Tempe’s Performing and Visual Arts

Performing & Visual Arts

Tempe’s Performing and Visual Arts

A passion for theatre and a love of visual arts are easily satisfied in Tempe. Tempe is truly an arts and cultural hub with a full season of Broadway shows, museum exhibits, local theatre productions, arts festivals and more. Public art by local and internationally known artists give beauty and depth to our urban landscape.
 
Exhibitions at ASU Art Museum

Through Jun 29

ASU Art Museum Exhibits

ASU Art Museum

Through June 29, 2025

ASU Art Museum presents a rotating display of innovative art exhibitions featuring new media, Latinx and Latin American art, contemporary craft, historical and contemporary prints and art from the Americas.

Second Sundays on Mill

Through Apr 13

Second Sundays on Mill

Downtown Tempe - Mill Avenue

Through April 13, 2025

Join Downtown Tempe on the Second Sunday of Nov., Jan., Feb. and Apr. for a monthly outdoor market, featuring live music and entertainment, vendors, pop-ups, activations, seasonal themes and plenty of fun for the entire family.

Tempe Center for the Arts in Tempe, AZ

Jan 24 - Jan 25

Breaking Ground

Tempe Center for the Arts

January 24, 2025 - January 25, 2025

Experience two captivating evenings with CONDER/dance at the Tempe Center for the Arts, featuring extraordinary works by choreographers and performers from Arizona and beyond. 

Tempe Blooms in Downtown Tempe

Jan 25 - Jan 26

Tempe Blooms

Downtown Tempe

January 25, 2025 - January 26, 2025

Stroll through Downtown Tempe storefronts, hotel entrances and delight in a floral spectacle of awe-inspiring real flower sculptures created by talented floral designers.

SOME LIKE IT HOT at ASU Gammage

Feb 11 - Feb 16

ASU Gammage presents “Some Like it Hot”

ASU Gammage

February 11, 2025 - February 16, 2025

Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, "Some Like it Hot" is the story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit.

WICKED at ASU Gammage

Mar 4 - Mar 30

ASU Gammage presents “Wicked”

ASU Gammage

March 4, 2025 - March 30, 2025

ASU Gammage presents “Wicked” — the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story.

Tempe Festival of the Arts in Downtown Tempe

Mar 7 - Mar 9

Tempe Spring Festival of the Arts

Downtown Tempe

March 7, 2025 - March 9, 2025

The Tempe Festival of the Arts consistently ranks among the Top 20 Art Festivals in the nation by Sunshine Artist and has received the Pinnacle Award from the International Festival and Events Association.

Mar 15 - Mar 16

Arizona Aloha Festival

Tempe Town Lake and Tempe Beach Park

March 15, 2025 - March 16, 2025

Take an island vacation without leaving Tempe by attending the Arizona Aloha Festival, from March 15 & 16. This free event celebrates Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan and other South Pacific cultures through dance and musical performances.

ASU Pow Wow at Desert Financial Stadium

Apr 4 - Apr 6

ASU POW WOW

ASU Desert Financial Arena

April 4, 2025 - April 6, 2025

American Indian dancers and singing groups from across the United States and Canada will be featured at this social gathering that reinforces the common bond and spirituality existing between individuals from many North American nations through singing and dancing. 

ASU Gammage Performing Arts Center

Apr 5

Kristina Wong at ASU Gammage

ASU Gammage

April 5, 2025

Self-proclaimed “Food Bank Influencer” Kristina Wong brings her one-of-a-kind performance to ASU Gammage, offering a bold and humorous take on the American Musical.

 
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