Community Outreach

The Long Center is Austin’s Front Row, built by the community for the community, and we take our role very seriously. We give back each year by supporting dozens of local groups and arts-based organizations and by providing a community gathering place for boot camps, flash mobs, meetings, and races. We collaborate with our Resident Companies to entertain over 100,000 local children annually, and we have donated more than $136,000 in tickets to social and education-based organizations since opening in 2008. The Long Center also expands Austin’s cultural perspective by hosting free concerts and community events on our H-E-B Terrace.

BUILT BY THE COMMUNITY

Community Funded

It is truly the community’s generosity and commitment to the arts that fuels the Long Center’s continued success. During the campaign to fund the Long Center, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long provided a visionary gift of $22 million. However, the vast majority of donations were under $500. Today, individual donors contribute more than $1 million annually.

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Non-profit Venue

The Long Center is a 501(c)3 organization and is one of Austin’s few non-profit live entertainment venues. As a non-profit, we survive and thrive on the support from our community. There are many ways to support us and we accept donations of any size (to the extent permitted by law).

Learn about the various ways that you can help us maintain and expand our mission.

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FOR THE COMMUNITY

Community Events

We open up our buildings and grounds year-round to a variety of events designed to welcome new and growing audiences. See what kind of events we host.

Education

At the Long Center we take pride in our role as a community educator. Read about our initiatives and discover how you can get involved with our educational programs.