Your one stop shop for information on DPO concerts, venues, and regulations! Whether you’re wondering about our new matinee venue, location logistics, audience etiquette, or food & drink policies, we have you covered.
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Home to All Evening Concerts
All evening concerts take place on the Antonia Brico Stage at Central Presbyterian Church, located on the corner of 17th and Sherman St. The direct address is 1660 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203
The entrance is on Sherman Street. Head up the stairs to enter the main lobby or enter through the double doors to the right of the stairs to access the elevator lobby.
Doors open an hour and fifteen minutes before each concert. For evening performances at CPC, that generally means doors will open at 6:15PM (unless otherwise indicated).
There is no parking attached to the church, but street parking around Central Presbyterian is FREE after 6pm. Check along 17th Ave, Sherman, Grant, or northside Logan for the best streetside spots within walking distance.
There are also numerous paid surface parking lots and garages within two blocks of Central Presbyterian, including the Lincoln Center parking garage and Star Park.
Pro tip: give yourself extra time before your event to find parking.
Central Presbyterian is also easy to reach via public transit! Light rail downtown stops are close by and so are the 16th Street shuttle and bus routes.
Beer, wine and sparkling water are able for purchase at concerts for $6 a drink. You’re welcome to bring drinks with lids into the hall with a lid that we provide but remember “trail rules” — pack it in, pack it out. Then find the right bin in the lobby — trash, recycling or compost!
Patrons may also bring non-alcoholic beverages in water bottles with a lid to the venue.
Home to All Matinee Concerts
All matinee concerts take place at the state-of-art Mapleton Arts Center auditorium. This venue is conveniently located right off I-25 at 7480 N. Broadway, Denver, CO 80221
There are two double-door entrances on both sides of the building, including a wheelchair ramp near the main parking lot.
Doors open an hour and fifteen minutes before each concert. For matinee performances at MAC, that generally means doors will open at 1:45PM (unless otherwise indicated).
Free parking is available in the school parking lot adjacent to the building—with on-site security.
Public transit is available via RTD Bus 8.
Beer, wine and sparkling water will be available for purchase in the lobby before the concert and during intermission.
However, all drinks and concessions are prohibited inside the MAC concert hall, so please be sure to finish your treats before you head (back) to your seat!
If you are attending your first (or 300th) classical music concert, here are some tips to help make your experience more enjoyable.
In earlier times, audiences would routinely applaud between movements to show their joy for the music they just heard. Then around the mid-19th century, it became tradition to wait until the end of the piece to clap, with the audience sitting silent between movements. This is intended to respect the performers’ focus and the flow of the music.
At the DPO, we welcome both traditions. If you prefer to wait for the end of a piece to clap, please do. You’ll know a piece is truly finished by watching the conductor, who will usually lower their arms completely and turn to face the audience. Some movements are fiery and end in such a flare that you may feel compelled to clap — go for it! After a quiet movement, you may want to enjoy the feeling of transfixion and wait; there’s no need to applaud if you’re not feelin’ it. Regardless, we want you to feel comfortable and focus on the performance, not confusing applause rules!
Ahem… Try to ‘bury’ your cough in a loud passage of music. If you can’t or you begin to cough a lot, don’t worry — it’s perfectly acceptable and appropriate to quietly exit the concert hall. Remember to unwrap cough drops before the concert so you don’t create crackling noises.
The rumors are true — we’re pretty informal. But we do ask that you sit tight and quiet during the performance and only get up between pieces or during intermission as to not distract the musicians or concert-goers around you. Child feelin’ fidgety or chatty? Please step into the lobby or Cry Room (the nursery) for a bit.
Do bring your mobile device into the hall (you’ll want to check out the paperless program!), but please make sure it’s on silent mode.
Feel free to tweet, post to Facebook or take photos without flash. Upload your pics and comments online — and be sure to tag us! @denverphilorch
Rules, rules, rules — we know, it can be overwhelming. The most important rule of all is to have fun and enjoy yourself. And then tell all your friends and come back again and again!
With guidance from local, state and federal officials, effective March 17, 2022, masks are optional but encouraged for our patrons. Proof of vaccine or negative test is no longer required for our audience. Read more about our latest Health & Safety policies here on our website.
We scan tickets at the door from either a paper ticket or mobile device. If you forget or have lost your ticket, no problem! We can look you up by name.
There’s no dress code. From jeans to suits, you’ll see it all! Wear what you’d like — you’ll fit in. We love you just the way you are.
Most DPO concerts are approximately 2 hours long, including a twenty-minute intermission.
There is a sidewalk-level elevator at the entrance doors located to the south of the stairs on Sherman Street and there are accessible restrooms at the venue. We are happy to accommodate any special seating needs.
Into bein’ green? We are too. (We are in Colorado after all.) On entering the hall on concert night, attendees will be provided a QR code to link to the paperless program book, both in English and Spanish. Links to the paperless programs will also be posted to the concert page on the Denver Philharmonic website prior to concert night, so you can read all about the concert ahead of time if you like.
Beer, wine, coffee, sparkling water and candies are available for purchase in the lobby. Drinks with lids may be brought into the concert hall.
There’s a lot to explore around us in Uptown and Capitol Hill. Arrive early and grab dinner at one of the many restaurants on 17th Avenue! Visit Denver has the guide to the best neighborhood restaurants in Uptown. Scroll down the page, you are looking for restaurants in the “UPTOWN” section.
You’re welcome to bring drinks into the hall with a lid, but remember “trail rules” — pack it in, pack it out. Then find the right bin in the lobby — trash, recycling or compost!
Patrons may bring non-alcoholic beverages to the venue in water bottles with a lid.
