Arts and culture in downtown West Palm Beach

Downtown West Palm Beach and the blocks around it hold an art museum, a performing arts center, a sculpture garden, a county history museum, an art school, a professional theatre and a restored jazz club. This page gives each one’s hours, prices and parking as the venue itself publishes them, checked on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. We do not rate or rank them.

Norton Museum of Art

The Norton lists hours of Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Friday 10 AM to 10 PM and Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM; it is closed Tuesday. It is also closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day and closes at 3 pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Final admission tickets are sold thirty minutes before closing.

General admission is $20, seniors (60+) $17, students with ID $5, and children 12 and under and members are free. Highlight and Express tours are included with admission.

• The Norton Museum of Art lists hours of Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Friday 10 AM to 10 PM, Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM, and closed Tuesday. Norton Museum of Art: Plan Your Visit
• The Norton says it is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day and closes at 3 pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Norton Museum of Art: Plan Your Visit
• The Norton lists general admission at $20, seniors (60+) $17, students with ID $5, and children 12 and under free; members are free. Norton Museum of Art: Plan Your Visit

Free days at the Norton

• City of West Palm Beach residents: free admission for one every Saturday, year round, with valid ID.
• Palm Beach County residents: free admission for one every Saturday from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, with valid ID.
• Active U.S. military and veterans (two people) and Florida educators (one): free year round.
• Bank of America cardholders: free on the first full weekend of each month.

• The Norton says City of West Palm Beach residents get free admission for one every Saturday year round, and Palm Beach County residents get free admission for one every Saturday from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, with valid ID. Norton Museum of Art: Plan Your Visit
• The Norton lists free admission year round for active U.S. military and veterans (two people) and Florida educators (one), and free admission for Bank of America cardholders on the first full weekend of each month. Norton Museum of Art: Plan Your Visit

Art After Dark

The Norton says Art After Dark runs every Friday night with live performances, film screenings and art workshops, and lists upcoming Fridays from 5 to 10 PM. Admission is $10 for adults and seniors and $5 for students, per its visit page.

• The Norton says Art After Dark runs every Friday night with live performances, film screenings and art workshops, and lists upcoming Fridays from 5 to 10 PM. Norton Museum of Art: Art After Dark
• The Norton's visit page lists Art After Dark admission at $10 for adults and seniors and $5 for students. Norton Museum of Art: Plan Your Visit

The garden, and getting there

The Norton says its Pamela and Robert B. Goergen Garden, on the south and east sides of the museum, shows outdoor sculpture by artists including Keith Haring, Antony Gormley and Jenny Holzer. The museum is at 1450 S. Dixie Highway. It says parking across the street at 1501 South Dixie Highway costs $3 per hour, for up to three hours; that lot is for museum visitors, open until 10 pm on Art After Dark nights and free for members. The City’s $1 West Palm Move fixed route starts at the Norton and runs north through downtown to Northwood Village.

• The Norton says its Pamela and Robert B. Goergen Garden, on the south and east sides of the museum, shows outdoor sculpture by artists including Keith Haring, Antony Gormley and Jenny Holzer. Norton Museum of Art: Plan Your Visit
• The Norton is at 1450 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. It says parking across the street at 1501 South Dixie Highway costs $3 per hour, for up to three hours. Norton Museum of Art: Plan Your Visit
• The City says the West Palm Move fixed route runs north-south between the Norton Museum of Art and Northwood Village, with stops including downtown and Clematis, CityPlace, Palm Beach Atlantic University and Good Samaritan Medical Center. City of West Palm Beach: West Palm Move

Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

The Kravis Center is at 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, on the north side of Okeechobee about a quarter mile west of U.S. Highway 1. Its site lists Dreyfoos Hall, Persson Hall and the Rinker Playhouse among its venues and says its 2026-2027 season is on sale. The Box Office is 561.832.7469.

The Kravis Center says paid self-parking and valet parking are available, and that its garage is reached from Tamarind Avenue and Alexander W. Dreyfoos Way (formerly Iris Street). Self-parking can be paid on arrival with the ParkMobile app.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is at 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, on the north side of Okeechobee about a quarter mile west of U.S. Highway 1. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts: Location
• The Kravis Center's site lists Dreyfoos Hall, Persson Hall and the Rinker Playhouse among its venues and says its 2026-2027 season is on sale. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts: home page
• The Kravis Center says paid self-parking and valet parking are available; its garage is reached from Tamarind Avenue and Alexander W. Dreyfoos Way (formerly Iris Street). Kravis Center for the Performing Arts: Location

Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens

Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens is at 253 Barcelona Rd., phone (561) 832-5328, and lists hours of Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm, October through June. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $7 for children and students; members are free. Active duty, reserves, national guard and veterans get 20% off daily admission with valid ID, and group tours of ten or more cost museum admission plus $5 per person.

The gardens say they sit in a residential neighborhood with on-street parking on Barcelona Road. From I-95, head east on Okeechobee Boulevard to South Flagler Drive, then south one half mile to Barcelona Road; from Palm Beach, cross at Royal Palm Way, which the gardens call the middle bridge. The historic Norton House is reached by a vertical platform lift, and the gardens are wheelchair accessible on paved and gravel paths. Jazz in the Gardens concerts are listed on December 13, 2026 and January 10, February 14 and March 14, 2027.

• Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens is at 253 Barcelona Rd., West Palm Beach, FL 33401, phone (561) 832-5328. It says it is in a residential neighborhood with on-street parking on Barcelona Road. Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Visit
• Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens lists hours of Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm, October through June. Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Visit
• Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens lists admission at $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $7 for children and students; members are free. Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Visit
• Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens says active duty, reserves, national guard and veterans receive 20% off daily admission with valid ID, and group tours of ten or more cost museum admission plus $5 per person. Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Visit
• Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens tells visitors from I-95 to head east on Okeechobee Boulevard to South Flagler Drive, then south one half mile to Barcelona Road; from Palm Beach, cross at Royal Palm Way, which it calls the middle bridge. Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Visit
• Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens lists Jazz in the Gardens concerts on 12/13/2026, 1/10/2027, 2/14/2027 and 3/14/2027. Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Visit

The History Museum in the 1916 courthouse

The Historical Society of Palm Beach County runs the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum on the second floor of the restored 1916 Historic Courthouse, 300 North Dixie Highway. It is open Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm, closed Sundays, and the Society says general admission is free. Its upcoming special exhibit, America at the Crossroads, costs $12 for non-members. The building’s story is on our history page.

• The Historical Society of Palm Beach County says the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum is on the second floor of the restored 1916 Historic Courthouse, 300 North Dixie Highway, in downtown West Palm Beach. Historical Society of Palm Beach County: Plan Your Visit
• The Historical Society lists museum hours of Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm. Historical Society of Palm Beach County: Plan Your Visit
• The Historical Society says entry is free for its members, students, Museums for All recipients (SNAP benefits with EBT card and photo ID) and NARM, MARP, ROAM and SERM card holders. It lists the museum closed on Sundays. Historical Society of Palm Beach County: Plan Your Visit
• The Historical Society says its upcoming special exhibit, America at the Crossroads, has a $12 entry fee for non-members, and is free for members, students, Museums for All recipients and reciprocal card holders. Historical Society of Palm Beach County: Plan Your Visit

Armory Art Center

The Armory Art Center is at 811 Park Place, (561) 832-1776, an art school and gallery beside Howard Park. It lists hours of Monday 9am to 5pm, Tuesday to Thursday 9am to 7pm, Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 4pm, closed Sunday. It says its exhibitions include a free public reception, and that its entrance and main parking lot are halfway up the block on Park Place. The City’s Howard Park Lot, at 1302 Parker Avenue, charges $5.00 a day.

• The Armory Art Center is at 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 832-1776. It lists hours of Monday 9am to 5pm, Tuesday to Thursday 9am to 7pm, Friday 9am to 5pm, Saturday 9am to 4pm, closed Sunday. Armory Art Center: home page

Palm Beach Dramaworks

Palm Beach Dramaworks lists its address as 201 Clematis St, phone (561) 514-4042, on the Clematis Street block nearest the Waterfront. It says its 2026-2027 season includes the world premieres Alba and Provenance and that its Perlberg Festival of New Plays returns March 5 to 7, 2027, with the lineup announced in January 2027.

• Palm Beach Dramaworks lists its address as 201 Clematis St, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, phone (561) 514-4042. Palm Beach Dramaworks: home page
• Palm Beach Dramaworks says its Perlberg Festival of New Plays returns March 5 to 7, 2027, with a lineup announcement coming in January 2027. Palm Beach Dramaworks: home page

The Sunset Lounge

The City lists the Sunset Lounge at 609 8th Street, in the Historic Northwest, and describes it as a long-time home for jazz and soul that reopened as a live music venue. Across the street, the City says, is Heart and Soul Park, a music-themed community park at 825 N. Rosemary Avenue with a portable stage. The City’s Soul in the City Jazz Experience season has come to a close; the City points to its Sunset Lounge events page for what comes next.

• The City lists the Sunset Lounge at 609 8th Street, West Palm Beach, and describes it as a long-time home for jazz and soul that reopened as a live music venue. City of West Palm Beach: Sunset Lounge Events
• The City describes Heart and Soul Park, at 825 N. Rosemary Avenue, as a music-themed community park in the historic Northwest across from The Sunset Lounge, with playground equipment, trails, shaded areas and a portable stage. City of West Palm Beach: Available Venues
• The City's Soul in the City Jazz Experience page says the season has come to a close and points readers to the Sunset Lounge page for future events. City of West Palm Beach: Soul in the City Jazz Experience

Free and low-cost culture

• Clematis by Night: free concerts every Thursday, 6 to 9 p.m., on the Great Lawn (no concert November 26 or December 24, 2026).
• The History Museum: free general admission, Monday to Saturday.
• The Norton: free every Saturday for City of West Palm Beach residents, and $10 Art After Dark on Fridays.
• The Armory Art Center: free public receptions for its exhibitions.
• The Mandel Public Library at 411 Clematis Street, free to use, open seven days a week.

• The City describes Clematis by Night as an award-winning weekly concert series every Thursday, 6 to 9 p.m., on the Great Lawn in downtown West Palm Beach. City of West Palm Beach: Clematis by Night
• The City lists Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach hours as Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday and Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. City of West Palm Beach: Library Hours, Location & Parking

Dates for all of these are on the events page, and the day planner can string a museum, a meal and a concert into one day.

Arts FAQ

Dates, rules and hours can change. The organisers have the final word: City of West Palm Beach (official site)