Welcome to the 2026 Season of Shows from Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry!!
** START TIME FOR ALL SHOWS – 7:30 PM
March
28 – MHS – ALL STAR OPRY – WELCOME BACK THE OPRY CAST for the 51st year!
May
9 – MHS – OLDIES SHOW (With a Special Tribute to Motown) – This show is sure to take you back in time to the “good ol’ days” of country and rock and roll including some of the best hits of Motown!!
June
13 – MHS – PRIME COUNTRY (HITS OF THE 90’S) – The Opry pays tribute to some of the greatest artists of the 90’s in country music! George Strait, Reba, Tim, Faith, Martina, Alan, Travis, Wynonna, Brooks, Dunn, Toby…and the list goes on and on!
July
25 – MHS – COUNTRY AT THE BEACH/JIMMY BUFFETT – Celebrate the greatest season of the year – SUMMER – with some of country’s best music about sunshine, boats and beaches! Plus, a tribute to the King of Summer himself, the late Jimmy Buffett!
August
15 – MHS – LYNDA SMITH & LIVE WIRE REUNION – The Opry band and cast will offer the first half of the show. Then Opry star, Lynda Smith, will reunite with her brother, Richard Smith, and former band for a great night of music 30 years in the making!
September
19 – MHS – SOUTHERN ROCK/OUTLAW COUNTRY – Back by popular demand, the Opry offers the best of Waylon, Bocephus, Lynnyrd Skynnyrd, Tanya Tucker and MANY others from these great musical eras! (With special guest lead guitarist, Cameron Eldridge)
October
17 – MHS – A NIGHT OF PRAISE – Join the Opry for a night of uplifting contemporary Worship songs and Southern Gospel music that we all know and love!
November
14 – WPHS – ALL STAR OPRY – Join the Opry for a special show brought to you by Arts Alive at West Point High School! Time and ticket information coming soon!
December
5 – MHS – SMITH FAMILY & FRIENDS CHRISTMAS SHOW
**Subject to change…keep checking www.donkstheater.com for changes/updates
*All shows subject to last minute changes. Please join our email list or on Facebook for real-time updates.
Harry M. Ward Auditorium, Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA 23109
Shows start at 7:30 PM – Doors open at 7:00 PM
Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for Children 12 and under
Tickets can be purchased at the door on show nights. Cash or checks please – No credit cards accepted at this time.
OR in advance at the Mathews Visitor Center, Main Street, in Mathews and Marketplace Antiques, Route 17, in Gloucester.
New Christian Music Release from Lynda Smith – Order Blessings!
Purchase Blessings on any show night. Or reach out to Lynda at vaopry@gmail.com for purchases.
**If your business is interested in selling these items, please contact Lynda Smith at vaopry@gmail.com.