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Huntsville Events
Concerts, festivals, markets, and community gatherings. Here's what's coming up in the Rocket City.
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Dear Evan Hansen (IMP Huntsville)
Independent Musical Productions (IMP) stages the musical Dear Evan Hansen at the Sandra Moon Performing Arts Center, with performances from October 16 to 25, 2026.
Sandra Moon Performing Arts Center
Night of the Living Dead (UAH Theatre)
UAH Theatre Productions stages Night of the Living Dead in the Black Box Theatre at Morton Hall, a live cinema production that blends filmed and live acting.
Robert E. James Black Box Theatre, Morton Hall (UAH)
7:30 PM$10 general admission; UAH students free with ID (registration required)
ACA Emerging Artists Exhibition
The Alabama Center for the Arts lists a student exhibition in the Walking Gallery in Decatur, with 38 pieces by 15 Calhoun Community College and Athens State University students. Listed as free, through Oct 28.
Alabama Center for the Arts, Walking Gallery
Free
8th Juried Faculty & Alumni Art Exhibition
The Alabama Center for the Arts lists a juried exhibition of 46 works by 25 faculty, staff and alumni artists from Calhoun Community College and Athens State, in Decatur. Listed as free, through Oct 29.
Alabama Center for the Arts, Main Gallery
Free
Nature Unframed Art Exhibit at Huntsville Botanical Garden
An outdoor exhibit of original installations by Alabama artists along the Dogwood Trail at Huntsville Botanical Garden, on view through Oct. 31.
Huntsville Botanical Garden (Dogwood Trail)
Included in regular Garden admission
Coming Home
A contemporary art exhibition on the meanings of home, with work by LeXander Bryant, Jahni Moore and Toyin Ojih Odutola, at the Huntsville Museum of Art through Jan. 3, 2027.
Huntsville Museum of Art
Adults $20, seniors 65+ and educators $18, active military $15, students $10, Museums For All $5; members and children 12 and under free
Miles Hyman: Cinematic Visions
An exhibition of film-inspired artwork by Miles Hyman at the Huntsville Museum of Art, on view Sept. 12, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2027.
Huntsville Museum of Art
Adults $20, seniors 65+ and educators $18, active military $15, students $10, Museums For All $5; members and children 12 and under free
Pet Sematary (1989) at The Independent, Lowe Mill
The Independent at Lowe Mill screens the 1989 horror film Pet Sematary on Friday, October 23 at 7 PM and Saturday, October 24 at 4 PM. Tickets are $12.
The Independent, Studio 150 at Lowe Mill
$12
Huntsville Ballet: Unplugged (Night Songs and Beneath the October Moon)
Huntsville Ballet opens its 2026-27 season with Unplugged at the Dream Theatre, Oct. 23 to 25: Night Songs and the Halloween-themed Beneath the October Moon, with a dancer Q&A.
Dream Theatre Performing Arts Center
7:00 PMAll seats $40 plus $5 ticket processing fee
Sonic Live in Concert
Sonic Live in Concert is a touring show for the franchise's 35th anniversary, with a live ensemble, rock musicians and vocalists playing music from the Sonic games.
VBC Mark C Smith Concert Hall
8:00 PM
River Clay Fine Arts Festival
River Clay lists a juried fine arts festival on the Decatur City Hall campus with an artist market, live music, children's art activities, student art exhibits and food trucks. Oct 24 and 25.
Decatur City Hall Campus
9:00 AM - 4:00 PMAdmission is a $5 weekend pass, and children 12 and under get in free with an adult. Friday, Oct 23 preview party (River Clay Rendezvous) is $60 and includes a weekend pass.
Bowery at Midnight (1942) at The Independent, Lowe Mill
The Independent at Lowe Mill screens the 1942 crime-horror film Bowery at Midnight on Saturday, October 24 at 2 PM. Tickets are $8.
The Independent, Studio 150 at Lowe Mill
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM$8
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