The fun is always on us at our special Community Events. Come join us!
Sorry, there are no more events scheduled this month.
With the generous support of the City of Modesto, the Gallo Center for the Arts is pleased to present our first annual Family Fun Festival—a very special community event that will take over the Gallo Center Plaza and the Modesto Rotary Music Garden with a host of FREE activities. Join us for music, dancing, chalk art, lawn games, exotic reptiles, face painting, balloon animals and prize giveaways! No ticket purchase needed—just come and have fun!
Food trucks will be here, too, if you'd like to purchase hot dogs, frozen yogurt, ice cream or other tasty treats!
Gallo Center Plaza
9/24/23
1-4pm
Join us at the Family Fun Festival for two FREE performances of Charlie the No Good, Really-Rotten, Cheat-A-Saurus Rex, this season's GCA On Tour production presented by our Arts Education Department. This wonderful introduction to theatre teaches the importance of honesty and friendship. Ideal for children in grades K – 5. There will be performances at 2pm and 4pm. Tickets are available first come, first served at the Family Fun Festival on the Gallo Center Plaza starting at 1pm.
Foster Family Theater
2pm & 4pm
Under the light of the full moon, let us celebrate the release and completion of another cycle of astronomical rhythm with a drum circle in the Modesto Rotary Music Garden.
Bring your own drum/percussion/instrument or use one of ours. More information at www.drum-love.com.
Modesto Rotary Music Garden
9/29/23, 11/27/23, 3/25/24, 4/23/24, 5/23/24
6-7:30 pm
Get invigorated, get energized, get in SHAPE with Studio V Pilates on the first Saturday of every month this summer! What a wonderful way to have fun and enjoy great company in the Modesto Rotary Music Garden.
$15 suggested donation per person per class. Proceeds benefit the Gallo Center! Book online at Studio V's website.
10/7/23
9-9:45am
The Stanislaus County Library brings their wonderful storytime outdoors in the Modesto Rotary Music Garden. Come hear new and classic picture books, dance and make music, and participate in other fun activities. Open to preschoolers aged 3-5 and their caregivers.
10/11/23
10:30-11 am
Join us for our monthly Monday afternoon drum circle in the Modesto Rotary Music Garden. Grab some lunch then join the fun. Take an adult recess!
Bring your own drum/percussion/found sound or use one of ours. Free event. Everyone welcome. More information at www.drum-love.com.
10/16/23, 11/13/23, 12/11/23, 2/12/24, 3/11/24, 4/15/24, 5/13/24, 6/10/24
12-1:30 pm
Join us the third Saturday of each month in the Modesto Rotary Music Garden for a family-friendly community drum circle using in-the-moment music as the format for connecting people together in the magic of rhythm.
Bring a drum/percussion/found sound or use one of ours. Free event. Everyone welcome. More information at www.drum-love.com.
10/21/23, 11/18/23, 12/16/23, 1/20/24, 2/17/24, 3/16/24, 4/20/24, 5/18/24, 6/15/24
11 am-12:30 pm
