St. Pete arts this fall: Scheherazade at the Mahaffey Oct. 17, Meteor Shower at American Stage Nov. 4-22 and the Dalí's new Disruption + Devotion from Nov. 7.

The Florida Orchestra plays Scheherazade at the Mahaffey on Saturday, The Dalí Museum opens its big fall show on Nov. 7, and American Stage and freeFall Theatre both open new plays in early November.

Last checked Oct. 14, 2026. Every listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own site, linked with each entry, and covers today to late November. This page is rebuilt each month.

Most of St. Petersburg’s arts venues sit downtown within a few blocks of each other: The Dalí Museum and the Mahaffey Theater on the waterfront south of the Pier, the Museum of Fine Arts on Beach Drive NE, and the Morean Arts Center and its Chihuly Collection on Central Avenue.

Exhibitions now showing

  • Dalí in America, The Dalí Museum, closes Sunday, Oct. 18. Paintings, drawings and photographs from Salvador Dalí’s years in the United States. The Dalí Museum.
  • Dalí: Disruption + Devotion, The Dalí Museum, Nov. 7 to April 18, 2027. Sixty-seven works spanning nearly five centuries, placing Dalí beside the European masters he studied; co-organized with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Included in gallery admission. The Dalí Museum.
  • New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, 255 Beach Drive NE, through Jan. 3. MFA St. Petersburg.
  • Live Conservation with Luis Seixas, Museum of Fine Arts, through Dec. 27. MFA St. Petersburg.
  • Lucia Hierro: Nuestra Silla, Museum of Fine Arts, opens Saturday, Oct. 17. A giant painted steel version of the white plastic lawn chair, the artist’s first public sculpture, on long-term loan. MFA St. Petersburg.
  • Shapeshifter: New and Select Works by Palehorse, Morean Arts Center, through Dec. 31. Rock poster art, skateboard graphics and apparel design from two decades. Palehorse and Erik Jones give an artist talk 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. Morean Arts Center.
  • Practice Dying: A Skull and Bones Exhibit, Morean Arts Center, through Friday, Oct. 30. Morean Arts Center.
  • Pattern and Pause: Matthew Szidik, Kailey Carleton and Kimberly Fahey, Chihuly Collection, through Nov. 29. Meet the artists 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16; free for members, $25 for others. Morean Arts Center.
  • A Change of Seasons: Don and Cristina Williams, Morean Center for Clay, through Nov. 7, with a reception 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Morean Arts Center.
  • Salt AIR: Artists in Residence Welcome Show, Morean Center for Clay, through Nov. 7: work by the center’s new resident artists. Morean Arts Center.
  • Beyond the Rainbow, Studio@620, 620 1st Ave. S, Oct. 16 to Nov. 16. The city’s 11 portraits of St. Petersburg’s LGBTQ+ community; opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. City of St. Petersburg.

Theater and dance

  • Meteor Shower, American Stage, Nov. 4-22. Steve Martin’s comedy opens the theater’s 2026-27 season. American Stage.
  • The Da Vinci Code, freeFall Theatre, Nov. 6 to Dec. 6. A stage version of Dan Brown’s novel, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel. freeFall Theatre.
  • Coming in December: American Stage’s Holiday Cabaret, Dec. 4-13, and freeFall’s A Christmas Carol In Concert, Dec. 11-24. The Nutcracker and other holiday shows are on our holiday lights and Christmas events page.

Concerts and classical

All at the Mahaffey Theater, 400 1st St. S, as the theater lists them:

  • The Florida Orchestra: Scheherazade, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Music Director Michael Francis conducts Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Scheherazade. Mahaffey Theater.
  • The Florida Orchestra: A Star to Remember, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Mahaffey Theater.
  • Sonic Live in Concert, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Mahaffey Theater.
  • The Florida Orchestra: John Williams @ 95, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. Mahaffey Theater.
  • The Florida Orchestra: Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto, with principal harp Anna Kate Mackle; a free pre-concert conversation starts an hour before. Mahaffey Theater.
  • 99.5 QYK Guitar Pull, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Mahaffey Theater.
  • Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Mahaffey Theater.
  • The Florida Orchestra: Inside Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Mahaffey Theater.

Elsewhere: the Tampa Bay Symphony plays Wild Kingdom and Swan Dreams from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, according to the city calendar. Tampa Bay Symphony.

Classes and workshops

  • Glow and Gather: firelit glassblowing performance, 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, doors at 6:30 p.m.; $50 for Morean members, $60 for others. Morean Arts Center.
  • Morean open house, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14: meet the teachers, tour the classrooms and pick up the class schedule. Morean Arts Center.

Regular events

  • Second Saturday ArtWalk, the second Saturday of each month, galleries and studios open 5 to 9 p.m. The next is Saturday, Nov. 14. St. Petersburg Arts Alliance.
  • SHINE Mural Festival, Nov. 6-15, adds new murals downtown and in the arts districts. See our SHINE Mural Festival page.

For festivals, markets and the rest of the month, see things to do this month and things to do this weekend. Music venues are on our live music and nightlife page.

Send us your event

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Frequently asked questions

What is the new exhibition at the Dalí Museum?

Dalí: Disruption + Devotion runs Nov. 7, 2026, to April 18, 2027, with 67 works spanning nearly five centuries, co-organized with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It is included in gallery admission, the museum says. Dalí in America closes Sunday, Oct. 18.

What is The Florida Orchestra playing in St. Petersburg this fall?

At the Mahaffey Theater: Scheherazade at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17; A Star to Remember at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25; John Williams @ 95 at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1; and Ginastera’s Harp Concerto at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, the theater lists.

What plays are on in St. Pete in November?

American Stage runs Meteor Shower Nov. 4-22, and freeFall Theatre opens The Da Vinci Code on Nov. 6 for a run to Dec. 6, the theaters say.

When is the St. Pete ArtWalk?

The Second Saturday ArtWalk is the second Saturday of each month, with galleries and studios open from 5 to 9 p.m., the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance says. The next one is Saturday, Nov. 14.