Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

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Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

390 King Street W Kingston Ontario

Hours: Box Office Hours Monday to Friday 12:30pm - 4:30pm

since 2014

The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts is an 90,000-square-foot world-class facility, featuring a variety of spaces for live music and performances:

Jennifer Velva Bernstein Performance Hall: 567-seat state-of-the-art concert hall

Power Corporation of Canada Studio Theatre: 100-seat black box studio theatre

The Gordon Vogt Film Screening Room: 92-seat movie theatre

Principal Emerita Karen Hitchcock Recital Hall

Booking Coordinator

Tickets and Box Office

Contact the Box Office for any questions related to performances or tickets

Hours: Monday - Friday, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm.

Phone: 613.533.2424 or 1.855.533.2424

Email: [email protected]

Buy tickets online

Parking

The Isabel has over 170 parking spaces. Our regular parking fees are $2.35/hour or daily max of $10.35, via HonkMobile. Parking is enforced Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm. Parking is free in the upper and lower lots on weekday evenings after 5pm and on weekends.

Cars can drive in to drop off passengers at the front doors and turn around. This drop-off zone is limited to 5 minutes.

There are 5 accessible visitor parking spaces in the small upper lot across from the Isabel entrance. Additional accessible parking spaces are located in the lower parking lot with access to the building available through back entrance.

Additional Parking

"Pay and Display" parking is also available in the Providence Care (St Mary’s of the Lake Hospital) lot at 340 Union Street, where they have set aside 80 (unmarked) spots for Isabel audience members.

Accessible Parking

A parking drop-off area is located at the front entry.

There are 5 accessible visitor parking spaces in the small upper lot across from the Isabel entrance. Additional accessible parking spaces are located in the lower parking lot with access to the building available through back entrance.

Directions for arriving by car

From Montréal

West on Autoroute 720, then west on Autoroute 20, then west on Ontario's Highway 401

About 290 km, or about 3 hours by car

From Ottawa

South on Highway 416, and west on Highway 401

About 200 km, or about 2 hours by car

From Toronto

East on Highway 401

About 260 km, or about 2.75 hours by car

From Syracuse

North on I-81 to the border of Canada

West on Thousand Islands Bridge to Highway 401

West on Highway 401

About 215 km, or about 2.5 hours by car

Follow Highway 401 to Kingston and exit south on Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd. (exit 615). Follow this street south to King Street, which is at the ninth – and final – set of traffic lights before the lake. Turn left (east) onto King Street West and continue to 390 King Street West, located on the right hand side.

By Kingston Transit (public transit)

A Kingston Transit bus shelter, known as the “Isabel/Tett Centres” is located near the entrance to the Isabel. Express routes 501 and 502 service this stop, as does route 31 and 32.

Please visit the Kingston Transit Trip Planner or the Kingston Transit site for schedules, routes, fares and additional information.

Arriving by train, inter-city bus, air, and taxi

Train service to Kingston arrives at the Kingston VIA Rail Station

Inter-city Bus service arrives at the John Counter Blvd. Bus Terminal

Flights arrive at Norman Rogers Airport (YGK)

Taxis can drop passengers off at the front door.

We will advise the cab companies of the anticipated end of our concerts with the hope that we’ll have taxis waiting to take you home.

Note: The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts is about a $15 taxi ride from the train station, bus terminal, and airport.

By Foot

The Isabel is within walking distance (15-minute walk) of Queen's and its surrounding neighourhoods. A crossing intersection is located near the Isabel to help pedestrians safely cross King Street West.

By Bicycle

There are bicycle racks in front of the main entrance.

Open / Operational

Music Venue

Accessible see details