December 2026 concerts

Boston Symphony Orchestra

2026 Holiday Pops Sensory Friendly

10:30 AM · Symphony Hall

Boston, MA

Boston Pops

2026 Holiday Pops Sensory Friendly

10:30 AM

Boston, MA

Seattle Symphony

The Snowman

11:00 AM · Benaroya Hall

Seattle, WA

Jackson Symphony Orchestra (Tennessee)

Christmas on Main Street - Matinee

11:00 AM · Carl Perkins Civic Center

Jackson, TN

West Michigan Symphony

Clickity Clack Ho Ho Ho (11:30 am)

11:30 AM · The Block

Muskegon, MI

West Michigan Symphony

Clickity Clack Ho Ho Ho (11:30am performance)

11:30 AM · The Block

Muskegon, MI

West Michigan Symphony

Clickity Clack Ho Ho Ho

11:30 AM · The Block

Muskegon, MI

Long Bay Symphony

Handel's Messiah @ Saint Michael's Catholic Church of Murrells Inlet

12:30 PM · Saint Michael's Catholic Church

Murrells Inlet, SC

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Neighborhood Concert: Lancaster Performing Arts Center

1:00 PM · Lancaster Performing Arts Center

Lancaster, CA

Boston Ballet Orchestra

The Nutcracker

1:30 PM · Citizens Opera House

Boston, MA

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops

1:30 PM · Kimball Theatre

Williamsburg, VA

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops!

2:00 PM · Gallo Center for the Arts

Modesto, CA

Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra

The Roaring Holidays

2:00 PM · Tilson Music Hall

Terre Haute, IN

• Anderson: Sleigh Ride
• Tormé: The Christmas Song

Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra

The Nutcracker Ballet – Lollipop Matinee

2:00 PM · NAU Ardrey Memorial Auditorium

Flagstaff, AZ

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra

The Heart of the Holidays

2:00 PM · DECC Symphony Hall

Duluth, MN

West Texas Symphony

Sounds of the Season

2:00 PM · Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center

Midland, TX

Spokane Symphony

The Nutcracker Ballet

2:00 PM · The Fox Theater

Spokane, WA

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Nashville Symphony

Home Alone In Concert

2:00 PM · Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Nashville, TN

Grand Rapids Symphony

Holiday Pops Presented by Meijer

2:00 PM

Grand Rapids, MI

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Baroque Brilliance

2:30 PM · Herbst Theatre

San Francisco, CA

• Handel: Samson, HWV57
• Martines: O virgo, cui salutem debet orbis
• Telemann: Overture, suite in G for strings, TWV. 55: G10
• +2 more

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra

Messiah By Candlelight

2:30 PM · First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster

Lancaster, PA

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Quincy Symphony Orchestra

Christmas Magic

2:30 PM · QJHS Morrison Theater

Quincy, IL

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56
• Harry Potter Holidays
• The Night Before Christmas
• +1 more

Columbus Symphony

Holiday Pops

3:00 PM · Ohio Theatre

Columbus, OH

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera

Handel's Messiah

3:00 PM · First Cumberland Presbyterian Church / Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church

Chattanooga, TN

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Symphony of the Mountains

By the Fireside: Kingsport

3:00 PM · Toy F. Reid Employee Center

Kingsport, TN

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops

3:00 PM · Kimball Theatre

Williamsburg, VA

Waterbury Symphony Orchestra

Christmas in Connecticut: Return of the Ugly Sweater

3:00 PM · Fine Arts Center, CT State Community College, Naugatuck Valley

Waterbury, CT

• Music Program: Holiday Classics, Film Music, & Family Favorites

Boston Pops

Holiday Pops 2026

3:00 PM

Boston, MA

• Pierpont: Jingle Bells Forever
• Anderson: Sleigh Ride

Virginia Symphony Orchestra

PB&J Family Series: Jingle Bell Jam

3:00 PM · Diamonstein Concert Hall - CNU's Ferguson Center for the Arts

Newport News, VA

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops 2026

3:00 PM · Symphony Hall

Boston, MA

Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra

The Design Alaska Holiday Concert

4:00 PM · Charles W. Davis Concert Hall

Fairbanks, AK

• Holcombe: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
• Hague: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Eva Burmeister, Violin

5:00 PM · Steinway Selection Center of Houston

Houston, TX

Long Bay Symphony

Handel's Messiah @ All Saints Church of Pawleys Island

5:00 PM · All Saints Church

Pawleys Island, SC

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Stockton Symphony

Holiday Pops: Celebrate the Season

6:00 PM · Atherton Auditorium

Stockton, CA

• Anderson: Sleigh Ride
• Adam: Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)
• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71
• +2 more

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration

7:00 PM · Hilbert Circle Theatre

Indianapolis, IN

Naples Philharmonic

Naples Ballet Presents The Nutcracker

7:00 PM · Hayes Hall

Naples, FL

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

Handel's Messiah

7:00 PM · First Lutheran Church

Sioux Falls, SD

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Reno Philharmonic Orchestra

Spirit of the Season - Hometown Holidays

7:00 PM · Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts

Reno, NV

Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra

Peppermint Pops '26

7:00 PM · Victory Theatre

Evansville, IN

• Anderson: Sleigh Ride
• Forrest: The First Noel
• Debney: theme from Elf
• +2 more

New West Symphony

Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah

7:00 PM · Bank of America Performing Arts Center / Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center

Thousand Oaks / Camarillo, CA

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra

Poinsettia Pops

7:00 PM · Union Colony Civic Center

Greeley, CO

• Orch. Dylan Fixmer Magic Baton Melody Contest (4 minutes)
• Dylan Fixmer Bells of the Winter Range (7 minutes)
• Reed: Greensleeves
• +11 more

Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops with Joe Gransden

7:00 PM · Lawrenceville Arts Center, Grand Stage

Lawrenceville, GA

Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra

The Heart of the Holidays

7:00 PM · DECC Symphony Hall

Duluth, MN

Greenville Symphony Orchestra

Holiday at Peace: Greenville's Favorite Family Christmas Tradition

7:00 PM · Peace Concert Hall

Greenville, SC

Dallas Chamber Symphony

The Nutcracker with Live Orchestra

7:00 PM · Moody Performance Hall

Dallas, TX

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

ROCO Connections: Eva Burmeister, violin

7:00 PM · Steinway Selection Center of Houston

Houston, TX

• Saint-Saëns: Violons dans le soir
• Spohr: 6 Salonstucke, for violin and pinano, Op. 135

Fresno Philharmonic

Home for the Holidays

7:30 PM · William Saroyan Theatre

Fresno, CA

• Guaraldi: A Charlie Brown Christmas
• Anderson: Sleigh Ride

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Vivaldi's Venice

7:30 PM · Rothenberg Hall, The Huntington

San Marino, CA

• Vivaldi: Il Tamerlano (Bajazet), RV 703: Sinfonia
• Vivaldi: Viola d'amore Concerto in D major, RV392
• Albinoni: Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 5, No. 1
• +7 more

Symphony San Jose

Merry Mozart

7:30 PM · California Theatre

San Jose, CA

• Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
• Respighi: Trittico botticelliano P.151
• Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K.543

Naples Philharmonic

The Nutcracker

Time TBA · Artis—Naples

Naples, FL

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks III: Season of Anticipation

7:30 PM · Bartlett Performing Arts Center

Moline, IA

• Garrop: Penelope Waits
• Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293
• Piazzolla: Otoño Porteño
• +1 more

The Florida Orchestra

Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert Live to Film

7:30 PM · Mahaffey Theater

St. Petersburg, FL

• Elfman: The Nightmare Before Christmas Orchestral Suite

Houston Symphony

Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 & Gil Shaham

7:30 PM · Jones Hall

Houston, TX

• Kodály: Dances of Galánta
• Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14
• Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, B.163, Op. 88

Las Vegas Philharmonic

A Very Vegas Christmas

7:30 PM · The Smith Center

Las Vegas, NV

Louisville Orchestra

Handel's Messiah

7:30 PM · St. Michael Catholic Church, Sing-Along

Louisville, KY

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

A Tinsel Tradition: Songs of Christmas

7:30 PM · Civic Center Music Hall

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

A Very Merry Pops

7:30 PM · Civic Center Music Hall

Oklahoma City, OK

Memphis Symphony Orchestra

Magic of Memphis

7:30 PM · Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

Memphis, TN

El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Christmas on Broadway

7:30 PM · Plaza Theatre

El Paso, TX

Erie Philharmonic

Come Home for the Holidays

7:30 PM · Warner Theatre

Erie, PA

Symphoria

Messiah

7:30 PM · Church of the Most Holy Rosary

Syracuse, NY

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Savannah Philharmonic

Holiday Pops!

7:30 PM · The Lucas Theatre for the Arts

Savannah, GA

Oregon Symphony

Gospel Christmas

7:30 PM · Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Portland, OR

Madison Symphony Orchestra

A Madison Symphony Christmas 2026

7:30 PM · Overture Hall

Madison, WI

New York Philharmonic

Take a Breath: Songs of the Season

Time TBA · Clark Studio Theater, Rose Building

New York, NY

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Once Upon a Symphony: Stone Soup

Time TBA · Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago, IL

San Francisco Symphony

Handel Messiah

7:30 PM · Davies Symphony Hall

San Francisco, CA

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Conrad Tao, Mozart & Prokofiev

7:30 PM · Music Hall

Cincinnati, OH

• Grenfell: Clockwerk
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488
• Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25
• +1 more

Nashville Symphony

Home Alone In Concert

7:30 PM · Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Nashville, TN

• Williams: The Empire Strikes Back

Jacksonville Symphony

Holiday Pops

7:30 PM · Jacoby Symphony Hall

Jacksonville, FL

Sarasota Orchestra

Tchaikovsky & Strauss

7:30 PM

Sarasota, FL

• Strauss: Don Quixote: Fantastic Variations for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 35, TrV184
• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Sounds of the Season

7:30 PM · Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WV

Charleston, WV

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Harmonies with Katharine McPhee

7:30 PM

Shreveport, LA

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Home Alone in Concert

7:30 PM · Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Baltimore, MD

Grand Rapids Symphony

Holiday Pops Presented by Meijer

7:30 PM

Grand Rapids, MI

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

7:30 PM · Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

Evanston, IL

• Corigliano: Promenade Overture
• Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
• Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Marin Symphony

Holiday Choral Concerts by Candlelight 2026

7:30 PM · St. Raphael Church

San Rafael, CA

• Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
• Schütz: Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt (Concerto), SWV 47
• Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
• +11 more

La Jolla Symphony and Chorus

Resurrection

Time TBA · Mandeville Auditorium

La Jolla, CA

• Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor

Ocala Symphony Orchestra

Handel's Messiah

Time TBA · Reilly Arts Center

Ocala, FL

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Ocala Symphony Orchestra

Pops! Goes the Holidays

7:30 PM · Reilly Arts Center

Ocala, FL

South Florida Symphony Orchestra

Handel's Messiah & Holiday Pops

7:30 PM · The Parker / Barry University

Fort Lauderdale / Miami, FL

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56
• HOLIDAY POPS Popular holiday tunes

Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra

Pops 1: The Heart of the Holidays

Time TBA · Symphony Hall

Duluth, MN

Jackson Symphony Orchestra (Tennessee)

Christmas on Main Street

7:30 PM · Carl Perkins Civic Center

Jackson, TN

Richardson Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Classics with the Plano Civic Chorus

7:30 PM · Eisemann Center

Richardson, TX

Charlottesville Symphony

Family Holiday Concerts with the UVA University Singers

7:30 PM · Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

Aurora Symphony Orchestra

2026 Holiday Concert: A Trans-Siberian Christmas

7:30 PM · Gateway High School

Aurora, CO

• Anderson: Sleigh Ride
• Hanson: Carol of the Bells

Abilene Philharmonic

A Frank Sinatra Christmas

7:30 PM · Abilene Convention Center

Abilene, TX

The Phoenix Symphony

Holiday Pops Spectacular

7:30 PM · Symphony Hall

Phoenix, AZ

New York Philharmonic

Very Young People's Concerts: "Make Believe"

Time TBA · Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center

New York, NY

The Cleveland Orchestra

Hadelich Plays Bartók

Time TBA · Mandel Concert Hall

Cleveland, OH

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Dvořák's Eighth: Bohemian Dreams

7:30 PM · Powell Hall

St. Louis, MO

• Saariaho: Lumière et pesanteur
• Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, BB101, Sz.95
• Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, B.163, Op. 88

Utah Symphony

Mendelssohn's "Reformation" Symphony

7:30 PM · Abravanel Hall

Salt Lake City, UT

• Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107

San Diego Symphony

Youthful Visions: Carreño, Prokofiev & Sibelius

7:30 PM · Jacobs Music Center

San Diego, CA

• Carreño: Margariteña
• Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
• Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

El Paso Symphony Orchestra

Christmas on Broadway – Asc

7:30 PM · Plaza Theatre

El Paso, TX

Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra

O Holy Night

7:30 PM · Orem High School

Orem, UT

Boston Ballet Orchestra

The Nutcracker

7:30 PM · Citizens Opera House

Boston, MA

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Rockford Symphony Orchestra

The Nutcracker 2026

Time TBA

Rockford, IL

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra

The Nutcracker

7:30 PM · NAU Ardrey Memorial Auditorium

Flagstaff, AZ

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Orchestra Iowa

The Nutcracker with Ballet Quad Cities 2026

7:30 PM · Paramount Theatre

Cedar Rapids, IA

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Boston Pops

Holiday Pops 2026

7:30 PM

Boston, MA

• Pierpont: Jingle Bells Forever
• Anderson: Sleigh Ride