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” (Nov. 15 – 27, 2011)

Chapel Hill
Carolina Performing Arts
Carolina Ballet: “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 3 – 4, 2011)

Charlotte
Blumenthal Performing Arts
“Black Nativity” (Dec. 2 – 4, 2011)
Charlotte Symphony: “Magic of Christmas” (Dec. 2 – 4, 2011)
“Live from WVL Radio Theatre: It’s a Wonderful Life” (Dec. 6 – 18, 2011)
NC Dance: “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 9 – 18, 2011)
“A Swingin’ Holiday with the John Brown Big Band” (Dec. 9, 2011)
“The Birth” (Dec. 12 – 19, 2011)
Charlotte Symphony: “Messiah” (Dec. 14, 2011)
Jim Brickman’s “A Christmas Celebration” (Dec. 18, 2011)

Durham
Durham Performing Arts Center
“Radio City Christmas Spectacular” (Nov. 17 – 27, 2011)
“A Christmas Carol” (Dec. 3 – 4, 2011)
Carolina Ballet: “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 10 – 11, 2011)

Fayetteville
Crown Center  
“Heart of Christmas Show” (Nov. 26 – 27, 2011)
“The Nutcracker” (Dec. 4 & Dec. 10 – 11, 2011)
“Christmas at the Crown” (Dec. 24, 2011)

Goldsboro
Paramount Theatre
North Carolina Symphony: “Holiday Pops” (Nov. 22, 2011)
Goldsboro Ballet: “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 2 – 4, 2011)
“A Christmas Carol” (Dec. 9 – 11, 2011)

Greensboro
The Carolina Theatre  
“Christmas from Dublin: A Traditional Irish Christmas” (Dec. 1, 2011)
Greensboro Ballet: “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 9 – 18, 2011)
“The Nutcracker: Tea with Clara” (Dec. 10, 2011)
“Christmas at the Carolina” (Dec. 10 & 17, 2011)
Carolina Classic Movie: “White Christmas” (Dec. 13 & 22, 2011)
Carolina Classic Movie: “It’s a Wonderful Life” (Dec. 14 & 20, 2011)
Carolina Classic Movie: “Miracle on 34th Street” (Dec. 21, 2011)

Triad Stage  
“A Christmas Carol” (Nov. 25 – Dec. 24, 2011) 
“A Winter Concert” (Dec. 6, 2011)

High Point
The High Point Theatre 
North Carolina Shakespeare Festival: “A Christmas Carol” (Dec. 2 – 20, 2011)
High Point Theatre: “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live from WVL Radio Theatre” (Dec. 22)

Montreat
Upper Anderson Auditorium  
“Christmas in Appalachia” (Dec. 3, 2011)

Raleigh
Progress Energy Center for the Arts  
Carolina Youth Ballet: “The Nutcracker” (Nov. 19, 2011)
North Carolina Symphony: “Holiday Pops – A Carolina Christmas” (Nov. 25 – 26, 2011)
Broadway Series South: “A Christmas Story – The Musical” (Nov. 29 – Dec. 4, 2011)
“A Christmas Carol” (Dec. 6 – 14, 2011)
Philharmonic Association: “Holiday Concert” (Dec. 6 – 7, 2011)
Raleigh Ringers Holiday Concert (Dec. 10 – 11, 2011)
Classic Productions: “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” (Dec. 12 – 13, 2011)
Carolina Ballet: “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 16 – 24, 2011)
Triangle Brass Band: “Holiday Pops!” (Dec. 17)
North Carolina Symphony: “New Year’s In Vienna” (Dec. 30 – 31, 2011)
“First Night” (Dec. 31, 2011)

Wilmington
Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts  
“The Nutcracker” (Dec. 1 – 2, 2011)
“The Sound of Music” (Dec. 8 – 18, 2011)
Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” (Dec. 23, 2011)

Winston-Salem
University of North Carolina School of the Arts  
“The Nutcracker” (Dec. 10 – 18, 2011)

added: November 11, 2009

updated: November 21, 2011