Explore Shows & Plays in Fort Smith, AR 

A big perk to visiting Fort Smith is the variety of lively performing arts offerings available year-round. There are so many options, you might have to extend your trip! Choose from captivating shows, plays, and dance performances like these:

  • The Fort Smith Little Theatre, founded in 1947, is a treasured venue, offering 70+ live performances annually. The theater is a non-profit run only by volunteers and is an outlet for talented local actors. 

  • The state-of-the-art ArcBest Performing Arts Center is home to the distinguished and internationally known Fort Smith Symphony, and also hosts concerts, comedy shows, plays, musicals, dance performances, regional and national speakers, and pageants. The 39,000 sq. ft. facility features 1,331 theater-style and ADA seats and is outfitted with advanced sound, lighting, and electrical systems to enhance the experience of each participant. 

  • Western Arkansas Ballet brings elegant choreography and artistic storytelling to the stage with a variety of performances throughout the year. 

  • Community School of the Arts (CSA) Theater offers entertaining productions of popular favorites like Mamma Mia, Beauty and the Beast, and Suessical the Musical, performed by local theater students.  

  • The Majestic started out in the ‘90s as a beer garden and is now a live music venue hosting notable artists. Visitors enjoy dancing, food, and drinks. 

  • Temple Live is a four story, 53,000 sq. ft., beautifully restored, masonic temple turned concert venue where visitors flock to see local and big-name music artists perform. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it seats 1,200 guests. 

  • The University of Arkansas Fort Smith (UAFS) Season of Entertainment features music, theater, and performance programs including comedy shows, jazz and traditional orchestra arrangements, concerts, and so much more.