West Palm Beach arts this month: seven Norton Museum shows, Ballet Palm Beach's Frankenstein Oct. 22-24, Dirty Dancing and Spamalot at the Kravis Center.

Last checked Oct. 14, 2026. Listings come from the Norton Museum of Art, the Kravis Center, Ballet Palm Beach, Palm Beach Dramaworks, the Armory Art Center, the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens and the Mandel Public Library. This page covers the next six weeks and is rebuilt each month. For everything else, see things to do this month.

West Palm Beach’s arts season is starting. The Norton Museum of Art has seven exhibitions up, Ballet Palm Beach opens its season with “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” Oct. 22-24, and the Kravis Center’s Broadway series begins with “Dirty Dancing” Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. Prices are listed only where the organizer publishes them; buy Kravis tickets on kravis.org, which the center says is its only official seller.

Exhibitions now showing

At the Norton Museum of Art, 1450 S. Dixie Highway, according to the museum’s exhibitions page:

  • “Cursed Images: Pictures Out of Context,” through Sunday, Nov. 1. Details.
  • “Project Room: The Amazing Dragons of China,” a family gallery, through Wednesday, Nov. 11. Details.
  • “Art and Independence: America at 250,” through Sunday, Dec. 6. Details.
  • “Ralph Coburn: Land, Sea, Sky,” through Jan. 3, 2027. Details.
  • “Chang Dai-chien: A Master of Modern Chinese Painting,” through Jan. 30, 2027. Details.
  • “Visible Fictions: Photography and Artifice,” through Feb. 21, 2027. Details.
  • “Stories Unfolded: Journey of the Imagination,” a family gallery, through Feb. 21, 2027. Details.

At the Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, where exhibitions are free:

  • “In the Flowers” by Hayley Sheldon and “Chromatic Frequencies” by Renee Phillips, both through Saturday, Oct. 24. Details.
  • “Humourous,” a juried exhibition, Nov. 2 to Dec. 26, with an opening reception Thursday, Nov. 19. Details.

At the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, 253 Barcelona Road, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday ($15 adults, $10 seniors, $7 children and students): “Alexander Calder: Horizons,” “Michel Bassompierre: Fragile Giants,” “In Full Bloom: Flowers in the Garden,” “Nick Mele Photography: Parked for the Season” and “Beyond the Garden Gates,” on Ann Weaver Norton. Details.

Theater and dance

  • “Alba,” Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., through Sunday, Oct. 25. A new play inspired by Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba.” Tickets.
  • Ballet Palm Beach: “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,” Kravis Center, Rinker Playhouse, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Oct. 23; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Tickets.
  • “Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue,” Kravis Center, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Tickets.
  • “Dirty Dancing: The Musical,” Kravis Center, Dreyfoos Hall, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets.
  • Rennie Harris Puremovement, Kravis Center, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7; 1:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Tickets.
  • “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” Kravis Center, Nov. 10-15: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets.
  • Momix: “Botanica,” Kravis Center, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. Tickets.

Concerts and classical

  • Ebony Chorale of the Palm Beaches: “Unity, Love, and Brotherhood,” Kravis Center, 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Tickets.
  • Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band, Kravis Center, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. Kravis calendar.
  • Buddy Guy 90 with Selwyn Birchwood, Kravis Center, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Tickets.
  • “America 250 in Concert,” hosted by George Hamilton, Kravis Center, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Tickets.
  • Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis, Kravis Center, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. Tickets.
  • “Blade Runner Live,” Kravis Center, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. Tickets.

Ballet Palm Beach’s “The Nutcracker” follows Dec. 4-6; see our Nutcracker and holiday shows page.

Talks and classes

  • “Palms of Singapore: Growing a City in Nature,” with Zaki Jamil of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens. Details.
  • Clase de Pintura en Acrílico, a Spanish-language acrylic painting class, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, Mandel Public Library, 411 Clematis St. Details.
  • The Armory Art Center lists its fall classes on its class registration site.

Regular events

  • Art After Dark at the Norton, every Friday, 5 to 10 p.m., $10 adults and seniors, $5 students. Themed nights: Tsukimi on Oct. 23, Jazz Friday with the Subtropic Film Festival on Nov. 6 and Wellness Night on Nov. 13. Details.

Getting there: the Kravis Center has paid self-parking and valet. Downtown garages are on our getting around page.

Send us your event

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Frequently asked questions

What exhibitions are on at the Norton Museum of Art?

Seven, the museum lists: “Art and Independence: America at 250” through Dec. 6, “Chang Dai-chien” through Jan. 30, 2027, “Cursed Images” through Nov. 1, “Ralph Coburn: Land, Sea, Sky” through Jan. 3, 2027, “Visible Fictions” through Feb. 21, 2027, and two family galleries.

When is Art After Dark at the Norton?

Every Friday, 5 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and seniors and $5 for students, the museum says. Oct. 23 has a Tsukimi theme and Nov. 6 is Jazz Friday.

Are the Armory Art Center’s exhibitions free?

Yes. The Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, says its exhibitions have no admission fee. Its juried show “Humourous” runs Nov. 2 to Dec. 26 with a reception Nov. 19.

What is Ballet Palm Beach performing this fall?

“Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” Oct. 22-24 in the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse, then “The Nutcracker” Dec. 4-6 in Dreyfoos Hall.