Arts in Collierville: two free Morton Museum exhibitions through Nov. 21, a canvas painting class Oct. 24, Puppy Pals Live Nov. 7 and The Happy Elf from Dec. 5.

Last checked Oct. 23, 2026. This page covers the next six weeks and is retitled each month. Listings come from the Morton Museum’s exhibitions page, the Town of Collierville’s calendar, the town’s Harrell Live season, the Collierville Arts Council and the Burch Library calendar. For everything else on, see things to do this month and things to do this weekend.

Collierville’s arts calendar runs through two buildings: the Morton Museum of Collierville History, 196 N. Main St., on the Town Square, with free exhibitions, workshops and concerts, and the Harrell Theatre, 440 W. Powell Road, home of the town’s Harrell Live series and the Collierville Arts Council’s shows. Two free exhibitions close Saturday, Nov. 21. The next stage show is Puppy Pals Live on Saturday, Nov. 7, and the Arts Council opens The Happy Elf on Dec. 5.

Exhibitions now showing

  • “Innocence” by Sylvia Miranda, through Saturday, Nov. 21. Oil paintings of quiet, joyful moments in the lives of children and animals, in the museum’s Community Art Gallery. The museum says Miranda was born in El Salvador and began drawing pencil portraits at age 10. Free. Morton Museum exhibitions
  • “Beyond the Battlefield: Collierville’s VFW Post 5066 and Auxiliary,” through Saturday, Nov. 21. The history and present-day work of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post, which has had its South Center Street headquarters since 1945: claim help for veterans, “Coffee with a Veteran” and the town’s flag retirement ceremonies. Free. Morton Museum exhibitions

The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is always free, the town says. It has not yet posted its 2027 exhibitions.

Theater and dance

  • Terrifying Tales at the Museum, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Morton Museum: three scary stories from Collierville’s past, told live. Free. Details
  • Puppy Pals Live, Saturday, Nov. 7, 3 p.m. at the Harrell Theatre: a family comedy show in which rescued and adopted dogs perform stunts and tricks. Tickets through Freshtix only; every patron, infants included, needs a ticket, the town says. Harrell Live
  • Coming next: Harry Connick Jr.’s “The Happy Elf,” Dec. 5-13, at the Harrell Theatre. The Collierville Arts Council’s holiday musical comedy, directed by Bentley Black. Show times and prices were not posted on Oct. 23. Collierville Arts Council

Concerts and classical

  • Fall Evening Concert: The Soul Setters, Nightlight Concert, Saturday, Nov. 21, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Morton Museum. Free, with registration on the town’s event page. Details

Classes and workshops

  • Museum Muses: Autumn Harvest Canvas Art, Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to noon at the Morton Museum. Guest instructor Sayali Joshi leads a fall canvas painting workshop. Free; supplies are first come, first served. Details
  • Living History Lab: The Harvest Wreath, Thursday, Nov. 12, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Morton Museum: make a harvest wreath. Free; supplies first come, first served. Details
  • Burch Library Holiday Market, Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library, 501 Poplar View Parkway: an arts and crafts fair, the same day as the Town Square’s Holiday Open House. Library listing

Regular events

  • Morton Museum, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free: the Collierville history galleries and the Community Art Gallery.
  • Friends of the Morton Museum Book Club, next meeting Wednesday, Oct. 28, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., discussing “Townmania” by R. Scott Williams. Free. Details

Send us your event

Running an exhibition, concert, recital or show in Collierville? Email hello@colliervillejournal.com with the date, time, venue, ticket price and a photo, and we will add it here.

Frequently asked questions

What exhibitions are on in Collierville right now?

The Morton Museum of Collierville History has “Innocence,” oil paintings by Sylvia Miranda, in its Community Art Gallery, and “Beyond the Battlefield: Collierville’s VFW Post 5066 and Auxiliary.” Both run through Nov. 21, 2026, and admission is free.

Is the Morton Museum free?

Yes. The town says admission is always free. The museum at 196 N. Main St. is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closed Sunday and Monday.

What is playing at the Harrell Theatre?

The town’s Harrell Live series brings Puppy Pals Live, a family show with rescued dogs, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. The Collierville Arts Council stages Harry Connick Jr.’s The Happy Elf there Dec. 5-13. Tickets for both are sold through Freshtix.

Are there free art classes in Collierville?

The Morton Museum runs free workshops: a Museum Muses fall canvas painting class on Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to noon, and a Living History Lab on harvest wreaths on Thursday, Nov. 12, noon to 1:30 p.m. Supplies are first come, first served.