We are located...
...at 559 West King Street in the heart of Downtown Boone, North Carolina, immediately adjacent to Town Hall. Our administrative offices are located adjacent to the theatre on the second floor of 555 West King Street. Our mailing address is PO Box 11 DTS, Boone, NC 28607.
If you need assistance in meeting with ATHC staff, please contact us at (828) 865-3000.
getting here
From Points East: Follow US 421 North to Boone, NC, joining West King Street as you enter Downtown Boone. The Appalachian Theatre is just west of the traffic light at Appalachian Street and West King Street and located on your left.
From Points West: Follow either US 321 or US 421 South to their junction in Vilas, NC, then follow this route east into Downtown Boone. The Appalachian Theatre is just east of the traffic light at Depot Street and West King Street and located on your right.
From Points South: Follow US 321 North or US 221 North to Blowing Rock, NC, then head north on US 321 toward Boone. At the large intersection of US 321 and US 421 (coming in from your right), turn left onto US 321/US 421/West King Street. Follow West King Street to the west approximately 0.4 miles. The Appalachian Theatre is just west of the traffic light at Appalachian Street and West King Street and located on your left.
From Points North: HA! That's funny. There really isn't a good way directly into Boone from the north because there's a giant mountain in the way, so we recommend that you find your way to either US 321 or US 421, then follow the directions above, depending on whether you are approaching Boone from the west or the east. The interactive map at the top of the page might help you.
Early Road in Watauga County. Image courtesy of the Bobby Brendell Postcard Collection (Bob-Bre-3-88), Digital Watauga Project.
Parking options
Please be sure to carefully read the information and instructions below to have the best experience when you visit the theatre.
Metered street parking & pay lots are monitored and parking is enforced Monday – Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 pm except on town observed holidays.
Parking is $1.00/hour at all metered parking spaces.
Metered & lot parking is free all day on Sundays and every day after 5 p.m.
Parking in Appalachian State parking lots (e.g. the Peacock Lot accessed off Howard Street) is available for free on week nights after 5 p.m. and on non-gameday/event weekends on Saturday and Sunday.
Accessible Parking:
Parking at metered accessible parking areas is free, as long as the correct placard/license plate is displayed and up to date.
ATHC does not own or operate any parking lots or meters and cannot accept responsibility for any parking mishaps or fees.
Metered parking is available on the streets of Boone, while kiosk pay parking is available in the King Street parking lot just west of the theater, in the Depot Street parking lot (two blocks northwest of the theater), and along Queen Street between Depot and Water Streets (three to four blocks northwest of the theater). There is a two-hour limit at street meters (25 cents=15 minutes) and an eight-hour limit in Town pay lots and along Queen Street.
Be mindful to avoid parking in private/reserved lots or unauthorized parking spaces. Private property owners will tow and/or boot.
For more information on public parking, please visit the DBDA WEBSITE.
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