Arts in Duluth to early December: Dracula ballet Oct. 24-25, new Hudgens shows and a makers market Nov. 14, Star of Wonder and three Nutcrackers.

Last checked Oct. 24, 2026. This page is rebuilt each month and covers the next six weeks. Listings come from the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, the Gas South District events calendar, the City of Duluth events page and the Gwinnett County Public Library calendar. Each entry links the organizer’s or venue’s own page.

Duluth’s arts calendar runs through one campus: the Gas South District on Sugarloaf Parkway, home to the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, Gas South Theater and Gas South Arena. The next six weeks bring the last Dracula shows, three new exhibitions and a makers market at the Hudgens on Nov. 14, and the start of the Christmas run: Star of Wonder and three Nutcrackers.

Updated Oct. 24: Daniel in the Lions’ Den (Oct. 28) is canceled. The Phillis Wheatley screening on Oct. 28 is at the Lilburn Branch library, not the Duluth Branch as we first listed it. New Hudgens exhibitions and holiday shows added through Dec. 5.

Coming up

  • Oct. 24-25: Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s Dracula, Gas South Theater
  • Saturday, Nov. 14: three new exhibitions open and the Holiday Makers Market, Hudgens Center
  • Nov. 19-22: Star of Wonder, Buford School of Ballet, Gas South Theater
  • Nov. 13 to Dec. 20: three Nutcrackers, Gas South Theater

Exhibitions now showing

The Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 770-623-6002.

  • 11th Annual Stand in Ansel Adams’ Footsteps Juried Competition and Exhibition: last day Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Opening Saturday, Nov. 14, and running to Jan. 23, 2027, according to the Hudgens’ exhibitions page:
  • La Proxima Pisca: work by Jose Ibarra Rizo, Fowler Gallery.
  • Our Autumn Harvest: 20 years of collage from the Atlanta Collage Society, Rowe Promenade.
  • The 16th Annual Hudgens Juried Members’ Show: Georgia Gallery.

The Hudgens has not posted an opening reception time. Its Holiday Makers Market on the opening day, Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., has handmade gifts, Family Day hands-on activities and a preview of the new shows. A Chili Cook-Off and Bowl Fundraiser runs the same day, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., from $20 with chili tasting and a ceramic bowl (Hudgens events page).

Theater and dance

All at Gas South Theater, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway; tickets through each event page.

  • Dracula, Gwinnett Ballet Theatre: Saturday, Oct. 24, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 25, 3 p.m.; from $32.55 (event page).
  • Daniel in the Lions’ Den, Wednesday, Oct. 28: canceled. Refunds are available where tickets were bought, the venue says.
  • Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical: Sunday, Nov. 8, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., from $70.61 (event page).
  • The Nutcracker, North Atlanta Dance Theatre: Friday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 15, 2:30 p.m.; from $30.50 (event page).
  • Star of Wonder, Buford School of Ballet: Nov. 19-22. Its 31st annual Christmas program, with selections from The Nutcracker, The Advent Wreath and The Nativity: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20; 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 21; 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 22; from $23.98 (event page).
  • The Nutcracker, Northeast Atlanta Ballet: Friday, Nov. 27, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 28, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 29, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; from $35.92 (event page).
  • The Nutcracker, Gwinnett Ballet Theatre: opens Saturday, Dec. 5, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and runs to Dec. 20 with a live orchestra; from $32.55 (event page).

All three Nutcrackers are compared on our Nutcracker in Duluth page.

Concerts and classical

At Gas South Arena unless noted; tickets through each event page.

  • Zach Top, Cold Beer and Country Music Tour: Thursday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. (event page)
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Once Upon a Time: Friday, Nov. 6, 8:30 p.m. (event page)
  • Sugarland, Ride or Die Tour: Saturday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. (event page)
  • Emmanuel Cantata: Tuesday, Nov. 24, 7 p.m., Gas South Theater. A Christmas concert of hymns, contemporary worship and classical pieces; free, but everyone 2 and older needs a ticket through registration (event page).
  • for KING + COUNTRY, A Drummer Boy Christmas: Friday, Nov. 27, 7 p.m., from $44.92 (event page)

Later in December: Trans-Siberian Orchestra on Dec. 13 and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Showcase on Dec. 16; see our holiday lights and Christmas events page.

Film

  • In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters, screening and talkback: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Lilburn Branch library, 4817 Church St., Lilburn, about eight miles south of Duluth. The library asks you to register (library event page).

Classes and workshops

  • Gwinnett Glows lantern-making workshop: Saturday, Nov. 21, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Gas South District, $25 a lantern with materials; register ahead, because space is limited. Lanterns go into the lantern parade at the free tree lighting that evening (event page).
  • The Hudgens runs adult and youth classes; dates and registration are on its learn page.

Regular events

  • Duluth Live: every Friday and Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m., Parsons Alley, through October. Free live music from the city (Duluth Live page).
  • Toddler Friday at the Hudgens: the last Friday of each month, a 45-minute art session for ages 1 to 4; free with a family membership or $5 (Hudgens events page).

Send us your event

Galleries, theaters, choirs, studios and schools: email hello@duluthjournal.com with the date, time, venue, price and a link to your own page, and a photo if you have one.

More: things to do this month, things to do this weekend, live music and nightlife in Duluth, getting around and parking and road construction and closures.

Frequently asked questions

What art exhibitions are on in Duluth, Georgia, now?

The Hudgens Center for Art and Learning opens three exhibitions on Saturday, Nov. 14, running to Jan. 23, 2027: La Proxima Pisca by Jose Ibarra Rizo, Our Autumn Harvest from the Atlanta Collage Society and the 16th Annual Hudgens Juried Members’ Show. Its Ansel Adams-inspired photography show closes Oct. 24.

What theater and dance is on in Duluth this fall?

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s Dracula Oct. 24-25, the Grinch musical Nov. 8, North Atlanta Dance Theatre’s Nutcracker Nov. 13-15, Buford School of Ballet’s Star of Wonder Nov. 19-22, Northeast Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker Nov. 27-29 and Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker from Dec. 5, all at Gas South Theater.

Is Daniel in the Lions’ Den still on at Gas South Theater?

No. Gas South District says the Oct. 28 performance has been canceled, with refunds at the original point of purchase.

Where is the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning?

At 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, on the Gas South District campus in Duluth. It is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; phone 770-623-6002.