Eureka Springs City Auditorium in Eureka Springs, AR

Eureka Springs City Auditorium is located Eureka Springs, a city considered to be one of America's top arts and culture destinations. Some people go to Eureka Springs City to take advantage of this arts and culture, others go there to shop. The auditorium is full of specialty shops that provide the perfect opportunity for visitors to find unique gifts for that special person in their lives.

Arts available in the galleries include oil on canvas paintings, sculptures, jewelry and hand-blown glass. Every May there is a month-long Festival of the Arts with music and special exhibits, gallery walks, and other events and galleries every day.

From April to October America's an outdoor religious drama called The Great Passion Play is presented in Eureka Springs. The play is promoted as America's Number One outdoor religious drama. It features a large cast of 250 locals who play the role of retelling the story of Jesus Christ's last days on earth. It's a big production that includes camels, a flock of sheep and horse-drawn chariots. The play runs every night except Sundays and Wednesdays.

The Eureka Springs City Auditorium was built in 1928 by Mayor Claude A. Fuller. It's purpose was to meet the needs of visitors and provide the finest entertainment venue available. The first performance ever completed in the auditorium was John Phillip Sousa and his 67-piece band.

Other performers at the auditorium include Willie Nelson, Randy Burch, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dwight, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Shemekia Copeland, Leon Russell & Family, and Willie & Sister Bobbie.