# Live Shows in Alton | Performances, Musicals & Acts

- **Subtitle**: Find live performances in Alton — musicals, variety shows, dance and stage acts. Browse upcoming shows by date and venue and book tickets.
- **Category**: Performances
- **Type**: format

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For the lover of all things art there is a lot to catch; performing arts, musicals and theater events in Alton are all set to keep you entertained. There are these amazing and unforgettable performances in Alton that will keep you hooked for days long. This is your guide to the Alton show listings and all the top-rated performances so you never miss out on top-rated events. Explore the best of Broadway shows, plays and performances with us and book your tickets already.

## Performances Events in Alton

- **Event Name**: Mississippi Earthtones Festival 2026
  - **Description**: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS! 

The Mississippi Earthtones Festival is a celebration of our river through art, music, and conservation which is held every 3rd Saturday in September, brought to you by Alton Main Street, the Sierra Club, and Jacoby Arts Center.

Fa
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Sep 19 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/mississippi-earthtones-festival-2026/200030289854214
  - **Venue**: Alton Amphitheater
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music, art, entertainment, live-music
- **Event Name**: Villains Drag Brunch
  - **Description**: Being good is overrated!About this EventDress as your favorite villain if you are feeling mischievous- We'd love to see your evil side!  Seats disappear faster than a poisoned apple, so grab your reservations now!
  - **Date**: Sun Aug 30 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun Aug 30 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/villains-drag-brunch/100001995499018281
  - **Venue**: 602 Belle St
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  - **Price**: USD 25 to 135
  - **Categories**: brunch, drag-shows
- **Event Name**: Psychedelic Symphony plays the Alton Farmers Market
  - **Description**: ☀️ Saturday Mornings + Fresh Flowers + Live Music 🎶 There’s no better way to kick off the weekend! Join us at the Alton Farmers Market from 9-11, grab a coffee and stay a while!
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    - Count: 22
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat Aug 29 2026 at 11:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/psychedelic-symphony-plays-the-alton-farmers-market/200030178848758
  - **Venue**: Alton Farmers' & Artisans' Market
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  - **Categories**: music, farmers-markets, live-music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Dear Evan Hansen
  - **Description**: Alton Little Theater presents Dear Evan Hansen

Winner of multiple Tony Awards, **Dear Evan Hansen** is a deeply moving contemporary musical about connection, identity, grief and the stories we tell ourselves in order to be seen.

Evan Hansen is a high sc
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 11 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri Sep 11 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/dear-evan-hansen/200030595545025
  - **Venue**: 2450 North Henry St, Alton, IL, United States, Illinois 62002
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  - **Categories**: Art, Theatre, Music, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Psychedelic Symphony plays Mooneyham Art Gallery
  - **Description**: Psychedelic Symphony is setting the vibe and providing the entertainment for an evening of art and community
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 15
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 12 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Sep 12 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/psychedelic-symphony-plays-mooneyham-art-gallery/200030512266515
  - **Venue**: Mooneyham Art
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  - **Categories**: art
- **Event Name**: HOUDINI SEANCE -- 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOUDINI'S DEATH!
  - **Description**: HOUDINI SEANCE FOR HALLOWEEN
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOUDINI'S DEATH!

Join author and host Troy Taylor at the American Oddities Museum in Alton for this special event! On Halloween night of 1926, Harry Houdini stepped through the curtain from this world to
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    - Count: 11
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/houdini-seance-100th-anniversary-of-houdinis-death/200030435093718
  - **Venue**: 301 Piasa Street, Alton, IL, United States, Illinois 62002
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, halloween
- **Event Name**: Prohibition Tour by Alton Odyssey Tours
  - **Description**: Step back into the Roaring Twenties in the "wettest county in the country!"
When the 18th Amendment went into effect in 1919, law-abiding businesses shuttered, but the booze didn’t stop flowing... it just went underground. Madison County became a booming
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 6
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 21 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat Nov 21 2026 at 06:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/prohibition-tour-by-alton-odyssey-tours/200030474581952
  - **Venue**: The Conservatory
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  - **Categories**: performances, art, theatre, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Owners Gala - The Harvest Masquerade
  - **Description**: Join us for Owners Gala - The Harvest Masquerade, a chic night of mystery, fun, and autumn vibes in person!About this EventOwners Gala - The Harvest MasqueradeGet ready for an unforgettable night at the Owner
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 09 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Oct 09 2026 at 11:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/owners-gala-the-harvest-masquerade/100001988706933974
  - **Venue**: 602 Belle St
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  - **Price**: USD 55
  - **Categories**: parties, music, nonprofit, live-music
- **Event Name**: Gospel Sing in North Alton, IL
  - **Description**: Come hear the Tolley Family from Ripley, WV!

We sing country and bluegrass gospel.
Look forward to seeing you all!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 6
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 06 2026 at 09:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/gospel-sing-in-north-alton-il/200030215159355
  - **Venue**: North Alton  Baptist Church
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- **Event Name**: The Conservatory with Sideshow, EverFelt, Wraith Hammer & Ars Arcanum
  - **Description**: Get ready for a hell of a night in the Riverbend, featuring some of the fastest rising acts in St. Louis' metal scene! PointFest artist Sideshow, EverFelt, Wraith Hammer and Ars Arcanum share a stage at Alton's historic Conservatory! November can't get he
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 14 2026 at 08:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/the-conservatory-with-sideshow-everfelt-wraith-hammer-and-ars-arcanum/200030589923908
  - **Venue**: The Conservatory
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  - **Categories**: Art
- **Event Name**: Porch Cafe Band at the Alton VFW
  - **Description**: See you at the VFW!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 90
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 12 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Dec 12 2026 at 11:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/porch-cafe-band-at-the-alton-vfw/200029976418521
  - **Venue**: Alton VFW Post 1308
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Fry Project returns to ALTON VFW POST! ☮️🎶🎸😎🇺🇸
  - **Description**: Fry Project returns to ALTON VFW POST! ☮️🎶🎸😎🇺🇸
Hello there! My name is Roy Fry and I represent Fry Project. 🎶 We play ROCK CLASSICS a mix of blues-rock and southern-rock like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Allman Bros, Jimi He
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    - Count: 8
  - **Date**: Fri Dec 04 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Dec 04 2026 at 11:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alton/fry-project-returns-to-alton-vfw-post/200030322474755
  - **Venue**: Alton VFW Post 1308
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  - **Categories**: music

## Trending Events in Alton

- **Event Name**: IMSA Michelin GT Challenge - Sunday Pass
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Virginia International Raceway
🏠 Address: 1245 Pine Tree Rd, Alton, VA 24520
🌆 City: Alton
📍 Location: 36.558, -79.2009✨ Enter a world of endless possibilities at IMSA Michelin GT Challenge - Sunday Pass, where every moment tell
  - **Venue**: Virginia International Raceway
- **Event Name**: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
  - **Venue**: Virginia International Raceway
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- **Event Name**: Alton Jazz and Wine Festival: Inspired by Miles Davis
  - **Description**: Come Celebrate the Living Legacy of Miles Davis in His Birthplace! 

Experience nationally acclaimed jazz in an intimate riverfront venue, with tickets starting at just $10. The evening will feature regional favorites, wine, food vendors and premium VIP e
  - **Venue**: 1 Riverfront Dr, Alton, IL, United States, Illinois 62002
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- **Event Name**: September Sunset Series Featuring Matt “The Rattlesnake” Lesch
  - **Description**: Three Fridays. Live music. Riverfront sunsets. Free admission.
6-9pm │ 1 Riverfront Drive, Alton, Illinois

This September, come down to the riverfront for a new pop-up concert series presented by the Alton Amphitheater Commission and made possible by our
  - **Venue**: 1 Riverfront Dr, Alton, IL, United States, Illinois 62002
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- **Event Name**: Mississippi Earthtones Festival 2026
  - **Description**: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS! 

The Mississippi Earthtones Festival is a celebration of our river through art, music, and conservation which is held every 3rd Saturday in September, brought to you by Alton Main Street, the Sierra Club, and Jacoby Arts Center.

Fa
  - **Venue**: Alton Amphitheater
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- **Event Name**: Trans AM Series
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Virginia International Raceway
🏠 Address: 1245 Pine Tree Rd, Alton, VA 24520
🌆 City: Alton
📍 Location: 36.558, -79.2009🎉 Welcome to Trans AM Series, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at
  - **Venue**: Virginia International Raceway
- **Event Name**: Zoo Run Safari for Children’s 2026 Event
  - **Description**: This year’s Zoo Run Safari for Children’s event has been moved up closer to the beginning of September, hoping to add some new “life” to the event.
 These kids deserve the biggest turnout we can get, because they LOVE seeing all of you there, just for t
  - **Venue**: Barber Motorsports Park
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- **Event Name**: Rebel J Art @Mississippi Earthtones Festival
  - **Description**: I'm very excited to be able to present my work at the 2026 Mississippi Earthtones Festival! Come see me and all the other local artists! 

About the Mississippi Earthtones Festival:

At this FREE & family-friendly event, we will feature 100+ booths w
  - **Venue**: Alton Amphitheater
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- **Event Name**: Kayaking on Ellis Bay: Lock Through on the Mississippi
  - **Description**: This 3 hour intermediate class (pre-requisite required) will begin by picnic pavilion at the National Great Rivers Museum on the Illinois-side of the river, participants park their vehicles, and will then be shuttled to a launch point on Ellis Bay in West
  - **Venue**: 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, MO, United States, Missouri 63386
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- **Q**: What are the top Performances events in Alton?
  - **A:** Mississippi Earthtones Festival 2026 (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at Alton Amphitheater), Villains Drag Brunch (Sun Aug 30 2026 at 11:00 am at 602 Belle St), Psychedelic Symphony plays the Alton Farmers Market (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am at Alton Farmers' & Artisans' Market), Dear Evan Hansen (Fri Sep 11 2026 at 07:30 pm at 2450 North Henry St, Alton, IL, United States, Illinois 62002), Psychedelic Symphony plays Mooneyham Art Gallery (Sat Sep 12 2026 at 06:00 pm at Mooneyham Art).
- **Q**: What Performances events are happening in Alton in August 2026?
  - **A:** Villains Drag Brunch (Sun Aug 30 2026 at 11:00 am at 602 Belle St), Psychedelic Symphony plays the Alton Farmers Market (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am at Alton Farmers' & Artisans' Market).
- **Q**: How can I find Performances events in Alton?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Performances events in Alton on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Performances events in Alton?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Performances events in Alton?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Performances events in Alton include Alton Amphitheater, 602 Belle St, Alton Farmers' & Artisans' Market.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Performances events in Alton?
  - **A:** Prices for Performances events in Alton range from USD 25 to USD 135. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Performances events in Alton?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Performances events in Alton include Mississippi Earthtones Festival, Bubby & Sissy's, Psychedelic Symphony.
- **Q**: Are there any online Performances events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Performances events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Performances events in Alton?
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