Manassas arts in November 2026: a new ARTfactory show Nov. 7, the Fall Gallery Walk Nov. 14, Frozen at the Hylton Nov. 20-29 and three Nutcrackers from Nov. 27.

The new show at the ARTfactory opens Saturday, Nov. 7, and the Fall Gallery Walk fills downtown Manassas on Saturday, Nov. 14. At the Hylton Performing Arts Center, the ARTfactory’s Frozen runs Nov. 20 to 29 and the first two of the season’s three Nutcrackers follow on Nov. 27 and 28.

Last checked Oct. 31, 2026. Covers Oct. 31 to Dec. 12. Listings come from the Hylton Performing Arts Center calendar, the ARTfactory, the Historic Manassas Inc. calendar, the Manassas Museum programs page and the City of Manassas fall and winter events release. Some dates were first found on the Visit Manassas calendar. Check times with the venue before you go.

What this means for you

  • Free: the ARTfactory galleries, the Nov. 7 opening reception, the Gallery Walk and the Manassas Museum’s gallery talk.
  • Last weekend for Patient Zero at the ARTfactory: evenings through Sunday, Nov. 1.
  • Holiday shows sell out early. Dates and prices for all three Nutcrackers are on our Nutcracker and holiday shows page.

Exhibitions now showing

  • Patient Zero: An Exhibition, ARTfactory, 9419 Battle St., 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1. Free (listing).
  • Jamestown and Beyond: The World of 1607, Manassas Museum, 9101 Prince William St., in Mae Merchant Hall through Sunday, Nov. 29 (museum). The museum’s Open for Business exhibit and its Wish Wall, open through the end of the year, are also on.
  • Walter Kravitz: The Living Line, opens 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the Buchanan Partners Art Gallery at the Hylton (listing).
  • 3rd Culture: Unseen Threads, works by Kwaku Ofori-Yirenkyi at the ARTfactory, Nov. 7 to Dec. 6. Free. Opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 (exhibition, reception).
  • Gallery talk: Native Legacy, noon Saturday, Nov. 7, Manassas Museum. Free; register on RecDesk.
  • Fall Gallery Walk, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at galleries and businesses across Historic Downtown Manassas, with children’s art activities on Battle Street (Historic Manassas Inc.).
  • Meet the Artist: Print, Create and Connect, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, a free printmaking afternoon with Ofori-Yirenkyi at the ARTfactory (listing).

Theater and dance

  • Axial Dance: Scary Talented, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Hylton (listing).
  • The Acting Company: Great Expectations, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Hylton (listing).
  • Disney’s Frozen The Broadway Musical, ARTfactory Actors Theatre, Nov. 20 to 29 in the Hylton’s Gregory Family Theater. $30 adults, $25 seniors, students and children. The 10 a.m. show Saturday, Nov. 21, is sensory friendly (listing).
  • Mutts Gone Nuts, in the Hylton Family Series, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 (listing).
  • Virginia National Ballet: The Nutcracker, 2 and 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, and 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, Merchant Hall. $60 to $80 adults (listing).
  • Northern Virginia Ballet: The Nutcracker, 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, Merchant Hall. $50 adults, $40 seniors, military and children (listing).

Manassas Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker runs Dec. 16 to 23, and Prince William Little Theatre’s Dashing Through the Snow opens Dec. 11; both are on our Nutcracker and holiday shows page.

Concerts and classical

  • The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Hylton (listing).
  • Shemekia Copeland, in the American Roots Series, 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 (listing).
  • Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Popular Piano Classics, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 (listing).
  • Ars Populi, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the weekday Matinee Idylls series (listing).
  • Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra: To Swing Through the Sky, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 (listing).
  • Ju Percussion Group, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 (listing).
  • A Chanticleer Christmas, 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, Merchant Hall. $45 to $70; half price through grade 12 (listing).
  • Mason Opera: Opera Jewels from Baroque to Broadway, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 (listing).
  • Manassas Chorale: Let Heaven and Nature Sing!, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 (listing).
  • Seán Heely’s Celtic Christmas, 2 p.m. (captioned) and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Merchant Hall. $45 to $70 (listing).

Classes and workshops

The ARTfactory lists these adult classes; book through each listing.

  • Paint Like Monet: Winter Landscapes, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 (listing).
  • Quilling 101: An Intensive Workshop, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 (listing).
  • Getting Started with Procreate, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 (listing).
  • Fall Color: Trees in Pastels, 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 (listing).
  • Learn to Crochet!, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 (listing).
  • Sip and Paint, 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11, at Grounds Central Station, 9360 Main St. $35 (Historic Manassas Inc.).

Regular events

  • ARTfactory galleries, 9419 Battle St.: closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day and Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27, for Thanksgiving (ARTfactory).
  • Open Studio with Emily Thomson, 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays, Nov. 13 and Nov. 20, at the ARTfactory (listing).
  • ARTfactory Holiday Market, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Free (listing).
  • Annaburg Basement to Attic Tour, 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Portner family’s former summer home. $15 adults, $5 children; register on RecDesk.

More for the coming weeks is on our things to do this month and this weekend pages.

Send us your event

Running an exhibition, concert, class or show in Manassas? Email hello@manassasdaily.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free.

Frequently asked questions

What is on at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in November 2026?

Concerts by the U.S. Army Band on Nov. 6, Shemekia Copeland on Nov. 7 and Ju Percussion Group on Nov. 15, the ARTfactory’s Frozen from Nov. 20 to 29, Mutts Gone Nuts on Nov. 21, two Nutcrackers on Nov. 27 and 28 and A Chanticleer Christmas on Nov. 29.

Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at galleries and businesses across Historic Downtown Manassas. The city says visitors who stop at every location can enter a drawing for a gift basket, and children’s art activities are on Battle Street.

What exhibitions are showing in Manassas?

The ARTfactory shows 3rd Culture: Unseen Threads by Kwaku Ofori-Yirenkyi from Nov. 7 to Dec. 6. The Manassas Museum has Jamestown and Beyond: The World of 1607 through Nov. 29. Walter Kravitz: The Living Line opens Nov. 3 in the Hylton’s Buchanan Partners Art Gallery.

Is the ARTfactory open on Veterans Day and Thanksgiving?

No. The ARTfactory lists itself as closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day and Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27, for Thanksgiving.