Orlando arts this fall: Dracula at Orlando Shakes to Nov. 8, PlayFest from Oct. 30, the Resonate Festival Nov. 5-8 and a live-orchestra Nutcracker Nov. 19-20.

Orlando Shakes has a Dracula comedy running to Nov. 8 and new-play readings from Oct. 30, the Orlando Philharmonic’s Beethoven festival is Nov. 5-8, and the Orlando Museum of Art has three new shows up through the holidays.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Every listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own site, linked with each entry, and covers today to late November. This page is rebuilt each month.

Most of Orlando’s arts venues sit in two places: Loch Haven Park, home to the Orlando Museum of Art, the Mennello Museum, Orlando Shakes and Orlando Family Stage, and the Dr. Phillips Center downtown, where the ballet, the Orlando Philharmonic and Opera Orlando perform in Steinmetz Hall.

Exhibitions now showing

  • Hello Sophie!: The Artwork of Sophie Blackall, Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave., through Jan. 3. Picture-book art by the two-time Caldecott Medal winner. Orlando Museum of Art.
  • Floridiana: Material Culture from The Sunshine State, Orlando Museum of Art, through Jan. 10. More than 130 souvenirs and roadside objects from Florida’s midcentury tourist years, from the collection of Gary Monroe. Orlando Museum of Art.
  • The Wild Path: Connecting the Florida We Don’t See, Orlando Museum of Art, through Jan. 3. Seventy photographs of wild Florida by Carlton Ward Jr., who founded the Florida Wildlife Corridor project. Orlando Museum of Art.
  • Color Fields and Inspirations, USA 250 and Represent, three shows from the Orlando Museum of Art’s own collection, close Nov. 8. Orlando Museum of Art.
  • Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror, Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St., through Feb. 28, 2027. Nine galvanized steel sculptures from 1982 and 1983, on loan from the Art Bridges Foundation. Adults $8. Mennello Museum.
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibit, City Hall Terrace Gallery, 400 S. Orange Ave., through Thursday, Nov. 5; free. Work by local Hispanic artists chosen through a city open call. City of Orlando.
  • Points of Impact by JEFRË, City Hall Terrace Gallery, Nov. 13 to Jan. 31. Models, drawings and photographs behind the artist’s monumental public works. City of Orlando.

Theater and dance

  • Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Goldman Theater, Orlando Shakes, through Sunday, Nov. 8, with 2 and 7:30 p.m. performances. Orlando Shakes.
  • The Best Halloween Ever, Orlando Family Stage, 1001 E. Princeton St., through Sunday, Nov. 1. A family play about the town’s worst-behaved kids and a canceled trick-or-treat. Orlando Family Stage.
  • Corduroy, Orlando Shakes children’s series, Oct. 17 to Nov. 8, weekend mornings at 10:30 a.m., with 1:30 p.m. shows on some Saturdays and an ASL-interpreted show at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Orlando Shakes.
  • PlayFest 2026, Orlando Shakes, six new-play readings over two weekends, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 and Nov. 6-8, opening with James Ijames’ commissioned adaptation of Their Eyes Were Watching God at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Orlando Shakes.
  • A Christmas Nutcracker Tale, Central Florida Ballet, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20, Dr. Phillips Center, with the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras’ Symphonic Orchestra playing live. Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras. Orlando Ballet’s own Nutcracker follows Dec. 4-27; the full schedule is on our Nutcracker page.
  • A Christmas Carol, Orlando Shakes, Nov. 25 to Dec. 24. Orlando Shakes.

Concerts and classical

  • Resonate Festival, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Thursday to Sunday, Nov. 5-8, Steinmetz Hall. Music director Eric Jacobsen’s Beethoven festival, with Symphonies No. 4, 5 and 6 and new works with cellist Mike Block and clarinetist John Bruce Yeh. Orlando Philharmonic.
  • College Park JazzFest, Saturday, Nov. 7, on Edgewater Drive in College Park. The city has closed Edgewater Drive from Smith Street to King Street from noon to 1 a.m. for it. College Park Main Street.

Classes and workshops

  • Orlando Ballet Fitness Thru Dance Halloween classes begin Sunday, Oct. 25, and a men’s variation master class is Monday, Nov. 9. Orlando Ballet.

Regular events

  • Orlando Museum of Art: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; closed Mondays. Plan a visit.
  • Mennello Museum of American Art: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Adults $8, seniors $5, ages 6 to 17 $3, under 6 free, and free for active and retired military, veterans and their families. Mennello Museum.

For festivals, markets and the rest of the month, see things to do this month and things to do this weekend. Music venues are on our live music and nightlife page.

Send us your event

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Frequently asked questions

What exhibitions are on at the Orlando Museum of Art this fall?

Hello Sophie!: The Artwork of Sophie Blackall runs to Jan. 3, Floridiana: Material Culture from The Sunshine State to Jan. 10 and The Wild Path, photographs by Carlton Ward Jr., to Jan. 3. Three collection shows, Color Fields, USA 250 and Represent, close Nov. 8, the museum says.

When is The Nutcracker in Orlando this year?

Central Florida Ballet’s A Christmas Nutcracker Tale, with the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras playing live, is 7 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20 at the Dr. Phillips Center. Orlando Ballet’s The Nutcracker runs Dec. 4-27 in Steinmetz Hall.

What is the Orlando Philharmonic’s Resonate Festival?

A Beethoven festival curated by music director Eric Jacobsen, Nov. 5-8 in Steinmetz Hall, with Beethoven’s Symphonies No. 4, 5 and 6 and new works with cellist Mike Block and clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, the orchestra says.

Is there free art to see in Orlando?

Yes. The City Hall Terrace Gallery, 400 S. Orange Ave., shows the Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibit free through Nov. 5, and Points of Impact by JEFRË opens there in November, the City of Orlando says.