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Keller Auditorium

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Keller Auditorium is a large downtown Portland performing-arts auditorium used for Broadway tours, concerts, dance, and family productions.

Wide exterior establishing view of Keller Auditorium in downtown Portland.
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Event-day answers for Keller Auditorium

FanProof verdictPortland’5 lists metered street parking, pay surface lots and SmartPark or other downtown garages around Keller at SW 3rd Avenue and Clay Street. Check posted payment rules, garage closing time and the walking route for your actual performance.

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Real fan takeEntry It’s kind of crowded in the entrance since it’s narrow and where the merch and drinks are.One fan's perspective. Verify variable details with official venue guidance.

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Bags & entry

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Venue details
Venue typeTheater
CapacityNot publishedno reliable fixed total found
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Getting thereArrival timing, parking, transit and getting home
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Transit & the journey home

For transit-mall buses, Portland’5 directs fans to the stop nearest SW Clay Street on northbound 6th Avenue or southbound 5th Avenue, then east on Clay toward 3rd Avenue. Confirm the current TriMet route, stop and return service for your show.

Confirm return service and last departures for your event’s finish time.

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Parking

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Parking At A Glance

What to do
Portland’5 lists metered street parking, pay surface lots and SmartPark or other downtown garages around Keller at SW 3rd Avenue and Clay Street. Check posted payment rules, garage closing time and the walking route for your actual performance.
Best option
Choose a current downtown garage or transit connection before departure, using Keller Auditorium at 222 SW Clay Street. The Portland’5 office address at 1111 SW Broadway is a different location.

Location

222 Southwest Clay Street, Portland, OR 97201

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Seats & views

Accessibility

Arrange appropriate accessible seats with the Portland’5 box office before purchase. Its Keller guide lists wheelchair/companion positions in Boxes 4 and 11 and orchestra Sections B and D, Row FF. Orchestra access has no stairs; the first row of boxes has two steps down. Other rows and balcony routes need separate confirmation.

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Seating maps & views

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Numbered seats · Keller Auditorium orchestra, boxes and both balconies

Seating chart

Numbered seats · Keller Auditorium orchestra, boxes and both balconies

Keller Auditorium: Seating chart, Numbered seats · Keller Auditorium orchestra, boxes and both balconies. Use the source chart for section and row details.

Complete current operator-linked PDF retains individual seat numbers and rows for orchestra, boxes, first balcony and second balcony, plus removable pit-chair and wheelchair/companion legend. Pit seating and production holds vary by show. Arrange suitable accessible seating with the box office; do not infer a step-free route to every row from a generic level label.

Open original chart (opens in a new tab)Source: Portland’5 Centers for the Arts (opens in a new tab)Source checked Oct 17, 2026
Seating & atmosphere notes

Inside the Venue At A Glance

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Event-day character

The broad auditorium gives large touring productions the scale of a civic performance hall.

Inside the venuePayment, water and the atmosphere

The experience

  • Best for: Large touring stage productions with downtown transit access
  • Watch out for: Arrange appropriate accessible seats with the Portland’5 box office before purchase. Its Keller guide lists wheelchair/companion positions in Boxes 4 and 11 and orchestra Sections B and D, Row FF. Orchestra access has no stairs; the first row of boxes has two steps down. Other rows and balcony routes need separate confirmation.
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222 Southwest Clay Street, Portland, OR 97201

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Destination: Keller Auditorium, 222 Southwest Clay Street, Portland, OR 97201. For transit-mall buses, Portland’5 directs fans to the stop nearest SW Clay Street on northbound 6th Avenue or southbound 5th Avenue, then east on Clay toward 3rd Avenue. Confirm the current TriMet route, stop and return service for your show. Portland’5 lists metered street parking, pay surface lots and SmartPark or other downtown garages around Keller at SW 3rd Avenue and Clay Street. Check posted payment rules, garage closing time and the walking route for your actual performance.

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Arrange appropriate accessible seats with the Portland’5 box office before purchase. Its Keller guide lists wheelchair/companion positions in Boxes 4 and 11 and orchestra Sections B and D, Row FF. Orchestra access has no stairs; the first row of boxes has two steps down. Other rows and balcony routes need separate confirmation.

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  • Confirm your event’s accessible seating and complete step-free route with the venue; the guidance above may cover only part of your visit.
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For transit-mall buses, Portland’5 directs fans to the stop nearest SW Clay Street on northbound 6th Avenue or southbound 5th Avenue, then east on Clay toward 3rd Avenue. Confirm the current TriMet route, stop and return service for your show. Confirm return service and last departures for your event’s finish time.

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