Single tickets for all shows in Walton Arts Center’s 2026-2027 season are now on sale. Our 35th anniversary season kicks off with the first national tour and Arkansas premiere of The Outsiders Sept. 1-6, and features can’t-miss, brand new productions and the return of fan-favorites including Hadestown, The Sound of Music, STOMP and Beetlejuice.
New this year is Songbook Salon. Pianist and singer Champian Fulton serves as Artistic Director for the series, curating a new collection of concerts that pays homage to America’s Musical Legacy. The Great American Songbook is a loosely defined cannon of the most important and influential American popular songs, show tunes and jazz standards from the 1920s to the 1960s. Each intimate evening will unfold in an atmosphere of elegance, where notes of Porter, Gershwin, Berlin and Ellington will come alive when performed by world class vocalists.
Popular series have returned including the Off-Dickson series, West Street Live presented by Neal Pendergraft, Pringles Family Fun Series, P&G Broadway Series, Land O’Lakes Concert Series, Coca-Cola Night Out Series and the 10x10 Arts Series.
In celebration of its 35th anniversary season, Walton Arts Center is hosting a drop-in season preview and open house 4:30-6:45 pm on Thursday, Aug. 27. Having a hard time picking which shows to see? The center’s programming team will give a season overview at 5 and 6 pm. Guests can also learn about programs and services offered including the Classroom Series, the Friends program and accessibility services, get tech help with the ticket wallet, learn how to join the volunteer corps or the local crew, explore upcoming cocktail classes and see This Wheel’s Still on Fire: The Legacy of Levon Helm exhibition in Alexander Gallery before it closes on Sept. 6. The event is free, but you must reserve your ticket at waltonartscenter.org.
For super fans who want to see all the shows in a series, subscriptions are still available for the P&G Broadway Series, Songbook Salon, Starrlight Jazz Club and West Street Live. Series subscribers get the best seats at discounted prices with subscriber-only benefits.
Also, you can tailor the perfect arts experience with the Create Your Own package. Choose shows from any series except for Songbook Salon, Starrlight Jazz Club and West Street Live to make a custom three, five, or seven-show package. Create Your Own buyers also get early access to new shows added throughout the year and discounts on most shows.
Single tickets, cocktail classes, subscriptions and packages can be purchased online at waltonartscenter.org, in-person at Walton Arts Center Box Office weekdays 10 am until 2 pm or by calling 479.443.5600 weekdays 10 am until 5 pm.
2026-2027 Season by Series
Procter & Gamble Broadway Series
- The Outsiders, Sept. 1-6 | 8 performances
- Buena Vista Social Club™, Dec. 15-20 | 8 performances
- The Notebook, Feb. 24-28 | 8 performances
- The Sound of Music, April 13-18 | 8 performances
- Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, May 25-30 | 8 performances
- Just In Time, July 6-11 | 8 performances
Coca-Cola Night Out
- Choir! Choir! Choir! presents Landslide: An EPIC Fleetwood Mac Singalong!, Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7 pm
- Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 7 pm
- Twilight in Concert, Saturday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 pm
- Hadestown, Feb. 5-7 | 4 performances
- Jazz at Lincoln Center presents World on a String: Swinging Songs of Broadway, Sunday, April 25 at 7 pm
Land O’Lakes Concert Series
- Trout Fishing in America’s 50th Anniversary Tour Kickoff, Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 pm
- The War And Treaty, Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 pm
- Neko Case: Neon Grey Midnight Green Tour, Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 pm
- Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band, Sunday, Nov. 15 at 7 pm
- Leslie Odom, Jr. The Christmas Tour 2026, Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7 pm
- An Evening with Samara Joy, Friday, March 5 at 7:30 pm
- John Pizzarelli and Catherine Russell: Salute to Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass & Oscar Peterson, Friday, April 2 at 7:30 pm
Pringles Family Fun Series
- Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE, Sunday, Nov. 1 at 3 pm
- Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Dec. 4-6 | 4 performances
- SoNA & WAC present The Snowman: A Family Concert, Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2 pm
- Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat – Live on Stage!, Wednesday, March 10 at 6 pm
- Tall Stories’ The Gruffalo, Thursday, March 11 at 6 pm
- Tutti Frutti's The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Thursday, April 1 at 6 pm
Off-Dickson
- The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration, Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 pm
- The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical, Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 7 pm
- STOMP, Jan. 30-31 | 3 performances
- An Evening with David Sedaris, Tuesday, April 27 at 7 pm
10x10 Arts Series
- Jake Shimabukuro, Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 7 pm
- Good Co, Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7 pm
- Time for Three, Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7 pm
- Mariachi Herencia de México: A Mariachi Christmas, Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7 pm
- Dover Quartet, Thursday, Jan. 7 at 7 pm
- Aquila Theatre’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7 pm
- Piano Battle, Friday, March 12 at 7 pm
- Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words), Sunday, March 14 at 4 pm
- Chanticleer: A Cappella Classics, Wednesday, March 31 at 7 pm
- Parsons Dance, Tuesday, April 6 at 7 pm
Starrlight Jazz Club
- Matthew Whitaker Trio, Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 pm
- Simon Moullier Trio with Alex Claffy and Steve Pruitt, Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 pm
- Huntertones, Friday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 pm
- Noah Preminger Quartet, Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 pm
- Edward Simon Trio, Friday, April 23 at 7:30 pm
West Street Live presented by Neal Pendergraft
- Henhouse Prowlers, Friday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 pm
- Carlene Carter, Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 pm
- Adam Hood, Friday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 pm
- Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers, Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 pm
- Davina & the Vagabonds, Saturday, April 3 at 7:30 pm
- Nashville Songwriters, Saturday, April 24 at 7:30 pm
The Songbook Salon Series
- From Cole Porter to Bob Dylan featuring Isabella Isherwood, Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 pm
- Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared featuring the Champian Fulton Trio, Saturday, March 13 at 7:30 pm
- Let's Be Frank featuring Sachal Vasandani & The Christian Tamburr Trio, Thursday, May 6 at 7:30 pm
Also Coming to Walton Arts Center
- Bored Teachers: Is It Friday Yet?! Comedy Tour!, Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 pm
- Dirty Dancing: The Musical, Oct. 21-25 | 8 performances
- Nurse Blake: But Did You Die? Comedy Tour, Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 pm
- Christmas with C.S. Lewis, Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 and 7:30 pm and Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 pm
- A Celtic Christmas, Saturday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 pm
- Jersey Boys, Nov. 27-29 | 5 performances
- Kinky Boots, April 30-May 2 | 4 performances
- Beetlejuice, June 4-6 | 5 performances
Cocktail Classes
- Before Dirty Dancing | Oct. 22 at 5:30 pm & Oct. 23-24 at 6 pm
- Holiday Spirits Cocktail Class | Dec. 3 at 5:30 pm
- Before Buena Vista Social Club | Dec. 17 at 5:30 pm & Dec. 18-19 at 6 pm
- Before Jersey Boys | Nov. 27-28 at 6 pm
- Before The Notebook | Feb. 25 at 5:30 & Feb. 26-27 at 6 pm
- Before Kinky Boots | April 30-May 1 at 6 pm
- During Beetlejuice | June 4-5 at 6 pm
