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Past Events

Let’s Dance
Movement Workshop for All Ages, All Abilities


5:30 pm Tuesday, February 17, 2026


Eisenhower Auditorium

FREE - Registration is required

Cirque Kalabanté
Afrique en Cirque


7:30 pm Wednesday, February 11, 2026


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $56
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $19
Registration closed.

The Joyfull: Cirque Kalabanté Edition


6:00 pm Tuesday, February 10, 2026


Hintz Family Alumni Center, Robb Hall

FREE - Registration is closed

Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist! 2025
Featuring Christie Dashiell


7:30 pm Thursday, February 5, 2026


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $47
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $33
A Japanese man holding a wadaiko drum and drumsticks raises one arm and yells out.

DRUM TAO
The Best


7:30 pm Tuesday, January 27, 2026


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $52
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $19
A young ballerina dances on pointe with two other dancers kneeling on each side with their arms in the air. A young girl watches from the background.

Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania
Nittany Ballet’s The Nutcracker


2:00 pm Sunday, December 14, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $40
Senior (55+) $34
Students and Youth $29
A young ballerina dances on pointe with two other dancers kneeling on each side with their arms in the air. A young girl watches from the background.

Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania
Nittany Ballet’s The Nutcracker


7:00 pm Saturday, December 13, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $40
Senior (55+) $34
Students and Youth $29
A graphic of the words made of gold with sparkles fall from it. The words read: "The Penn State School of Music presents Mosaic 2025."

School of Music Feature
Mosaic


4:00 pm Sunday, December 7, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $37
Student $14
Neil deGrasse Tyson. An Astrophysicist goes to the movies - Part 1. December 2, 2025. Eisenhower Auditorium

An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson
An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies – Pt. 1


7:30 pm Tuesday, December 2, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

$186.75 – Premium VIP Package includes premium seat, post-show Q&A, and autographed poster
$100.75
$80.75
$60.75

SIX


7:30 pm Thursday, November 20, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $89, $74
University Park Student $53, $48
18 and Younger $72, $57

SIX


7:30 pm Wednesday, November 19, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $89, $74
University Park Student $53, $48
18 and Younger $72, $57

SIX


7:30 pm Tuesday, November 18, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $89, $74
University Park Student $53, $48
18 and Younger $72, $57
Three women of color lean on each other with their arms folded and playful smirks on their faces.

Soles of Duende
Can We Dance Here?


7:30 pm Wednesday, November 5, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $52
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $19
The Joyfull: Savor the Culture

The Joyfull: Soles of Duende Edition


6:00 pm Tuesday, November 4, 2025


HUB-Robeson Center, Alumni Hall

FREE - Registration is required

Isidore String Quartet


7:30 pm Thursday, October 30, 2025


Recital Hall

Adult $56
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $19

Disney’s
Moana Live-to-Film Concert
The North American tour


6:30 pm Tuesday, October 14, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $39
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $22
The Joyfull: Savor the Culture

The Joyfull: Feast Edition


6:00 pm Monday, October 13, 2025


HUB-Robeson Center, Alumni Hall

FREE - Registration is required

Kurbasy
Songs of the Ukrainian Forest
On tour as part of Center Stage


7:30 pm Thursday, October 9, 2025


Recital Hall

Adult $39
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $19

MOMIX
Alice


7:30 pm Wednesday, October 8, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $52
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $19
A woman wearing traditional Ukrainian clothing stands in a field.

Echoes of Tradition: Musical Dialogue at 3 Dots


5:30 pm Wednesday, October 8, 2025


3 Dots Downtown, 137 E Beaver Ave, State College, PA 16801

FREE - Registration is required

Move Mix Festival
Featuring Mohamed Abozekry Sextet
on tour as part of Center Stage


5:30 pm Thursday, September 25, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

FREE - Registration is required
A smiling man holds an oud, a stringed instrument.

Jam Session with Mohamed Abozekry


5:30 pm Wednesday, September 24, 2025


3 Dots Downtown, 137 E Beaver Ave, State College, PA 16801

FREE - Registration is required

The Artistry and Activism of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper


7:00 pm Friday, September 19, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $14
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $14

Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band


7:30 pm Wednesday, September 10, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $52
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $19

Let’s Dance
Movement Workshop for All Ages, All Abilities


5:30 pm Thursday, May 1, 2025


Eisenhower Auditorium

FREE - Registration is required

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