Union County Performing Arts Center is housed in the restored Rahway Theatre, conveniently located in Downtown Rahway within close proximity NJ Transit train station.
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NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES There are over 500 neighborhood spaces located within a few blocks of the Arts Center. Please feel free to use any of these. However, do be mindful - some streets have time limits. Watch the signs closely.
HANDICAPPED PARKING The Arts Center has alotted additional handicapped spaces available on the North side of the Arts Center and are available for vehicles with a state issued handicapped parking permit on a first come, first served basis.
MUNICIPAL LOTS Marked on the map above. These lots are actually a lot closer to the Arts Center than parking for Broadway Shows!
Please call the Box Office with any questions you may have regarding directions to our theater or parking at (732) 499-8226. Click Here for more UCPAC Box Office Information.
FROM THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY Take EXIT 135 (Clark/Westfield). Around the Parkway Circle, follow signs and traffic lights for Rahway – this will put you on Brant Avenue. At the light, make a left onto Westfield Avenue. Follow Westfield to the fourth traffic light and make a right onto Irving Street. (Note: At the third traffic light Westfield Avenue becomes West Grand Avenue) The Arts Center is two blocks ahead on your left.
FROM THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE(NORTHBOUND) Take EXIT 12 (Carteret). Stay to the right on the exit ramp and turn right onto Roosevelt Avenue. (Note: Roosevelt Avenue becomes Randolph Avenue.) Follow Roosevelt/Randolph into Rahway until it ends at a traffic light and turn right onto Rahway Avenue. Follow Rahway to the next light and turn left onto Hazelwood Avenue. Follow Hazelwood to the next light and turn right onto Main Street. Follow Main Street to the traffic light at Elizabeth Avenue. Turn left onto Elizabeth Avenue. At the stop sign make a right onto Irving Street. The Arts Center is one block ahead on the right.
FROM THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE (SOUTHBOUND FROM NYC) Take EXIT 13 (Elizabeth/Linden). Follow signs for Route 278 West to Route 1 & 9 South. Follow directions below FROM ROUTES 1& 9 (SOUTHBOUND).
FROM ROUTES 1 & 9 (NORTHBOUND) After entering Rahway, you will see a Comfort Suites Hotel to your left and Route 1 Auto Mall to your right. Be sure to stay in the right-most lane –THIS BECOMES YOUR EXIT LANE. As Granite Plaza (green sign) approaches, continue to stay right and at the stop sign make a left onto Hazelwood Avenue. Follow Hazelwood to the first traffic light and turn right onto Main Street. Follow Main Street to the traffic light at Elizabeth Avenue. Turn left onto Elizabeth Avenue. At the stop sign make a right onto Irving Street. The Arts Center is one block ahead on the right.
FROM ROUTES 1 & 9 (SOUTHBOUND) Drive through Elizabeth and Linden into Rahway. Make a right onto East Grand Avenue in Rahway, NOT IN ELIZABETH. (Note: An Exxon station will be just before the turn.) Follow East Grand to the fourth light (Note: The second light is a blinker.), and turn left onto Irving Street. The Arts Center is two blocks ahead on your left.
FROM ROUTE 27 AND ST. GEORGES AVENUE (NORTHBOUND) Follow Route 27 North into Rahway. In Rahway, you will make a left onto St. Georges Avenue as Route 27 becomes part of St. Georges. Follow St. Georges approximately 1.6 miles to the ninth light and turn right onto West Grand Avenue. (Note: Old Drovers' Tavern is on your left.) At the next light make a right onto Irving Street. The Arts Center is two blocks ahead on your left.
FROM ST. GEORGES AVENUE (SOUTHBOUND) Follow St. Georges Avenue South through Linden. As you enter Rahway make a left onto West Grand Avenue. (Note: Old Drovers' Tavern is on your right.) At the next light make a right onto Irving Street. The Arts Center is two blocks ahead on your left.
FROM STATEN ISLAND & THE OUTERBRIDGE CROSSING After entering Jersey take the second exit for Pfeiffer Boulevard. Continue along Pfieffer Boulevard to the Garden State Parkway North. Follow directions above FROM GARDEN STATE PARKWAY.
FROM STATEN ISLAND & THE GOETHALS BRIDGE After entering Jersey follow signs for Route 278 West to Routes 1 & 9 South. Follow directions above FROM ROUTES 1& 9 (SOUTHBOUND).
VIA NEW JERSEY TRANSIT Take the Rahway stop from the Northeast Corridor or the New Jersey Coast Train Lines. Upon exiting the train face the pavilion and turn left. Exit at the far end of the platform onto Irving Street. Continue North along Irving Street for 4 blocks till you see our marquee on the right. For information regarding schedules and fares call NJT in NJ at (800) 772-2222, out of state at (201) 762-5100 and for the hearing impaired (in NJ) call (800) 772-2287.
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