Bowling Green arts to Dec. 1: Charlotte's Web Oct. 22, Orchestra Kentucky Oct. 24 and Nov. 7, The Game's Afoot Nov. 12-15 and SKyPAC's winter art show.

Last checked Oct. 20, 2026. This page covers the next six weeks and is rebuilt each month. Listings come from the venues’ own sites: the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKyPAC), The Capitol and the Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University. Check times and tickets with the venue before you go.

Bowling Green’s arts calendar to Dec. 1 runs from a children’s play at SKyPAC on Oct. 22 through two Orchestra Kentucky nights, two plays at The Capitol and the opening of SKyPAC’s community winter art show on Nov. 12. For everything else on, see things to do this month.

Exhibitions now showing

  • Kentucky Museum, 1472 Kentucky St., on the WKU campus, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; it follows the WKU calendar, so check its site for closures. Front desk 270-745-2592. Now showing, with the run dates the museum lists:
  • “Sonic Landscape: The Musical Legacy of Southcentral Kentucky,” the region’s music from Bowling Green to Nashville, through June 30, 2030
  • “First Farmers of the Barren River Valley,” Native American farm life around 1350, through April 30, 2027
  • “Tangents to Heaven,” works collected by Al and Mary Norton Shands, through July 31, 2027
  • Long-term galleries including “Recommended by Duncan Hines,” on the Bowling Green native Current exhibits.
  • The Heart of Winter Art Contest, SKyPAC’s Goodwin Gallery, Nov. 12 to Dec. 16. Community artists ages 5 and up show work on the theme, with a People’s Choice Award decided by $1 votes; awards are announced Dec. 15. Artists must apply by Nov. 5. SKyPAC.

Theater and dance

  • “Charlotte’s Web,” BG Onstage, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, SKyPAC. Tickets.
  • “She Kills Monsters,” WKU and Capitol Teen Theatre, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, The Capitol, 416 E. Main Ave., $6.35. The Capitol.
  • “The Game’s Afoot,” Ken Ludwig’s holiday murder mystery, Fountain Square Players, Nov. 12-15, The Capitol: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, through the 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on Nov. 15, $15.04 to $22.06. The Capitol.
  • Coming in December: Ramsey Theatre Company’s “The Best Gift: A Christmas Carol Musical” (Dec. 5-6) and “NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet” (Dec. 14), both at SKyPAC. Details in our holiday lights and Christmas events guide.

Concerts and classical

  • Orchestra Kentucky Special: Ricky Skaggs, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, SKyPAC. Tickets.
  • Sonic Fest: Moral Chain of Custody, 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Kentucky Museum. Free. An afternoon of regional musicians marking a year of the “Sonic Landscape” exhibit; the museum says the performance schedule is to be announced. Kentucky Museum.
  • Orchestra Kentucky: Copacabana Nights, the music of Barry Manilow, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, SKyPAC. Tickets.
  • “Miles and More,” the WKU Jazz Band’s Miles Davis centennial program, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, The Capitol, $15.04. The Capitol.

Film and talks

  • “Minnie Evans: Draw or Die,” a Southern Circuit documentary on the visionary artist, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, The Capitol. The Capitol.
  • “Kentuckians at War,” WKU history professor David Serafini, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, Kentucky Museum, then a look at the museum’s military collection. Details.
  • The Capitol’s Halloween film run ends Oct. 31; dates are in our Halloween events guide.

Send us your event

Galleries, theaters, schools and arts groups can send their dates through our contact page or to hello@bowlinggreendaily.com, with the date, time, venue, ticket price and a photo we may use.

Frequently asked questions

What exhibitions are showing in Bowling Green now?

The Kentucky Museum at WKU has “Sonic Landscape: The Musical Legacy of Southcentral Kentucky,” “First Farmers of the Barren River Valley” and “Tangents to Heaven,” open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. SKyPAC’s Heart of Winter Art Contest is on display in its Goodwin Gallery from Nov. 12 to Dec. 16.

What plays are on in Bowling Green this fall?

BG Onstage presents “Charlotte’s Web” at SKyPAC on Oct. 22, WKU and Capitol Teen Theatre stage “She Kills Monsters” at The Capitol Nov. 7-8, and the Fountain Square Players perform “The Game’s Afoot” at The Capitol Nov. 12-15.

When does Orchestra Kentucky play next?

Orchestra Kentucky plays with Ricky Skaggs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and presents Copacabana Nights, the music of Barry Manilow, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, both at SKyPAC.

Are there free arts events in Bowling Green?

Yes. Sonic Fest at the Kentucky Museum, 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, is free, and the museum’s Veterans Day talk is Nov. 11.