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Important traffic & parking information 

Due to the construction of the Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre and increased presence of UT Parking Services this semester, any car without an official UT-issued parking permit that is parked in Staff Lot 23 at any time WILL be ticketed. All Clarence Brown Theatre patrons should park in the McClung Tower Parking Garage to avoid being ticketed. For handicap accessible parking or patron drop-off, please refer to the information below.

Parking Information

Parking for Clarence Brown Theatre patrons is always guaranteed to be free and open at McClung Tower Garage, 1115 Volunteer Boulevard.

Parking in Staff Lot 23 is not advised as any vehicle without a UT parking permit or government-issued handicap parking placard WILL be ticketed by UT Parking Services. The Clarence Brown Theatre assumes no responsibility for anyone receiving a ticket for illegal parking.

We recommend you arrive at least 30 minutes early to ensure your parking space, since your first choice may not always be available. All performances will start on time and late seating is not always guaranteed.


COACH AND BUS PARKING

The Clarence Brown Theatre cannot accommodate coach or bus parking in the McClung Tower Garage or Staff Lot 23. For inquiries about coach and bus parking, contact the House Manager at (865) 974-8287. For directions about school bus parking for student matinees, click here.

Parking Lots

McCLUNG TOWER PARKING GARAGE

We encourage all patrons to park in the McClung Tower Parking Garage (G2) on Volunteer Blvd. It’s free and reserved exclusively for you! Look for the parking flags and friendly parking attendant in front of the entrance.

Once you are parked, simply take stairs or the elevator at the back of the garage to the 1st floor, walk straight ahead, and exit the Humanities Building. The Clarence Brown Theatre will be right in front of you. It’s less than a two-minute walk. Please be aware that there are two sets of stairs between the Humanities Building and the theatre plaza.

McClung Tower Parking Garage address for GPS: 1115 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37916

ACCESSIBLE PARKING

Any patron without a government-issued handicap parking placard or a CBT Society VIP parking pass will be rerouted to park at the McClung Tower Parking Garage.

If you have a government-issued handicap parking placard, a very limited number of reserved spaces are available in Staff Lot 23. Due to ongoing construction of the Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre, our former accessible parking spaces have been relocated to Staff Lot 23 behind the theatre. Our friendly parking attendants will greet you and assist you in traveling between the parking lot and the lobby via wheelchair or motorized vehicle. Accessible spaces are extremely limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This is the best place to drop off patrons with mobility issues.

If you require special assistance to enter the building, please don’t hesitate to contact the House Manager at (865) 974-8287.

Staff Lot 23 address for GPS: 1714 Andy Holt Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37916

Directions

The Clarence Brown Theatre is conveniently located on the campus of the University of Tennessee, just minutes away from downtown Knoxville. We are easily accessible from both I-40 and I-75, as well as US-129/Alcoa Highway. Detailed directions can be found by scrolling below. We highly encourage patrons to access campus only from the north and to completely avoid entering campus from the south or west. Thompson-Boling Arena is located on the south-side of campus and routinely hosts concerts and sporting events which cause traffic back-ups on Neyland Drive and Lake Loudon Boulevard and often require road closures. Lindsey Nelson Stadium is located on the west-side of campus and will cause traffic back-ups on Volunteer Boulevard during baseball games. The most consistently reliable entrance to campus and McClung Tower Parking Garage is to enter from the north, turn left onto Cumberland Avenue, and turn right onto Volunteer Boulevard.

Take I-75 south to Knoxville
• Continue straight onto I-75 South/I-40 West towards Knoxville & Chajanooga
• Use the right lane to merge onto I-40
• Use the right lane to take exit 387 towards 17th Street/Western Avenue
• Turn right onto 17th Street
• Turn left onto Cumberland Avenue
• Turn right onto Volunteer Boulevard
• Turn right into the McClung Tower Parking Garage 

Take US-129 north to Knoxville
• Use the right lane to merge towards I-40 East to Asheville & Lexington
• Take the immediate exit towards 17th Street/Western Avenue
• At the stop sign, continue forward onto Dale Avenue towards 17th Street
• Turn right onto 17th Street
• Turn left onto Cumberland Avenue
• Turn right onto Volunteer Boulevard
• Turn right into the McClung Tower Parking Garage 

Take I-40 west to Knoxville
• Use the right lane to take exit 387 towards 17th Street/Western Avenue
• Turn right onto 17th Street
• Turn left onto Cumberland Avenue
• Turn right onto Volunteer Boulevard
• Turn right into the McClung Tower Parking Garage 

Take I-40 west to Knoxville
• Take exit 387 on the right towards Western Avenue/17th Street
• At the stop sign, continue forward onto Dale Avenue towards 17th Street
• Turn right onto 17th Street
• Turn left onto Cumberland Avenue
• Turn right onto Volunteer Boulevard
• Turn right into the McClung Tower Parking Garage