Join us on April 10th & April 17th, 2026 for a fun and informative night in Taborian Hall, the home of Dreamland Ballroom and Dreamland Lounge!

The Dreamland Lounge, located on the 1st floor of the building, will serve beer and wine behind its fabulous art deco bar from 5-10 PM! This bar will be donation-based, with all proceeds benefitting Friends of Dreamland.

All three floors of our building will be open, with the second floor featuring an incredible temporary art gallery, the Arkansas Festival Ballet costume collection, and pieces from our presenting local artist Betty Turner.

Mrs. Turner works in a variety of mediums, with the evenings featured pieces being plywood cutouts painstakingly adorned with a variety of materials. Each one telling a story from Mrs. Turner’s life or pop culture, all ripe with political and social commentary. Turner has provided original paintings as well and only brought a few cutouts from the collection of 20+ works that will be shown in Dreamland Ballroom later this May.

Executive Director Matthew McCoy will be hosting a guided tour beginning at 7 PM, going through the building’s history here on 9th St. The tour will go all over the building and generally takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour

Join us at this official kick off ceremony of studioMAIN’s “Pop-Up” demonstration project, Beyond the Divide. This project tells the history of this corridor, amplifies neighborhood residents’ stories, and builds support for permanent street improvements restoring the connectivity to communities south of I-630.

Learn more at https://www.studio-main.org/beyond-the-divide

More info at https://www.studio-main.org/beyond-the-divide

Friday, July 25, 7:00 p.m. $20.00 per ticket. (Eventbrite tickets sales TBD) 

Celebrate the return of Big Band music to Dreamland Ballroom after more than fifty years of silence from this historic and celebrated landmark, where the greatest legends of jazz and blues performed from 1918 to 1968.

Swing Band Reunion, celebrates its 25th year, as an extension of historic Central High School’s Swing Band. SBR has performed at CALS Robinson Theater, numerous retirement communities and churches, for Central High School alumni Tiger Fest, and for the 2024 Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame induction ceremony. 

Taborian Hall and it’s Dreamland Ballroom celebrate the 107th anniversary in July of the rebirth and preservation of this iconic structure in downtown Little Rock. (Add more if needed)

SBR’s performance includes the music from Dreamland Ballroom notable musicians list: Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Etta James, Cab Calloway, Benny Carter, native Arkansan Louis Jordan, and more.

Join the Friends of Dreamland in Doc’s Pool Hall for refreshments, jazz, and a guided tours through Taborian Hall and the Dreamland Ballroom during Juneteenth in Da Rock

Doc’s is a room on the ground floor of the building that faces State St. and opens up to the festivies on 9th St. (east side)

Jazz will be a small group of local artiest from the Swing Band Reunion

Guided Tours at 11:30 AM & 2 PM.

The Dunbar Historic Neighborhood Association is honored to present the Dunbar Honors Legacy Series, a distinguished lecture series dedicated to celebrating the legacies of historical African-American figures who have made significant contributions to our community and beyond. This event will be hosted at the iconic Dreamland Ballroom and will feature two sessions tailored to engage both students and the general public in meaningful discussions about history, resilience, and cultural preservation.

Public lecture starts at 5:30 PM.

Cromwell Christmas Party