Meridian Hall
Meridian Hall is a 3,172-seat soft-seat theatre at Front and Yonge, with 2,133 orchestra seats, 250 mezzanine seats, and 789 balcony seats.
Event-day essentials
Plan in 60 seconds
Reviewed 8.8.26
- Exact location
- 1 Front Street East, Toronto, ON M5E 1B2Open directions (opens in a new tab)
- Parking
- Official venue arrival guide (opens in a new tab)TO Live: Meridian HallUse a nearby public garage rather than looking for venue parking. TO Live identifies Brookfield Place, 33 Yonge, 1 Scott, 25 The Esplanade, and the St. Lawrence Garage at 2 Church Street as nearby options.
- Maps & layout
- Seat maps (opens in a new tab)
- Arrive
- Aim to reach the building 45–60 minutes before curtain, especially for balcony seating, elevator use, accessible services, or a busy downtown show; be in the auditorium before the ticketed start rather than arriving at curtain.
- Getting there
- Walk east along Front Street from Union Station for approximately 600 metres, or approach from King Station three blocks to the north. GO Transit and UP Express also terminate at Union.
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- Venue details
- Venue typePerforming Arts Center
- Upcoming Shows
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Plan your visit
Arrival and logisticsBefore you goTransit, parking, timing and entry details
Need to Know
- Best for
- Large seated concerts, film-with-orchestra programs, comedy, and family shows within an approximately 600-metre walk of Union Station.
- Watch out for
- The balcony is the highest and farthest tier in a large auditorium. Compare it with the orchestra or small mezzanine when facial detail or a closer view of the stage matters.
- Good arrival window
- Aim to reach the building 45–60 minutes before curtain, especially for balcony seating, elevator use, accessible services, or a busy downtown show; be in the auditorium before the ticketed start rather than arriving at curtain.
- Main transit note
- Walk east along Front Street from Union Station for approximately 600 metres, or approach from King Station three blocks to the north. GO Transit and UP Express also terminate at Union.
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Parking At A Glance
Parking difficulty
Parking options (opens in a new tab)High; there is no general on-site parking
- What to do
- Use a nearby public garage rather than looking for venue parking. TO Live identifies Brookfield Place, 33 Yonge, 1 Scott, 25 The Esplanade, and the St. Lawrence Garage at 2 Church Street as nearby options.
- Best option
- Union Station for the simplest arrival; if driving, choose and navigate directly to a nearby garage before entering the Front and Yonge traffic pattern
- Avoid
- Circling the theatre for an on-site space; only a limited number of driveway spaces for accessible-permit holders are available by advance arrangement or first-come availability
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Fit and tradeoffsWhat to expectThe practical strengths and the details that could change your choice
Why it works
- ✓Union Station is approximately 600 metres away, giving regional GO and UP Express riders a direct downtown approach.
- ✓The 250-seat mezzanine offers a middle elevation between the large orchestra and upper balcony.
- ✓Accessible seating is available on the orchestra and mezzanine levels, with assistive listening devices at the main-lobby Patron Services desk.
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Know before you book
- ×There is no general on-site parking, so drivers must choose among surrounding downtown garages.
- ×The 789-seat balcony is the hall's highest and farthest tier; the lowest ticket price may come with a materially more distant view.
- ×Accessible seating is concentrated on the orchestra and mezzanine levels, and the limited driveway parking requires an accessible permit and advance coordination or first-come availability.
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Editorial verdict
FanProof Takeaway
Reviewed 8.8.26
Walk from Union when practical and choose the tier intentionally: orchestra for proximity, the small mezzanine for a middle elevation, or balcony only when the price-distance tradeoff works for the show. Drivers should select a public garage before entering downtown traffic.
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