special seating should notify the Box Office at the time of their ticket purchase.