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'Tis the Season: Holiday Performing Arts in Denver
 
Colorado Symphony Orchestra Holiday Performance

Don’t miss these wonderful, family friendly performances in Denver during the holiday season! Come to the Mile High City and make a night of it, taking advantage of dozens of incredible Mile High Holiday hotel deals. Learn more at www.MileHighHolidays.com.

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Holiday Performing Arts, Theatre & Dance



The Nutcracker
Denver Performing Arts Complex
November 24 – December 24
When a ballet has been performed for more than 100 years and still gives audiences of all ages goose bumps, you know that it’s worth seeing. Whether it’s your first time or 20th time, captivating costumes and scenery, unforgettable characters, and Tchaikovsky's treasured music make Colorado Ballet's rendition of The Nutcracker the ultimate holiday event.

White Christmas
Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex
November 24 – December 24
Two WWII vets are determined to rescue their beloved commanding officer’s country inn imperiled for lack of snow. This stage adaptation of the Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye movie musical delivers gorgeous songs, nostalgia – and a plan to save Christmas.

A Christmas Carol
Aurora Fox Arts Center
November 23 – December 16
The heart-warming holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, returns. Original songs, ghostly chills, laughter, and warmth deck the halls, as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the spirits of his past, present, and likely future. This evergreen tale of generosity, kindness, and true Christmas spirit comes to joyous life with splendid period sets and costumes.

Stories On Stage: Making Merry
Seawell Ballroom, Denver Performing Arts Complex
December 15-16
A variety of holiday stories read live on stage at the Denver Performing Arts Complex have made Making Merry a new Denver holiday tradition.

Holiday Concerts


Christmas with the Children’s Chorale
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex
December 15– 16
Bring the entire family and join us for what has become a fun-filled, uplifting holiday tradition, featuring all the choirs of the Colorado Children’s Chorale. Enjoy traditional holiday carols from around the world, including a special musical commission written for the Chorale by local musician and composer Deborah Schmit-Lobis. The December 3 show is a special matinee 2 p.m. performance, while the December 4 show begins at 7 p.m.

Colorado Christmas
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex
December 7– 9
Now in its 27th year, Colorado Christmas continues to ring in the Holiday spirit in grand orchestral style. Join the Colorado Symphony, Chorus, Colorado Children’s Chorale, vocalists and dancers in a program of your favorite traditional Christmas carols and songs. Special mood lighting and a few magical guests from the North Pole make this Holiday classic the perfect way to celebrate the season.

TubaChristmas
Skyline Park (Arapahoe and 16th) 
Dec. 23 
Tap your toes to your favorite holiday tunes at the 37th Annual TubaChristmas Concert at Skyline Park, featuring 300 tuba players from all over the region. 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

Rocky Mountain Christmas
Newman Center
December 23
All along the Rockies you can feel it in the air, a Colorado Christmas resounding everywhere.Cozy up with The Denver Brass and guest artists Dave LeMieux and House of Soul for an evening of inspiring seasonal harmonies, warmth and good cheer. It’s the premier brass event of the season!

Messiah by Candlelight
Montview Presbyterian Church
December 11, 12 & 16
Handel’s revered oratorio was a sold out sensation last year. Due to popular demand, another performance has been added of this most recognizable of masterpieces, set to the warm glow of candlelight at one of Denver’s most lovely sacred spaces. It’s a romantic holiday experience you’ll never forget.

Too Hot To Handel
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex
December 21-22
This R&B, jazz, and gospel reworking of Handel’s “Messiah” has audiences rocking in the aisles. Join Marin Alsop, the Colorado Symphony, mass chorus and special guest vocalists for the 14th annual jazzy retelling of Handel’s great classic.

Pink Martini for the Holidays
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex
December 12
Influenced by Latin music, jazz, cabaret, cinema scores, and more, Pink Martini creates a fabulously eclectic, modern sound. This special multi-denominational holiday concert features songs from the band’s best-selling album, Joy to the World.

Hansel & Gretel
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex
December 29-30
Experience this timeless fairy tale conducted by Andrew Litton in his premiere appearance as the Colorado Symphony’s Artistic Advisor. Humperdinck’s exquisite music draws audiences through touching universal themes of greed, grace and redemption. The staged performance features the towering Heart of the Beast Puppets to help tell the tale.

A Night In Vienna
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex
December 31
Start New Year’s Eve off early with a Viennese style concert of Polkas, Waltzes and Marches with the Colorado Symphony. Afterwards, stroll down to the 16th Street Mall for fireworks and still get home long before the clock strikes midnight.

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