What to do in Little Rock in October 2026

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Jul 4

  Anne Lindberg: passage

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Mar 28

  Nathalie Miebach: Under A Restless Sky

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 11

  Before Us, Beyond Us (Arkansas 250)

  Old State House Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Nov 15

  Aftermaths: Mat Collishaw

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 3

  Stick, Steel, and Stone

  Windgate Gallery (UA-Pulaski Technical College) · North Little Rock

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Apr 25

  Material Nature: Gifts from the John and Robyn Horn Collection

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Oct 31

  Pulp Fictions

  Gallery 26 · Hillcrest

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Feb 28

  Barbie and Friends

  ESSE Purse Museum & Store · SoMa

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Oct 31

  Unexpected Perspective: Matt McLeod

  The Art Group Gallery · West Little Rock

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Oct 24

  Big Fig: Ray Allen Parker and Jason McCann

  Boswell Mourot Fine Art · SoMa

  • Visual arts

• Theatre

  until Oct 23

  Every Brilliant Thing

  The Arkansas Rep · Downtown

  • Theatre

• Visual arts

  until Jan 10

  The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Visual arts

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• Visual arts

  until Oct 31

  Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield

  MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History · MacArthur Park

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Nov 8

  Icons in Transformation: Ludmila Pawlowska

  The Oasis at St. Margaret's · West Little Rock

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Oct 17

  In Natural Space: David Mudrinich

  Cantrell Gallery · West Little Rock

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Nov 12

  Intersection of Craft and Photography

  UA Little Rock Windgate Center of Art + Design Galleries · UA Little Rock campus

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 11

  Invictus: Photographs by Angela Strassheim

  UA Little Rock Windgate Center of Art + Design Galleries · UA Little Rock campus

  • Visual arts

• Other

  until Dec 31

  Manufacturing Victory in Arkansas

  MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History · MacArthur Park

• Visual arts

  until Dec 15

  Play in Arkansas

  UA Little Rock Downtown · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Oct 25

  SPE Regional Members Exhibition

  UA Little Rock Windgate Center of Art + Design Galleries · UA Little Rock campus

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 7

  Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad

  MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History · MacArthur Park

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Oct 26

  Todd Hido: A Series of Small Decisions

  UA Little Rock Windgate Center of Art + Design Galleries · UA Little Rock campus

  • Visual arts

• Theatre

  until Nov 1

  Misery

  Argenta Contemporary Theatre · Argenta Arts District

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  until Nov 1

  The Toxic Avenger

  The Weekend Theater · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre

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• Other

  9 AM

  Living Craft Saturday

  Historic Arkansas Museum · Downtown

• Music

  10 AM

  Creative Saturdays

  Organization

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Music

• Literature

  10:30 AM

  Monster Mash Story Time

  WordsWorth Books · Heights

  • Literature

• Music

  2 PM

  Gallery Tour

  Organization

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Music

• Music

  2 PM

  Making Together: Fall Gelli Prints (SOLD OUT)

  Organization

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Music

• Music

  4 PM

  Argenta Vibe Music Series

  Argenta Green Park · Argenta Arts District

  • Music

• Other

  6 PM

  Ghost Hunting 101 at the Old State House Museum

  Old State House Museum · Downtown

  $45

• Music

  7 PM

  Gavin Adcock

  Gavin Adcock · Braxton Keith · The Creekers

  First Security Amphitheater · River Market District

  • Music

• Music

  until Oct 18

  Arkansas Circus Arts: Halloween Spooktacular

  Arkansas Symphony Orchestra · Stella Boyle Smith Music Center

  • Music
  • Circus

• Music

  8:30 PM

  KILL ‘EM ALL

  Rev Room · River Market District

  • Music

  $15–$20

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Lamont Landers

  White Water Tavern · West 7th Street

  • Music

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• Music

  1 PM

  Drop-in Expressive Painting and Yoga

  Organization

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Music

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• Music

  11 PM

  Application Closes: Spring 2027 Internship Support Award Initiative

  UA Little Rock Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall and Haislip Theatre · UA Little Rock campus

  • Music

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  Drop-in Metalsmithing

  Organization

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Music

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Literature

  4 PM

  Miss Wolcott's Ghost Release Happy Hour

  WordsWorth Books · Heights

  • Literature

• Music

  6:30 PM

  Anchored in ACOM: How Our Values Foster Connection & Growth

  UA Little Rock Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall and Haislip Theatre · UA Little Rock campus

  • Music

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Music

  10:30 AM

  Art Start

  Organization

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Music

• Visual arts

  12 PM

  Out of the Vault: Lunch and Learn

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Visual arts

• Music

  6 PM

  Drop-in Figure Drawing

  Organization

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Music

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  Dear Evan Hansen | Theatre Production

  UA Little Rock Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall and Haislip Theatre · UA Little Rock campus

  • Theatre

• Music

  8 PM

  BLAZE YA DEAD HOMIE

  BLAZE YA DEAD HOMIE · ANYBODY KILLA (ABK) · BAKE LO · KLAUN VI

  Rev Room · River Market District

  • Music

  $20–$25

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Music

  12 PM

  Zoom Mindfulness (Thursdays at Noon)

  UA Little Rock Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall and Haislip Theatre · UA Little Rock campus

  • Music

• Music

  7 PM

  Dorothy Moore

  Robinson Center · Downtown

  • Music

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  Dear Evan Hansen | Theatre Production

  UA Little Rock Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall and Haislip Theatre · UA Little Rock campus

  • Theatre

• Music

  7:30 PM

  FOUR WHEEL DRIVE

  FOUR WHEEL DRIVE · PIG STICKER · REJECTER · NO STATIC

  Rev Room · River Market District

  • Music

  $8–$10

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Music

  12 PM

  UA Little Rock Wind Ensemble | House Concert

  UA Little Rock Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall and Haislip Theatre · UA Little Rock campus

  • Music
  • House
  • Rock

• Music

  1 PM

  QA Series: Student Engagement and Instructor Presence

  UA Little Rock Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall and Haislip Theatre · UA Little Rock campus

  • Music

• Literature

  2 PM

  Visiting Writers Series: Jennifer Murvin Reading

  UA Little Rock Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall and Haislip Theatre · UA Little Rock campus

  • Literature

• Music

  6 PM

  Art For Two: Pottery on the Wheel (SOLD OUT)

  Organization

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Music

• Dance

  7 PM

  Ballet Arkansas: The Great Gatsby

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Dance

• Theatre

  7 PM

  CLUE

  Reynolds Performance Hall (UCA Public Appearances) · Conway (University of Central Arkansas)

  • Theatre

• Music

  7 PM

  Ole 60

  Ole 60 · Arcy Drive

  First Security Amphitheater · River Market District

  • Music

• Music

  7:30 PM

  GO FOR GOLD

  GO FOR GOLD · TINY TOWNS · HAYEFIELD · THE ESPIONAGE ACT · BRAGGING RIGHTS

  Rev Room · River Market District

  • Music

  $15–$20

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Music

  10 AM

  Creative Saturdays

  Organization

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Music

• Dance

  2 PM

  Ballet Arkansas: The Great Gatsby

  Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · MacArthur Park

  • Dance

• Theatre

  2:30 PM

  Dear Evan Hansen | Theatre Production

  UA Little Rock Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall and Haislip Theatre · UA Little Rock campus

  • Theatre

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