Unconventional Convention Facilities

Come explore and have fun on spectacular boulders up to 20 feet high, with textures and forms that will blow you away, and terrain you'll find at pro comps. Novice and beginners are always welcome, so more >>

Need to unwind? Paint yourself an ARTini! ARTini's holds group art instruction (affectionately referred to as Evening Painting Soirees) Tuesday through Saturday nights starting at 7p.m. - sessions more >>

One of Athens' four house museums, this Federal-style house, ca. 1820, is believed to be the city's oldest surviving residence. Its rescue from demolition and restoration in the early 1970s as a more >>

The Athens Clarke County Library offers extensive holdings, a Heritage research room, and wide range of programming, from workshops to live music to movie screenings. The Heritage Room provides more >>

Buffalo's Cafe is the home of world-famous Buffalo-style chicken wings, plus a menu of American favorites including vegetarian and gluten-free items. Catch the game on 14 big screen plasma screen TVs! more >>

Canopy Studio community arts center offers exhibits, performances, and classes in flying dance trapeze, movement education and performance arts. Guest artists have included members of the famed Cirque more >>

Located in the historic Georgian Hotel and only steps away from College Square, The Capital Room is Athens' newest upscale gathering place. From the historic granite walls and columns, to the 100yr more >>

Downtown Athens' only art house cinema screens the latest independent and international films, as well as documentaries, festival discoveries, and classic movies. More than a movie theater, more >>

Headquarters of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation (a private, non-profit historic preservation organization), this truncated triangular building is an Athens classic. The Fire Hall, built in 1901, more >>

The GMOA's modern and elegant facility houses a permanent collection of more than 9,000 works of art as well as a variety of traveling exhibitions. In January, 2011, the museum reopened with a new more >>

Conveniently located in the midst of Athens' historic district, the Hardeman-Sams House provides the perfect setting for making your "special day" a treasured memory. This beautiful home and garden more >>

Originally housed within the historic Ware-Lyndon House, the community visual arts complex includes large airy galleries, a children's wing, artists' workshops, and a gallery shop. The gallery shop more >>

One of the first, and the oldest surviving vaudeville theatre in the United States, uniquely built, owned, and operated by an African-American; the Morton opened in 1910 and is listed in the National more >>

The Rialto Club at Hotel Indigo-Athens is a Premiere Event & Meeting Facility with luxurious spaces for hosting private or corporate events, social gatherings, wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, more >>

Featuring 225 acres of woodlands and wetlands, Sandy Creek Nature Center opens the door to outdoor exploration. More than four miles of trails and an ADA Interpretive Trail are available with more >>

Sitting at the edge of the University and community (near the Varsity), this unusual octagonal building with an exquisite Victorian interior has been restored in a way that allows for its use by a more >>

This 313-acre botanical garden on the Middle Oconee River serves as a cultural, educational and recreational facility and is one of Athens' most-visited attractions. Numerous themed display gardens more >>

A recent expansion, opened in 2009, added 100,000 square feet and doubled the size of the Tate Center, which first opened in 1983. The $58 million project drastically increases space for student more >>

This Greek Revivial architectural masterpiece was the collegiate home of acclaimed newspaper editor Henry W. Grady, credited with establishing the view of the New South after the Civil War. Designated more >>

Terrapin Brewery, In Tune with Your Taste - Terrapin Rye Pale Ale was released in Athens in April 2002 at the Classic City Brew Fest. Six months later, this beer, which was sold only in Athens, was more >>

Trumps Catering offers a variety of meeting and social event spaces plus exceptional catering services. At the Historic Georgian, in Downtown Athens: The Grand Ballroom This elegant banquet room more >>

The UGA Alumni Association proudly supports the academic excellence, best interests and traditions of Georgia's flagship University and its more than 260,000 alumni worldwide. A good place to begin more >>

The world's best come to Athens! The UGA Performing Arts Center has built one of the country's strongest subscriber bases, but last-minute tickets are frequently available. The 2007 - 2008 season more >>

Fully renovated in 2010, the 675-seat Fine Arts Theatre was the last of the Works Progress Administration projects to be constructed on the UGA campus. The Fine Arts Theatre was designed in the more >>