Gleason Performing Arts Center :

Bridging Campus and Community Through Creativity and Collaboration

Among the first places new Florida Tech students visit for orientation and the last place they see before walking over to the university gymnasium for graduation, Gleason Performing Arts Center has spent its over 55 years as an unobtrusive but essential facet of campus life.

As a host of events, from concerts and lectures to plays and films, the 483-seat venue named after benefactor W. Lansing Gleason, the former Eau Gallie mayor, has also been a key link between the public and Florida Tech.

When it officially opened on Oct. 14, 1967, Gleason was described in publicity materials as “one of the finest and most fully equipped private auditoriums in Brevard County.” Over the years, that distinction continues to strengthen.

After many years of upgrade projects and upgrades. Now hosting near daily events for the campus and community Gleason has become a beacon of artistic development with boundless potential.

For more information contact:

Gleason@fit.edu or call the box office at (321)-674-8006

 

Upcoming Performances and Events:

 

May 2025 

• 5/16 at 8:00 am Private Graduation Ceremony
  
  • Private Event
• 5/16 at 6:30pm Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons and More
  • Tickets: https://feverup.com/m/189301 
• 5/16 at 8:45pm Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles
  • Tickets: https://feverup.com/m/266294 
• 5/17 Club Esteem 2025 Tribute to Excellence
  • Private Event
• 5/22 Private Graduation Ceremony
  • Tickets: Available Soon!
• 5/29 External Graduation
  • Private Event

 

June 2025 

• 6/18 Show To Be Announced Soon!
  • Tickets: Available Soon!

 

July 2025 

• 7/19 at 6:30pm Candlelight Spring: Rings and Dragons
  • Tickets: https://feverup.com/m/356215 
• 7/19 at 8:45pm Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
  • Tickets: https://feverup.com/m/356217 

 

August 2025 

• 8/18 First Day of Classes - Florida Tech Main Campus

 

September 2025 

• 9/25 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Cabaret LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Soon!

 

October 2025 

• 10/16 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Soon!
• 10/17 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Soon!
• 10/18 at 2:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Soon!
• 10/23 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Soon!
• 10/24 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Soon!
• 10/25 at 2:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Soon!

 

November 2025 

• 11/7 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Shakespeare Abridged LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Soon!
• 11/13 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Holiday Concert LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Soon!
• 11/18 at 7:00pm Florida Tech Music Presents: String Orchestra Concert Live at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Free General Admission
• 11/20 at 7:00pm Florida Tech Music Presents: Concert Choir Concert Live at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Free General Admission

 

December 2025 

• TBA