Performing Arts in Frederick, MD
Downtown Frederick is a designated Arts & Entertainment District. The city has an extensive number of performance arts companies and venues featuring a wide variety of live entertainment.
Experience Frederick's Theater District with the Weinberg Center for the Arts, Maryland Ensemble Theatre, and New Spire Stages to experience world-class performances by artists from all over the world.
Performance arts offerings are scheduled each weekend and many weekday evenings as well. Time your visit to coincide with a musical, dance, or theatrical entertainment.
Attend these upcoming performances
Bubbles, balloons, and popcorn come to life in this joyful, immersive show filled with music, puppets, and playful surprises. A gentle, sensory adventure where every POP! brings a new delight. Pop! A FUN Company Tiny Stages Production. Directed by Julie Herber and Shea-Mikal…
Six strangers find themselves at a silent retreat in the woods, each seeking connection while struggling with their own, silent, inner demons. Both awkwardly hilarious and strangely compassionate, Small Mouth Sounds asks how we address life’s biggest questions when words fail us…
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. 1984 is a dystopian film adaptation of George Orwell’s iconic novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Directed by Michael Radford and starring John Hurt and Richard Burton, the 1984 movie depicts a totalitarian future where…
MAINSTAGE PLAY "An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell, arguably Christie’s finest comic grande dame. Dr. Cristow, the Harley Street lothario, is at the center of the trouble when…
That’s What She Said is an all female improv team. Specializing in long form improv, these ladies spin you a hilarious story. They start with inspiration from the women in your life and then they blend in funny stories of their own.
Celebrate the golden age of silent film with Son of the Sheik, the final screen performance of Rudolph Valentino. Shown as part of the Silent Film Series at the Weinberg Center, this 1926 classic will be presented with live accompaniment on the mighty Wurlitzer organ, immersing…
Swing, Soul, and Serious Chops Sherrie Maricle, Amy Shook, and Jackie Warren bring original, traditional, and contemporary standards from all genres of music to Frederick. Supercharged by their boundless musical joy and gratitude, they deliver their music with unique style and in…
Roll for initiative! Oh Crit performs improv comedy fused with Dungeons & Dragons! Join them as they embark on an adventure of twists and turns, bizarre characters, and occasional epic failure… All with the help from YOU and the whim of an unforgiving 20-sided die! At all Oh…
Bluegrass Roots. Americana Soul. Rooted in the Appalachian and Piedmont regions of North Carolina, the Rangers have long held traditional bluegrass paramount, while possessing an exceptional ability to bring it down the mountain and incorporate accessible influence from all walks…
Welcome to a world of imagination, beauty, muscle, and merriment. Combining stunning acrobatics, striking visual effects, physical comedy and inventive choreography, step into Galumpha’s world. The three performers create a sensory feast of images ranging from the ridiculous to…