Celebrate the Holiday Season on stage! A live theatre show or concert is a wonderful family experience to share any time of year, but it becomes extra magical during the holiday season. Celebrate the season and delight all your senses with one of these unique Holiday Shows and Concerts. Get your tickets now for an afternoon or evening out – there is guaranteed to be something for everyone to enjoy in our handy guide.
Holiday Shows and Concerts
St. Albert Children’s Theatre presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
November 21 – 24, 30 & December 1, 2024 | Book an evening with St. Albert Children’s Theatre and enjoy all the enchantment of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! Get your tickets now for this holiday production filled with dazzling costumes, spectacular scenery, and familiar fairytale characters belting out all your favourite songs.
A Christmas Carol
November 23 – December 24 | Join the Citadel Theatre for their version of Charles Dicken’s Christmas classic. Watch on stage as the miserly Scrooge is visited by the three ghosts of Christmas and undergoes a heartwarming personal transformation.
Jubilations Junior presents Wally Wonka and the Candy Cane Factory
November 23 – January 18 | Step into a world of pure imagination with the newest holiday production from Jubilations Junior! Wally Wonka and the Candy Cane Factory hits the stage in November with Jubilations Dinner Theatre’s winning combination of a laughter-filled show and a delicious delicious multi-course meal. For more information, click here.
See a Holiday Show at Fort Edmonton Park’s Capitol Theatre
November 28 – December 15, 2024 | Enjoy your choice of 3 family-friendly Holiday Shows at the historic Capitol Theatre, with 2 hours FREE admission to the Edmonton Christmas Market included! Shows this year include A Kidsmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Christmas Carol, and Slay Bells 2: Twice the Tinsel.
The Salvation Army’s FREE Festival of Carols Sing-Along
November 30 | Edmonton families are invited to join the Christmas Bureau of Edmonton for their 24th annual Festival of Carols at the Winspear Centre. Reserve your tickets to celebrate the season with music and caroling at this free Christmas concert event!
Alberta Ballet’s The Nutcracker
December 4-8 | A beloved Christmas tradition, The Nutcracker follows the tale of a young girl named Klara who receives the most a magical nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. Enjoy the grace and beauty of the Alberta Ballet as they take you on a dream filled journey with Clara to the land of sweets – complete with pesky rats, a snow queen, a beautiful fairy, and the nutcracker prince.
Beppie Holiday Musical Concert
December 8 | Join Windsor Park Community League and two-time JUNO-nominated children’s musician BEPPIE for a special Holiday Musical Concert! This merry performance is geared towards ages 12 and under, and offers affordable family fun at just $5 per ticket.
The Singing Christmas Tree
December 12-15 | Edmonton’s beloved holiday tradition is back to get you in a festive mood! The Singing Christmas tree is a newly re-imagined celebration of music that features millions of glittering lights and a 35-foot-tall Christmas tree made up of 150 of Alberta’s finest choir singers belting out all your holiday favourites.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Festival Place
December 13-15, 17-22 & 26-28, 2024 | Step into a fairytale classic with this year’s holiday production at Sherwood Park’s Festival Place! Treat your family to tickets to this contemporary Broadway adaption of Cinderella and relive all the magic together with this spectacular display of costumes, scenery, songs, and dance. Dinner & show combination options also available.
Holidays at the Winspear
December 13-30 | The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is ready to delight audiences with your choice of four different Holiday Concert experiences. Go the traditional route with the music of Handel’s Messiah, or opt for more modern Christmas favourites with A Very Merry Pops or Hollywood for the Holidays.
Home Alone in Concert
December 14 | Enjoy a holiday movie classic alongside a concert performance from FILMharmonique Orchestra! Home Alone in Concert offers a fun holiday experience for the whole family with the beloved Christmas movie enhanced by a live performance of John Williams’ spectacular soundtrack.
Edmonton Musical Theatre presents A Thrifty Christmas
December 14 | Edmonton Musical Theatre invites you to a memorable night of joy and laughter with their holiday production A Thrifty Christmas! This family-friendly musical production will get you in the holiday spirit as a group of friends and two rejected toys discover the true joy of the season comes through friendship.
Kids on Track Christmas Celebration
December 14 | The Kids on Track annual Christmas Celebration is back with another amazing Blacklight Christmas show, pizza dinner, family gift bag, and more! Register FREE to spend family time together enjoying the neon-filled puppet show The Secret of Snowflake County.
The Blank Who Stole Christmas
All-Ages Shows December 14 & 21 | It is festive fun for all ages as the comedic experts at Rapid Fire Theatre give the beloved Christmas classic an improvised twist with the cast and audience not knowing who the “blank” is until the performance begins live on stage. Past characters have included everything from Shrek, the Wet Bandits, Batman, Wario, Mr.Burns, and more. For more information, click here.
Stageworks Academy presents A Winter Fairytale
December 18-20 | Celebrate the season with Stageworks Academy production A Winter Fairytale at the Maclab Centre in Leduc! Your whole family will love this holiday tale featuring enchanted Winter Fairies and troublemaking elves from the North Pole.
Nuova Vocal Arts White Christmas
December 18-22 and 27-29 | Nuova Vocal Arts is bringing Irving Berlin’s holiday musical White Christmas to The Capitol Theatre in Fort Edmonton Park. All ages can enjoy this festive war-time tale of romance featuring hit songs like “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and, of course, “White Christmas”.
