Esperanza Arts Center

Esperanza Arts Center (EAC) is the center for Latino arts and culture in the Philadelphia region – presenting music, dance, theater, and cinema from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as a broad spectrum of traditions from around the world.

For more than 30 years, Esperanza has been empowering those on a pathway out of poverty in the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia by offering programs that cultivate self-belief, grit, and knowledge acquisition, allowing clients and students to develop agency, voice, and influence over their own lives.

Cultural Center

Venue Map

Esperanza has convenient, free parking on our campus located at 406 W Bristol Street, Philadelphia PA 19140.

From 5th and Bristol St.
At 5th and Bristol St. If you are coming South to North on 5th St turn LEFT onto Bristol St. If you are coming North to South on 5th St. turn RIGHT onto Bristol St.
Drive two blocks past the Esperanza Entrance and North Lawrence St.
At 4th and Bristol St. make a RIGHT into the Esperanza Parking Lot
The entrance to Teatro Esperanza faces the parking lot. It is the southern-most entrance of the building situated on the corner of North 5th and Bristol Streets.