HOURS OF OPERATION

The Afro-American Cultural Center’s normal business hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under 12. Members get in free

The Center is also open during programs and events as listed in our Calendar of Events. 

The Afro-American Cultural Center is closed on New Year's Eve, New Year’s Day, Easter Day, Memorial Day, The 4^th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the day after Christmas.

Housed in the restored, historic Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church, the Afro-American Cultural Center offers a unique and picturesque space for local, regional and national artists and performers to showcase their talents.

Located in uptown Charlotte at 401 North Myers Street (at East 7^th and North McDowell Streets), the Center boasts a 300 seat outdoor amphitheater, and an indoor attic theatre that hosts an audience of 130.

DIRECTIONS

From the North: Take I-77 South to I-277/Brookshire Freeway (Exit 11). Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto I-277 South. Take the 4^th Street exit (Exit 2A) towards 3^rd Street. Turn left onto East 4^th Street. Turn right onto South McDowell Street. Stay on McDowell and turn left onto East 8^th Street. Turn Left onto N. Myers Street. 

From South: Take East Independence Boulevard (US 74-W). Stay until I-277/John Belk Freeway (NC-16 South) ramp. Keep right at the fork in the ramp.  Turn right onto North McDowell Street. Stay straight to go onto North McDowell Street. Turn left onto East 8^th Street. Turn left onto North Myers Street.