Visit the tabs on this page to learn more about each venue, parking, and dining options or read more below about the general experience. Because we present a variety of different types of performers at several different venues throughout Greater Worcester, your experience at each concert may be slightly different.

Pre-Show Communications

Anyone who has tickets to an upcoming event will receive two emails from us prior to the concert with specific information about parking, timing, and other details. These are generally sent on the Monday before and the day before each event. The second email will also contain a link to your tickets, if you chose the email delivery method.

When to Arrive

For most presentations, the doors of the building will open one hour prior to the start time and the hall will open for seating about 30 minutes prior. You can find more information about the run time and whether there will be an intermission on the individual event pages.

What to Wear

There is no dress code for Music Worcester events. Some folks choose to wear layers since the temperature can vary based on the weather and the amount of people in attendance. Though some audience members get dressed up, many are dressed in “business-casual” or even just “casual.”

If you have any other questions, please feel free to give us a call at 508-754-3231 or email info@musicworcester.org.

Prior Performing Arts Center at Holy Cross

1 College St, Worcester, MA 01610, USA

Aaron Diehl TrioFebruary 27, 2026 8:00pm

Mechanics Hall

321 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608, USA

The Sebastians: Brandenburg ConcertosMarch 20, 2026 8:00pm

BrickBox Theater at the JMAC

20b Franklin St, Worcester, MA 01608, USA

Catherine Russell & Sean MasonMarch 26, 2026 7:00pm

The Hanover Theatre

2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA 01608, USA

Dance Theatre of HarlemMay 9, 2026 7:30pm

Mechanics Hall

321 Main St. Worcester

Mechanics Hall, built in 1857, is a four-story structure that remains an incredible venue for live music, seating up to 1500 audience members. Renowned for its acoustics, it is located ion Main St. in downtown Worcester just blocks away from Route 290.

Seating in the floor level of the Great Hall is accessible via elevator, by the Waldo St. entrance to the building. The balcony is not accessible by elevator. We suggest parties with small children sit in the side balconies whenever possible, as they provide the best view for small children who may not have a clear view from the flat seating on the floor level. Balcony seating has less leg room. If you’re a taller patron, we recommend floor seating or choosing an aisle seat in the balcony section.

JMAC

20 Franklin St, Worcester

The BrickBox Theater at JMAC is an industrial chic intimate venue with about 250 seats, located in downtown Worcester near City Hall.

Most seating in the BrickBox Theater is on elevated risers. We suggest those with mobility concerns sit on the floor level or in the clearly marked accessible seats.

 

Prior Performing Arts Center

1 College St, Worcester

The Prior Performing Arts Center is Worcester’s newest performance venue, on the campus of the College of the Holy Cross. There are two performance venues inside the building: the 400-seat Luth Concert Hall and the 200-seat Boroughs Theatre.

Accessible seating is available in both the Balcony and Orchestra sections of the Luth Concert Hall, and is marked clearly on the seating map.

Curtis Performance Hall at Assumption University

500 Salisbury St, Worcester

Curtis Performance Hall is in the Tsotsis Family Academic Center at Assumption University and seats about 400.

This venue has stadium-style seating, with accessible seats marked on the seating chart. Row F is the only row that does not require access via stair. Please consider leaving seats in this row available for those who have mobility-related needs.

First Baptist Church

111 Park Ave, Worcester

The First Baptist Church in Worcester was founded in 1829, with its current location opened in 1939 at the corner of Park Ave and Salisbury St. There are two organs in the church: the Wood Organ and the Great Organ.

Built in England in the 1980s, the newly rededicated Wood Organ spent its first decades in the chapel at First Baptist, where it served the church well. Because of the limited scale of the chapel, however, the organ had to be installed on a side wall between two windows where it was subjected to drafts and high temperatures with some of the pedal work buried in the floor. The Great Organ was built by Reuter just over sixty years ago and received a new console from Russell in 1999. When it was built, it was the largest instrument Reuter had ever constructed east of the Mississippi.

Wooden bench-style seating is available throughout the hall, with accessible seating available to the left after existing the elevator.

First Unitarian Church

90 Main St, Worcester

First Unitarian Church was founded in 1719 and has seen many historical moments, including Paul Revere casting the bell first for the Second Parish’s new building. It is located at the north end of Main St in downtown Worcester.

There is accessible seating in the front of both sides of the sanctuary. The building is accessible via elevator.

The Hanover Theatre

2 Southbridge St, Worcester

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is a historic performance venue that seats 2,300 patrons. In 2008, The Hanover Theatre won a National Trust for Historic Preservation Award for its renovation and restoration of the original 1904 building built by Thomas Lamb. As one of Worcester’s largest and most active venues, it hosts performances and events a majority of days out of the year and is located in the heart of Worcester’s Theatre District.

Accessible seating is clearly marked. There is elevator access to lower/upper lobbies and orchestra/lower balcony seating. There is no elevator to upper balcony seating.

Trinity Lutheran Church

73 Lancaster St, Worcester

Located at the corner of Lancaster St and Salisbury St, near the Worcester Art Museum, Trinity Lutheran Church was founded in 1948 as a merger between three parishes. Current facilities have seen additions since its founding, heavily influenced by Scandinavian church architecture.

Throughout the hall wooden bench-style seating is available, with accessible seating available throughout the hall.

Tuckerman Hall

10 Tuckerman St, Worcester

Located at the corner of Salisbury St and Tuckerman St, Tuckerman Hall is an intimate 400-500-seat venue used by Music Worcester for smaller ensembles, chamber music, and recitals. It’s a historic hall that was designed in 1902 by Josephine Wright Chapman, one of America’s first female architects.

Seating is in the orchestra and balcony. Please note the balcony is not accessible via elevator. Due to a small lobby, there is little room to wait before performances at Tuckerman Hall. We advise arriving no earlier than 30 minutes before a show, except in the case of a pre-concert lecture.

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321 Main St., Worcester, MA 01608 

For all performances at Mechanics Hall, we offer free parking in the Pearl Elm Garage (20 Pearl St, Worcester). You’ll receive a ticket upon entry to the garage: if you enter within the window (typically 60-90 minutes before showtime, noted in each pre-show email), the ticket will be free of charge. There is no need to validate the ticket.

Metered on-street parking is also available on neighboring streets like Main Street and Waldo Street.

20 Franklin St., Worcester, MA 01608

Worcester Common Garage (3 Eaton Pl, Worcester) and Federal Plaza Garage (570 Main St, Worcester) are the closest garages to the venue. Metered on-street parking is also available.

10 Tuckerman St., Worcester, MA 01609

There is a small parking lot adjacent to the building on Tuckerman St. Additional parking located at:

  • 39 Salisbury Street
  • Municipal parking lot on the corners of Lancaster Steet, Highland Street and Harvard Street
  • On-street parking on Tuckerman Street, Harvard Street, and Institute Road

2 Southbridge St., Worcester, MA 01608

Federal Plaza Garage (570 Main St, Worcester), Worcester Common Garage (3 Eaton Pl, Worcester), and the McGrath Municipal Lot (3 Salem St, Worcester) are the closest places to park. Metered on-street parking is also available.

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Click on a venue more information about accessibility

♿Enter through the Waldo St. entrance for elevator access. There is no elevator access to the balcony. Click for more.

👂The listening systems work only during specific events. Please contact us beforehand to confirm there is listening assistance availability. The system works for floor seating only.

♿The BrickBox Theater uses riser seating; accessible seating is available on the floor level/front row, which is also the stage level. There is an ADA compliant lift to help patrons with accessibility needs access the theater.

👂The listening systems work only during specific events. Please contact us beforehand to confirm there is listening assistance availability. We recommend those who have difficulty hearing to select seating near the front when possible.

♿There is elevator access to each level of the building, including accessible seating in the upper balcony. There are wheelchair and transfer seats, both marked on the purchase map. Click for more.

👂The Prior has assisted listening devices that can be requested at the box office preshow. An ID or credit card is held by the Box Office to trade back at the end of the show.

♿There are accessible parking spaces near the rear of the building on the second floor (Building 19), and accessible spaces in Lot N. Accessible seating in the hall is available on the mid level (accessed from the first floor) and near the back (accessed from the second floor).

♿Near the main entrance to the building is accessible parking. There are automatic doors to the entrance of the building with an elevator that goes to each floor. Near the front of the Sanctuary there are accessible pews. Click for more.

♿There are two accessible entrances to the building: one off Court Street, and one off State Street. There are two accessible pews on each side of the sanctuary. Click to watch an intro to the building.

👂Hearing assistance is available upon request. Please contact us one week prior to performances to ensure the system is set up.

♿The elevator can access to lower and upper lobbies for orchestra and lower balcony seating. There is no elevator access to upper balcony seating. Click for more.

👂Assisted listening devices are available at the concierge desk in the theatre lobby. You will be asked to leave your driver’s license as a deposit when borrowing an assistive listening device. After the performance, return the listening device and retrieve your license at the lobby concierge desk. Assisted listening devices will operate best in the first 12 rows of the orchestra level and in the balcony.

♿Accessible parking can be found in the lot off of Lancaster St. The accessible entrance to the venue is accessed through this lot, clearly marked on the pillars outside the doors. There are wheelchair-designated spaces between the pews, and we recommend sitting towards the front of the Sanctuary.

♿Accessible ramp entrance to the right of the building, with elevator access to ground and first floors. There is no elevator access to the balcony.

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Music Worcester does not offer refunds on ticket purchases. Exchanges are only available for Full Season, Flex, and Choose Your Own subscribers. Learn more about the benefits of being a subscriber (including early seat selections and renewals) here.

Music Worcester offers youth (under 18) and student (18+ with a valid student ID) pricing. When available, please select the proper price level at ticket purchase.

The recommended minimum age for attendance to any Music Worester presentation is 6 years old. We suggest parties with small children sit in our side balconies whenever possible, as they provide the best view for small children who may not have a clear view from the flat seating on the floor level. If you have any questions, please give the box office a call: 508-754-3231.

Music Worcester rarely cancels events due to weather. If a performance is cancelled by Music Worcester, all ticket buyers will be notified via email and offered the choice of a refund, exchange to another performance, or conversion of the ticket purchase into a donation. If an event is not cancelled, but you are unable to attend due to weather or road conditions, exchanges will be offered into another performance within the same season.

Please note that in performance halls, sound carries expertly; we ask all patrons to be respectful of fellow listeners, no matter their age. We ask patrons of all ages to limit disruptions such as drinks, programs, cell phones, and talking during performances, as well as keeping talking in hallways to a minimum as voices carry well.