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The Olympic South Side Theater

4.7 ★★★★★ · 149 Google reviews · 24 photos
Event venue · Cedar Rapids, IA

The Olympic South Side Theater at a glance

Reviewers praise the venue's restored architecture, versatile space, and high-quality sound for concerts and weddings. Guests frequently highlight the clean environment, interactive live performances, and helpful coordination for private events. Common criticisms include billing errors on credit cards, poor sightlines due to flat flooring, and occasional issues with staff demeanor or talent selection.

  • Google rating: 4.7 out of 5 from 149 reviews (83% five-star).
  • Reviews on this page: 149 Google reviews (88 with written comments, 26 with photos).
  • Owner responses: the business replied to 28% of reviews.
  • Most recent review: October 27, 2026.
  • Service: Event Venue serving Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Data from Google, last updated October 27, 2026.

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4.7
★★★★★
149 reviews on Google
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Victor Gill3 reviews
★★★★★

Great experience

  • Event type: Wedding
  • Capacity level: 100–200 people
  • Venue style: Modern
  • Parking options: Free parking lot
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Crystal DLocal Guide · 9 reviews
★★★★★

The Recycle Gala Fashion show! Habitat For Humanity 2026!!! It was awseome! The space was great..loved the upstairs for an escape with ambiance. Very nice building. The bar had really cool accents. There is an elevator on the main floor easy wheel chair entry, which us very nice. Beautiful indoor lighting-a modern design with old world glamour. The event..oh my!! I hope we have the gala there next year too!

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Steve MorrisLocal Guide · 251 reviews
★★★★★

Great Venue!!

  • Event type: Wedding
  • Capacity level: 100–200 people
  • Scare level: Not scary
  • Venue style: Classic
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Denise A10 reviews
★★★★★

I attended this for one of the speakeasy shows. Wonderful setup. Very versatile. The show was more dark / spooky. But I could also see the lights and there's plenty of windows, for it to be very beautiful and cozy

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Karen Harper2 reviews
★★★★★

The Serial Killer Speakeasy was great

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Karrie Bartling3 reviews
★★★★★

Everyone did a great job! Wish it was longer. Kudos to the Iowa actor!

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Danielle Hitzel2 reviews
★★★★★

Such a good time! The staff/actors were great Dan very entertaining!

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Kristen H10 reviews
★★★★★

Fun night! The actors were great (Serial Killer Speakeasy). Cool environment and the cocktails were good too!

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Dar Olshansky3 reviews
★★★★★

Good actor but would like to have had a bit more in depth

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Deni M1 review
★★★★★

Very clean and nice environment. The Serial Killer Speakeasy was amazing and the actors were awesome and portrayed the killers very well. They were interactive with the crowd and put on such an amazing show. I’d definitely go back to another show in the future.

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