Downtown & ArtsHistoric theater
The Plaza Theatre
Downtown
A 1930 Spanish Colonial movie palace with a ceiling full of stars, saved from demolition and now the city’s marquee venue.
Why go
- Touring Broadway, concerts, and the Plaza Classic Film Festival every August.
- The building itself is the reason to buy a ticket to almost anything.
Planning notes
- Check El Paso Live for the current calendar and to buy tickets.
More downtown & arts
San Jacinto Plaza
The heart of downtown, with Luis Jiménez’s fiberglass alligator sculpture standing in for the live ones that really lived here until 1965.
Downtown Arts District & Murals
Galleries, studios, and an open-air mural scene that runs from Union Plaza into Segundo Barrio and out to the Lincoln Park underpasses.
El Paso Zoo
A mid-size city zoo with an Asian grasslands section, a Chihuahuan Desert area, and enough shade to survive a summer morning.