The Surf Ballroom
Visitors are welcome to
tour the Ballroom
& Museum.
Upcoming acts:
The Spinners
Kellie Pickler
Ace Frehley
The original Surf Ballroom opened in 1933. It was one of several music venues in the Midwest that hosted the musical greats Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and their bands.
Fame & Museum recognizes
the importance of The Surf
Ballroom as an important
Rock & Roll venue.
Preparing for Kellie
Pickler's performance
The Surf Ballroom was designed
to look like an ocean side
Memorabilia from the
1959 Winter Dance
Party Tour
The phone Buddy Holly
used to call his wife,
City & Ritchie Valens used
to call his manager, Bob
Keene, in Los Angeles
on February 2, 1959.
This place is amazing!
Photos of the 1994
restoration done
by the Snyder Family
Photos of more
recent acts
The Gift Shop
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