Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College
The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry, sits on the Bard College campus in New York's Hudson Valley and hosts the Bard Music Festival each summer. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors come through the Fisher Center every year.
Before you go
- Official site
- fishercenter.bard.edu
- Next festival here
- Bard Music Festival, Aug 6 to 15, 2027
Worth knowing before you go
- The Bard Music Festival predates the Fisher Center itself: it was founded in 1990 and used several campus spaces, including a large tent, for its first 13 years.
- The Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, and the summer festival expanded that year to include a fully staged opera plus theater and dance.
Festivals here
Venue basics: Gehry-designed theater building · On the Bard College campus · 200+ events, 50,000 visitors a year.
Is it for you
Choose it if
- you want a purpose-built, architect-designed theater setting
Think twice if
- you were expecting an outdoor festival ground rather than a theater campus
Getting there and parking
We don't yet have confirmed information about parking at Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College. The venue's own pages are the place to check: fishercenter.bard.edu.
Accessibility
We don't yet have confirmed information about accessibility at Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College. The venue's own pages are the place to check: fishercenter.bard.edu.
Camping
We don't yet have confirmed information about camping at Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College. The venue's own pages are the place to check: fishercenter.bard.edu.
A little history
The Fisher Center, designed by Frank Gehry, sits on the Bard College campus. The Bard Music Festival was founded in 1990 and spent its first 13 years using several spaces around campus, including a large tent, before the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003. That year the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, plus theater and dance performances.
More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, with over 300 professional artists employed annually.