The Woodruff Arts Center

The Woodruff Arts Center Home to the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art. Art is powerful. We’re glad you’re here.

The Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, GA is one of the largest arts centers in the world, home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. As one of the only arts venues in the United States to offer both visual and performing arts on a single campus, the Arts Center produces ou

tstanding theater, music and exhibitions for nearly one million patrons each year. Through the combined efforts of our Art Partners, we also offer remarkable educational programming, with close to 200,000 students taking part annually, making the Woodruff Arts Center the largest arts educator in Georgia. BOX OFFICE INFORMATION
The Alliance Theatre and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra box offices are located inside the Memorial Arts Building of The Woodruff Arts Center. The High Museum of Art admission desk is located in the Wieland Pavilion's Taylor Lobby. Ticket services available in person, online, or over the phone. For more information about Art Partner happenings, please visit alliancetheatre.org, a*o.org, and high.org. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
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Based on the award-winning picture book by Matt de la Peña, the Alliance Theatre's Carmela Full of Wishes follows a litt...
08/27/2026

Based on the award-winning picture book by Matt de la Peña, the Alliance Theatre's Carmela Full of Wishes follows a little girl who's finally old enough to tag along on her older brother's errands—a small milestone that feels enormous to her. Along the way, she finds a dandelion that might just grant a wish.

A warm, musical story about family, imagination, and the magic of growing up— perfect for a first theater experience, or a lovely one to revisit as a family.

👨‍👩‍👧 September 1 – 27
📍 Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families, Alliance Theatre

Tickets at alliancetheatre.org/production/2026-27/carmela-full-of-wishes

Photo by Anna Walters

08/24/2026

There's real science behind why a concert can calm a racing mind or why standing in front of a painting can help someone process grief. Our Arts + Health Laboratory: Georgia's NeuroArts Coalition—one of 11 Community NeuroArts Coalitions in the U.S. and built alongside Johns Hopkins' International Arts + Mind Lab and the Aspen Institute—studies exactly that connection, right here in Georgia.

The coalition explores the arts' impact on early child development, brain health across a lifetime, workforce well-being, and even disease prevention—and it's all grounded in peer-reviewed research. The arts aren't just something we experience for pleasure; they can measurably change how we live.

🧠🎨 Learn more about the Arts + Health Laboratory: woodruffcenter.org/neuroarts/

The Alliance Theatre's 58th sea*on opens with a play that arrives already carrying weight: a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Awar...
08/20/2026

The Alliance Theatre's 58th sea*on opens with a play that arrives already carrying weight: a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award, and a Broadway run that left audiences still talking. Purpose, written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, follows a powerful political family as old loyalties, secrets, and ambitions unravel in real time—sharp-witted, deeply funny, and unflinching.

This is a production you'll want to see before it’s gone.

🎭 August 28 – September 20
📍The Coca-Cola Stage, Alliance Theatre
🎟️ Tickets on sale now: alliancetheatre.org/production/2026-27/purpose/

Photos by Anna Walters

This upcoming sea*on, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra turns its full attention to one composer: Brahms Revealed brings 10...
08/17/2026

This upcoming sea*on, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra turns its full attention to one composer: Brahms Revealed brings 10 works to Atlanta Symphony Hall, including all four symphonies and both piano concertos. It also marks Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann's fifth sea*on at the helm.

Beyond Brahms, this sea*on includes two Requiem performances, an all-Mozart evening, a Gershwin spotlight, and concertmaster David Coucheron's take on Vivaldi's The Four Sea*ons. Subscribers get priority access before the public, flexible exchanges, and parking savings in our garage.

🎻 2026/27 subscriptions on sale now: https://www.a*o.org/concerts-tickets/2026-27-subscriptions

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Entering her fifth sea*on with our world-class Orchestra, Nathalie leads the A*O in performing ten works by Brahms.

Tears for Fears. Prince. Queen. Duran Duran. David Bowie. The Police. For one night, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra reimagin...
08/14/2026

Tears for Fears. Prince. Queen. Duran Duran. David Bowie. The Police. For one night, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra reimagines the songs that defined a decade at full symphonic scale—synth-driven anthems turned sweeping orchestral arrangements.

Whether you lived through the era or just love the music, this is the kind of show that turns a concert into a full-body memory. Seats are moving quickly.

Electric Avenue: 'The 80s Symphonic Experience' with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra

🗓️ August 15 | 8 p.m. (doors 7 p.m.)
📍 Atlanta Symphony Hall
🎟️ On sale now: a*o.org/events/detail/electric-avenue

Atlanta is the final stop. After San Francisco, New York, and Baltimore, Amy Sherald: American Sublime has come home—to ...
08/12/2026

Atlanta is the final stop. After San Francisco, New York, and Baltimore, Amy Sherald: American Sublime has come home—to the city where Sherald trained as a painter at Clark Atlanta University.

More than 35 paintings are on view, including her iconic portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama, in the largest exhibition of Sherald's work ever assembled. Once it closes here on September 27, it closes for good.

📍 High Museum of Art, Atlanta
🗓️ Now through Sept 27
🎟️ Timed tickets required: high.org/exhibition/amy-sherald-american-sublime/

Amy Sherald (American, born Columbus, Georgia, 1973), A Midsummer Afternoon Dream, 2021, oil on canvas, private collection. © Amy Sherald. Photo by Joseph Hyde, courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth.

A cocktail, a dish, a moment with the people you love—Elise, right on our campus, before or after the curtain rises. Din...
08/10/2026

A cocktail, a dish, a moment with the people you love—Elise, right on our campus, before or after the curtain rises.

Dinner service: Tuesday through Sunday
Lunch service: Wednesday through Saturday

Reservations at elise-atl.com/

Did you know your library card can unlock free tickets to the Alliance Theatre? Georgia Public Library cardholders can c...
08/06/2026

Did you know your library card can unlock free tickets to the Alliance Theatre?

Georgia Public Library cardholders can check out an Alliance Theatre pass just like a book and enjoy free admission to select performances. Whether you're planning a family outing, a date night, or your first visit to the theater, be sure to ask your local library about the Alliance Theatre pass and experience the magic of live performance. ✨

It's one more way we're making world-class theater accessible to audiences all across the state.

Learn more: https://georgialibraries.org/passes/

The FIFA World Cup 2026™ Quarterfinals are almost here!Join us Thursday, July 9, from 3–7 p.m. for a FREE official FIFA ...
07/01/2026

The FIFA World Cup 2026™ Quarterfinals are almost here!

Join us Thursday, July 9, from 3–7 p.m. for a FREE official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Watch Party at the Woodruff Arts Center—home to the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

Watch the Quarterfinal match on a giant LED screen inside the air-conditioned Azadi Galleria, enjoy food trucks, beverages from Michelob Ultra, Stella Artois, and Nutrl, music from a live DJ, and the Stella Chalice Experience featuring a custom engraver. You can also join the Capture the Flag ATL challenge and collect your digital flags while you're here.

Woodruff Arts Center's Azadi Galleria
1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

🕒 Event: 3–7 p.m.
⚽ Match begins at 4 p.m.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and cheer alongside fellow soccer fans.

Admission is FREE. Registration is encouraged but not required.

Register today: https://woodruffwatchparty.eventbrite.com

Sponsored by Anheuser-Busch and Stella Artois.

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1280 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA
30309

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