Tempe Center for the Arts
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Tempe Center for the Arts offers (TCA) an in-house ticketing and box office system, concessions for public performances, a variety of marketing opportunities and front of house patron services.
Ticketing
Tempe Center for the Arts is the sole and exclusive ticket agent for all events held at the venue. With our in-house ticketing system, all events, including free events, are ticketed using bar coded tickets. Listed below are some of the frequently asked questions regarding ticketing at Tempe Center for the Arts.
| EVENTS WITH ADMISSION FEE |
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The TCA box office provides all ticketing services for events. The box office can accommodate various ticketing options including discount codes, pricing tiers and consignment tickets for distribution, as desired. Tickets are available to patrons online, in person and by phone. Effective July 1, 2025, fees (generally paid by the patron) are a flat percentage of the ticket price and will be applied to each ticket sold. |
| FREE EVENTS |
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Events without an admission fee may be required to print free tickets to account for room |
TCA Services, Concessions & Merchandise
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Tempe Center for the Arts provides a variety of accessible services and accommodations including, but not limited to: accessible parking, accessible/family restrooms, ASL signed performances, listening devices, audio description, braille print programs, and large print programs. Additional services can be provided with proper advanced notice by contacting the Patron and Client Services Manager at 480-350-2883.
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| CONCESSIONS AND CATERING |
| The lobby lounge is open for bar and snack services for most public performances. Selections include wines, craft beers, cocktails and sodas along with chips and candy. Catering services are available from the TCA’s exclusive catering partners for social events or large backstage food service needs. |
| MERCHANDISE |
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For a commercial entity or individual, a state of Arizona transaction privilege tax (TPT) license with a City of Tempe listing is required. Sales tax is collected by the vendor and paid to state directly - it is purely the responsibility of the vendor to submit taxes collected to the proper entities. Non-profit organizations are not required to obtain a TPT license for on-site sales. Additional information may be found at https://azdor.gov/transaction-privilege-tax-tpt. VENDOR TABLES AT EVENTS For all rental events, a flat fee of $15 per vendor table will be charged to the client and reflected on the final invoice. If vendor table requirements are communicated within 29 days or less of the event, the fee will increase to $20 per vendor table. The amount of vendor tables permitted at an event will be dependent on space availability and event footprint. TCA STAFFED SALES All vendors are subject to the appropriate staffing charges if a TCA staff member is requested to sell merchandise for the vendor. The vendor is required to provide any cash bank, sales equipment, and supplemental signage specific to the merchandise being sold or forms of payment accepted. Merchandise sellers are scheduled 2 hours prior to the event through 1 hour after. TCA requires notice within a minimum of thirty (30) days if a client would like TCA to staff their merchandise table(s). If staffing requirements are communicated within 29 days or less of the event, staffing accommodation will be subject to availability. |
| MARKETING |
| In addition to your own event marketing, TCA can help increase visibility through our website, bi-weekly email newsletter, and bi-monthly event brochures. |
