2 Best Performing Arts Venues in Raleigh, Central North Carolina

The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts has several different performance spaces. The 2,354-seat Memorial Auditorium, the crown jewel of the complex, is home to the North Carolina Theatre and the nationally acclaimed Carolina Ballet. The 1,587-seat Meymandi Concert Hall hosts the North Carolina Symphony. The 600-seat Fletcher Opera Theater provides a showcase for the A. J. Fletcher Opera Institute, while the 150-seat Kennedy Theatre stages shows by smaller theater groups.

Accommodating up to 20,000 fans, the Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek amphitheater hosts big-name touring musicians like Widespread Panic and the Black Crowes.