December 2026 concerts

Signature Symphony at TCC

Christmas in Tulsa — Dec. 12

7:30 PM

Tulsa, OK

Pennsylvania Philharmonic

Sounds of the Season

7:30 PM · Cubberley Theatre

Palo Alto, PA

• Mozart: German Dances, K.605
• Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute and strings
• Barber: Die Natali: Chorale Preludes for Christmas, Op. 37
• +1 more

Johnson City Symphony Orchestra

Winter Warmth

Time TBA · Seeger Memorial Chapel, Milligan University

Johnson City, TN

• Silvestri: "The Polar Express" Concert Suite

Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra

Messiah

7:30 PM

Sheboygan, WI

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Paducah Symphony Orchestra

A Christmas Celebration

7:30 PM · Symphony Hall

Paducah, KY

Canton Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops

7:30 PM · Umstattd Hall | Zimmermann Symphony Center

Canton, OH

New York Philharmonic

Handel's Messiah

Time TBA · Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall

New York, NY

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Omaha Symphony

Physicians Mutual Omaha Symphony Christmas Celebration

7:30 PM · Holland Center

Omaha, NE

Johnstown Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops!

7:30 PM · Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center

Johnstown, PA

Boston Ballet Orchestra

The Nutcracker

7:30 PM · Citizens Opera House

Boston, MA

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Signature Symphony at TCC

Christmas in Tulsa

Time TBA · VanTrease PACE

Tulsa, OK

Portland Baroque Orchestra

Handel's Messiah Highlights

Time TBA · Sanctuary Hall at First Congregational

Portland, OR

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Boston Pops

Holiday Pops 2026

7:30 PM

Boston, MA

Houston Symphony

Ho-Ho-Holiday (Sensory Inclusive)

Time TBA

Houston, TX

Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Brass

7:30 PM · Saint Bede Catholic Church

Williamsburg, VA

Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Magic

7:30 PM · Cheyenne Civic Center

Cheyenne, WY

• Anderson: A Christmas Festival
• Wilberg: I Saw Three Ships
• Wilberg: Fum, Fum, Fum
• +11 more

The Phoenix Symphony

Handel's Messiah

Time TBA

Phoenix, AZ

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops 2026

7:30 PM · Symphony Hall

Boston, MA

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Simply Beethoven: Dudamel Conducts the Fifth Symphony and Piano Concerto No. 4

8:00 PM · Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles, CA

• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Home for the Holidays

8:00 PM · Orchestra Hall

Detroit, MI

Seattle Symphony

Elf in Concert with the Seattle Symphony

8:00 PM · S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium

Seattle, WA

Boston Symphony Orchestra

2026 Holiday Pops Kids' Matinee

11:00 AM

Boston, MA

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras

PE Winter Concert

11:00 AM · Boston University's College of Fine Arts Concert Hall

Boston, MA

Portland Symphony Orchestra

Magic of Christmas

11:00 AM

Portland, ME

Boston Pops

2026 Holiday Pops Kids' Matinee

11:00 AM

Boston, MA

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Jingle Bell Jam

12:00 PM · Kleinhans Music Hall

Buffalo, NY

Rogue Valley Symphony

The Magic of the Holidays

1:30 PM · OSF Angus Bowmer Theatre

Ashland, OR

• Tyzik: A Christmas Overture
• Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute and strings
• Tyzik: Ave Maria
• +6 more

Boston Ballet Orchestra

The Nutcracker

1:30 PM · Citizens Opera House

Boston, MA

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Up Close with Amaryn Olmeda

2:00 PM · Tucson Symphony Center

Tucson, AZ

• Montgomery: Musings
• Dvořák: Terzetto, for 2 violins and viola, Op. 74
• Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration

2:00 PM · Hilbert Circle Theatre

Indianapolis, IN

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Simply Beethoven: Dudamel Conducts the Fifth Symphony and Piano Concerto No. 4

2:00 PM · Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles, CA

• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Oregon Symphony

Holiday Pops Spectacular

2:00 PM · Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Portland, OR

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Elf in Concert

2:00 PM · Symphony Center

Chicago, IL

• Debney: Elf score

San Francisco Symphony

Peter and the Wolf

2:00 PM · Davies Symphony Hall

San Francisco, CA

• Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Folsom Lake Symphony

Sounds of the Season

2:00 PM

Folsom, CA

• The Night Before Christmas
• Carol of the Bells
• Berlin: White Christmas
• +2 more

Waco Symphony Orchestra

The Nutcracker

2:00 PM · Waco Hall

Waco, TX

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Sunday Matinees at NAZ: Andreas & Mozart

2:00 PM · Nazareth University, Beston Hall at Glazer Music Performance Center

Rochester, NY

Missouri Symphony

Clara’s Nutcracker Dreams: A Missouri Christmas

2:00 PM · Missouri Theatre

Columbia, MO

Houston Symphony

Very Merry Pops

2:00 PM · Jones Hall

Houston, TX

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert

2:00 PM · Powell Hall

St. Louis, MO

• Goodman: The Muppet Christmas Carol

Omaha Symphony

Physicians Mutual Omaha Symphony Christmas Celebration

2:00 PM · Holland Center

Omaha, NE

Mobile Symphony Orchestra

Swing into the Holidays!

2:30 PM · Saenger Theatre

Mobile, AL

Symphony San Jose

Holiday Spectacular

2:30 PM · California Theatre

San Jose, CA

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

Christmas with the Symphony: 'Tis the Season

2:30 PM · Mary W. Sommervold Hall

Sioux Falls, SD

Oregon East Symphony

Holiday Music Festival

2:30 PM · Hermiston High Auditorium / Vert Auditorium

Hermiston, OR

• Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8
• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Brass

3:00 PM · St. Paul Lutheran Church

Davenport, IA

Spokane Symphony

Holiday Pops: Jazzy Winter Wonderland

3:00 PM · The Fox Theater

Spokane, WA

Lexington Philharmonic

LexPhil Holiday Brass Quintet Central Kentucky Tour

3:00 PM · Harper Hall / The Galerie / First United Methodist Church

Lexington/Versailles/Frankfort, KY

Portland Symphony Orchestra

Magic of Christmas

3:00 PM · Merrill Auditorium

Portland, ME

Santa Rosa Symphony

Winterlude... Handel's Messiah

3:00 PM · Weill Hall, Green Music Center

Santa Rosa, CA

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra

Handel's Messiah

3:00 PM · The VETS

Providence, RI

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Athens Symphony Orchestra

Christmas Concert

3:00 PM

Athens, GA

• Higgins: Christmas on Broadway
• Baker: Do You Hear What I Hear?
• Mykola Leonovitch Carol of the Bells
• +9 more

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

Home Alone in Concert

3:00 PM · Orpheum Theatre

Sioux City, IA

• Williams: complete score to Home Alone (1990), performed live to the film
• Williams: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas

Boston Baroque

Handel's Messiah

3:00 PM · NEC Jordan Hall

Boston, MA

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Lansing Symphony Orchestra

Home for the Holidays

3:00 PM · Wharton Center

Lansing, MI

Westchester Philharmonic

Inspiration Point

3:00 PM · Purchase Performing Arts Center

Purchase, NY

• Halvorsen: Passacaglia on a Theme by Handel
• Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, for string sextet or string orchestra in D major, Op. 70
• Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Washington)

Holiday Pops

3:00 PM · Skyview Concert Hall

Vancouver, WA

• Strauss Jr: Die Fledermaus: Overture
• Williams Selecetions from Fiddler on the Roof*
• Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
• +7 more

Bellingham Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Magic!

3:00 PM · Mount Baker Theatre

Bellingham, WA

• Hague: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
• Arr. Bob Cerulli | Holiday Pops Sing Along (6’)
• Anderson: A Christmas Festival
• +5 more

Canton Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops

3:00 PM · Umstattd Hall | Zimmermann Symphony Center

Canton, OH

Portland Baroque Orchestra

Handel's Messiah

3:00 PM · Sanctuary Hall at First Congregational

Portland, OR

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Willamette Falls Symphony

Family Concert - Comedy in Music

3:00 PM · Oregon City United Methodist Church

Oregon City, OR

• Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras

Chamberpalooza

3:00 PM · Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall

Chicago, IL

Boston Pops

Holiday Pops 2026

3:00 PM

Boston, MA

Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Brass

3:00 PM · Saint Bede Catholic Church

Williamsburg, VA

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops 2026

3:00 PM · Symphony Hall

Boston, MA

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Jingle Bell Jam

4:00 PM · Kleinhans Music Hall

Buffalo, NY

Sarasota Orchestra

Happy Holley Days

4:00 PM

Sarasota, FL

Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest

Winter Dreams!

4:00 PM · Concordia University

River Forest, IL

• Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute and strings
• Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13
• +1 more

Oakland Symphony

LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER: A Tribute to Quincy Jones

4:00 PM · Paramount Theatre

Oakland, CA

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra

Christmas at The Perot

4:00 PM · Perot Theatre

Texarkana, AR

Vermont Symphony Orchestra

Brass Quintet & Counterpoint Chorus - Manchester

4:00 PM · Manchester First Congregational Church

Manchester, VT

Beaufort Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Celebration

5:00 PM · USCB Center for the Arts

Beaufort, SC

• Bach: Double Concerto in C minor for Oboe and Violin, BWV1060R
• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Boston Ballet Orchestra

The Nutcracker

6:00 PM · Citizens Opera House

Boston, MA

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras

Chamberpalooza

6:00 PM · Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall

Chicago, IL

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Home for the Holidays

7:00 PM · Orchestra Hall

Detroit, MI

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops

7:00 PM · Music Hall

Cincinnati, OH

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra

PLAY! & Schubert's Third

7:00 PM · Southern Theatre

Columbus, OH

• Assad: Suite for Lower Strings
• Assad: PLAY!
• Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D major, D.200
• +1 more

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert

7:00 PM · Powell Hall

St. Louis, MO

• Goodman: The Muppet Christmas Carol

Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Spectacular

Time TBA · Hemmens Cultural Center

Elgin, IL

Hartford Symphony Orchestra

Willis Conducts Pictures at an Exhibition

Time TBA

Hartford, CT

• Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Huntsville Symphony Orchestra

The Nutcracker

7:30 PM · Mark C. Smith Concert Hall

Huntsville, AL

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

The Florida Orchestra

Holiday Pops – Tampa Bay’s Beloved Holiday Tradition

7:30 PM · Straz Center, Ferguson / Mahaffey Theater / Ruth Eckerd Hall

Tampa Bay, FL

• Anderson: Sleigh Ride
• Stephenson: BasSOON it Will Be Christmas

Houston Symphony

Very Merry Pops

7:30 PM · Jones Hall

Houston, TX

New Jersey Symphony

New Jersey Ballet’s The Nutcracker with New Jersey Symphony

Time TBA · Mayo Performing Arts Center

Morristown, NJ

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra

Unforgettable

Time TBA

Harrisburg, PA

Lexington Philharmonic

LexPhil Holiday Brass Tour

Time TBA · Harper Hall

Lexington, KY

Seattle Symphony

A Festival of Lessons & Carols

7:30 PM · Benaroya Hall

Seattle, WA

Nashville Symphony

Holiday Brass Spectacular with members of the Nashville Symphony

7:30 PM · Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Nashville, TN

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71a
• Herbert: Babes in Toyland
• Handel: Joy to the World
• +1 more

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

The Nutcracker

Time TBA

Dayton, OH

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra

POPS I: Christmas at The Perot

Time TBA · Perot Theatre

Texarkana, AR

Ocala Symphony Orchestra

The Nutcracker with OSO

Time TBA · Reilly Arts Center

Ocala, FL

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Abilene Philharmonic

Handel's Messiah

7:30 PM · The Historic Paramount Theatre

Abilene, TX

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

New York Philharmonic

Handel's Messiah

Time TBA · Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall

New York, NY

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Omaha Symphony

Physicians Mutual Omaha Symphony Christmas Celebration

7:30 PM · Holland Center

Omaha, NE

Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra

A Night at the Museum

Time TBA · East Grand Forks Senior High PAC

East Grand Forks, ND

Portland Baroque Orchestra

Handel's Messiah Highlights

Time TBA · Sanctuary Hall at First Congregational

Portland, OR

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

The Phoenix Symphony

Handel's Messiah

Time TBA

Phoenix, AZ

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Helena Symphony

Christmas in the Cathedral (Handel's Messiah) - Monday

6:30 PM · Cathedral of St. Helena

Helena, MT

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra

Michael W. Smith: Every Christmas Tour

7:00 PM · Capital One Hall

Fairfax, VA

Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Bach Marathon Finale

7:00 PM

Chicago, IL

• Bach Marathon Finale