Merriweather Post Pavilion
Merriweather Post Pavilion in 2017 (prior to major renovations) | |
Interactive map of Merriweather Post Pavilion | |
| Address | 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway |
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| Location | Columbia, Maryland, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°12′33.29″N 76°51′45.61″W / 39.2092472°N 76.8626694°W |
| Owner | Downtown Columbia Arts and Culture Commission |
| Operator | I.M.P. LLC |
| Seating type | Lawn, stadium |
| Capacity | 19,319 |
| Type | Amphitheater |
| Event | Music |
| Public transit | RTA 406 (Central Library stop) RTA 501 , RTA 503, MTA 315 (Broken Land/Hickory Ridge) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Renovated | 2015–2016, 2018 |
| Architect | Gehry, Walsh, & O'Malley |
| Website | |
| merriweathermusic | |
Merriweather Post Pavilion is an outdoor concert venue located in the planned community of Columbia, Maryland. In 2010, Merriweather was named the second best amphitheater in the United States by Billboard magazine. The venue was also ranked as the fourth best amphitheater in the United States by Rolling Stone in 2013. It was again ranked by Consequence of Sound at number 29 of all music venues in the nation out of 100 in 2016. In 2023, Fodor's Travel named Merriweather the 6th-best outdoor music venue in the country.