The Koka Booth Amphitheatre
is a
performing arts amphitheatre
An amphitheatre (British English) or amphitheater (American English; both ) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ...
in
Cary, North Carolina
Cary is a town in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Raleigh–Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2020 Census, its population was 174,721, making it the seventh largest mun ...
, USA. It is located in Regency Park, which is owned and operated by the Town of Cary. The venue is managed by SMG, formally known as
Spectacor Management Group
SMG was an American worldwide venue management group headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, that specialized in managing publicly owned facilities. It began their operation in 1977 with management of the Louisiana Superdome. It was on ...
. The venue was known as The Amphitheatre at Regency Park before the town's decision to name it after the former Cary mayor Koka Booth. It was constructed in 2000 on the north bank of the park's Symphony Lake.
The Booth Amphitheatre is located on Regency Parkway in southern Cary, which can be accessed by
US Route 1
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US 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...
via the Tryon Road exit. The venue predominantly serves the
Triangle
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In Euclidean geometry, any three points, when non- colline ...
area. The amphitheater, as well as adjacent
Regency Park, has played host to the annual Cary 5K/10K since 2005.
Entertainment
The Booth Amphitheatre has hosted many festivals and a number of concerts by the
North Carolina Symphony
The North Carolina Symphony (NCS) is an American orchestra based in Raleigh, North Carolina, with sixty-six full-time musicians. The orchestra performs in Meymandi Concert Hall and performs occasionally with the Carolina Ballet and the Opera Com ...
and numerous other performers.
See also
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List of contemporary amphitheatres
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References
External links
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Town of Cary - information on Regency Park
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Amphitheaters in North Carolina
Buildings and structures in Cary, North Carolina
Music venues in North Carolina
Tourist attractions in Wake County, North Carolina