Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center

The Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center is a multi-purpose facility in the City of Tallahassee. The Donald L. Tucker Center is located inside of the Civic Center and is a nearly 14,000 seat arena. The area opened in 1981. The names for both facilities are sometimes used interchangeably because most of the events held at the Civic Center take place within the Donald L. Tucker Center. It was officially renamed the Donald L. Tucker Center in 2004. Tucker was a former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and a Special Ambassador for the United States to the Dominican Republic. The largest crowd ever in the arena was a 2008 WWE event which hosted 15,000 people. The arena is home to the Florida State University Seminoles men's and women's basketball teams and has hosted men's basketball tournaments on at least one occasion. Indoor football teams have also used the center at different times. The Center Theater is located at the center and is a 6,000 seat multi-purpose arena and theater underground. It is used for church events, sermons and small concerts. The Center Theater hosts the Tallahassee Broadway Series, including shows such as Spring Awakening, Les Miserables, Cats, Chicago, Riverdance and Fosse.