Burnsville Town Center — Attraction in Burnsville

This is a bare-bones municipal theater that is functional, but obviously done on a tight budget befitting a small NC mountain town. That said, I've been to several excellent events here, so the negative aspects of this review review are meant to encourage the town to improve the concept to 5 stars. First, it suffers the troubles of all municipal multi-purpose event rooms: the floors are flat to accommodate conferences and banquets. Luckily the stage is high enough so that sight lines aren't terrible, but unsurprisingly mediocre.

Though large and boomy, the acoustics are OK. The sound system is very basic stereo with two hanging box speakers, so the sound can be very uneven, depending on your seat. The sound board looks state-of-the-art, and the operator adequate if not a perfectionist about mic placement. There were too few mics, and not much attention paid to careful placement-- which was a drawback to the excellent musicians. I've been there several times, and sound is always the weak point-- but ain't that always the case.

Theatrical lighting is limited to a single pipe about 1/3 back, and there were unnecessary dark spots, the overall level pretty dim, and no color range. They really need some modern LEDs and more places to hang them. Looked like a marginal budget situation.

The chairs are hard folding metal ones with a pancake thin cushion on each. After about an hour, you're ready to go home. Temp control was fine, and there were no windows, so lighting could be more detailed-- maybe more in the future.

It is a pretty room with timber framed ceiling and simple painted walls. A bar with its own brewery is attached, and a food truck with decent grub sits in the parking lot. I think you can bring food and drink into the venue, which is a good positive.

All in all, it's way better than the average elementary school gym for concerts, etc. It's just sad that towns can't manage a real theater anymore plus a good meeting/banquet room. All about money. Maybe they'll be able to add a 200 seat theater with raked seating in the future. The town has a c. 1940 movie theate. Maybe an entrepreneur will surface to make it go! In the meantime, it's an acceptable situation that could be easily better with a few tweaks. ...

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Chad and Will and the crew at Burnsville Town Center. They are complete "ANGELS" and are extremely professional and willing to help in any way for your event. We had an outdoor wedding prepared at another venue and an unexpected October hurricane came through on the day of my sons wedding. With one phone call, and 72 hours notice, thank goodness they had an opening. We made a visit to the town center and met them, we couldn't believe how nice and accommodating they were. We immediately changed our plans and moved the reception. The town center was very clean, the lay out was nice and we made it happen with their help. You can imagine our panic when we realized we were going to get heavy rain and high winds for 100 guests outside. Chad dealt with a hysterical mother of the groom and completely calmed my nerves. He followed through with everything and their wedding day was stunning and a success! Thank you,...

Had the pleasure of having our wedding here in the mountains and no better venue I would recommend than the town center. Chad and the staff were extremely accommodating, professional, yet easy going and considerate of our needs. They were helpful each step of the way and we had a staff member show up at the end of our reception and help us clean and pack up decorations. After looking for venues up in Charlotte, NY, Hilton head, and sc. We couldn't find ANYTHING with the things the town center offered with a good price. Great and helpful staff Lovely venue inside and out Views of mountains and centered in a cute town close to everything Gorgeous interior Great sound system Clean bathrooms for guests Kitchen access Great...