Riverside Live

The newly restored, historic Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, CA is open and dedicated to bringing world-class arts and entertainment to the Inland Empire. Riverside's Fox Theater opened in 1929 as a cinema/vaudeville theater house. It was built with a Spanish Colonial Revival style and attracted well-known performers including Bing Crosby and Judy Garland. Additionally, it became popular as a location for motion picture previews - the theater was the site of the first public screening of "Gone with the Wind." In 2007, the City began a major historical restoration of the Fox with the goal of making it the centerpiece of a downtown arts and culture scene. This historic structure has been reinvented as a state-of-the-art performing arts theater for Riverside and the Inland Empire. Updates to the historic Fox Theater include an expanded stage, new stage floor, seats, lighting, a restored decorative ceiling and a refurbished lobby. The Fox now boasts a 1,600 seat state-of-the-art performing arts theater that captures the original grandeur of the 1929 building, with updated amenities for patron enjoyment and comfort.