Langston Hughes
Performing Arts Center

Hours

Monday–Friday
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday Closed

Mission: The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center celebrates, nurtures, presents and preserves African American performing arts and cultural legacies.

The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, located in the heart of Seattle within the vibrant Central Area neighborhood, is an historic cultural arts institution, established in 1972 as a home for artistic and cultural expression. Operated by the City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, the Center has provided 36 years of continuous programming for youth, adults and families.

About the Performing Arts Center

Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center operates as a cultural performing arts center under the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. The goal of the center is to provide quality cultural entertainment and educational components that meet the needs of the community.

Every season, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center has new classes, events and programs. Langston Hughes offers both performances and instruction, and the programming reflects the diversity of the surrounding neighborhoods, the Central District and the International District.

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