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Arts and Culture in Springfield

Whether you’re into symphony or sculpture, comedy or cinema, ballet or books, Springfield, Missouri has plenty to offer. Here's your guide to local creative and cultural experiences.

by Lucie Amberg

Sep 2023

Take a look below at the different arts and culture experience you can find in Springfield.

Springfield Ballet, Springfield, Missouri
FOR LOVERS OF LIVE EXPERIENCES

Performing Arts in Springfield

From performances by the Springfield Ballet to ballads performed by the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, the local performing arts scene in Springfield is lively year-round.
Outdoor sculpture in Springfield MO
FOR ART LOVERS

Visual Arts in Springfield

Outdoor art with the sculpture walk, exhibitions at the Springfield Art Museum and touring the First Friday Art Walk are all ways to engage with the visual arts scene in Springfield.
Students participating in Plotline Film and Media Education, Springfield MO
FOR FILM BUFFS

Cinema in Springfield

Springfield has plenty of chances not just to see the latest and classic movies in a beautiful theater, but to get involved in the film scene.
Pagination Bookshop event in Springfield MO
FOR BOOKWORMS

Literary Arts in Springfield

Book signings, live Q&As with authors, book clubs and more are on offer to avid readers, writers and book-lovers in Springfield.
Any Given Child program, Springfield MO
FOR KIDS

About Any Given Child

Springfield’s arts and culture scene is so vibrant that it’s received the Any Given Child designation, something Leslie Forrester, executive director of the Springfield Regional Arts Council, calls a “seal of approval” from the Kennedy Center.
Outdoor art on cycling trail in southwest Missouri.
FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS

Art Along the Trails

There are a handful of trails in and near Springfield where you can spy art out in the wild while you’re getting your steps in.
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