The Hays Symphony will present its “Winter Classics” concert on Saturday, February 21, 2026, in the FHSU Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center. The evening will highlight the winners of the Hays Symphony 2026 Young Artist Competition. Additionally, concert goers will get to enjoy a series of festive dances from the orchestra: famed polkas by Johann Strauss Il and Josef Strauss, Coleridge-Taylor's energetic Danse Nègre, and Arturo Marquez's powerful and pulsating La Conga del F

HAYS, Kan. (Nov. 25, 2025) — The Hays Symphony is set to perform its annual holiday concert, "Poinsettia Pops," at 7:30 pm., Friday, Dec. 5 at the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center on the Fort Hays State University campus, 600 Park St. The "Poinsettia Pops" concert serves as the Symphony's traditional seasonal performance, bringing together musicians and community members to celebrate the holidays through music. This year’s program will feature an array of beloved orchestr

HAYS, Kan. — The Hays Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Children’s Halloween Concert, featuring Sergei Prokofiev’s beloved symphonic tale, Peter and the Wolf , on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. Pre-concert activities begin at 1:30 p.m. with the concert set for 2:30 p.m., at the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center in Sheridan Hall on the Fort Hays State University campus, 600 Park St. This annual family tradition remains free to the public, made possible through the generous

HAYS, Kan. (Sept. 15, 2025) — The Hays Symphony Orchestra will continue its season with an evening of rich and resonant string music...