Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium, multi-purpose hall in Stockton, California, United States

The Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium is a brick performance venue in downtown Stockton, seating about 5,000 people. Its exterior walls are brick finished with cement plaster imitating Indiana limestone, and the stage sits beneath a proscenium arch. The arena floor is white maple laid over a concrete sub-floor, and the roof is Armso iron over felt.

In October 1920 Stockton voters approved a bond election to buy a site and build a memorial auditorium for the Americans who served in World War I and for community events. The city accepted a construction contract on July 23, 1924, funded by $482,338; architects Glenn Allen and Wright & Satterlee designed it. The building was completed on November 4, 1925, and dedicated on Veterans Day that year.

The building carries an inscription honoring the bravery of Stockton's soldiers in World War I. Visitors can still see this dedication today, showing how the city remembers those who served and gave their lives.

The auditorium seats about 5,000 people, with the stage set beneath a proscenium arch. Its entrance faces the downtown Stockton street grid, and the building is used for concerts, tournaments and community events rather than daily tours. Check event listings before visiting, since access follows the schedule of whatever is being held inside.

The building's exterior carries a carved inscription: "Tomorrow and Forever the People of Stockton Will Hold in Memory the Valor of Their Sons Who On Land and Sea, at Home and Abroad, Served Their Country in Defense of Liberty." The Golliwogs, the band that later became Creedence Clearwater Revival, played here in 1966.