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Family-Friendly Holiday and Christmas Performances in Orlando 2026

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Orlando is full of festive fun in November and December! From festive Christmas lights, to photos with Santa, and picking out the perfect Christmas tree, the holidays can get really busy!

Why not slow down and take the kids to a holiday or Christmas performance in Orlando?

From musicals to ballet, music, and more, there are all kinds of great holiday and Christmas performances to celebrate the holidays as a family. Check out some upcoming family-friendly holiday and Christmas performances below!

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2026 Featured Holiday and Christmas Performances

POMP, SNOW, AND CIQURQUEumstance (Featured Image)

  • Dates: November 13, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027
  • Location: Gaylord Palms

Experience the wonder of Christmas with gravity-defying circus acts, magic illusions, original music, and showstopping costumes in this 35-minute Broadway-style holiday spectacle.Make it a full evening and explore ice! featuring The Polar Express™.

2026 Holiday and Christmas Performances in Orlando

The Magic Show: Holiday Edition

  • Dates: Select nights, November – December 2026
  • Location: Grande Lakes Orlando

Families will love this magic show by America’s Got Talent finalist, Drew Thomas, that combines mind-bending magic and large-scale illusions with astonishing acts like making people vanish, reappear, and defy natural laws, unfolding in an intimate setting, blurring the boundary between reality and illusion.

Orlando Philharmonic’s Symphony Storytime: Peter and the Wolf

  • Date: Thursday, November 19, 10:30 a.m.
  • Location: Orange County Library, South Trail Branch

The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s Symphony Storytime Series is a fun and engaging way to introduce young children to the magic of classical music! Designed for children ages 3 to 5, each performance combines live orchestral music with narration and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations that bring beloved children’s stories to life.

Children are welcome to sit right in front of the musicians and experience the performance in whatever way feels comfortable for them. Dancing, wiggling, cheering, and noises of all kinds are welcome!

Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker

  • Date: Saturday, November 28, 7 p.m.
  • Location: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Walt Disney Theater

Orlando Community Arts, Inc. presents an exciting spin on a beloved holiday classic with Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker! Join Clare on her travels with the Chocolate Nutcracker and the Sugar Plum Fairy as they visit Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Pacific Islands, India, Puerto Rico, and other lands on their way to the Kingdom of Toys.

A Holiday Evening in The Packing District

  • Date: Friday, December 4,Tree Lighting, 5-6 p.m., Holiday Pops Concert, 7 p.m.
  • Location: Great Southern Box Co. Food Hall & The Grove Park

Start your evening at Great Southern Box Co. Food Hall from 5-6 p.m. for the First Annual Holiday Tree Lighting in The Packing District, then head to The Grove Park for a free Holiday Pops concert with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra at 7 p.m.

Grab dinner, enjoy the lights, and bring a blanket for an evening of music and holiday magic the whole family will love. Free parking is available at both locations.

Youth Theater Production of Elf Jr.

  • Dates: December 4-6, multiple showtimes
  • Location: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater

Follow Buddy on a festive holiday adventure through New York City to find his birth father and discover where he truly belongs.

Orlando Metropolitan Ballet Academy: Sugar Plum Fairy’s Winter Tale

  • Date: Thursday, December 10, 206, 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater

Enjoy the magic of the season with a two-act ballet set in the enchanting world of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. The Sugar Plum Fairy welcomes Clara and the Nutcracker to her realm as the Land of Sweets comes alive with delightful performances.

Hailea Boykin is a contributor and writer for Orlando Parenting and Director of Digital Content for Orlando Date Night Guide and Tampa Bay Date Night Guide. She helps publish and update Hooray Media's family and date-night sites and writes event and attractions coverage for Orlando and Tampa Bay parents. She earned a B.A. in Professional and Creative Writing from Central Washington University and has also written for Attractions Magazine.