Huntsville arts to mid-December: Valor opens Nov. 13 at the Museum of Art, the symphony Nov. 6, A Beautiful Noise Nov. 20-22 and the Nutcracker Dec. 11-13.

Last checked Nov. 1, 2026. This page runs from today to mid-December and is rebuilt each month. Every listing links to the gallery, theater or venue that published it. More: things to do this month and things to do this weekend.

The Huntsville Museum of Art opens “Valor: A Tribute to American Veterans” on Nov. 13, two days after the Veterans Day Parade, and “Miles Hyman: Cinematic Visions” runs all season. On stage, Theatre Huntsville brings “Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley” to the Von Braun Center Playhouse Nov. 13-22, the Broadway Theatre League has “A Beautiful Noise” Nov. 20-22, and Huntsville Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” runs Dec. 11-13.

Exhibitions now showing

At the Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church St. SW:

  • “Miles Hyman: Cinematic Visions,” through Feb. 28, 2027, Chan Gallery. Paintings and drawings by the illustrator, from noir scenes to literary classics. Included with admission. Exhibition page
  • “Coming Home,” through Jan. 3, 2027. Painting, photography and mixed media by three artists with deep ties to Huntsville: LeXander Bryant, Jahni Moore and Toyin Ojih Odutola. Exhibition page
  • “Valor: A Tribute to American Veterans,” Nov. 13 to Feb. 14, 2027, Adtran, Jurenko, Thurber and Guild Galleries. Work by American painters, sculptors, photographers and printmakers who served in the armed forces. Exhibition page
  • American Art Galleries, through January 2027, plus long-running shows of Buccellati silver and the Ponchin family’s paintings. Current exhibitions

Hours and admission: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday. Adults $20, seniors and educators $18, active military $15, students $10, members and children 12 and under free. The museum is cashless. Visit page

Theater and dance

  • “A Celtic Christmas,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Mark C. Smith Concert Hall. A holiday show from the A Taste of Ireland company. Von Braun Center
  • “Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley,” Nov. 13-22, Playhouse, Von Braun Center. The first weekend is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, the Von Braun Center lists. Theatre Huntsville
  • “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20; 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. The touring musical about Neil Diamond’s life; 2 hours 15 minutes, recommended for ages 8 and older. Broadway Theatre League
  • “The Nutcracker,” Dec. 11-13, Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, Von Braun Center. Huntsville Ballet’s 56th annual production, with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra. “Sweet Seats” with a backstage tour and onstage photos are limited to 15 a show, at the 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday performances, and sales close Dec. 1; call 256-539-0961. Huntsville Ballet

Concerts and classical

  • Huntsville Symphony Orchestra: “Pictures for Your Ears,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Mark C. Smith Concert Hall. Gregory Vajda’s piano concerto with his son Vince Vajda at the keyboard, art-inspired pieces by Jean Françaix and Ottorino Respighi and Liszt’s “The Battle of the Huns.” Von Braun Center listing and tickets from the orchestra

  • Round Top Folk Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Burritt on the Mountain. Traditional crafts and skills demonstrations, with local musicians in the Historic Park; included with general admission. The Otis Walker Band plays the Round Top Happy Hour Concert from 4 to 6 p.m. Burritt on the Mountain

  • Jim Henson’s “Labyrinth”: In Concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Von Braun Center, for the film’s 40th anniversary. Von Braun Center

  • Blackberry Smoke, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, Mark C. Smith Concert Hall. Von Braun Center
  • Ken Waldman: “Now Entering Alaska Time,” 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, Lowe Mill, Studio 1047. Free. Lowe Mill
  • The Jobros Blues Christmas in Concert, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, Lowe Mill, from the Huntsville Traditional Music Association, $20; and Jenny and the Weazels, 7 p.m. the same night in Lowe Mill’s Second Floor Theater, $25. Jobros and Jenny and the Weazels

Classes and workshops

  • Drop In & CREATE, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 (mixed media gobblers) and Saturday, Dec. 5 (holiday watercolor ornaments), Huntsville Museum of Art art lab. Hands-on family art. Huntsville Museum of Art
  • Artsy Tots!, 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20 (pie slices) and Friday, Dec. 4 (paper plate ice skating), Huntsville Museum of Art. Huntsville Museum of Art
  • Makers Plein Air, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, Burritt on the Mountain, in the Historic Park. Burritt on the Mountain
  • Burritt’s maker classes: stained glass, blacksmithing, ceramics, fiber arts and fused glass ornaments on set dates through November, from $45 to $140. Burritt on the Mountain events

Regular events

  • $5 After 5, 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Huntsville Museum of Art: $5 admission, with wine by the glass for guests 21 and older. The museum lists Kevin Richardson on Nov. 5, the Artisan Trombone Quartet on Nov. 12, Steven Miller on Nov. 19 and Celese Kendrick on Dec. 10. Huntsville Museum of Art
  • Lowe Mill Open Studio Night, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21: all 150-plus studios open to the public. Free. The same evening, Veterans at Lowe Mill in Studio 265 shows work by the Mill’s artists who are military veterans, spouses and supporters. Open Studio Night and Veterans at Lowe Mill
  • Gobble Gobble Hey!, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, Lowe Mill: a free market of zines, comics, small press books, letterpress and printmaking. Lowe Mill

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Frequently asked questions

What exhibitions are at the Huntsville Museum of Art now?

Miles Hyman: Cinematic Visions runs through Feb. 28, 2027, and Coming Home, with work by LeXander Bryant, Jahni Moore and Toyin Ojih Odutola, through Jan. 3, 2027. Valor: A Tribute to American Veterans opens Nov. 13.

How much is admission to the Huntsville Museum of Art?

Adults $20, seniors and educators $18, active military $15 and students $10; members and children 12 and under are free, the museum says. Admission is $5 from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays. The museum is cashless.

When is Lowe Mill’s Open Studio Night?

5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026. Lowe Mill says all of its 150-plus studios open to the public that evening. It is free, and the Gobble Gobble Hey! zine fest runs the same day from 11 a.m.

When is the Nutcracker in Huntsville in 2026?

Huntsville Ballet’s 56th annual Nutcracker, with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, runs Dec. 11-13, 2026, at the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall in the Von Braun Center, the ballet says.

What is on at the Huntsville Symphony this fall?

The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra plays Pictures for Your Ears at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall at the Von Braun Center, including Gregory Vajda’s piano concerto with Vince Vajda as soloist, the Von Braun Center’s listing says. Tickets are sold through the orchestra.