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
“The music of ABBA” needs no introduction, as they have perfected the unmatched sound and iconic style of Sweden’s greatest music export. With meticulous attention to detail in costumes, make-up, musical arrangements, and movements, coupled with their exceptional vocal abilities…
- Maryland Ensemble Theatre
- Recurring weekly on Saturday, Sunday
You know what Dragons really love? Tacos of course! A boy and his dog are watching a TV show about dragons when they unexpectedly get caught up in the ‘Dos and Don’ts’ of what to serve to dragons to eat. Dragons love tacos, but if they accidentally eat spicy salsa…watch out! A…
- Frederick Community College
- Recurring daily
Thirteen regional artists will present “The Master Art Copyists, Studying the Masters” from Sept. 9 through Oct. 6 in the Frederick Community College Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery. The exhibition opens to the public with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 9 in the Visual and…
Set in the 1980s, the Reagan years, Prior Walter, a gay New Yorker is visited by an angel. We are reintroduced to the characters from part one of Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize winning play as they grapple with heaven and hell, love and sex and death. Both tragic and brilliantly funny…
An enchanting story for all ages with a wonderful dose of humor, the majesty of classical ballet, and the promise of “happily ever after.” A part of the World Ballet Series, Cinderella is performed live by a multinational cast of 40 professional ballet dancers gathered to bring…
With 30 years under their belt, The Comedy Pigs are the region’s longest-running improv troupe, and they’re ready to make you laugh! Join them on the first Friday and Saturday of every month for hilarious shows filled with a series of fun short-form improv games. No two shows are…
Act 1’s Origins of Hip Hop is a high–energy, upbeat, and unadulterated street dance movement that pushes the boundaries of Locking, Popping, Hip Hop, and Krump. In Act 2, Freemind Freestyle explores the depths of improv, danced to sonic remixes of hip hop, classical, and…
Dance, sing, and learn with Blippi and special guest Meekah as they discover what makes different cities unique and special. Will there be monster trucks, excavators, and garbage trucks galore? You bet! So get ready to shake those wiggles out and OJ Twist your way through this…
- Weinberg Center for the Arts
- Recurring daily
72 Film Fest returns for Year 18! In this exhilarating challenge, teams are tasked with crafting a short film within a mere 72 hours. From the rush of brainstorming to the tireless days of shooting and editing, participants will navigate a multitude of movie-making obstacles…
Yes And is the best way to catch Maryland Ensemble Theatre's newest improv teams perform. Each show features two up and coming groups. Fromm hilarious late night talk show comedy to mockumentary style improv to Bananas doing improv for the first time.