Center for the Arts at George Mason University

Center for the Arts at George Mason University The Center for the Arts is the centerpiece of performing arts on the Fairfax campus of George Mason Parking is available on Mason Pond Deck or Lot K.
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Since October 1990, when the doors to the Concert Hall opened, the arts in Northern Virginia have not been the same. The Center for the Arts plays a key role in the cultural vitality of the Washington Metropolitan region, attracting more than 100,000 patrons each year to: performances by local artists and ensembles; community events; student and faculty productions; and our own multidisciplinary s

eries—Great Performances at Mason. For performance and ticket information, please visit cfa.gmu.edu or call (888) 945-2468. Questions about directions and parking? Please visit cfa.gmu.edu/directions.

Introduce your family to the magic of live theater this season at the Center for the Arts! Here is our stellar Family Se...
07/11/2025

Introduce your family to the magic of live theater this season at the Center for the Arts! Here is our stellar Family Series lineup:

🪄The Magic of Rob Lake
🎸Laurie Berkner Band
🐵Curious George: The Golden Meatball
🐷Peppa Pig – My First Concert

We can't wait to see you at the theater! Get your subscription today at bit.ly/4nFtP86

A Center for the Arts subscription is a customized package of three or more of your favorite performances. Looking for s...
07/10/2025

A Center for the Arts subscription is a customized package of three or more of your favorite performances. Looking for some inspiration for your selections? Enjoy the best of creative and modern dance across our season!

The Center Will Not Hold, a Dorrance Dance production, promises an incredibly diverse evening with a blend of house, breaking, hip hop, tap dance, Chicago footwork, Detroit jit, litefeet, Memphis jookin, and body percussion! Circus meets dance in Circa, a tightly woven choreography of bodies, pulsing with music.

Limón Dance Company is considered one of the world’s greatest modern dance companies, acclaimed for its dramatic expression and technical mastery. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago aims to awaken the human spirit through contemporary dance.

Finally, enjoy a Center for the Arts audience favorite: Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble.

Get your subscription today: bit.ly/3WD9DZu

We're hiring a new team member here at the Center for the Arts!We're looking for a part time Programming Assistant - som...
07/08/2025

We're hiring a new team member here at the Center for the Arts!

We're looking for a part time Programming Assistant - someone who can support our programs and residencies.

Learn more and apply today at bit.ly/44Bbq3p

Don't miss our 20th ARTS By George!, featuring headliner and new Tony Award winner Darren Criss!This annual benefit even...
07/07/2025

Don't miss our 20th ARTS By George!, featuring headliner and new Tony Award winner Darren Criss!

This annual benefit event supports student scholarships for George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, Mason Community Arts Academy, Green Machine Ensembles, and the Great Performances at Mason season at the Center for the Arts.

It's an evening of delicious food and drinks, incredible performances and showcases from students, and an unforgettable concert from Darren Criss!

Learn more, and get your tickets for the September 27 event 💚💛 bit.ly/ARTSByGeorge

Happy 4th of July from everyone here at the Center for the Arts!
07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July from everyone here at the Center for the Arts!

Group sales are now available for our 2025-26 Season! You'll enjoy great savings and access to the best seats when you b...
07/02/2025

Group sales are now available for our 2025-26 Season! You'll enjoy great savings and access to the best seats when you bring 10 people or more. The larger the group, the higher the savings, with up to 20% for groups comprising 50 or more. Student groups qualify for up to 50% off.

Learn more at bit.ly/4nx54Lp

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel takes you behind the music! These intimate concerts blend storytelling with ...
06/30/2025

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel takes you behind the music! These intimate concerts blend storytelling with exquisite piano playing, and invite the audience to ask questions. For our 2025-26 Season, join in for all four of these performances:

🎹 Beethoven—The Young Genius
🎹 Chopin—The Romantic
🎹 Poetic Tone Pictures
🎹 Mozart and Friends—Beethoven, Haydn, and Clementi

Subscribe to the entire series today 🎹 bit.ly/443vEUC

A Center for the Arts subscription is a customized package of three or more of your favorite performances. Looking for s...
06/27/2025

A Center for the Arts subscription is a customized package of three or more of your favorite performances. Looking for some inspiration for your selections? See the stage light up brighter than ever with these legends.

There's no one more famous and exciting than Peppa Pig - just ask any toddler! Introduce your little one to the orchestra in Peppa Pig's My First Concert. Enjoy the original happily ever after with Virginia Opera's production of Cinderella.

Two of this season's Special Events feature legendary performers. World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays a concert with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. And new Tony Award winner Darren Criss headlines our ARTS By George! benefit.

Finally, the celebrated Silkroad Ensemble with Pulitzer Prize-winning, multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens bring their newest project to the Center.

Get your subscription today: bit.ly/3WD9DZu

Don't miss our 20th ARTS By George!This annual benefit event supports student scholarships for George Mason University’s...
06/25/2025

Don't miss our 20th ARTS By George!

This annual benefit event supports student scholarships for George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, Mason Community Arts Academy, Green Machine Ensembles, and the Great Performances at Mason season at the Center for the Arts.

It's an evening of delicious food and drinks, incredible performances and showcases from students, and headliner Darren Criss!

Learn more, and get your tickets for the September 27 event 💚💛 bit.ly/3T96pKg

06/18/2025

Join us as a 2025-26 Center for the Arts subscriber, and lock in the benefits! Those include:

💚Priority access to the best seats in the house
💛No-fee ticket exchanges
💚15% savings on completely customizable packages
💛Discounts on additional tickets all season long
💚Early access to Special Events tickets
💛Mason faculty and staff save 50% on subscriptions

Get your tickets today 💚💛 bit.ly/4kzOzw5

Don’t miss Tony Award winner Darren Criss on our stage September 27! Here are your current options for tickets:⁠For best...
06/18/2025

Don’t miss Tony Award winner Darren Criss on our stage September 27!

Here are your current options for tickets:

For best premiere orchestra seats and to support all programs across Mason Arts, join the full ARTS by George! benefit.⁠

You can also become a Center for the Arts subscriber, and get tickets as Special Event add-on following a subscription order.⁠

Single tickets for the concert go on sale August 1!⁠

More info: bit.ly/4jTvOCE

Address

Fairfax, VA

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

(703) 993-2787

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Mason’s Center for the Arts

The Center for the Arts is the centerpiece of performing arts on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University. Each year, the Center welcomes hundreds of thousands of community members into its 2,000-seat Concert Hall for performances by renowned professional artists, accomplished faculty, and emerging student artists. Great Performances at Mason, an annual season of national and international artists, features the best of classical music, opera, jazz, world music, dance, theater, global music and dance, and more. As a part of George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Center hosts many student and faculty performances presented by the Schools of Music, Theater, and Dance. The Center for the Arts is also the performing home for the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra.

For more information, please visit cfa.gmu.edu.