CHRISTMAS SHOWS IN MANCHESTER
CHRISTMAS SHOWS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Christmas Shows in Manchester
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Christmas
Manchester Cathedral
Tue 24 - Sat 28 Dec 2024
Sleeping Beauty - Middleton's Christmas Panto
Middleton Arena
Tue 24 - Mon 30 Dec 2024
Snowstorm ‘Firebird' Spectacular Ice Show at The Trafford Centre
Trafford Centre, Manchester
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
After 3 sell out years SNOWSTORM, Manchester's favourite Ice Show returns with a sensational new show "Firebird", A Winter Spectacle of Ice and Circus. Experience the magic of Firebird a captivating winter show that combines the elegance of...Cinderella
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Comedy Superstar Jason Manford is BACK for a 3rd year of panto at the Opera House as Prince Charming! Jason is joined by Manchester panto favourite Ben Nickless, who returns for another year of fun as the hilarious Buttons, alongside star o...Miracle on 34th Street
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 24 - Tuesday 31 December 2024
Join HOME for a festive musical this Christmas! A major New York department store is on the brink of collapse and their upcoming Christmas sale has to be a success. When their Santa quits at the last minute they're left with a kindhearted s...Alice in Wonderland
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 24 - Tuesday 31 December 2024
Follow the White Rabbit into the Cockpit Theatre next Christmas and be welcomed back to Wonderland! Everything is as Alice remembered... or is it? Let Shakespeare North whisk you away to Wonderland with this marvellously whimsical festive t...The Jungle Book
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Saturday 4 January 2025
A wild & wonderful adventure for Christmas 2024 Swing into the jungle this festive season and join man-cub Mowgli and his friends Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther, a gang of mischievous monkeys and a pack of wily wolves in this enchanti...Sleeping Beauty
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Let us Magically Awaken Your Dreams this Christmas with the North West's premier Family Pantomime: Sleeping Beauty starring TV favourite WENDI PETERS as Carabosse the Wicked Fairy with SCOTT GALLAGHER and Full Supporting Cast. Join us for a...A Christmas Carol - The Musical
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
The classic Dickens story comes to life with true broadway spectacle This Musical version is brought to you by Alan Menken (Disney's Beauty And The Beast The Little Mermaid and Newsies and Little Shop Of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime,...Stick Man
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions' delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's Stick Man is back in town! What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants t...Jonathan Cohen - Christmas Carol Singalong
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 24 December 2024
Sing your heart out as irrepressible showman Jonathan Cohen returns to lead you through another fun-filled extravaganza of his most-loved carols and all time Christmas hits with guest singer Louise Dearman. This festive favourite from Raym...The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Christmas
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Tuesday 24 - Friday 27 December 2024
Celebrate Christmas with the outstanding musicians of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons, by candlelight. ProgrammePachelbel - Canon in DBach - Jesu JoyCorelli - Christmas ConcertoMozart Piano concerto in C maj, K4...Rapunzel - A Tangled Tale
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Tuesday 24 - Tuesday 31 December 2024
Get ready for a hair raising adventure as Polka Dot Pantomimes and The Albert Halls proudly present RAPUNZEL - A Tangled Tale! Back by popular demand Coronation Street Legend VICKY ENTWISTLE stars as Mother Gothel (she's back - but this t...Santa Live! The Ultimate Santa Show Party
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Tuesday 24 December 2024
Get ready this Christmas as Darling Productions UK brings you Bolton's brand-new festive extravaganza... SANTA LIVE! Disaster strikes in Christmas town when the Christmas spirit runs out and all the children names have mysteriously vanished...Sleeping Beauty - Middleton's Christmas Panto
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 24 - Monday 30 December 2024
This Christmas, you're invited to the pantomime of your dreams, Sleeping Beauty at Middleton Arena. Once upon a time, in a Pantoland far away, a beautiful Princess is cursed by the evil Carabosse to perish on her 21st birthday by prickin...Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Sunday 12 January 2025
Maureen Nolan and Coronation Street's Emrhys Cooper are set to head a stellar cast in St Helens Theatre Royal's fantastic festive family show this Christmas. Pop legend and West End star Maureen will play the Wicked Queen while Emrhys, who ...The Bear
Waterside, Manchester
Tuesday 24 - Sunday 29 December 2024
Ever wondered what it would be like to sit on a polar bear's lap? Or ride on its back? Have you ever tried to give a bear a bath? Or clear up its poo?! Looking after a bear is exhausting stuff. One night when she's fast asleep, an enormous ...
Tinderella
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 24 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Get ready for the funniest, filthiest, most wickedly fabulous pantomime you've always wished to see! Release your inner child, and then leave them at home because this show is not for kids! In a scandalous twist on the classic fairy tale, ...Rumpelstiltskin
The Met, Bury
Tuesday 24 - Thursday 26 December 2024
From the producers of Dick Whittington and Aladdin, The Big Tiny bring their new story of magic, mayhem and above all, true love as Cupid comes to The Met this Christmas. Can she overcome the wicked tricks of Rumpelstiltskin and help Pri...Santa Special
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Tuesday 24 December 2024
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Treat the family to an enchanting voyage through the magical Irwell Valley, kick start your Christmas on one of our famous Santa Specials! There's more family friendly fun, colourful characters a...Rudolph the Reindeer's Red Nose Roadshow
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Tuesday 24 - Monday 30 December 2024
This Christmas, everyone's favourite celebrity reindeer, Rudolph himself is bringing his Red Nose Roadshow to Bolton. From the same team that brought last year's sell-out hit Alfie the Elf, this show is a magical treat for primary school a...Christmas Lights
Z-arts, Manchester
Tuesday 24 - Monday 30 December 2024
With beautiful lights, original music, playful performance and integrated BSL, Christmas Lights will be sure to dazzle children aged 1-4 and their families. On a tiny house, covered in snow, colourful lights that twinkle and glow. Snow is f...It's a Wonderful Life (U)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 24 December 2024
★★★★★ "It's a Wonderful Life is the closest thing to a postwar American Dickens. This is considered by many to be one of the finest films ever made." ~ Little White Lies. --- Frank Capra's heart-warming 1946 masterpiece has been...Jack and The Beanstalk (Altrincham Garrick Panto)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 27 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
The Garrick Panto is back and full of FEE, FIE, FOE, FUN !! Young Jack, his daft-as-a-brush brother, Silly Simon, and his long-suffering mother, Dame Trott, live in a tiny cottage in the shadow of the terrible giant, Blunderbore. With th...London Concertante - Christmas at the Movies by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
Join London Concertante as they celebrate the festive season through the magical world of Christmas movies. Immerse yourself in snowy adventures, comical catastrophes, true love and the joy of family - relive all of your favourite cinematic...London Concertante - Christmas Baroque by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
Celebrate Christmas with London Concertante as we perform a programme of stunning Christmas-themed Baroque works. Programme Corelli - Christmas Concerto Handel - Messiah Overture Torelli - Christmas Concerto Bach - Violin Concerto in A...The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Christmas
St Ann's Church, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
Celebrate Christmas with the outstanding musicians of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons, by candlelight. ProgrammePachelbel - Canon in DBach - Jesu JoyCorelli - Christmas ConcertoMozart Piano concerto in C maj, K4...London Concertante - Viennese Christmas Spectacular
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Sunday 29 December 2024
Tchaikovsky's elegant Nutcracker Suite leads on from Brahms' serious Hungarian Dance No.5, before Strauss II introduces us to the boundless exuberance of the Polish March in his Trisch-Trasch Polka. In the concert's penultimate work Tchaiko...The Hallé - Viennese New Year
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 4 January 2025
Welcome in the New Year with an afternoon of joyous music full of Viennese charm. Conductor Eduardo Strausser and the Halle are joined by enchanting soprano Alexandra Lowe for a whirl around the ballrooms of Vienna in this traditional New Y...Mergaliyev Classical Ballet - The Nutcracker
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
The festive delights of The Nutcracker will charm audiences of all ages this New Year. When Clara is gifted a Nutcracker doll who magically comes to life, an enchanting adventure unfolds; a dramatic battle with the Mouse King ensues, and...Sophie Ellis-Bextor
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
Born to Blue Peter and Jigsaw presenter Janet Ellis and film producer and director Robin Bextor in April 1979, Sophie Ellis-Bextor first delved into the world of music in the mid-'90s as the lead singer of Britpop outfit Theaudience. The ba...James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly 2025
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Sunday 2 November 2025
Get ready for a night packed with festive spirit, singalong tunes, and the nostalgia of Christmases gone by. Known for his vibrant energy and exceptional vocal talent, James brings seasonal favourites and unexpected mashups that will have t...
A Christmas Carol
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Thursday 13 November 2025 - Saturday 10 January 2026
A joyful stage adaptation of the festive classic Whilst Christmas cheer and goodwill thrive across Victorian England, tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge goes to bed on Christmas Eve with no compassion or love in his heart. However, that night he...Freaky Friday
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 27 November - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Directed by Andy Fickman Book by Bridget Carpenter Music by Tom Kitt Lyrics by Brian Yorkey The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, which has captured the hearts of genera...Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 30 November 2025
Due to public pressure, Count Arthur Strong extends his fond farewell to you, for a 'once in a lifetime' limited run. Arthur delivers the Charles Dickens story and follows this with his own adaptation of the most classic of festive tales, A...Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 6 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, don't miss the fairest pantomime of them all! Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be spectacularly brought to life at Manchester's home of pantomime, with an abundance of comedy, sensational song and dance numb...Christmas with Anton du Beke & Friends
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Journey into a festive wonderland and enjoy Christmas with Anton Du Beke! The ballroom king and Strictly Come Dancing judge joins forces with a troupe of extraordinary dancers, along with vocalist Lance Ellington and his dynamic live band, ...James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly 2025
