What is the bag policy at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts?
All bags are searched and may not exceed 12 × 12 × 10 inches. Small clutches or wallets are recommended. Diaper bags are allowed when an infant or toddler is present.
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Bag policy
All bags are searched and may not exceed 12 × 12 × 10 inches. Small clutches or wallets are recommended. Diaper bags are allowed when an infant or toddler is present.
Entrances
The center is at 2 E South St in downtown Raleigh, and guests enter through the front doors on Lichtin Plaza. Everyone passes a metal-detector screening, with alternatives for access needs, and bags are searched. Tickets are mobile only, with no screenshots. The box office and will call open an hour before performances and take cards and mobile pay only.
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All bags are searched and may not exceed 12 × 12 × 10 inches. Small clutches or wallets are recommended. Diaper bags are allowed when an infant or toddler is present.
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Wheelchair and companion seating is available in every venue, with up to three companion seats per wheelchair location. Courtesy wheelchairs, assistive listening, sensory bags, ASL interpretation with advance notice, and accessible screening are available.
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Policies can change by event. Venue signs, staff, and official event notices are the source of truth at the door.
Getting there
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2 E. South St., Raleigh, NC, 27601
The center refers guests to GoTriangle for bus routes. Rideshare pickup and drop-off is on Wilmington St, a short walk from the venue, and a Lichtin Plaza drop-off lane off South St opens at doors.
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Parking
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Official operating notes that apply across events at this venue.
Concessions operate at all public events and sell coffee, water, soda, candy, cookies, chips, snacks, beer, wine, and liquor.
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Accessible restrooms are available throughout each theater. Raleigh Memorial Auditorium also has a family/gender-neutral restroom in its Inner Lobby; detailed locations vary by performance space.
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The center does not publish merchandise details. Merch, when offered, depends on the production.
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