The Bayfront Center is home to superlative performances by world-renowned artists in Broadway, family shows, ballet, jazz, opera, and symphonic and popular music. Also, the complex maintains an active Convention and Trade Show schedule that benefits from having three major hotels within a six-block area. The complex serves the entire Tampa Bay area including St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Clearwater, one of the largest and fastest growing areas in the United States. The Bayfront Center is located in downtown St. Petersburg within walking distance of many unique shops, some of the area's finest restaurants and world famous cultural museums. The facility is just minutes from unparalleled beaches, and a myriad of fine outdoor recreational facilities and professional sports arenas.
Visitors have easy access to the venue from the Interstate and enjoy ample on-site parking.
The Times Bayfront Arena is the largest venue within the Bayfront Center complex, the only performing arts and convention complex in the Tampa Bay Area. The arena also maintains an active trade show and consumer show schedule as well. The first entertainer in the arena was Jonathon Winters. He was chosen for the Bayfront Center's Grand Opening in May 1965.