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Toledo’s 2025 arts season shines with music, theater, dance and visual arts. From Downtown stages to neighborhood galleries, our guide offers a sampling of our City’s creative spirit.
Sept 5–14
Village Players
The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals is a horror-comedy about a mysterious “musical pandemic” sweeping a town—turning everyday life into song and dance, with darkly hilarious consequences. $25
Sept 14
Collingwood Arts Center, 1pm
Art Mayhem showcases bold, eclectic visual works in a vibrant one-day celebration of creativity. $25
Sept. 12–21
The 10th Street Stage Toledo Rep presents Pippin
Stephen Schwartz’s award-winning tale of a prince’s search for meaning, blending circus spectacle, comedy and heartfelt discovery. $16.25–$29.25
Croswell Opera House
Parade tells the gripping true story of Leo and Lucille Frank in 1913 Georgia, confronting prejudice, justice and love in a turbulent era. $26–$46
Sept 27
Valentine Theatre, 7:30pm
Suzanne O Davis stars in Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook, performing the full legendary album live with Carole King’s greatest hits in a nostalgic multimedia concert. $84–$104
Collingwood Arts Center, 5:00pm
Toledo Fringe Fest brings diverse, unconventional performances to life in an evening of independent theatre and creativity. $5
Sept 28
Toledo Center for Live Arts, 4pm
Toledo Symphony celebrates Ravel’s 150th birthday with chamber music masterpieces including his String Quartet and Piano Trio. $40
Oct 10
Collingwood Arts Center, 7pm
Haunted Collingwood invites guests to explore eerie local history and ghost stories in a chilling guided tour. $15–$30
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October 10 & 12
Carmen
Valentine Theatre Oct 10 at 7:30pm, Oct 12 at 2pm Toledo Opera’s Carmen delivers Bizet’s fiery tale of love, jealousy, and betrayal with passionate performances and unforget- table music. $45–$140
Oct 11
Peristyle, 8pm
Trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval joins the Toledo Jazz
Orchestra for an electrifying night of big band and jazz brilliance. $25–$72
Oct 16–19
Toledo School For The Arts
Toledo School for the Arts Monty Python’s Spamalot parodies the King Arthur legend with absurd humor, outrageous songs and Monty Python’s signature silliness. $12–$22
Oct 17 & 18
Peristyle, 8pm
Toledo Symphony launches its Masterworks Series with Ray Angry’s Black Athena ~ Power and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. $24–$70
Oct 17–26
Croswell Opera House
Bonnie & Clyde is a thrilling musical about the infamous outlaw couple, blending romance, rebellion and high-energy tunes. $26–$46
Oct 18
Valentine Theatre, 7pm
MJ Live captures the magic of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits with electrifying performances, dazzling visuals and high-energy dance.
Oct 17, 18, 24–26
Oregon Community Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat bursts with colorful storytelling and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved music.
Oct 24 & 25
Collingwood Arts Center
Rocky Horror Show 10th Anniversary brings outrageous costumes, audience participation, and cult-classic fun to the stage. $15–$20
Oct 24 & 25
The Valentine Theatre Toledo Ballet
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow blends dance, music, and storytelling in a hauntingly beautiful adaptation.
Oct 26
Collingwood Arts Center, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Midnight
Special midnight performance of for die-hard fans. $15–$20
Oct 24 – Nov 2
The 10th Street Stage
On Golden Pond is a tender, humorous story of love, aging and family bonds, set at a lakeside summer home. $15.25–$23.
Village Players
Clybourne Park explores race, community and change in one house over fifty years, blending drama and biting humor. $20
Oct 31–Nov 2
Maumee Indoor Theatre
Annie warms hearts with its story of optimism, family and finding home, set to timeless Broadway hits.
Nov 7–8
Peristyle
Toledo Symphony performs Mahler’s powerful Symphony No. 6, known as the “Tragic,” a monumental journey of emotion and scale. $24–$70
Nov 7–16
Black Swamp Players
The Thin Place blurs the line between the living and the dead in a chilling, thought-provoking drama about
