Buddy Guy at the Peabody Oct. 23, The Play That Goes Wrong at Daytona Playhouse, the Halifax Art Festival Nov. 7-8 and a free photo show at Daytona State.

Buddy Guy plays the Peabody Auditorium on Oct. 23, Daytona Playhouse opens The Play That Goes Wrong the same night and the 64th Halifax Art Festival fills Beach Street on Nov. 7-8.

Last checked Oct. 14, 2026. This page covers the next six weeks and is refreshed every week. Every listing links to the venue or organizer; times and prices are as they published them. Confirm before you go. More events, including Halloween and Biketoberfest, are on our things to do this month page.

Box offices

  • Peabody Auditorium: 600 Auditorium Blvd., Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; online through AXS, the Peabody’s ticket partner
  • Daytona Playhouse: 100 Jessamine Blvd., 386-255-2431
  • Daytona Beach Symphony Society (News-Journal Center): 221 N. Beach St., 386-226-1888
  • Parking downtown and beachside: our getting around and parking page

Exhibitions now showing

  • Cultuvue Photography Exhibition 2026: Art Becomes Us, through Feb. 28, 2027, first-floor special exhibitions gallery, Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. More than 70 portraits and artworks by James Carey, Adam Allen and Shank Henry, in the show’s sixth year. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Southeast Museum of Photography
  • Coming in November: Elements by George Karbus, 20 years of photographs from remote corners of the world, at the same museum. The museum has said it opens in November but has not posted a date. Southeast Museum of Photography

The Museum of Arts and Sciences has not listed any fall exhibitions on its own site; we will add them if it does.

Art festival and art walk

  • First Friday ArtWalk, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, along Beach Street. Galleries and shops downtown open in the evening with artists, entertainment and refreshments. ArtWalk listing
  • 64th Halifax Art Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, along Beach Street between Bay Street and Orange Avenue and on the Riverfront Esplanade. More than 200 artists, about 150 of them competing for cash awards, plus live music and student art. Our Halifax Art Festival page has the details. Halifax Art Festival

Theater and dance

  • The Play That Goes Wrong, Oct. 23 to Nov. 8, Daytona Playhouse, 100 Jessamine Blvd. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. (Oct. 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 and 31 and Nov. 1, 6, 7 and 8). $25 adults, $24 seniors 55 and older and veterans, $15 youth. Daytona Playhouse
  • Garrison Keillor and Erica Rhodes: The Crazy Uncle and His Sensible Niece, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, Peabody Auditorium. Doors at 6 p.m. The show was moved from Feb. 25. Peabody Auditorium
  • Jim Breuer: Find the Funny, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Peabody Auditorium. Stand-up comedy. Peabody Auditorium
  • Eddie B, 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, Peabody Auditorium. Comedy from the former teacher behind the “What Teachers Really Want to Say” videos. Peabody Auditorium

Looking further ahead: the Volusia Civic Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” is at the Peabody on Dec. 5-6, with tickets on sale Friday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. Holiday shows are on our Nutcracker and holiday shows page.

Concerts and classical

  • The Vampire Circus, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, Peabody Auditorium. Doors at 6 p.m. Peabody Auditorium
  • Buddy Guy 90, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, Peabody Auditorium. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Peabody Auditorium
  • Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, Peabody Auditorium, part of the Broadway in Daytona Beach series. Doors at 6 p.m. Peabody Auditorium
  • Daytona Beach Symphony Society: the season’s first concert is the Orlando Philharmonic’s holiday concert, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the News-Journal Center. The society’s Rock Around the Symphony fundraiser is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Ormond Beach, $100 a person. Daytona Beach Symphony Society

Film

The Southeast Museum of Photography’s free fall film series runs in the Madorsky Theater at Daytona State College, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. All start at 6 p.m. Film series

  • “The Matrix,” Tuesday, Oct. 20
  • “Ready Player One,” Thursday, Oct. 29
  • “Lo and Behold,” Thursday, Nov. 12
  • “The AI Doc,” Wednesday, Nov. 18

Regular events

  • First Friday ArtWalk, the first Friday of every month, 5 to 9 p.m., Beach Street downtown. The next after Nov. 6 is Friday, Dec. 4. ArtWalk listing

Send us your event

Running an exhibition, show, concert or class in Daytona Beach? Email hello@daytonabeachnow.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free and go on this page and in the diary on our things to do page.

Frequently asked questions

What is on at the Peabody Auditorium in October 2026?

The Vampire Circus on Thursday, Oct. 22, Buddy Guy on Friday, Oct. 23, and Garrison Keillor with Erica Rhodes on Sunday, Oct. 25, according to the Peabody’s events page. Tickets are sold through AXS and the Peabody box office.

When is the Halifax Art Festival in 2026?

The 64th Halifax Art Festival is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, along Beach Street between Bay Street and Orange Avenue, its organizers say.

What play is on at Daytona Playhouse this fall?

The Play That Goes Wrong runs Oct. 23 to Nov. 8, Thursdays to Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $24 for seniors 55 and older and veterans and $15 for youth, the playhouse says.

Is there a free art exhibition in Daytona Beach?

The Southeast Museum of Photography at Daytona State College is showing the Cultuvue Photography Exhibition 2026 through Feb. 28, 2027. The museum’s free fall film series also runs in the college’s Madorsky Theater.