Arts Alliance Calendar of Events
Published 8:46 pm Friday, October 16, 2026
Arts Alliance member events and activities:
Oct. 17 (10 a.m.-9 p.m.) Ozark Heritage Festival continues for its second day, featuring live music, mule jump, pie contest, quilt show, square dancing, chicken chase, vendors, food trucks, demonstrators and more, West Plains Civic Center and surrounding area, 110 St. Louis St.
Oct. 17 (6 p.m.) Spooky Music Vinyl Night, The Yellow House.
Oct. 17 (7 p.m.) & 18 (3 p.m.) “GrossBusters” the Monster Musical, youth theater, Avenue Theatre, 307 Washington Ave.
Oct. 27 (6-7 p.m.) “Lost Love, Murder, and Hillbillies” Songs of the Ozarks, featuring Dawn Larsen, hosted by Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC), Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St.
Other arts, culture and entertainment events happening in West Plains
Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 (noon-4 p.m.) & Oct. 22, 23, 29, 30 (2-6 p.m.) Model Train Display & Show hosted by West Plains Model Railroad Club, Heart of the Ozarks Fairgrounds, Harper Building, 1630 Wayhaven Drive.
Oct. 17 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) inside vendor fair open to the public, hosted by Amvets Ladies Auxiliary, Amvets Post 98, 1852 Co. Rd. 6070.
Oct. 24 (9 a.m.-2 p.m.) Spooktacular Sensory Saturday hosted by Children’s Behavioral Services, 205 E. Trish Knight St.
Oct. 24 (starts around sunset) Free Movie in the Park, “Hocus Pocus” hosted by the West Plains Parks & Recreation Department, Carmical Field, Missouri Avenue
Oct. 25 (7 p.m.) & Oct. 18 (3 p.m.) “Spooktacular VIII” by Southern Ozarks Community Orchestra, free concert, sponsored by Stars Foundation, Avenue Theatre.
Oct. 27 (6-7p.m.) Live music “Shades of Autumn” by MSU-West Plains University Jazz Ensemble, Hass-Darr Hall, 201 Garfield.
Oct. 31 (5:30-7:30 p.m.) Scare on the Square, hosted by West Plains Downtown, Court Square.
Nov. 5-6 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) & Nov. 7 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) Christmas Craft & Décor Sale, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 291 Kentucky Ave.
Nov. 5 (4-7 p.m.) First Thursday Stroll, Downtown West Plains.
Nov. 9 (7 p.m.) A Musical Salute to Our Veterans, by MSU-West Plains University Community Orchestra, West Plains Civic Center Theater.
Nov. 10 (7 p.m.) “Together in Harmony” by MSU-West Plains University Community Choir, First United Methodist Church, 503 W. Main St.
Nov. 14 (5:30 p.m.) “Slain at the Speakeasy” Annual Murder Mystery Fundraiser, hosted by 37th Judicial CASA, Rubydoo’s Vintage Events, 9240 Co. Rd. 9190.
