Event Calendar

  • First Friday Art Reception – October 2026

    Emerging Artist Gallery 507 N. Steele Street, Sanford, North Carolina, United States

    Join us for a First Friday Art Reception on October 2 from 5-7PM. Explore collections in the Emerging Artist Gallery, Brick City Gallery, Lee County Arts Council Gallery and more. Plus see artist studios presented by the Sanford Brush & Palette Club. Enjoy complimentary refreshments at this FREE event.

    Free
  • Alumni Day 2026

    MANN Center for the Arts – Main Theatre 507 N. Steele Street, Sanford, NC, United States

    Students, Staff, Faculty, Family, Friends, and ALL members of our community are invited to this FREE EVENT on Sunday, October 4 from 1:30-4pm. Please visit manncenterarts.org/alumni for the RSVP form, Memory Uploader, and information about Alumni Circle. The Alumni Circle: Learn how you can create a legacy of support for this important resource. Memory Wall: Take a […]

    Free
  • Lee County Community Orchestra – Once Upon a Time

    MANN Center for the Arts – Main Theatre 507 N. Steele Street, Sanford, NC, United States
    Music

    Lee County Community Orchestra – 2026/2027 Season Opener Once Upon a Time Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite) and Tchaikovsky’s Selections from The Sleeping Beauty. Performances:

    Free
  • Scholarship Gospel Concert

    MANN Center for the Arts – Main Theatre 507 N. Steele Street, Sanford, NC, United States
    Music

    Scholarship Gospel Concert presented by the Deep River Missionary Baptist Association October 17, 4pm – doors at 3pm Performers include: SanfordAires, The Annointed Ones, William Sisters, Spiritual Legends, Golden Stars Master of Ceremony, Mr. Armunda Handcock

    $20 – $25
  • Zombie Prom

    MANN Center for the Arts – Main Theatre 507 N. Steele Street, Sanford, NC, United States

    Presented by Ascend Leadership Academy’s Performing Arts Program: Grease meets Zombies in this 1950’s musical comedy. Senior Toffy has fallen for the class bad boy Jonny Warner but family pressures force her to end their romance. Devastated by the break up, Jonny drives his motorcycle into the local nuclear waste plant. Faced with a tyrannical […]

    $5 – $15

Our Event Calendar includes shows in our annual Concert Series, public events by arts partners and theatre renters, and group meeting schedules. We do not list private events that are not open to the public.

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