Attend a Performance
With over 200 performances throughout the year, TAPA has something for everyone. Explore our performance venues, browse events, purchase tickets, and inquire about group experiences. Never been to a performance? Check out our First Time Visitors Guide!
The Peristyle
As part of the Museum’s 1933 expansion including new East and West wings, architect Edward B. Green designed the Peristyle Theater.
About
A classical concert hall whose name means “an area surrounded by columns,” the Peristyle’s most distinguishing architectural feature is a curving row of 28 Ionic columns, which surround the main seating area, arranged in tiers reminiscent of theaters of ancient Greece. Inspired by a Greek agora, the two-story Peristyle lobby is animated by a painted Greek frieze.
Location
2445 Monroe Street
Toledo, OH 43620
Accessibility
View The Toledo Museum of Art's interior map here.
Getting Around:
- The main museum entrance (off Grove Place) is sometimes inaccessible to patrons in wheelchairs or scooters due to the narrowness of the initial entry doors; the Plough entrance has wider doors and is recommended as an alternate accessible entrance.
- The easiest way for visitors who cannot navigate the steps of the Monroe Street entrance to cross the street to the Glass Pavilion is to take the path that goes from the Grove Place Entrance, past the Center for the Visual Arts and through the sculpture garden, and cross Monroe Street at one of the crossings.
- If a visitor who cannot do stairs wishes to visit the Little Theater or the upper patio area of the Café, there is a ramp off the TMA History hallway, past the Libbey doll displays and to the left.
Restrooms:
- On the ground floor of the Main Museum building, a genderneutral wheelchair accessible restroom is to the left of the Matisse mural (if you are facing the mural).
- There is an additional genderneutral wheelchair accessible restroom upstairs off Libbey Court, to the right when facing the stairwell.
- The restrooms in the Peristyle are wheelchair accessible.
- All restrooms throughout the museum have a stall with bars to aide those who need mobility assistance.
Service Animals:
- Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a service animal is defined as any breed of dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The Toledo Museum of Art follows the guidelines set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act, and therefore, we only allow dogs in our buildings as accepted service animals.
Parking
- Parking for Toledo Symphony events is available in lots 1, 3 & 6.
- Valet Parking is available beginning at 6:45 PM at the Carriage Entrance for $10 - cash only.
- Patrons with mobility concerns should consider valet parking or drop off at the Carriage Entrance.
Peristyle Seating
Our seating is broken into five tiers to give pricing options across sections. For questions or accessibility requests, call our box office at 419.246.8000.
Toledo Museum of Art Café
Please enjoy a special TSO dinner buffet menu in TMA Café before the concert. TMA Café is open from 5:00 to 7:30pm on concert nights, and we encourage you to make reservations on Resy by visiting here because space is limited. Online reservations must be made for 7:00pm or earlier to ensure everyone is in the concert hall in time for the performance.
The buffet price includes coffee, tea and soda. Spirits, beer and wine are available for purchase.
Pre-Concert Talk
Join us before each Masterworks series event and prepare for the performance through the artistic lens of a TSO musician, a conductor or maybe even a guest artist. Understand the upcoming concert through the artist’s perspective, engage in the artistic process, and learn new musical facts, theory, or context. Each Preconcert Talk will beginning at 7:00 PM in the Little Theater.
Learn More
Visit The Toledo Museum of Art's website for more information.
The Valentine Theatre
The Valentine Theatre is a nearly 125-year-old 901-seat facility operated by the Toledo Cultural Arts Center, Inc.
About
After a 21-year effort by the Board of Trustees and the community, the $28 million renovation was unveiled on October 9, 1999. Since the Gala re-opening, nearly 1,340,000 people have attended 2,760 international, national and area presentations, weddings and events.
Location
410 Adams St.
Toledo, OH 43604
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessibility -- The Valentine Theatre is handicap accessible with designated seating on the main (first) floor of the theatre and the balcony. All floors are accessible by elevator, and handicap accessible restrooms are located on the main floor and balcony.
Valentine Seating
Our seating is broken into five tiers to give pricing options across sections. For questions or accessibility requests, call our box office at 419.246.8000.
Parking
There are several parking lots within one block of the Theatre. The Downtown Parking Authority operates two garages, one on Superior Street south of Adams Street, and a third on Superior Street north of Jackson Street (The Vistula Garage). ReuPark operates the surface lot across Superior Street from the Theatre. The Ampco garage is located on St. Clair Street (one block east of the Theatre) in the Four SeaGate Building. Special Event rates for Valentine shows will be in effect at these lots. Free parking is available at meters on the street after 5 p.m. weekdays and all day on weekends.
Nearby Dining
Downtown Toledo has a variety of fantastic restaurants to visit before or after the performance.
Pre-Concert Talk
Join us before each Masterworks series event and prepare for the performance through the artistic lens of a TSO musician, a conductor or maybe even a guest artist. Understand the upcoming concert through the artist’s perspective, engage in the artistic process, and learn new musical facts, theory, or context. Each Preconcert Talk will beginning at 7:00 PM in the Great Hall (Mural Room).
Learn More
The Stranahan Theater
With over 2,400 seats, the facility was constructed in 1969 and until the mid-1990s was called Masonic Auditorium.
About
Attached to the west side of the theater is a structure that was owned and occupied by several Masonic organizations. Fulfilling its primary usage as a concert venue, the Stranahan Theater presents approximately 170 theater events in Toledo include Broadway in Toledo and several community events including Toledo Ballet's production of The Nutcracker and other TSO and TAPA events.
Location
4645 HEATHERDOWNS BLVD
TOLEDO, OH 43614
Parking
Parking is located at the east entrance of the facility. Parking is FREE on site. The main entrance to the lot will be off of Heatherdowns Blvd prior to performances.
The Cass Rd. Exit will be closed prior to performances and open post show (on the way out). If you have any questions, call 419.381.8851
The lot behind the theater is closed during events. You must have a pass to access this area.
Find more information on parking here.
Security
All persons entering the Stranahan Theater will be subjected to a bag check and screening.
We encourage you to arrive early to allow time to park and to go through the security process upon entering the facility.
THERE IS NO RE-ENTRY TO THE FACILITY. ONCE YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH SCREENING.
YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ENTER THE FACILITY.
TICKETS WILL BE SCANNED ONCE INSIDE THE FACILTY.
Effective January 1, 2023, the Stranahan Theater will require all purses and bags to be no larger than 6.5” x 4.5” x 6”. Diaper bags and medical bags will still be allowed. This will allow faster entry into the venue.
List of items that are not allowed in the Theater:
- Food or beverage, including cans, bottles, coolers, or other similar containers
- Laser pens / pointers or laser products
- Weapons of any kind
- Smoking of cigarettes or e-cigarettes ARE NOT ALLOWED inside the Theater
- Fireworks
- Balloons
- Aerosol spray cans
- Pets (except CERTIFIED service animals, NOT COMFORT PETS)
- Any other item deemed unacceptable by building management.
The Stranahan Theater and Great Hall is not responsible for lost or stolen items left unattended in your vehicle or away from your person.
Stranahan Seating
Our seating is broken into five tiers to give pricing options across sections. For questions or accessibility requests, call our box office at 419.246.8000.
Learn More
For further information, visit The Stranahan Theater's website.
Curious about your seat? Explore the venue with this interactive seat map tool.
Rosary Cathedral
The history of Rosary Cathedral in its early days is naturally associated with St. Francis de Sales Church.
When the Diocese of Toledo was established, St. Francis de Sales was named the Cathedral of the new diocese. It was here that Bishop Schrembs was installed on October 4, 1911. In 1912, it was decided that a new cathedral would be built on Collingwood Avenue. That same year, the Diocese of Toledo purchased land lying at the southeast corner of Islington Street and Collingwood Avenue. The building of the Diocesan Chancery and Episcopal residence was begun on Islington Street between Parkwood and Collingwood Avenue. This building was completed in 1914.
Location
2535 Collingwood Blvd
Toledo, OH 43610
