Society of the Four Arts on Palm Beach island: the 2026-27 season during renovation

The Society of the Four Arts is in the middle of a rebuild, and its 2026-27 season has moved to other rooms on the island to work around it. If you went to a concert or a film there before, the room has changed. We read the Four Arts’ renovation page, its renovation FAQs, its concert series and film listings on October 21, 2026. Every count below is ours, made from those dated lists.

What is being renovated

The Four Arts says it has begun a renovation of its O’Keeffe and Rovensky buildings, funded by a $250 million Centennial Campaign. The Esther B. O’Keeffe Building is closed for the work. Who designed the original buildings depends on whom you ask: the Four Arts says they are Addison Mizner’s 1928 designs, while the Worth Avenue Association credits Maurice Fatio. We use the Four Arts’ own wording and mark the conflict as not confirmed.

• The Four Arts says it has begun its most significant renovation since 1936 on the O'Keeffe and Rovensky buildings, funded by a $250 million Centennial Campaign; the Esther B. O'Keeffe Building is closed for renovation. The Society of the Four Arts: About the Renovation Project
• The Worth Avenue Association says the Four Arts is housed in a building designed by Maurice Fatio; the Four Arts says its O'Keeffe and Rovensky buildings are Addison Mizner's 1928 designs. The Four Arts about page says the Gubelmann Auditorium has 700 seats; its renovation page says the rebuilt hall will have about 650. The Society of the Four Arts: About the Renovation Project

The renovation also closes the stretch of the Lake Trail that crosses the campus, with a signed detour. Our Lake Trail detour article covers that in detail.

Where the programs moved

During the renovation, the Four Arts says the O’Keeffe Speaker series, now on Mondays, and the Lambert Concert Series move to the Royal Poinciana Chapel. Films, the Met Opera screenings included, move to the Palm Beach Day Academy. The Four Arts’ own season notes add Johnson Hall, in the Dixon Education Building at 240 Cocoanut Row, as a second concert room. The Speaker series schedule will be announced in the fall, the Four Arts says, so no dates are published yet.

• During the renovation the O'Keeffe Speaker series (now on Mondays) and the Lambert Concert Series move to the Royal Poinciana Chapel, and films including the Met Opera move to the Palm Beach Day Academy. The Society of the Four Arts: Renovation FAQs
• The Four Arts says the 2026-27 Esther B. O'Keeffe Speaker Series schedule "will be announced in the fall"; no dates are posted. The Society of the Four Arts: Esther B. O'Keeffe Speaker Series

Concerts: 17 dates

The Lambert Concert Series page lists 17 dates from December 2, 2026 to April 21, 2027: three in December, four in January, four in February, two in March and four in April. One is Carols on the Lawn on Sunday, December 13, outdoors and free. The longest stretch with no concert date is the 23 days between December 13 and January 6. Start times are confirmed for four dates; the rest are not published on the series page, so check each event page.

• The Lambert Concert Series page lists dates only; start times are posted only on the individual pages for December 2, December 9, December 13 and January 31. The Society of the Four Arts: Sanda & Jeremiah Lambert Concert Series

The dates with a posted venue show the new rooms: a Broadway cabaret in Johnson Hall on Wednesday, December 2, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at the Royal Poinciana Chapel on Wednesday, December 9, and Metropolitan Opera singers in the Dixon Education Building on Sunday, January 31.

Films and screenings: 35 dates

The film listing runs from November 6, 2026 to April 24, 2027 at the Palm Beach Day Academy: 17 Friday films and 18 Saturday screenings of the Met Opera, National Theatre and Exhibition on Screen, by our count. The listing has a 26-day break between December 12 and January 8. Times are not posted on the series page.

The gardens: free, with a Tuesday rule

The Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden and the Demonstration Garden are open daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting, with no admission charge: five hours a day. From January through March, the Four Arts says, its lots are for members with a parking pass on Tuesdays and the gardens are closed. In 2027 that is 13 Tuesdays, from January 5 to March 30. Pets other than leashed service dogs, bicycles and skateboards are not allowed in the gardens.

• The Four Arts says the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden and Demonstration Garden are open daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting, with no admission charge. The Society of the Four Arts: General information and hours
• The Four Arts says that on Tuesdays from January through March its lots are for members with a parking pass only and the gardens are closed. The Society of the Four Arts: Directions
• The Four Arts does not permit pets (except leashed service dogs), bicycles, skateboards, weddings or formal photography in the gardens. The Society of the Four Arts: General information and hours

There are no guided visits this season. The Four Arts says it is not offering docent or guided tours; a free self-guided Sculpture Garden walking tour pamphlet waits at the garden entrances. The King Library, at 101 Four Arts Plaza, keeps weekday hours, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

• The Four Arts says it is not currently offering docent or guided tours; a self-guided Sculpture Garden walking tour pamphlet is free at the garden entrances. The Society of the Four Arts: FAQs
• The Gioconda and Joseph King Library, 101 Four Arts Plaza, is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., closed weekends; annual memberships are $25 for Town residents and $30 for non-residents. The Society of the Four Arts: General information and hours

The High Life exhibition

The Four Arts lists The High Life: Contemporary Photography and the Birds from December 5, 2026 through May 2, 2027, 149 days by our count. Its listing describes work by more than 50 artists. Gallery hours are not posted on the exhibition page.

• The Four Arts lists The High Life: Contemporary Photography and the Birds, December 5, 2026 through May 2, 2027. The Society of the Four Arts: Exhibitions

Parking for a Four Arts evening

The Four Arts has limited free parking on its campus for people attending programs or visiting the libraries or gardens, plus hourly street parking by ParkMobile; overnight parking is not available. The Town lists Four Arts Plaza meters as active from 9 AM to 5 PM. A 7 PM concert starts two hours after those meters stop, by our arithmetic. The Tuesday rule matters here too: from January through March the lots are for members with a parking pass on Tuesdays, but none of the 17 concert dates falls on a Tuesday.

• The Four Arts has limited free campus parking for program attendees and library or garden visitors, plus hourly street parking via ParkMobile; overnight parking is not available. The Society of the Four Arts: General information and hours
• The Town says meters on Worth Avenue (zones 46102, 46206, 46306, 46406), the 200 and 300 blocks of South County Road, One Whitehall Way (46605), Four Arts Plaza, the 200 and 300 blocks of Peruvian and the North End streets are active from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Town of Palm Beach: Park in Palm Beach

On the Town’s parking map, Four Arts Plaza (zone 46604) has 13 spaces at $5.00 an hour with a two-hour cap. The Four Arts says its own lots close shortly after the last program each day. For the Royal Poinciana Chapel concert in December, the Four Arts lists complimentary valet as the way to park. The parking picker ranks every zone near Four Arts Plaza.

For the Flagler Museum and the rest of the island’s culture, see our arts and culture guide; the events page lists the season.

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Written by the Downtown Palm Beach Editorial Team. Some content may be AI-generated. People check every fact before it publishes.

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