February Community Art Events 2026
Ongoing:
Exhibits
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem
Milton Rhodes Center, AAWS Gallery
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem
Masonic Center Gallery
Classes
UNCSA Acting Out!
February 14 and 28, plus Various Dates Throughout the School Year
Community Events
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem
3rd Saturday of each month, 2-3:30 pm
Week 1: February 1 - 7
Live Theater
The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem
February 6-8, 2026
Love at the Kernersville Honeybee Festival, by local playwright Scott Icenhower
Stained Glass Playhouse
February 6-8, 2026
Old Times, by Harold Pinter
Wake Forest University Theatre
February 6-15, 2026
Live Music
Secrest Artists Series - Wake Forest University
February 5, 2026
Movies
BLACK PANTHER (2018)
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Community Events
40+ Stage Company
Saturday, February 7, 11am - 5pm
FREE
Bookmarks
Monday, February 2, 6:30 pm
Bookmarks
Tuesday, February 3, 4-5:30 pm
See Bookmarks at the Tanger Center
Bookmarks
Tuesday, February 3, 7 pm
Bookmarks
Wednesday, February 4, 6:30 pm
Collaborative event with Jack & Jill
Bookmarks & Jack & Jill
Saturday, February 7, 10 am
Bookmarks
Saturday, February 7, 11 am
Classes
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem
February 7, 1-4pm
Week 2: February 8 - 14
Live Theater
Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County
February 14, 8:00pm
Mountcastle Forum
The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem
February 12-15, 2026
Love at the Kernersville Honeybee Festival, by local playwright Scott Icenhower
Stained Glass Playhouse
February 13-15, 2026
Old Times, by Harold Pinter
Wake Forest University Theatre
February 6-15, 2026
Movies
SPACE IS THE PLACE (1974)
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Community Events
Saturday, February 14 at 7:00pm
Reynolds Place Theatre
Wake Forest University
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Week 3: February 15 - 21
Live Theater
Love at the Kernersville Honeybee Festival, by local playwright Scott Icenhower
Stained Glass Playhouse
February 20-22, 2026
NC Black Rep
February 20-March 8, 2026
Old Times, by Harold Pinter
Wake Forest University Theatre
February 6-15, 2026
Spirit Gum Theatre
Mountcastle Forum
February 20 - March 1
Live Music
Evening in the Atrium With Jess Klein
500 W 5th
February 19, 2026
Week 4: February 22 - 28
Live Theater
NC Black Rep
February 20-March 8, 2026
Live Music
A Winter Benefit Concert for Winston-Salem Freedom Schools
Reynolds Place Theatre
Saturday, February 28, 4:15pm - 6:45pm
This February Community Art Events 2026 list is fantastic. I appreciate how it highlights funding opportunities and support alongside the events. Community art thrives when resources are shared. After a recent art meetup, I needed a mental break and found this endless word puzzle: poople game. No daily caps, no downloads, just pure fun. It's a great way to unwind between creative sessions. Thanks for compiling these events!
It's always refreshing to see community art events like these getting proper visibility, since local creative gatherings often do more for neighborhood connection than people realize. I've noticed that the most memorable pieces usually have a strong sense of place — they make you think about where you actually are. That same curiosity is what makes Play World Guesser such a fun little break between gallery visits: you drop into a random street somewhere on Earth and try to figure out your location. Free, unlimited rounds, no sign-up needed. Great pairing for anyone who loves art and geography.
What a great roundup of February's community art events — the low-poly and digital showcases especially caught my eye, since that stylized aesthetic is having a real moment right now. Between exhibits, a few of us have been unwinding with a free browser racer that leans into that same geometric look: playpolytrack. It's a fun creative palate cleanser after a day of gallery hopping, and the community-built tracks honestly feel like small artworks themselves. Looking forward to March's listings!
Having a large vocabulary definitely helps, but it is not enough to solve every puzzle quickly. strands hint also requires pattern recognition and flexible thinking.
Backrooms Recovery is a slow burn horror walk built on tension rather than jump scares alone. There is no arsenal of weapons and no health bar you can grind up. Instead there is a place that feels wrong in every direction, a story you have to reassemble by hand, and a way out that hides itself the harder you look. It sits at the meeting point of an escape puzzle, an exploration game, and a survival horror story, and it leans hardest on the fear of the unknown.