Host Your Event at Edmonds Center for the Arts
One of the premier performing arts centers in the pacific northwest, Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA) is the perfect location to host your next event! With a variety of unique spaces, we can accommodate events of almost any size, from large music and dance performances to intimate parties or galas, work retreats, sporting events, and so much more. ECA’s professional, creative, and helpful staff go above and beyond to ensure your creative vision is brought to life, and your event is a success.
ECA Theater
The centerpiece of Edmonds Center for the Arts is our beautifully restored, historic 700-seat theater. A wonderfully intimate space with excellent acoustics makes this space suitable for a wide range of presentations – from music and dance, to theater, comedy, and more. Flexible and affordable ticketing options are available for all public events.
ECA Gymnasium
Our historic, full-size high school regulation gymnasium features a one-of-a-kind rubberized court surface and bleacher seating for up to 500 spectators.
Additional Spaces
Multi-purpose meeting rooms range in size from 900-2,000 sq ft and are great options for receptions, ceremonies, parties, fundraisers, staff retreats, conferences, rehearsals, and more.
Digital Cinema System
Edmonds Center for the Arts offers an in-house, DCI Compliant digital cinema projection system. Designed from the start to offer the highest level of performance and flexibility, the system can accept a range of video signals and formats and convert them to beyond High-Definition resolution. The Digital Cinema system includes a Dolby surround sound processor, and a full complement of surround sound cinema speakers.
Also unique to Edmonds Center for the Arts is our dedicated and ultra-high bandwidth internet connection capable of upload and download speeds in excess of 125Mbps.
Consider live streaming your next event at ECA!
Information for Renters
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Booking Inquiries
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If you have additional questions, please contact our Rentals Department at rentals@ec4arts.org or 425-275-4485.
Edmonds Center for the Arts
One of the premier performing arts centers in the pacific northwest, Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA) is a 700-seat venue located within the City of Edmonds, Washington, just 20 minutes north of Seattle. ECA has an established reputation throughout the central Puget Sound region for jewel-box theater presentations of notable live performances, hosting events for diverse regional and community partners, and impactful efforts in education, outreach, and community engagement.
ECA is owned and operated by the Edmonds Public Facilities District (PFD), a publicly funded government agency that renovated the historic Edmonds High School and opened in 2006 as a state-of-the-art performance hall. ECA curates more than 30 performing arts presentations each season and provides arts education and community engagement programs within Edmonds, Snohomish County, and beyond. Through our Rentals & Hosting Department, ECA’s facilities serve as a home for more than 130 events produced by local and touring performing artists and community organizations. ECA serves more than 90,000 patrons annually.
Edmonds Center for the Arts’ programming features a diverse range of music, dance, comedy, theater, spoken word poetry, and other performances, from modern to classical, from pop and rock to jazz and blues, from folk and world music to Broadway, regional theatrical performances, and more.
At ECA, we believe in infusing the arts in every life, every day.
Mission
To celebrate the performing arts, strengthen and inspire our community, and steward the development and creative use of the ECA Campus.
Vision
A vibrant community in which the performing arts are woven into our daily lives and valued for their power to entertain, educate, and inspire.
Equity Statement
ECA is committed to equity leadership in the arts community and becoming an anti-racist organization. These commitments reflect a careful ongoing examination of the history of privilege and power in our industry and within our organization. By continually testing and modifying our policies and procedures, we strive to increase equity in access, opportunities, and resources at ECA. The impact of this work will be evident on our stage, among our patrons and supporters, and within our staff, volunteers, and boards.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we work, live, and gather on the unceded traditional, culture-rich indigenous homelands of the Coast Salish people, who have been stewards of the land and sea in the Northwest since time immemorial. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the Coast Salish Peoples of our region past, present, and future.