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Address, parking and road access

The Long Center is at 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin, TX 78704. The event listing identifies the venue but not the performance room.

The venue lists the Palmer Events Center Garage at 900 Barton Springs Road, with a posted $12 cashless rate unless special rates apply. Garage fees are set by the City of Austin and can change. During the current Phase 2 closure, Riverside Drive is fully closed, but the venue says access to Circular Drive and the PEC garage’s Riverside entrance remains possible by crossing S First St. on Riverside Drive, or by turning left or right from S First St. and cutting the median. The notice also says there is no right turn onto Riverside Drive from southbound S Lamar Blvd. For drop-off or mobility assistance, check the venue’s latest route instructions and any Know Before You Go message before setting out. For garage parking, the venue recommends the Barton Springs Road entrance; the walk may be longer but can reduce congestion.

Listed overflow options are One Texas Center Garage, at $12–$20 for special events, and RiverSouth Garage, listed at $25. The venue lists complimentary Palmer garage parking for vehicles with Air Force Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Medal of Honor, Legion of Merit Medal, Purple Heart, Pearl Harbor Survivors or Prisoners of War plates.

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Transit, drop-off, walking and biking

Nearby transit stops listed by the Long Center are Vic Mathias / Auditorium Shores Station, South 1st/Riverside, South 1st / Barton Springs and Barton Springs Station. Its listed routes are 1, 3, 7, 10, 20, 30, 801 and 803.

Taxis and rideshares can use the loading and unloading area in Circular Drive. The venue's downtown walking directions follow Cesar Chavez to the First Street bridge, then across the pedestrian bridge to the Long Center lawn. Free bicycle parking is beside the garage on the Riverside Drive approach.

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Mobility, hearing and vision access

The Long Center says its performance spaces have wheelchair and mobility-assisted seating, but the event listing does not name the room. Contact the Box Office at [email protected] to confirm seating and arrange accessible tickets. The venue identifies an accessible entrance on the ground floor, to the left of the Grand Staircase; its main entrance doors have automated service and elevators serve its venues.

Accessible parking is available on all levels of the Palmer Events Center Garage near elevators. The Keller Williams Circular Drive is the mobility-assistance drop-off. Curbside wheelchair assistance can be requested at [email protected], and courtesy wheelchairs are available by calling ahead. The venue recommends that people who do not normally use a wheelchair bring a companion to help navigate public areas.

The Long Center asks for at least two weeks' notice for assistance requests. Infrared listening devices are free on request from a House Manager at most performances; visitors exchange a driver's license or state-issued ID for the device and get it back when they return it. ASL interpretation and audio description are scheduled for select events, not confirmed for this reading; contact Guest Services at least two weeks ahead to request either.

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