Boca Raton arts, Oct. 19 to Nov. 30: Young Frankenstein and Oliver! at The Wick, two Nutcrackers, Life's a Beach at the history museum and Morikami kintsugi.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Listings run from today to Nov. 30 and come from each venue’s own page: The Wick Theatre, the city’s Willow Theatre and events calendar, the Boca Raton Historical Society, Boca Ballet Theatre, the Morikami Museum and Old School Square. Refreshed each month.

Boca Raton’s fall arts season is led by The Wick Theatre, which runs Mel Brooks’s “Young Frankenstein” through Nov. 1 and opens “Oliver!” on Nov. 19. Downtown, the history museum’s “Life’s a Beach” tells the story of the city’s coastline, and new centennial public art is up at Wildflower Park and the Mizner Park Amphitheater. Just north, the Morikami Museum’s major kintsugi exhibition has been open since Oct. 17. Thanksgiving weekend brings “The Nutcracker” from Boca Ballet Theatre.

Updated Oct. 19: past dates dropped and listings extended to Nov. 30; the Morikami kintsugi show is now open.

Who to call

  • Willow Theatre box office: 561-347-3948, noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday
  • Boca Ballet Theatre: 561-995-0709
  • City Hall: 561-393-7700

Exhibitions now showing

  • “Life’s a Beach,” through Feb. 27, 2027, Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, 71 N. Federal Highway. The history of Boca Raton’s shoreline from the 1890s to today’s waterfront. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, per the Boca Raton Historical Society.
  • Centennial public art, now on view, free. At Wildflower Park, 551 E. Palmetto Park Road, Laura Tanner’s mosaic murals and the “Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0” swings by Creos; under the Palmetto Park Road bridge just east of the park, Nadia Serenyi’s painted columns, “A Place to Be.” Details on the city’s Wildflower Park art page.
  • “Ode to Boca” mural, now on view, free. Brian Butler’s centennial mural on the stage doors of the Mizner Park Amphitheater, drawn from poems residents sent in, per the city’s mural page.
  • “Mending Cracks in Time: Kintsugi Art of Naoko Fukumaru,” now showing since Oct. 17 at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, about five miles northwest. Included with admission: $18 adults, $16 seniors and military, $12 ages 6 to 17, free for 5 and under, per the museum’s events page.
  • “Blooming in Color!”, Marleen De Waele-De Bock, through Jan. 24, 2027, Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square, Delray Beach, per Old School Square.
  • Art on the Square Fine Art Show, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, Old School Square Amphitheatre, Delray Beach. A juried outdoor show of about 100 artists hosted by the Cornell Art Museum (Old School Square).

Theater and dance

  • “Young Frankenstein,” through Sunday, Nov. 1, The Wick Theatre, 7901 N. Federal Highway. The Mel Brooks musical opens The Wick’s 13th season (The Wick).
  • “The Nutcracker,” Fort Lauderdale Ballet, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, The Wick Theatre (The Wick).
  • “Oliver!”, Nov. 19 to Dec. 20, The Wick Theatre (The Wick).
  • Sugar Plum Fairy Tea, Sunday, Nov. 1. Boca Ballet Theatre’s family fundraiser with Nutcracker characters, storytelling and a silent auction. The company had not posted the time or place when we checked (Boca Ballet Theatre).
  • Boca Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, Olympic Heights Performing Arts Theater, 20101 Lyons Road. Tickets through the company, 561-995-0709 (season page).

Film

  • Senses of Cinema: Films for Thought, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 21 and 28 and Nov. 4, Willow Theatre, Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail. Subtitled international films introduced and discussed by film expert Shelly Isaacs; ages 25 and up, $12 residents, $15 nonresidents (city calendar).
  • Sounds of the Silent Screen: “Metropolis,” Friday, Oct. 23, Willow Theatre. Time and tickets through the Willow Theatre box office.
  • “Throne of Blood,” 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, Morikami Theater, Delray Beach. Akira Kurosawa’s film; tickets required (Morikami).
  • “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Morikami Theater. The Studio Ghibli animated film; tickets required (Morikami).

Concerts and classical

  • Red, White & Boca, Wednesday, Nov. 11, Mizner Park Amphitheater: the Coastman Chorus at 5:10 p.m. and Belladiva at 5:45 p.m., free. More on our Veterans Day page.
  • Holiday Tree Lighting, Saturday, Nov. 21, Mizner Park Amphitheater: The Holidazed at 6:20 p.m. and Jam-X The Band at 8:45 p.m., free. See our tree lighting page.

Lynn University’s Live at Lynn season and other classical series were not readable on their own sites when we checked; we will add their dates once we can confirm them with the venue.

Classes and workshops

All at the Morikami’s Oki Education Center in Delray Beach unless noted; register on the museum’s events page. The museum says workshop prices include admission.

  • The Joy of Carving: Chirirenge Ramen Spoon, 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.
  • Introduction to the Art of Kintsugi, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.
  • Introduction to Kumihimo, the Japanese braiding craft, 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.
  • Family Fun Days, noon Saturdays: Spooky Chigiri-e paper art Oct. 24 and “Autumn Leaves Kirigami” Nov. 14.
  • Shibori Indigo Workshop, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21.
  • Demonstration of Sado: The Way of Tea, noon and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, Morikami Theater; tickets required.

Regular events

  • Friday Artisan Market, 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays, Boca Center, in the courtyard between Rocco’s Tacos and Tap42 (Boca Center).
  • Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday.

Both Nutcrackers, with the Gingerbread Ball and Sugar Plum Fairy Tea, are on our Nutcracker page.

For everything else this month, see things to do this month and things to do this weekend.

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Frequently asked questions

What shows are on at The Wick Theatre this fall?

“Young Frankenstein” runs through Nov. 1, Fort Lauderdale Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” plays Nov. 7 and 8, and “Oliver!” runs Nov. 19 to Dec. 20 at The Wick, 7901 N. Federal Highway.

What exhibition is at the Boca Raton history museum?

“Life’s a Beach,” on the history of Boca Raton’s coastline, runs through Feb. 27, 2027, at the Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, 71 N. Federal Highway. It is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday.

Is the Morikami kintsugi exhibition open?

Yes. “Mending Cracks in Time” opened to the public Oct. 17 at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach. It is included with admission, $18 for adults.

When is Boca Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker in 2026?

Nov. 27 to 29 at the Olympic Heights Performing Arts Theater, 20101 Lyons Road: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.