Tift Theatre

Tift Theatre featuring signage
Attend performances of classic and contemporary theater shows, concerts and dance events at this community venue for the performing arts.

Enjoy an evening of entertainment at the Tift Theatre (officially Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts). Watch interpretations of Broadway stage shows, independent productions and live music performances. Tift Theatre has a vision to provide an affordable and enriching program of events, which cover a broad spectrum of art forms, to the people of Tift and visiting tourists.

Learn about the venue’s 80-year history. The theater opened in 1937 with a screening of Norman Z. McLeod’s Pennies from Heaven, a musical comedy starring Bing Crosby. At the time it featured interior decorations inspired by circus activities. For half a century the venue presented blockbuster Hollywood movies and plays, before closing in 1987.

Today’s 612-seat theater has reopened and succeeded as the result of efforts by Tifton’s residents, who rallied together and offered donations toward its renovation and remodeling. The façade displays aspects of the art deco style, bedecked with Carrara glass and neon lights. Inside, see the walls maintaining their circus theme and reflecting the designs of the former Ringling Brothers Circus.

Check the venue’s schedule for events happening during your stay in Tifton. Many are performed by a team of local actors. Performances range from interpretations of Alice in Wonderland to Moon Over Buffalo and The Wedding Singer.

Find the theater in the heart of Downtown Tifton. Park outside the building and on the surrounding streets. Events have individual ticket prices, with discounts available for students and seniors. Purchase tickets via the theater’s official website or in person.

Tift Theatre is a great attraction to include on a tour of Downtown Tifton. Stroll along Main Street and pause to peruse the antique stores, boutiques and galleries. Learn about regional railroad history at the Tifton Terminal Railway Museum. Admire exhibitions by local artists at Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage. This museum is housed within a century-old church, famous for its buttresses, stained-glass windows and wood carvings.

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