Arts and exhibitions in Clarksville: November 2026

Clarksville’s arts calendar for November centers on the Customs House Museum, where Austin Peay’s Rooted + Rising and Anni Crouter’s Tales of Enchantment are on the walls, with Winterglow on Nov. 22, Noel Night on Dec. 3 and the Roxy’s holiday show from Dec. 4.

Last checked Nov. 9, 2026. Listings come from the organizers’ own pages: the Customs House Museum, the Roxy Regional Theatre, Austin Peay’s New Gallery, the Gateway Chamber Orchestra and Montgomery County Parks and Recreation’s calendar. This page is refreshed every week and retitled each month.

What this means for you

• Free: the Nov. 15 Sunday Studio painting class, the Dec. 6 Sundays at 3 talk and Austin Peay’s New Gallery on weekdays through Dec. 4.
• Customs House admission is $12 for adults; children 2 and under get in free.
• Roxy tickets for A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol go on general sale Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Exhibitions now showing

• Rooted + Rising shows work by Austin Peay art students and recent graduates beside their teachers in drawing, animation, sculpture and graphic design.
• Anni Crouter paints realistic, story-filled scenes in oil, acrylic and watercolor.
• The Chestnut Group is a Nashville plein air painters’ group that works to preserve Middle Tennessee landscapes and historic places.
• Stories in Lacquer brings Russian lacquer boxes, brooches and icons from the four village schools, Fedoskino, Palekh, Mstyora and Kholui, from a private collection.
• A Pop Culture Meal shows hundreds of lunchboxes from the museum’s collection made by the Aladdin Company, which produced them in Middle Tennessee for decades, with their advertising.
• Kept Words shows letters and scrapbooks from the museum’s own collection, some donated by Ursula Beach, Montgomery County’s first historian.
• America, The Beautiful is the fall show by Nashville artist Danielle Myers, Austin Peay’s 2026-27 artist in residence. The New Gallery is free and open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, following the university calendar.

The Customs House Museum, 200 S. Second St., is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $12 for adults, $9 for military, college students, seniors and CMCSS teachers, and $5 for children 3 to 17, per its hours page. Parking behind the museum is free.

Theater and dance

• A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol, Roxy Regional Theatre, 114 Public Square: 7 p.m. Dec. 4, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19; 2 p.m. Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20. Tickets go on general sale Tuesday, Nov. 10. Roxy Regional Theatre

Concerts and classical

• Winterglow: A Baroque Holiday Celebration, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, Madison Street United Methodist Church. The Gateway Chamber Orchestra, with the Gateway Chorale and the Clarksville Children’s Chorus, plays Bach, Stravinsky, carols and Mannheim Steamroller. Tickets are sold through the orchestra’s site. Gateway Chamber Orchestra
• Rockin’ Clarksville: Local Music Legends of the ’60s and ’70s, 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, Mabry Concert Hall at Austin Peay. More than 20 local musicians play classic rock; $35 general admission, no reserved seats, with proceeds to the Customs House Museum. Customs House Museum
• Austin Peay music: the Department of Music says its concerts are free unless noted; check its events page for the week’s recitals.

Classes and workshops

• DIY Holiday Ornaments with Arts for Hearts, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, Wade Bourne Nature Center, Rotary Park. Montgomery County Parks and Recreation
• Sunday Studio: Painting with Jennifer Snyder, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, Customs House Museum. A free workshop for ages 16 and up, run with Austin Peay’s Community School of the Arts, combining fabric and acrylic paint on canvas. Materials are provided; registration is required and museum admission is not included. Customs House Museum
• Family Art Saturday: Fall Trees, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, Customs House Museum: painting with broccoli for ages 3 and up with an adult, free with membership or admission. Customs House Museum
• DIY Kinusaiga Workshop with Arts for Hearts, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 5, Wade Bourne Nature Center. Montgomery County Parks and Recreation

Regular events

• First Thursday Art Walk, the first Thursday of the month downtown. The November walk was Nov. 5; the museum had not listed a December walk when we checked. Customs House Museum
• Noel Night, 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, Customs House Museum: holiday treats and music from the Museum Store. Customs House Museum
• Sundays at 3, the museum’s Sunday afternoon talks, free in Turner Auditorium. At 3 p.m. Dec. 6, William T. Turner, official historian for Hopkinsville and Christian County, Kentucky, talks about the life of Edgar Cayce. Customs House Museum

More listings: things to do this weekend, things to do this month and holiday lights and Christmas events.

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Running an exhibition, show, concert or class in Clarksville? Email hello@clarksvillejournal.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo, and we will add it.

Frequently asked questions

What art exhibitions are on in Clarksville right now?

The Customs House Museum has APSU’s Rooted + Rising, Anni Crouter: Tales of Enchantment, The Chestnut Group’s 25th anniversary show, Stories in Lacquer and Kept Words. Austin Peay’s New Gallery shows Danielle Myers’ America, The Beautiful through Dec. 4, free.

When is the next First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville?

The November Art Walk was Nov. 5. The Customs House Museum had not listed a December Art Walk when we checked; its Noel Night, with holiday treats and live music, is 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3.

What is playing at the Roxy Regional Theatre?

A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol runs Dec. 4-20. Tickets go on general sale Tuesday, Nov. 10.

How much is admission to the Customs House Museum?

$12 for adults 18 to 64, $9 for military, college students, seniors 65 and over and CMCSS teachers, $5 for children 3 to 17, and free for children 2 and under and members.