Academy Center of the Arts

Lynchburg's Local Arts Center

Bring your Event to our Venues

 

Holiday parties, celebratory dinners, baby showers, family reunions, book club meetings, birthdays, retirements, and more. Reserve the Academy Center of the Arts’ venues for your private event today!

 

The Upper Lobby in the Historic Academy Theatre and the Harrington Galleries are wide-open spaces that can be uniquely tailored for meetings, award banquets, dinners, birthday parties, and more.

 

For larger events, the Warehouse Theatre can accommodate up to 500 standing room or 300 seated for whatever your event needs. Want to step it up? Wow your family and friends with a private dinner or movie screening event right on the Historic Academy Theatre Stage.

 

Ready to host your event? Contact the events team by emailing [email protected]

 

Holiday Parties
Seasonal
  • Your choice of venue
  • Rental add-ons available
  • Pre-packaged holiday party options available
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Private Gatherings
Year-Round
  • Your choice of venue
  • Rental add-ons available
  • Affordable pricing for retirements, book club meetings, baby showers, reunions, and all other private gatherings
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Birthday Parties
Year-Round
  • Your choice of venue
  • Rental add-ons available
  • Create your own or browse menu of pre-packaged options
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New Rental Options

 

Private Dinner on Historic Theatre Stage

Host a romantic and unforgettable dinner on the Historic Theatre Stage. This rental includes set-up, theatre lighting, streamed music, and break down during the two-hour dinner event. Add on dinner coordination, decorations and/or flowers, and/or live music.

Cost: Varies

Time: 3 Hours for the full rental, 2 Hours for dinner

Attendees: Dinner for 2 persons

 

Courtyard Paint and Sip Rental

Take advantage of the beautiful fall weather in Central Virginia! These two-hour-long private paint parties include exclusive use of the courtyard, individual table for painting, a charcuterie box from Purple Door Catering, a bottle of wine, and the beautiful backdrop of the Academy and downtown!

Cost: $45 / person

Time: 2 Hours

Attendees: Varies

 

Private Movie Screenings

Invite your friends and family, colleagues, and employees for a private movie screening in the Historic Academy Theatre utilizing our state of the art cinema system. Add on beverage services or charcuterie boxes through our catering partner Purple Door Catering for an additional fee and cost savings.

Cost: $10 / person or $5 / person with add-ons

Time: Varies

Attendees: 100 person minimum

 

CONTACT US:

(434) 846-8499
600 Main Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
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CURRENT ACADEMY HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES 9/24/21

At the Academy Center of the Arts, the health and safety of our patrons, staff, performers, and volunteers is our priority. Like you, we are closely monitoring COVID-19 and its current impact on our community, and are following CDC guidelines and recommendations from local authorities and the Virginia Department of Health.


In response to current CDC recommendations, the requests of our performing artists, and to protect our community, everyone entering the Academy Center of the Arts’ facilities for Academy ticketed performances, classes, and gallery activities will be required to wear a face mask as of September 17, 2021.


– Guests must remain masked at all times, however, masks can be removed momentarily only when eating or drinking.

– Masks must fit snugly and cover the wearer’s nose and mouth.

– Masks will be readily available in our lobbies, galleries, and classrooms for patrons in need.


Upcoming events that require COVID-19 Vaccination OR Proof of Negative COVID-19 Diagnostic test result are listed at academycenter.org/health-safety-guidelines/.


Any patrons with tickets to an Academy performance that do not wish to comply with our current policies may receive a full refund through our Box Office, M-F, 12PM – 5PM, by phone at (434) 846-8499 or by email at [email protected].