Merced Theatre
The Merced Theatre is located at 301 W. Main Street, at the corner of Main Street and Martin Luther King Way, in Merced, California. 1931 is when its story starts. Add Castle Air Museum, 7.1 mi away, to a visit.
A theatre inside Merced
Summers are hot
July and August highs run 94–96°, and about 100 days a year reach 90°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Merced
Merced Theatre is inside Merced, which has 28 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Fresno
Fresno is about 52 miles southeast and San Jose is about 73 miles west (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: Mar, Apr, May, Oct and Nov
March, April, May, October and November are the mild months, with highs of 65–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 2 miles away
Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE) has airline service, about 2 miles from Merced Theatre.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Merced Theatre
The Merced Theatre is located at 301 W. Main Street, at the corner of Main Street and Martin Luther King Way, in Merced, California. The theatre is significant both for its role as the social and cultural center of Merced from the Depression through the post World War II era and for its mix of Art Deco and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on May 1, 2009 and the listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of June 5, 2009.
- Type
- Theatre
- Established
- 1931
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (2009)
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.1K a year
Staying near Merced Theatre
For a bed close by, look to Merced (28) and Bear Creek (3).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Merced Theatre | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merced | in town | — | 28 20 hotels · 6 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 99,724 | $373K | D |
| Bear Creek | 3 mi east | 5 min | 3 1 hotel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 346 | — | — |
| Atwater | 7 mi northwest | 10 min | 4 1 hotel · 2 motels · 1 RV park | 32,133 | $363K | D |
| Livingston | 15 mi northwest | 20 min | 5 2 hotels · 2 motels · 1 RV park | 14,690 | $373K | C |
| Chowchilla | 18 mi southeast | 25 min | 8 4 hotels · 1 motel · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 RV parks | 18,730 | $364K | C |
| Turlock | 25 mi northwest | 40 min | 12 10 hotels · 2 motels | 72,864 | $461K | C− |
| Los Banos | 26 mi southwest | 40 min | 10 5 hotels · 4 motels · 1 RV park | 49,614 | $441K | C+ |
| Cressey | 13 mi northwest | 20 min | 1 1 campground | 386 | $225K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Beyond Merced Theatre
Places worth adding lie within 68 miles.
Big draw60 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
Big draw60 mi MountainHalf Dome
59 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
68 mi National ParkPinnacles National Park343K visitors a year17 mi MuseumCastle Air Museum
47 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
58 mi WaterfallYosemite Falls
52 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's StadiumPhoto credits
Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Half Dome: Jon Sullivan, Public domain · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pinnacles National Park: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yosemite Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Merced Theatre
Is Merced Theatre in Merced?
Yes. It’s inside Merced, CA.
When is the best time to visit Merced Theatre?
March, April, May, October and November, with highs of 65–82°.
How far is Merced Theatre from Fresno and Stockton?
About 52 miles southeast of Fresno and about 65 miles northwest of Stockton, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Merced Theatre?
Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE), about 2 miles away. The nearest big hub is Fresno Yosemite (FAT), about 56 miles.
Where should I stay near Merced Theatre?
Merced (in town, 28 places to stay), Bear Creek (3 mi, 3 places to stay) and Atwater (7 mi, 4 places to stay).
What locals in Merced say
Ask a question, or answer one, in Merced’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.