Tampa arts to late November: Hamilton at the Straz from Oct. 21, Jobsite's Misery, David Hockney at the Tampa Museum of Art and A Soldier's Lens at FMoPA.

Tampa’s arts calendar runs from Halloween on stage to Broadway’s biggest tour: Jobsite Theater’s Misery is playing now, Hamilton opens at the Straz Center on Oct. 21, and the Tampa Museum of Art has a 160-work David Hockney survey on view to February.

Last checked Oct. 14, 2026. Dates come from each venue’s own calendar: the Straz Center, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa Theatre, The Florida Orchestra and the City of Tampa calendar. This page is refreshed every week and retitled each month; check the venue’s link before you go.

Exhibitions now showing

  • David Hockney: Perspective Should Be Reversed, Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Sept. 24, 2026, to Feb. 28, 2027. Sixty years of Hockney’s work in more than 160 prints, collages, photographs and iPad drawings, from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his family foundation. Tampa Museum of Art.
  • Eye of the Beholder: The William Knight Zewadski Legacy, Tampa Museum of Art, to Jan. 3, 2027. Also on view: Here and Now, selections from the contemporary collection, to Jan. 31; Sam Modder: Her Hair Like the Sun and Clouds, to July 4, 2027; and Mysteries of the Nile: Ancient Egypt. Current exhibitions.
  • Exposure: 25 Years of FMoPA, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, 1630 E. Seventh Ave. in Ybor City, to Dec. 6. Highlights of the museum’s permanent collection, including recent gifts never shown before, with work by Sally Mann, Martin Parr and Tampa photographers. FMoPA.
  • Resilience, a group show by the United Photographic Artists Gallery at FMoPA, to Nov. 1. FMoPA.
  • A Soldier’s Lens, FMoPA, opens Thursday, Nov. 5, with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. ($12). Photographs of military life by service members and their families. A gallery walk with some of the photographers is 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Opening reception and gallery walk.
  • Gallery talk with FMoPA curator Robin O’Dell, 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, on how the 25th anniversary show came together. FMoPA.
  • Art Fair Tampa, Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin St., Oct. 16-18. The organizers’ first art convention, with 300 artists. Art Fair Tampa.

Theater and dance

  • Misery, Jobsite Theater, Jaeb Theater at the Straz Center, Oct. 14 to Nov. 8. William Goldman’s stage version of the Stephen King novel returns in the 300-seat Jaeb. Straz Center.
  • Hamilton, Straz Center, Oct. 21 to Nov. 8. Tickets are sold by the Straz box office, 1010 N. MacInnes Place. Straz Center.
  • ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil, Morsani Hall at the Straz Center, Nov. 18-29. A family holiday show built on “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” with a cast of 26 acrobats. Straz Center.
  • Tampa Theatre at 100: the theater’s Centennial Celebration is Thursday, Oct. 15, and its A Nightmare on Franklin Street series of horror and Halloween films runs on select dates Oct. 19-31, with ghost tours of the building on the same dates. Centennial Celebration and film series.

Concerts and classical

  • The Florida Orchestra: John Williams at 95, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center. Music from Star Wars to Harry Potter. The Florida Orchestra.
  • The Florida Orchestra: Ginastera’s Harp Concerto and Falla’s Three-Cornered Hat, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Ferguson Hall. The orchestra says its principal harp, Anna Kate Mackle, has withdrawn with a minor injury. The Florida Orchestra.
  • The Florida Orchestra: The Blue Danube and Beyond, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, Peter and Cynthia Zinober Concert Hall at USF. The Florida Orchestra.

Classes and workshops

  • Remix: C. Paul Jennewein, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, Tampa Museum of Art. $55, ages 18 and older, beginner level. A make-and-take landscape workshop inspired by the museum’s Jennewein galleries. Tampa Museum of Art.
  • The museum’s ceramics, figure drawing and Studio 55 classes for adults 55 and older are on its events calendar, and FMoPA’s photography classes are on the FMoPA calendar.

Regular events

  • Art on the House, every Thursday, 4 to 8 p.m., Tampa Museum of Art. Pay what you wish for admission. Tampa Museum of Art.
  • Ybor Arts Tour, FMoPA joins in from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. FMoPA.
  • Rhythm and Hues, a free alleyway art show in Tampa Heights each quarter; the next is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Rialto Theater Alleyway, 1617 N. Franklin St. Tampa Downtown Partnership.
  • Museums on Us, Nov. 7-8: Bank of America cardholders get free general admission at both the Tampa Museum of Art and FMoPA that weekend.
  • Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11: FMoPA admission is free for veterans and active-duty military from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More on our Veterans Day page.

For festivals, markets and family events, see things to do this month and things to do this weekend. Parking near the Straz and the museum is covered on our getting around page.

Send us your event

Opening a show, an exhibition or a concert in Tampa? Email hello@tampalivenews.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free and go on this page and in our events diary.

Frequently asked questions

When is Hamilton at the Straz Center in Tampa?

Hamilton plays the Straz Center from Oct. 21 to Nov. 8, 2026, the Straz Center says. Tickets are sold through the Straz box office at 1010 N. MacInnes Place and online.

What exhibitions are on at the Tampa Museum of Art?

David Hockney: Perspective Should Be Reversed runs Sept. 24, 2026, to Feb. 28, 2027, with more than 160 prints, collages, photographs and iPad drawings. Eye of the Beholder runs to Jan. 3, 2027, and Mysteries of the Nile: Ancient Egypt is on view through 2028.

Is there a free night at the Tampa Museum of Art?

Yes. Art on the House runs every Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m., when visitors pay whatever admission they choose, the museum says.

When does The Florida Orchestra play in Tampa?

John Williams at 95 is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and Ginastera’s Harp Concerto is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, both in Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center. The Blue Danube and Beyond is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at USF’s Zinober Concert Hall.