Features and Facts

  • Seating for up to 100 guests

  • Tables/chairs are available inside with cafe seating on the deck

  • Bluetooth sound system throughout

  • Festive lighting on the deck

  • Screen available for presentations

  • Tablecloths and decor items are available for an additional charge

Our Vision

When you enter Lake Ida Café and Fine Arts, you enter a world of beautiful expression, both culinary and artistic. Founded in 2018, we are striving to make a positive, powerful impact on the Athens, Alabama community by nourishing the body, soul, and spirit. Art classes, educational speakers, private catered events, and live music are all here to serve you.

Here at Lake Ida, we have a passion for creating a space for artistic souls to connect with each other. By fostering a place of peace, creativity, and health for people of all ages, we inspire abundant living through vibrant art and tranquility. At Lake Ida, we communicate, create, congregate, educate, and facilitate.

When it comes to planning your own special memories here, whatever event ideas you sketch out, we can paint them into a masterpiece of a gathering! Come dream with us and celebrate our shared passion and taste for the good life at Lake Ida Café and Fine Arts.

The Venue

The Lyndon Hall and Studio is a 50 yr old spacious and inviting lakefront venue located in the historic city of Athens, Alabama. This charming property offers seating for up to 100 guests and boasts of vaulted ceilings with exposed beams, original hardwood floors, vintage cedar walls, and lots of natural light. In addition to the beautiful interior, there is the incredible 130 ft deck space overlooking the lovely Lake Ida.

Our beautiful venue is also a creative environment with local art for sale throughout the building. Lake Ida Café and Fine Arts will make an elegant setting for your upcoming special events.