Pyeongtaek Art Center parking and seating, hall by hall (checked September 2026)
Parking at Pyeongtaek Art Center is free and both car parks open fully on performance days; the main hall seats 1,318 across three levels (852, 261 and 205) and the small hall seats up to 307.
PUBLICAi Editorial Team6 min read
At a glance
- Facilities
- 평택아트센터
- Address
- 경기도 평택시 고덕로 310 (고덕동)
- Seats
- 1,623
Contents10
- Is parking at Pyeongtaek Art Center free?
- How many seats does the main hall have, floor by floor?
- How are the level-one blocks laid out?
- What are levels two and three like?
- Why does the small hall's capacity change from show to show?
- Is the small hall 305 seats or 307?
- How many wheelchair spaces are there, and where?
- How do you get there by public transport?
- What kind of venue is it?
- In short
Pyeongtaek Art Center (평택아트센터) opened on 30 January 2026 in Pyeongtaek, about an hour south of Seoul. Because it is so new, its seat counts and parking arrangements are still scattered across sources that do not quite agree. Everything below was re-checked against the Pyeongtaek Cultural Foundation's own venue and directions pages in September 2026.
Is parking at Pyeongtaek Art Center free?
Yes, on performance days. According to the Pyeongtaek Cultural Foundation's official guidance, both car parks — Car Park 1 at the front gate and Car Park 2 at the rear gate — are opened fully and free of charge whenever there is a performance or event. They are reached from different roads, so which entrance you use depends on which direction you arrive from.
| Car park | Gate | How to enter |
|---|---|---|
| Car Park 1 | Front | From Hambaksan-ro, pass the bus stop and turn in at the front gate before the crossing |
| Car Park 2 | Rear | From Godeok-ro, pass the arts centre, turn right, then right again into the rear gate |
Non-event days are a different matter. As of September 2026 the foundation's site says only that "the car park is fully opened on event days (free parking)" and publishes no rate for any other day. Neither the official site nor the completion press releases state how many spaces there are. If you are visiting on a day with nothing on, call 031-669-0814 first.
How many seats does the main hall have, floor by floor?
The main hall (대공연장) seats 1,318 in total: 852 on level one, 261 on level two and 205 on level three. All three levels have a front block and side seating, so capacity falls as you go up.
| Level | Seats | Made up of |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 852 | 785 standard, 59 OP, 8 wheelchair |
| 2 | 261 | 235 in front blocks A/B/C, 10 each in the BL/BR balconies, 6 wheelchair |
| 3 | 205 | 189 in front blocks A/B/C, 8 each in the BL/BR balconies |
Level one adds up exactly as published: 785 + 59 + 8 = 852. Level two is where the official page is incomplete — it itemises only 235 standard seats and 6 wheelchair spaces, which comes to 241 against a stated total of 261. The seating chart shows the missing 20 as the two side balconies, BL and BR, at 10 apiece. Level three reconciles cleanly: 189 + 8 + 8 = 205.
How are the level-one blocks laid out?
Working back from the stage: the OP block, then front blocks A, B and C, then side blocks D and E, then rear blocks F, G and H. The 59 OP seats sit in the orchestra pit, so they may not go on sale at all for a production that uses the pit.
| Block | Seats | Position |
|---|---|---|
| OP | 59 | Directly in front of the stage, on the pit lift |
| A/B/C | 433 | Front. B alone holds 234, the largest block on the floor |
| D/E | 31 each | Left and right sides, at an angle to the stage |
| F/G/H | 290 | Rear |
Block B's 234 seats are roughly 30% of the 785 standard seats on level one. D and E, by contrast, come to just 62 seats between them — so if you want to avoid an angled view, filtering out D and E on the booking map handles most of it.
What are levels two and three like?
They share a layout: front blocks A, B and C, plus small side balconies BL and BR — 10 seats each on level two, 8 each on level three. Within the level-two front blocks, B is the largest at 119 seats.
Level three is the highest in the building, so the stage is further away, but it takes in the stage and the whole auditorium in one view. How a seat actually feels varies a lot between people, so check the block positions on the chart before you book.
Why does the small hall's capacity change from show to show?
Because all 170 seats on its first level are movable or retractable. The small hall (소공연장) is a black-box theatre rather than a fixed auditorium, so where the stage goes determines the seating layout and how many seats go on sale.
| Level | Seats | Made up of |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 170 | 63 movable, 105 retractable, 2 wheelchair |
| 2 | 137 | 133 standard, 4 wheelchair |
Only level one moves. The 137 seats on level two are fixed and stay put whatever is on. So in the small hall the seats that are always in the same place are the 137 upstairs; for the 170 downstairs you need the seating notes for that particular production.
Is the small hall 305 seats or 307?
Both numbers are in circulation. The Pyeongtaek Cultural Foundation's own venue page gives 307 (170 on level one plus 137 on level two), while the KOPIS venue registry and the opening press coverage give 305. The gap is two seats.
| Source | Main hall | Small hall | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyeongtaek Cultural Foundation | 1,318 | 307 | 1,625 |
| KOPIS venue registry | 1,318 | 305 | 1,623 |
The two sources agree exactly on the main hall's 1,318. Since the small hall is reconfigurable, the number actually on sale differs by production anyway, so the two-seat gap will not affect a booking. It is worth knowing only so that an article saying 305 and an official page saying 307 do not read as a typo in either.
How many wheelchair spaces are there, and where?
Twenty in the building: 14 in the main hall and 6 in the small hall. The main hall's level three has none, so a wheelchair user booking the main hall needs level one or level two.
| Hall | Level | Wheelchair spaces |
|---|---|---|
| Main hall | 1 | 8 |
| Main hall | 2 | 6 |
| Main hall | 3 | None |
| Small hall | 1 | 2 |
| Small hall | 2 | 4 |
How do you get there by public transport?
By bus. There is no subway station nearby; routes 1452 and 32 stop directly outside. One thing to watch for:
The bus stop was renamed. At the end of December 2025 it changed from 함박산 (Hambaksan) to 평택아트센터 (Pyeongtaek Art Center). The foundation's own directions page still said "alight at Hambaksan" as of September 2026, which makes it easy to miss the stop while watching for a name the bus no longer announces. The current name is 평택아트센터.
| Route | Stop | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1452 | 평택아트센터 (formerly 함박산) | Connects to Seojeongni station on Line 1 |
| 32 | 평택아트센터 (formerly 함박산) |
What kind of venue is it?
A city venue run by the Pyeongtaek Cultural Foundation, opened on 30 January 2026 and sitting inside Hambaksan Central Park in the Godeok new town. It cost 130.1 billion won, covers 24,477㎡ of floor area across one basement and four above-ground levels, and was completed on 18 December 2025.
- Address: 310 Godeok-ro, Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do (18017)
- Main line: 031-669-0900 / bookings and facilities: 031-669-0814
- Two halls: the main hall and the small hall
Its first year of programming is substantial. KOPIS lists 48 productions at Pyeongtaek Art Center, from Mamma Mia! on 1 January 2026 to a Joe Hisaishi film-music concert on 19 December. More than half are classical, but musicals, plays, dance, gugak and popular music are all represented. You can see what is currently listed on the Pyeongtaek Art Center venue page, and browse every registered venue in Pyeongtaek alongside it.
In short
- Parking is free on performance days. Both car parks open fully. No rate is published for other days and no space count is published at all, so call 031-669-0814.
- The main hall seats 1,318 — 852, 261 and 205 by level. Block B on level one is the biggest at 234 seats; the D and E side blocks come to only 62 between them.
- The small hall's capacity is not fixed. Its 170 first-level seats are 63 movable plus 105 retractable; only the 137 upstairs stay the same.
Seat counts and parking details were checked against the Pyeongtaek Cultural Foundation's official site (pccf.or.kr) in September 2026. The small-hall comparison is against the KOPIS venue registry entry FC004655, and the bus-stop rename was checked against that route's own records. Layouts and parking policy can change, so confirm on 031-669-0814 before you travel. Photographs are quoted with their sources named.
