Local Arts

The Jackson Symphony Orchestra has a rich and vibrant history serving the Jackson area since 1949. The orchestra has performed with many legendary figures in the world of music including Dizzy Gillespie, Grant Johannesen, Ralph Votapek and Ian Hobson.

It seems everywhere you turn, you happen across an art gallery or two.  Sometimes they're in the least expected areas.  Click HERE for a list of local galleries in Jackson County.

Since its inception, Center Stage Jackson has expanded beyond traditional plays and musicals and typically produces an annual cabaret, a youth singing competition, a number of staged readings, and two youth theater productions          (a play and a musical).

Ella Sharp's gift to Jackson became the Ella Sharp Museum in 1965.  Today the museum operates 11 buildings on 6 acres, showing permanent and travelling exhibits and special events. 

From the Summer Concert Series at the Cascades Rotary Community Bandshell, to Music under the Falls, accompanied by Summer fireworks, Cascades Park serves as a family-favorite venue for culture under the stars.

Offers programs year round and most classes are offered after the school day so that children, youth and adults can have a place to discover and experience the arts.  Home of the famous annual Fairy Festival.

The George E. Potter Center is known for its world-class facilities that attract professional performers, local community arts groups, student groups and more.  Potter Center features the finest in music, drama, comedy and dance.

Bright Walls is a public art and mural festival founded and run by the Jackson Young Professionals. In just two years, the festival has hosted artists from across the globe and brought 36 murals to the downtown district — creating a new destination in our community.

The Michigan Theatre, the last and largest theatre built in downtown Jackson, opened April 30, 1930. It was built for the mainstream popular entertainment of the day — vaudeville and movies. 

Pieces and Patches Quilt Guild located in Jackson, Michigan. We were formed in January of 1990 by a small group that had an interest in quilting. Our members may vary in experience and style, but share the desire to promote quilting and improve our quilting abilities.

It seems everywhere you turn, you happen across an art gallery or two.  Sometimes they're in the least expected areas.  Click HERE for a list of local galleries in Jackson County.

From various music festivals, outdoor film festivals,  fairs and more.  Experience Jackson lists featured events and sports a calendar of all events during the year.  Under the stars, indoors, or deep into nature experiencing pollinators preparing to swarm.