10 listings in Cleveland, OH: free concerts, festivals, shows and things to do. Each one checked against its official source, every catch spelled out.
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Wed, Nov 4, 7:30 PM
Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall
The U.S. Army String Quartet, with a double bassist, plays Haydn and works by Cleveland Institute of Music alumni in CIM's Mixon Hall. Admission is free, but reserve a ticket. Enter through CIM's Hazel Drive entrance; CIM's parking lot is open to concertgoers.
Verified Oct 28 · cim.edu
Catch: Free ticket required: reserve online
Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cleveland Institute of Art, Reinberger Gallery
The Cleveland Institute of Art opens By Way Of, new work by the first cohort of its artist residency exchange with New York's Flux Factory. Remarks at 6pm, then a one-night-only performance by textile artist Itala Aguilera at 6:15pm. The show stays up through Feb 7, 2027.
Verified Oct 28 · cia.edu
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Sat, Nov 14, 6:00 PM
Lakewood Public Library, Main Library AuditoriumCleveland
Lakewood Public Cinema screens the 1945 film noir Detour (67 minutes), about a nightclub pianist hitchhiking to Hollywood, followed by a discussion. A free library program in the Main Library Auditorium.
Verified Oct 28 · lakewoodpubliclibrary.org
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Fri, Nov 27 – Wed, Dec 23
Carlisle Reservation Visitor CenterCleveland
Lorain County Metro Parks' Holiday Lights has a mile-long drive-through display at the Carlisle Equestrian Center (13630 Diagonal Rd.) and a half-mile decorated walking trail at the Carlisle Visitor Center. Free, no registration. Visitors are asked to bring a nonperishable food donation for Second Harvest Food Bank. Extras on select nights: balloon twisting (Wednesdays), Santa Nights (Thursdays) and a kids' Santa Shop.
Verified Oct 28 · loraincountymetroparks.com
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Sun, Nov 29, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CMA Community Arts CenterCleveland
Cleveland's small-press and independent comic convention returns to the CMA's Community Arts Center. Cartoonists, zinesters, printmakers, illustrators and small publishers show their work and talk about how they make it. Free, and no registration needed.
Verified Oct 28 · clevelandart.org
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Fri, Dec 4, 7:30 PM
Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall
CIM Opera Theater performs arias and ensembles from the opera repertoire in Kulas Hall. Admission is free, but you need a seating pass. A Sunday matinee follows on Dec 6 at 3pm.
Verified Oct 28 · cim.edu
Catch: Free seating pass required: reserve online
Sat, Dec 5, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Downtown Lakewood, Detroit AvenueCleveland
One of Northeast Ohio's biggest holiday celebrations fills downtown Lakewood's Detroit Avenue with a holiday parade, lighting ceremony, holiday train, live music, ice carvings, hot chocolate, children's games and food trucks. Free and family-friendly.
Verified Oct 28 · lakewoodalive.org
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Sun, Dec 6, 3:00 PM
Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall
A free Sunday afternoon of arias and ensembles from the opera repertoire, sung by the Cleveland Institute of Music's CIM Opera Theater in Kulas Hall. Admission is free with a reserved seating pass.
Verified Oct 28 · cim.edu
Catch: Free seating pass required: reserve online
Wed, Dec 9, 7:30 PM
Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall
Violinist Edwin Huizinga and cellist Mike Block perform in the Cleveland Institute of Music's Global Music Ensemble concert in Kulas Hall. Free and open to the public, with no tickets or seating passes needed.
Verified Oct 28 · cim.edu
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Sun, Dec 13, 2:00 PM
Lakewood Public Library, Main Library AuditoriumCleveland
The Largely Literary Theater Company's Sara Showman and Mark Dawidziak bring Dickens's Christmas stories and 1840s London holidays to life in a one-act show. A free library program in the Main Library Auditorium.
Verified Oct 28 · lakewoodpubliclibrary.org
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