Unconventional Convention Facilities

Think outside the box with unique settings for your meeting, recreational, or learning activities. Athens offers facilities that promote interaction and create memorable experiences.

Athens-Clarke County Library
The Athens-Clarke County Library offers high-tech audiovisual equipment and the advantage of resources such as Internet access and satellite downlinking.
Church-Waddel-Brumby House/Athens Welcome Center
One of Athens' four house museums, this Federal-style house, ca. 1820, is believed to be the city's oldest surviving residence and is a historic spot for a small meeting or reception, and also home to Classic City Tours, which offers several tour options for groups.
Firehall No. 2
Headquarters of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation (a private, non-profit historic preservation organization), this truncated triangular building is an Athens classic and can accommodate up to 100.
Georgia Museum of Art
The GMOA houses a permanent collection of over 9,000 works as well as a variety of traveling exhibitions. A 200-seat auditorium and large reception hall are elegant event spaces.
Lyndon House Arts Center
The Lyndon House Arts Center is a community visual arts complex that incorporates gallery spaces, art class studios, meeting rooms, a research library, event spaces, and festival grounds.
Morton Theatre
One of the first vaudeville theatres in the U.S. built, owned, and operated by an African-American, the Morton opened in 1910 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This 544-seat theatre now functions as a community performing arts space and host touring shows. The Morton Theatre is also available for rent for lectures, seminars, small banquets, meetings, conferences, and receptions.
Sandy Creek Nature Center and ENSAT Center
Sandy Creek Nature Center, nestled among 250 acres of woodland, fields, and marshland, provides a secluded, tranquil setting for a meeting, conference, or retreat.
Seney-Stovall Chapel
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 wide variety of University and community groups for plays, concerts, lectures, weddings, meetings, and other special events.
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, a unit of the University of Georgia, is a 313-acre preserve established in 1968 for the study and enjoyment of nature. Four buildings set within the Garden offer unique facilities for a diverse range of events.
Taylor-Grady House
Groups of up to 300 can experience true Antebellum elegance in this gracious mansion and gardens.
Trumps at the Historic Georgian
A variety of meeting spaces plus catering by Trumps.
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center
Let the entertainment come vividly alive in the magnificent concert halls and other spaces at the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center; the perfect spot for tours, seminars, lectures, and meetings.