Arts & culture · West Palm Beach / Palm Beach / Lake Worth Beach / Delray Beach
Live music & theater for your next night out
Gallery performances, listening rooms, local theater, and a concert on Palm Beach.
Choose a show you are curious about and build the evening around it. Live music and theater give you a shared experience to talk about afterward—and a reason to put the phones away while it is happening.
Find a Friday program at the Norton
Art After Dark changes week to week. Choose the specific Friday for its music, gallery activities, or film program, and check any separate registration before you go.
Settle into a listening room
Explore Arts Garage in Delray or Rudy’s performances in Lake Worth Beach, including The Bamboo Room. Check the actual room, seating, and start time so the setting matches your idea of a music date.
Pair dinner with a play
Choose a production at Kravis, Dramaworks, or Lake Worth Playhouse, then work backward from curtain. Tell the restaurant when you need to leave and keep the after-show conversation free of another deadline.
Make a Palm Beach concert the occasion
Four Arts programs can take place at different venues. Its December 9 Baroque Concertos performance is at Royal Poinciana Chapel. Use the address on the ticket when planning dinner and arrival.
Keep the music with you afterward
Each choose the moment that stayed with you, or add a song to a shared playlist on the way home. Then pick a genre or production you would like to try next.
The dates to know
Published 2026 dates, checked October 13. Confirm programs and availability with the organizer.
Nicole Henry Returns
· 8–10 p.m. ET
A music-first Friday date with jazz and classic soul, leaving room for dinner in Pineapple Grove before the show.
Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue
Good to know
Choose seats through the official event page. Arts Garage permits outside food, but all beverages must be purchased there; allow time for metered parking.
The Ladies of Simone
· 8–10 p.m. ET
Spend a Saturday evening with a live tribute to Nina Simone, pairing familiar songs with the atmosphere of an intimate concert venue.
Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue
Good to know
Book the specific show and review seating. Food may be brought in; beverages must be purchased at the venue. Parking is separate.
Wynonna Judd — The Hard Truth Tour
· 7 p.m. ET
Make Monday feel like a night away with a country concert from Wynonna Judd and opening act Troubadour Blue.
Kravis Center, Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Good to know
Buy through the official Kravis page and allow time for parking before the 7 p.m. start. Seat prices and availability vary; dinner is a separate reservation.
Cabaret: Seth Rudetsky and Friends Broadway
· 7 p.m. ET
Share a cozy cabaret evening of Broadway music and backstage stories with Seth Rudetsky and a guest Broadway performer.
Johnson Hall, Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row
Good to know
Listed at $40. General-public reservations open October 22 at 10 a.m. This event is in the Dixon Education Building; confirm ticket availability before arranging dinner.
Turn the idea into a plan.
Good to know
Do venue calendars guarantee that tickets remain available?
No. Check the actual performance checkout before finalizing the rest of the evening.
Should dinner come before or after?
Choose based on the curtain time and how much you dislike rushing. Either can work with enough room in the schedule.
Sources & editorial notes
Official venue, operator and local destination pages support the practical details. The combinations and personal touches are our editorial suggestions, not claimed firsthand reviews or bookable packages. These sources were reviewed for this edition October 11–13, 2026; current terms can change.
- Norton Museum of Art ↗ (opens a new tab)
- Arts Garage ↗ (opens a new tab)
- Rudy’s Pub & The Bamboo Room ↗ (opens a new tab)
- Kravis Center ↗ (opens a new tab)
- Palm Beach Dramaworks ↗ (opens a new tab)
- Lake Worth Playhouse ↗ (opens a new tab)
- Nicole Henry Returns ↗ (opens a new tab)
- The Ladies of Simone ↗ (opens a new tab)
- Wynonna Judd — The Hard Truth Tour ↗ (opens a new tab)
- Cabaret: Seth Rudetsky and Friends Broadway ↗ (opens a new tab)
- Arts Garage visitor FAQ ↗ (opens a new tab)
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