The Cultural Arts Complex in the Gary Soren Smith Center for the Performing Arts brings music, theater and dance performances to the Fremont area. The Fremont Symphony performs concerts from September to May as well.
The Fremont Art Association Gallery presents exhibitions of many local artists. The Olive Hyde Art Gallery offers gallery exhibits introducing an array of traditional and contemporary art. Stage I Repertory Theater showcases local talent in popular productions. The independent Broadway West Theatre Company produces five full-length plays a year in the historic Irvington district.
Niles Depot Museum, once the junction of two major rail lines, is home to the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers and to the Jim Sullivan Memorial Library, which has over 500 books on railroad history. The Museum of Local History includes a country store, livery stable, early movies made in Niles and a fossil section.
Fremont Main Library is one of the largest public libraries in northern California. The building is home to the Maurice Marks Center for Local and California History and also the Alameda County Business Library. There are three branch libraries in the Centerville, Irvington, and Niles districts.