San Jose Civic, Concert venue in downtown San Jose, United States

San Jose Civic is a Spanish Colonial/California Mission Revival theatre in downtown San Jose, designed by Binder & Curtis and owned by the City of San Jose. The auditorium seats 3,036, expandable to 3,326 for general admission, and a 486-seat Montgomery Theater is attached to its east side.

The San Jose Civic was built as a joint venture of the City of San Jose, the Public Works Administration and local property owners Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Montgomery, who donated the land. Designed by Binder & Curtis in Spanish Colonial/California Mission Revival style, it opened in 1936 as the San Jose Civic Auditorium. City National Bank held naming rights from December 2013 to May 2019, when the original name returned. A $25 million renovation approved in 2007 began in 2009.

The building was designed by Binder & Curtis in the Spanish Colonial/California Mission Revival style. Its name changed with sponsorship: City National Civic from December 2013, then San Jose Civic again from May 2019. Attached to the east side is the 486-seat Montgomery Theater, home of CMT San Jose.

The San Jose Civic stands on West San Carlos Street in downtown San Jose, with the attached Montgomery Theater on its east side. The auditorium seats 3,036, expandable to 3,326 for general admission, so check your ticket for floor or balcony placement. The 2009 renovation added restrooms and a new concessions program.

Bob Dylan and the Hawks played here on December 12, 1965, and Allen Ginsberg recorded the show; the tape is now held by Stanford University Libraries. Earlier that year the Rolling Stones performed, and Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters threw a party afterward that Stones members reportedly attended.