Newberry Opera House, Opera house in Newberry, South Carolina, US.

The Newberry Opera House is a performance venue in South Carolina featuring French Gothic design with a prominent clock tower. The building accommodates around 400 spectators and hosts concerts, theatrical productions, and community events.

The structure was built in 1881 as a multipurpose facility with government offices, jail cells, and fire station space on the ground floor. During the 1920s it transitioned to function as a movie theater, marking a significant shift in how the space was used.

The hall was billed as "the entertainment center of the Midlands", hosting New York touring plays, minstrel and variety shows, magicians and boxing exhibitions. Edwin Booth, John Barrymore and Tallulah Bankhead performed here, and the community used it for dances, meetings and college commencements. Newberry College and the South Carolina Opera Company still stage productions in the 426-seat hall.

The hall seats a maximum of 426 people, and the 1990s addition brought a loading dock, an elevator, a rehearsal stage and dressing rooms. The building is leased from the City of Newberry and run by the Newberry Opera House Foundation, so performances are ticketed events rather than an open house; check the programme before travelling.

The 1881 building's clock tower rises 130 feet and is topped by a garfish weather vane, a fish shape tied to Newberry's reputation as a "capital of the world" for cured and fresh fish shipped north by rail. The tower and vane are visible from the street before visitors enter the hall.