Tickets

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The Caltech Ticket Office is the box office for Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, Ramo Auditorium, and Dabney Lounge. The Ticket Office is located in the northwest section of the Caltech campus, at 332 South Michigan Avenue, one block south of Del Mar Boulevard, in Pasadena [MAP].

Ticket Office hours are noon to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; Saturday hours vary. Call for details.

Tickets for Caltech events may be purchased in advance in person, by U.S. mail, by fax, or by phone. The event box office is also open for sales beginning one hour before each event. We accept cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover Card. For additional event information, to be put on our (U.S. Mail) mailing list, or to purchase tickets, contact the Ticket Office at:

Caltech Ticket Office
332 S. Michigan Ave.
Mail Code 332-92
Pasadena, CA 91125

E-mail: events@caltech.edu
Phone: (626) 395-4652
Fax: (626) 395-1721
TDD: (626) 395-3700

The seating chart for Beckman Auditorium is available online as an Adobe PDF document: Beckman Seating Chart.

If you have special needs, please see our accessibility information.

Be sure to visit the Caltech Presents blog for a behind-the-scenes, ahead-of-the-crowd look at what's going on. And be sure to join our e-mail list. We promise not to flood you with messages: we send only about one each week, with information on upcoming events and even an occasional email-list-only discount offer. Just send a note to events@caltech.edu asking to be added to the list.



Discounts

Series

Series discounts are available for:

  • Performing Arts - purchase three or more for series pricing:
    • 3 shows = $3 off each adult ticket
    • 4 shows = $4 off each adult ticket
    • 5 or more = $5 off each adult ticket
  • Coleman Chamber Music Series - purchase all six for special pricing

 

Youth

Special prices for those high school age and younger are available for most performances. See specific event information for these prices. However, regardless of age, all children must have a ticket and sit in their own seats. Not all events may be suitable for youth.

Student & Senior Rush Tickets

Tickets for only $10 each are available to full-time students with I.D. and seniors 55 or better beginning one-half hour prior to most performances (subject to availability). Limit two tickets per I.D.

Group Rates

Discounts are available, for reserved seating events, to groups of 10 or more:

10 to 24 receive $4 off per adult ticket
25 to 39 receive $5 off per adult ticket
40 or more receive $6 off per adult ticket

Caltech Students

Tickets to all Caltech public events are only $5 for Caltech students with I.D. Limit two tickets per I.D.

Coleman Chamber Concerts: Fifty (50) free tickets are available to Caltech students with I.D. to all Coleman Chamber Concerts.

The $4 per order handling fee is waived for Caltech students.

Caltech/JPL Family

The Caltech/JPL Family includes all Caltech/JPL faculty, staff, alumni, and retirees, and members of The Caltech Associates and The Friends of Beckman Auditorium. The Caltech/JPL Family discount is $3 off on adult tickets to reserved seating events in Beckman Auditorium.

TECHTIX (half-price tickets) are available to all Caltech/JPL faculty, staff, alumni, and retirees on the day of an event, or on Friday for weekend events, subject to availability.

The $4 per order handling fee is waived for the Caltech/JPL Family.



Accessibility Information

As specified under the Americans With Disabilites Act (ADA) of 1990, we strive to make all of our events accessible to everyone. But then...we always have!

Caltech’s auditoriums are wheelchair accessible. If you require special seating, please let the ticket seller know when you call, or mention your needs on your order form.

Large-type programs are available for all events. If asked, house staff will gladly read any portion of the program aloud to a guest.

Beckman and Ramo Auditoriums are equipped with assistive listening devices for the hard of hearing. The units are available free of charge in Beckman and Ramo Auditoriums. A non-monetary deposit (driver’s license, credit card, etc.) is required.

With a minimum of five working days notice, professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided for any performance.

Please call the Caltech Ticket Office at (626)395-4652 or send e-mail to events@caltech.edu, for information and assistance.




Policies

All guests, regardless of age, must have their own tickets for those events requiring tickets.

Tickets for orders received within seven (7) days of an event will be held for pick-up at the Will Call window of the auditorium box office beginning one hour before the event.

No refunds or exchanges.

All artists, dates, and programs are subject to change without notice.

Please see also our Admission Policies page.