Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center Seating Chart
CMAC, the Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center, is an outdoor amphitheater in the Finger Lakes region near Canandaigua. The 15,000-capacity venue pairs a covered pavilion with a large hillside lawn and serves as a summer concert anchor for upstate New York wine country.
Sections at Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center
Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center breaks down into these 6 main sections. The one printed on your ticket sets your price, your distance, and your view, so read it against this list before you buy — and note the layout can shift between a game, a concert, and a private buyout.
- Pit — premium front sections
- Pavilion Center — covered reserved
- Pavilion Sides — covered side sections
- Lawn — open back hillside
- Box Seats
- ADA platforms
Best seats at Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center
Center pavilion sections under the roof give the cleanest sound and rain cover. The front-center of the lawn is the classic value pick — arrive early for a flat patch with a clear stage sightline over the Finger Lakes hillside.
Tips before you go
CMAC sits in the Finger Lakes near Canandaigua, so make a weekend of it with the nearby wineries and lake. Parking and the rural exit roads back up after headliners — carpool, and bring a blanket and bug spray for the lawn.
How to read the Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center seating chart
The Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center chart divides 15,000 seats across a fan of seating that faces one stage across 6 named sections — Pit, Pavilion Center, Pavilion Sides, Lawn, Box Seats, and ADA platforms. Which of those names is printed on your ticket decides more than location: two sections apart can mean a different level, a different price bracket, and a different side of the room entirely.
What actually separates one Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center seat from another comes down to three things: how far back you are, whether you're covered or out on the open lawn, and how centered you are on the stage. Compare ADA platforms and Pit on the chart and you'll see the spread — a different level, a different price, sometimes a different side of the Canandaigua room. The best-seats notes above narrow it down for Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center; before buying, check the official map against your exact section, row, and seat.
Some context on size — Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center's 15,000 capacity places it 12th among the 42 New York venues in this guide; Jones Beach Theater (15,000) is the next size up, Forest Hills Stadium (14,000) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center
Hosting a suite night, a group outing, or a private event near Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center? Work from the same layout shown on the chart above — sections like Pit and ADA platforms and the tiers around them — and map your party onto tables that mirror it. Assign each guest a spot and export a PDF the Canandaigua event-services team can set up from. Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center runs to 15,000 at full configuration, but a private block is usually a club, a suite, or an adjacent banquet room — a fraction of that, and exactly the scale the maker below handles: rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, and head tables placed where you want them.
Hosting a private event at Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center?
Build a seating chart for your Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center event — banquet rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, head tables wherever the format calls for them. The maker handles layouts up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF you can hand the Canandaigua venue's event team.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center hold?
- Full configuration at Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center is 15,000. Expect the working number to move with the event type: concerts open or close sections that other events leave alone, and a private buyout only counts the spaces you actually book — typically a club, a suite, or one or two of the 6 sections on the Canandaigua chart.
- What are the best seats at Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center?
- Center pavilion sections under the roof give the cleanest sound and rain cover. The front-center of the lawn is the classic value pick — arrive early for a flat patch with a clear stage sightline over the Finger Lakes hillside.
- What sections does Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center have?
- Main sections include: Pit — premium front sections; Pavilion Center — covered reserved; Pavilion Sides — covered side sections. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center located?
- Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center sits in Canandaigua, New York. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Pit, check the official Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center site before the day — Canandaigua venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center?
- Use the maker on this page: begin with Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center's real layout — sections like Pit and ADA platforms — place tables over the footprint your event will use, seat your guests, and export a PDF for the Canandaigua event-services team.