Heart for the Arts 2024

Melissa ISD welcomes the entire community to the annual Heart for the Arts Festival on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at Melissa High School’s Symmetry Plaza.

This family-fun event will showcase the talents of the Visual and Performing Arts students in grades K-12, featuring artwork from all campuses and performances by theatrical and musical students. Children of all ages can enjoy arts and crafts stations offering activities like face painting, ornament making, and balloon animals. There will also be food trucks and hot chocolate. Admission is free of charge. Families are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets as they enjoy the performances on the Symmetry Plaza lawn.

The performance order can be found below:

  • 5:30 p.m. - Elementary Honor Choir

  • 5:50 p.m. - Willow Wood Elementary Choir

  • 6:10 p.m. - Sumeer Elementary Choir

  • 6:30 p.m. - North Creek Elementary Choir

  • 6:50 p.m. - Harry McKillop Elementary Choir

  • 7:10 p.m. - High School Show Choir

  • 7:25 p.m. - High School Dance

  • 7:40 p.m. - Middle School Band

  • 8:00 p.m. - Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade Begins (parade map)

There will be transition shows between these performances by the high school, middle school, and sixth-grade Theatre consisting of Christmas Songs, Storytime, etc. 

Following the Heart for the Arts event, the community can walk over to Coach Kenny Deel Stadium to enjoy the Melissa Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade at 8:00 p.m. 

For all the details for the Heart for the Arts event, visit www.melissaisd.org/heartforthearts

While exploring the Heart for the Arts details, take a moment to visit the new Melissa ISD Fine Arts website! The website features all things Fine Arts, including program pages, ticketing information, upcoming events, and most importantly, Cardinal celebrations highlighting all of our amazing students in Fine Arts!