With a mission of bringing people together to discover, create and celebrate both the visual and performing arts, the California Center for the Arts, Escondido is the cultural center of North San Diego County.

The Center’s unique campus includes a 1,500-seat concert hall, a 400-seat theater, a contemporary art museum, art and dance studios, and a full-service conference center with meeting and banquet facilities ready to host corporate gatherings, weddings and other special life events.

The Center also runs an extensive education program and produces over 52 free community events, such as First Wednesdays, the summer music series Hidden City Sounds, Música en la Plaza, Independence Day Festival, Día de los Muertos Festival, and the Winter Wonderland Festival.

The Center’s activities are guided by a Board of Trustees and an administration and staff who are dedicated to furthering arts entertainment and arts education in the community, by sustaining and expanding programs that provide cultural enrichment for residents of North County and beyond.

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The Center for the Arts is a campus unlike any other. More than just a theater, we offer an incredible diversity of venues and amenities that are ideal for virtually any type of event.

If you've never been to the Center before, this tour will help you become familiar with the campus before your visit. If you're considering hosting your event at the Center, the tour will help you visualize all the fantastic venues and amenities you can choose from.

Want your next conference, meeting, or corporate event to have a “wow” factor that your attendees will always remember? Host it at the incomparable California Center for the Arts, Escondido.

As a major regional arts center, our campus offers a unique blend of function and flair that you simply can’t find at a typical hotel or conference center.

For example, imagine making your next keynote address in a state-of-the-art 1,500 seat concert hall that has played host to world-famous performers. Or, think of the possibilities when hosting a major conference in a grand 9,000 square foot ballroom that is surrounded by sun-drenched courtyards and green spaces, and is just a short walk to historic Downtown Escondido. And if the event you envision is a bit smaller in scale, no problem — we have multiple intimate meeting spaces perfect for groups as small as 10.

With a diverse selection of venues, as well as complete dining and banquet services, plus full audio visual capabilities, anything is possible at the Center.

Our facilities are perfect for companies and organizations hosting a meeting, conference, trade show, lecture, large training session, videoconference, major company announcement, or client entertainment event.