Holidays In NC

Holiday Plays & Ballets

The spirit of the holidays comes alive on stages across North Carolina each December. Celebrate the season at one of these plays, ballets or concerts this year.

For a complete list of holiday performances, visit our events calendar. 

Asheville
North Carolina Stage Company  
“It’s a Wonderful Life: Live from WVL Radio Theatre” (Dec. 5-6, 2012)
"Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol" (Dec. 19-30, 2012)

Chapel Hill
Carolina Performing Arts
NC Jazz Repertory Orchestra: “Jazz for the Holidays” (Dec. 7, 2012)

Charlotte
Blumenthal Performing Arts
“Clara's Trip: A Nutcracker Story” (Dec. 7 – 8, 2012)
NC Dance: “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 8 – 23, 2012)
“Rockin' in a Winter Wonderland” (Dec. 9, 2012)
Charlotte Symphony: “Messiah” (Dec. 12, 2012)
“The Birth” (Dec. 13 – 23, 2012)
Cirque Dreams HOLIDAZE (Dec. 18 - 23, 2012)

Durham
Durham Performing Arts Center
“A Christmas Carol” (Dec. 15 – 16, 2012)
"Joy, An Irish Christmas" (Dec. 18, 2012)
Carolina Ballet: “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 29 – 30, 2012)

Fayetteville
Crown Center 
“The Nutcracker” (Dec. 8-9, 2012)
Martina McBride: “Joy of Christmas Tour” (Dec. 17, 2012)

Goldsboro
Paramount Theatre
“A Christmas Carol” (Dec. 7 – 9, 2012)
"A Very Jazzy Christmas" (Dec. 22, 2012)

Greensboro
The Carolina Theatre 
Greensboro Ballet: “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 7 – 16, 2012)
“The Nutcracker: Tea with Clara” (Dec. 8 & 15, 2012)
Carolina Classic Movie: “Holiday Inn” (Dec. 17, 2012)
Carolina Classic Movie: “It’s a Wonderful Life” (Dec. 18, 2012)
Carolina Classic Movie: “White Christmas” (Dec. 19, 2012)
Mixed Tape Series Presents: "A Christmas Story" (Dec. 20, 2012)

Triad Stage  
“A Christmas Carol” (Dec. 6 – Dec. 23, 2012) 
“The Santaland Diaries” (Dec. 6 - 22, 2012)

High Point
The High Point Theatre 
North Carolina Shakespeare Festival: “A Christmas Carol” (Dec. 2 – 23, 2012)

Raleigh
Progress Energy Center for the Arts
“A Christmas Carol” (Dec. 6 – 12, 2012)
Raleigh Ringers Holiday Concert (Dec. 8 – 9, 2012)
NC Master Chorale: "Joy of the Season" (Dec. 11, 2012)
Philharmonic Association Holiday Concert (Dec. 12, 2012)
Carolina Ballet: “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 14 – 23, 2012)
The Gathering: "A Holiday Concert" (Dec. 15, 2012)
The Army Ground Forces Band: "Home for the Holidays" (Dec. 18, 2012)
NC Symphony Holiday Pops: "A Pink Martini Christmas" (Dec. 21-22, 2012)
North Carolina Symphony: “New Year’s Eve” (Dec. 31, 2012)

Wilmington
Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts  
“Twas the Night Before...” (Dec. 6 – 16, 2012)
“Miracle on 34th Street” (Dec. 6 – 16, 2012)
"The Great American Songbook Live: Holiday Edition" (Dec. 15, 2012)
Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” (Dec. 21, 2012)

Winston-Salem
University of North Carolina School of the Arts  
“The Nutcracker” (Dec. 8 – 16, 2012)

added: November 11, 2009

updated: December 6, 2012