Patriots Theater - Trenton War Memorial
In a setting of breathtaking Italian Renaissance Revival splendor, the 1,807-seat, fully equipped Patriots Theater at the Trenton War Memorial has welcomed world class artists including legends such as Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, and Leonard Bernstein. The theater is the latest addition to the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's growing list of area venues.
Opened in 1932, The War Memorial was built as "a great community center" dedicated to the memory of the soldiers and sailors from Mercer County who died fighting World War I. The building is a National and State Historic Site which combines beauty, dignity, and civic utility. The War Memorial is owned by the State of New Jersey and operated by the New Jersey State Museum, Department of State.
Where is the War Memorial?
Part of the State of New Jersey's Capitol Complex, The War Memorial is located on Memorial Drive in downtown Trenton near the Delaware River. The building is a short walk from the New Jersey State House (the nation's second oldest state capitol building), the New Jersey State Library, the New Jersey State Museum, the Old Barracks Museum (site of the Battle of Trenton on Dec. 26, 1776), and a short distance Cure Insurance Arena (hosts concerts, sporting events, family programs), and Mercer County Waterfront Park (home of Trenton Thunder - a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League).
Parking
There are fee-based parking in lots throughout the downtown Trenton area, as well as some metered street parking available in the War Memorial's environs.
Evenings and weekends, free parking is available in the well lit state parking lots on Memorial Drive near the War Memorial.
There is accessible parking with a drop-off zone beside the War Memorial on West Lafayette Street, available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The War Memorial is fully ADA compliant.