Ogden Amphitheater and Plaza for the Arts

Built with a donation to the citizens of Ogden from the Stewart Education Foundation, the Ogden Amphitheater was dedicated in October 2001 in the City's Municipal Gardens. It is located at the corner of 25th Street and Washington Boulevard. The Amphitheater hosts live entertainment during good weather periods of the year and every night during December in conjunction with Christmas Village. Several concerts and concert series take place during the summer and movies are shown on Monday and Friday evenings.

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OGDEN AMPHITHEATER 

Ample free parking is available in the following locations: The Amphitheater has a lighting system and a sound system suitable for every need. Electrical includes a 400-Amp board. The facility is equipped with 4 hand held microphones and stands, cordless microphones, cassette tape and CD, top of the line sound and lighting boards, and other amenities. Dish Satellite, DVD, VCR and a rear projection screen are also available. The backstage area consists of staging areas, three heated rest rooms connected to the dressing rooms, two large dressing rooms, a private dressing room, an office and some minimal storage space. The concession stand is accessed from backstage. Access to the backstage area may be gained through a man door and an 8 foot wide roll up door.

 

The Ogden Amphitheater is owned and maintained by Ogden City Corporation. Management of the facility is through the Public Services Department. The office is located at 133 W. 29th St. Ogden, UT 84401. Phone (801) 629-8311 or (801) 629-8284. Office hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday (closed holidays and weekends). The amphitheater is located in Municipal Gardens at 343 25^th Street (corner of Washington and 25^th Street), adjacent to the Ogden City Municipal Center. Mailing address for the amphitheater is 2549 Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT 84401.

Audience Area

The Ogden Amphitheater is an outdoor venue with 273 fixed seats, 15,000 Sq. Ft of sloped grass area (for audiences) and 7,000 Sq. Ft. of cement/paver surface suitable for temporary bleacher seating. Temporary seating is available for the grass area (900 adirondack chairs) and portable bleachers (capacity: 1,500) may be available for the paved areas. (Availability of bleachers is subject to Ogden Raptors scheduled use.)

Stage

Stage dimensions are approximately 35 wide x 30 deep. The front portion of the stage is a concrete floor and is approximately 35 wide and 15 deep. The rear portion of the stage is a composite wood floor approximately 35 wide and 15 deep. A portable dance floor is available for installation over the concrete portion of the stage. A roll-up door that is 38 wide and 20 tall separates the front and back portions of the stage.

Backstage 

Equipment, Lighting and Sound

Access and Parking

25^th Street (diagonal and parallel street parking)

26^th Street and Grant Avenue - Municipal building parking lot

Grant Avenue - Courthouse parking (after hours & weekends only)

General admission access to the facility is from 25^th street and from the Municipal Center parking lot. Access to the back stage area can be gained through the rear of the facility from either Grant Avenue or the municipal building parking lot on 26^th Street.

Facility Information

For schedules and information: www.ocae.org

Rental Information: Contact Amphitheater Manager John Nicholas at (801) 629-8311, or (801) 394-6634 or e-mail jnicholas@ocae.org or contact Ogden City Parks (801) 629-8284.