UGA Performing Arts Center

The University of Georgia’s concert venue on River Road, home to Hodgson Concert Hall and Ramsey Concert Hall. Its UGA Presents season brings touring orchestras, chamber musicians and jazz acts to Athens.

Upcoming events at UGA Performing Arts Center

We have no UGA Performing Arts Center events on our Georgia event calendar as of October 20, 2026. See the venue’s own schedule on its website, and tell us about an event you know is coming.

Shows on the UGA Performing Arts Center’s own calendar

• Oct 22: Hodgson Scholarship Series: Celebrating American Composers, Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m.
• Oct 23: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Hodgson Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
• Oct 25: Hilary Hahn, Matthias Goerne and Gloria Chien, Hodgson Concert Hall, 3 p.m.
• Oct 27: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, 7:30 p.m.
• Oct 28: Schubert No. 3 and Tchaikovsky No. 5, Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m.
• Oct 29: Christian McBride and Ursa Major, Hodgson Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
• Nov 16: Hélène Grimaud, piano, Hodgson Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.

A selection of dated shows read from the center’s own events page on October 20, 2026; prices are the ones it listed, and many shows list none. Single touring shows are not on our event calendar, so check the theater for the full season.

Tickets and contact

• Performing Arts Center: 706-542-4400
• Box office: Hours are not published on the pages we read. The 706-542-4400 number on the contact page is not labelled as the box office line, and the email is ugaarts@uga.edu. Tickets are sold online..
• Tickets: the center’s online ticket office (ugapac.evenue.net).
• Address: 230 River Road, Athens, GA 30605 (directions in Google Maps)
• County: Clarke (Historic Heartland region)
• Official site: pac.uga.edu

Parking and getting there

• Surface lot (E11): not open Monday to Friday before 6 p.m.; no charge after 6 p.m.
• Parking deck: free on Saturdays and Sundays. Paid parking rates are not published on the page we read. Cash is not accepted: pay at the kiosk near the ground-level elevators or in the ParkMobile app.
• UGA Presents evenings: parking is free Monday to Friday evenings in both the surface lot and the deck. For Hugh Hodgson School of Music and other events, paid deck parking applies and the surface lot is free after 6 p.m.
• Details are on the center’s Directions and Parking page. Fine Arts Theatre and Cellar Theatre shows are at the UGA Fine Arts Building, 255 Baldwin Street, where the Hull Street Deck is free after 5 p.m. on Fridays and all day on weekends.

Accessibility

The building is wheelchair accessible and an elevator serves all levels. Accessible parking is near the lobby entrance and on all four levels of the deck, first come, first served. Assistive listening devices are free to borrow with a photo ID at the lobby coat check.

To arrange special assistance, contact the box office in advance; large-print programs need at least 72 hours’ notice. Accessible-seating and hearing-loop details are not published on the page we read.

About UGA Performing Arts Center

• Address 230 River Road, Athens, GA 30605 (Hodgson and Ramsey Concert Halls).
• Bag policy: backpacks and large bags are not allowed inside venues; instrument cases, tripods, selfie sticks and strollers are also prohibited. No size limit is given.
• No photos, video or audio recording during performances; food and drink are not allowed in performance venues, but concessions are sold in the lobby.
• Children under six are not admitted unless the event page says otherwise, and every guest needs a ticket.
• Late seating is at the house manager’s discretion.
• Exchanges: season subscribers are free up to 24 hours before; single tickets cost $5 each up to 72 hours before.

Parks and historic sites nearby

• Watson Mill Bridge State Park (state park, Madison County), about 18 miles away
• Fort Yargo State Park (state park, Barrow County), about 21 miles away
• Hard Labor Creek State Park (state park, Morgan County), about 24 miles away
• Victoria Bryant State Park (state park, Franklin County), about 27 miles away

More on It’s Georgia

• Georgia event venues: theaters, arenas, museums and parks with upcoming events
• Georgia event calendar
• Athens guide
• 17 things to do in Athens
• Historic Heartland: more places to go in the region

Source: the UGA Performing Arts Center website (pac.uga.edu), checked October 20, 2026. Hours, prices and schedules change, so check the venue’s site before you go. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will re-check it.

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