Gleason Performing Arts Center

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

 

Location

Address: 2943 Science Cir, Melbourne, FL 32901

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Parking

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General Event Tickets:

Gleason Performing Arts Center

 

Upcoming Performances and Events:

 

September 2025 

• 9/20 at 7:00pm Air Force Brass Quintet LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets : Free General Admission with pre-registration Available Here
•  9/25 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Cabaret LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Here

 

October 2025 

• 10/4 at 7:00pm Gleason Presents: Spacewoman (Astronaut Eileen Collins Documentary) LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Here
• 10/16 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Here
• 10/17 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Here
• 10/18 at 2:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Here
• 10/23 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Here
• 10/24 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Here
• 10/25 at 2:00pm College Players Presents: Tuck Everlasting LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Here

 

November 2025 

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• 11/7 at 8:00pm College Players Presents:  King Lear: Abridged LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Here
• 11/13 at 7:00pm College Players Presents: Holiday Concert LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Available Here
• 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
• 11/21 at 7:00pm Florida Tech Music Presents: Jazz Band Concert Live at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Free General Admission
• 11/22 at 6:30pm Candlelight: Tribute to Queen LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center: Presented by Fever Events
  • Tickets: Available Here
• 11/22 at 8:45pm Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center: Presented by Fever Events
  • Tickets: Available Here
• 11/24 at 7:00pm Florida Tech Music Presents: Concert Band Concert Live at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Free General Admission

 

December 2025 

• 12/01 at 7:00pm Florida Tech Music Presents: Instrumental Recital Live at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Free General Admission
• 12/02 at 7:00pm Florida Tech Music Presents: Vocal Recital Live at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Free General Admission
• 12/03 at 7:00pm Florida Tech Music Presents: A'Capella Concert Live at Gleason Performing Arts Center
  • Tickets: Free General Admission
• 12/04 at 7:00pm Florida Tech RenFaire
  • Tickets: Free General Admission
• 12/05 Last Day of Classes - Florida Tech Main Campus