Parsons has always recognized the importance of the arts and the Parsons Area Concert Association  brings outstanding international talent to the Municipal Auditorium stage several times each year. Be it a dueling grand pianos concert or an international ballet troupe, the acoustically-awesome 1,600 seat Municipal Auditorium routinely draws a crowd.
 

As one would expect in rural America, “Summer in the Park” is an event that provides free concerts every Thursday evening at the Seaton Family Pavilion at Forest Park. It’s a event where family and friends gather around the outdoor stage with their lawn chairs, under the stars, listening to a variety of regional performers.
 

Annually, visitors will also find an Arts & Crafts Show, a fine arts Downtown Art Walk, the celebration of Parsons’ railroad heritage during Katy Days, the Farm Heritage Weekend and a newly established “Balloons, Bikes, Blues and Barbeque” festival.