News

Winter 2022 - 2023

Your favorite, Athens on Ice Public Ice Skating returns to Akins Ford Arena at The Classic Center Friday, November 25th. Celebrate the season by sharing quality time with loved ones at this classic holiday activity.

December 1, 2022

Join Zach Williams and special guest, Ben Fuller, on the I Don't Want Christmas to End Tour! Hear Zach's Christmas album in its entirety, along with some fan favorites from his recent albums, live at The Classic Center Theatre Thursday, December 1st.

December 1, 2022

Get ready to cheer on the UGA Ice Dawgs as they hit the ice and face-off against the Kennesaw State Owls!

December 2, 2022

Get ready to cheer on the UGA Ice Dawgs as they hit the ice and face-off against the Clemson Tigers!

December 4, 2022

Get ready to cheer on the UGA Ice Dawgs as they hit the ice and face-off against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers!

December 6, 2022

Black Violin is lead by classically trained string players Wil B. (viola) and Kev Marcus (violin). Joining them onstage are DJ SPS and drummer Nat Stokes.

December 10, 2022

Celebrate the holidays, and enjoy a delicious breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Little ones will have the chance to sit and tell Santa their Christmas wishes, create holiday crafts, participate in a coloring contest, and spread Christmas cheer during th...

December 10-11, 2022

The Classic Center is thrilled to welcome back Athens Symphony, a local orchestra and chorus composed of volunteers who bring their musical talents to weekly practices and concert performances, inspired by their passionate love for music.

Join this Athens ...

December 12, 2022

There’s no place like home for the holidays, and Sun Records is just that for rock ‘n’ roll newcomers and soon to be legends – Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. In a fortuitous twist of ...

December 15, 2022

Classic Entertainment is thrilled to announce the return of John Berry for his 26th Annual Christmas Tour! Join us for John Berry Christmas live at The Classic Center Theatre Thursday, December 15th at 7:00 p.m. Ring in the holiday season with classic Chr...

December 22-23, 2022

Join us for the beloved holiday fairytale that follows a young girl's journey through a fantasy world of fairies, princes, toy soldiers - and an army of mice! Set to Tchaikovsky's beloved score, you'll here holiday favorites lik...

January 10, 2022

The B-52s are ending their final tour of the cosmos where it all began, in Athens! 

The world's greatest party band is throwing one last party in their hometown, with 100% proceeds going towards local Athens charities.

Tickets range from $50.00 to ...

February 3-5, 2022

The Classic Center is excited to welcome back Athens Wine Weekend! This weekend of exquisite taste supports The Classic Center Cultural Foundation’s mission of providing over $60,000 in grants and annual performing, visual, culinary arts, and wo...

March 27, 2023

Based on the beloved movie, Legally Blonde – The Musical! follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, sexism, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams, and proves that you can be BOTH legally blonde AND the smartest...

March 31, 2023

Joe Gatto, a well-known comedian, actor, and producer, is best known for the hit TV shows “Impractical Jokers” and “The Misery Index.” ?He is one of the founding members of The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe who have toured with a live comedy show to sold-out ...

April 7, 2023

Everyone's favorite game show is on its way to you, along with the chance to win a share of the more than $12 million in cash and fabulous prizes given away! Alongside our Celebrity Host, randomly selected contestants play everyone's fav...

April 11, 2023

Shen Yun invites you to travel back to the magical world of ancient China. Experience a lost culture through the incredible art of classical Chinese dance, and see legends come to life.

?Shen Yun makes this possible by pushing the boundaries of the perform...

April 14, 2022

Indie superstar Ben Rector brings The Old Friends Acoustic Tour — an intimate, acoustic performance to The Classic Center Theatre stage.

April 21, 2023

John Crist is one of today’s fast-rising stand-up comedians, with more than one billion video views, over five million fans on social media, and sold-out shows from coast to coast making Pollstar’s Top 100 Global Tours list in 2019 wit...

April 21-23, 2023

Jurassic Quest is roaring into The Classic Center, April 21-23, 2023! Jurassic Quest is the world’s largest, most popular dino event, with unique and exciting experiences for the whole family. See our herd of life-size animatronic dinosaurs, including Apa...

May 1, 2023

CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN and after 25 years, it is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show stopping song after another, and the most astonishing dancing you...

May 17, 2023

The Classic Center is thrilled to welcome Rock and Roll Hall of Fame star Bonnie Raitt . She will be joined onstage with singer-songwriter Maia Sharp. 

Bonnie Raitt is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose unique style blends blues, R&B, r...

June 23, 2023

Jerry Seinfeld at The Classic Center Theatre has been rescheduled for Friday, June 23, 2023. 

Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. 

NOTE: Current tick...