Theater building

Palace Theatre

United Kingdom East Ayrshire category A listed building
Palace Theatre
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The Palace Theatre is a multi-purpose entertainment arena complex in Green Street, Kilmarnock, Scotland. The venue is currently owned by East Ayrshire Council, with operation of the theatre and adjoining Grand Hall being the responsibility of the executive council body, East Ayrshire Leisure. Since its original opening in 1863, the building has gone through various renovations and usage changes, most notably in 1951, when it re–opened as the Exchange Theatre.

Additional renovations to the building occurred in 1982, and currently, between 2023 and 2025 as part of the Cultural Kilmarnock Project. The structure, which was originally opened as a corn exchange, is a Category A listed building as designed by Historic Environment Scotland, who describe the building as " one James Ingram's finest designs in Kilmarnock".