CHRISTMAS IN MANCHESTER
CHRISTMAS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Christmas in Manchester
The Holiday In Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall
Fri 6 - Mon 23 Dec 2024
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Christmas
Manchester Cathedral
Sat 23 Nov - Sat 28 Dec 2024
Elf The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 12 - Sunday 17 November 2024
Based on the cherished 2003 New Line Cinema hit, Elf features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin (Disney's Aladdin On Broadway, The Wedding Singer), with a book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Produ...A Vicar of Dibley Christmas: The Second Coming
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Monday 18 - Saturday 23 November 2024
No, no, no, no, Yes! That's right... Following on from the Garrick's recent smash hit production of "The Vicar of Dibley" in February 2023, the nation's favourite chocolate loving Vicar and her beloved sidekicks are back! When Hugo and Al...Crown Ballet - The Nutcracker
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 20 November 2024
A wonderful treat full of glitter for the whole family, and an ideal introduction to audiences of any age to the magic that is classical ballet, Moldova's Crown Ballet returns to the UK to enchant you with their delightful production of an ...Alice in Wonderland
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 22 November - 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
Friday 22 November 2024 - Sunday 5 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...The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Christmas
St Ann's Church, Manchester
Saturday 23 November - 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...Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol
Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Saturday 23 November 2024
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...Fairytale of New York
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 26 - Wednesday 27 November 2024
From the producers of Seven Drunken Nights-The Story of The Dubliners and featuring an international cast of singers, musicians and dancers Fairytale of New York brings you all of your favorite Christmas songs including Driving home fo...Sleeping Beauty - Middleton's Christmas Panto 2024
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November - 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 pricking h...Home Alone in Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
This beloved holiday favourite features renowned composer John Williams' charming and delightful score performed live to picture by a live symphony orchestra. Since its debut in 2013, Home Alone in Concert has become a seasonal favourite wi...Manchester Camerata & Kantos - Handel's Messiah
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 1 December 2024
Start your festivities with this most beloved of masterpieces. Feel immersed in the festivities amongst the warm, candlelit atmosphere of The Great Nave of the Monastery for this joyful celebratory performance of Handel's Messiah, notabl...Manchester Camerata & Kantos - Handel's Messiah
The Monastery, Manchester
Sunday 1 December 2024
Start your festivities with this most beloved of masterpieces. Feel immersed in the festivities amongst the warm, candlelit atmosphere of The Great Nave of the Monastery for this joyful celebratory performance of Handel's Messiah, notabl...Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 1 December 2024
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...Manchester & Districts' Hospitals Choir Christmas Carol Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 2 - Tuesday 3 December 2024
The annual CLIC Sargent Young Lives vs Cancer carol concert returns with a mix of choirs from around the Manchester area - consisting mainly of NHS medical and nursing staff who have given up their time to rehearse and perform - celebrating...Tinderella
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 4 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, ...
A Winter Union
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Thursday 5 December 2024
Five leading lights of the British roots scene join forces to create a festive folk band like no other. Expect soaring harmonies and exquisite musicianship as the 5-piece blast through a repertoire of brand new, specially written songs, fre...Snowstorm ‘Firebird' Spectacular Ice Show at The Trafford Centre
Trafford Centre, Manchester
Friday 6 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...The Holiday In Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 6 - Monday 23 December 2024
The beloved Christmas film The Holiday will be presented live in concert this winter, featuring its magical musical score performed live to the film by a full concert orchestra. A Universal Pictures production, The Holiday stars Cameron...A Christmas Carol - The Musical
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 6 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
The classic Dickens story comes to life with true broadway spectacle in this Musical version 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, S...Miracle on 34th Street
HOME, Manchester
Friday 6 - 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...Sleeping Beauty
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 6 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...Jack & The Beanstalk
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 6 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Our festive show for 2024/25 is our pantomime Jack & The Beanstalk ! 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...Scrooge - A Grave Tale of Things Yet To Come
The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Friday 6 December 2024
Become part of the story and help Marley's ghosts' restore Ebenezer's Christmas Spirit in this interactive dining experience from Histoire Productions. Jacob Marley is the evening's host and with the spirits of Past, Present and Future ...Karl Loxley - The Songs of Christmas
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Friday 6 December 2024
Rated by Sir Tom Jones as having one of the best theatrical voices he'd ever heard! Join Karl Loxley for an unforgettable Festive Musical Celebration featuring timeless classics such as 'White Christmas', 'The Most Wonderful Time of the Yea...The Muppet Christmas Carol In Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 8 December 2024
Back by popular demand, Disney's much loved 1992 musical comedy The Muppet Christmas Carol returns to The Bridgewater Hall, the beloved festive movie brought to life by a talented orchestra performing its musical score live in time with the...Candlelight - Christmas Classics
Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester
Sunday 8 December 2024
Discover the music of Christmas classics, festive films, and carols in this awe-inspiring location performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...Stick Man
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 10 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...The Definitive Rat Pack - The Rat Pack at Christmas
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 11 December 2024
Featuring Dean Martin's sensational Golddiggers and the internationally-renowned Manhattan Swing Orchestra, with Stephen Triffitt as Frank Sinatra, Mark Adams as Dean Martin, and George Daniel Long as Sammy Davis Jr, The Definitive R...The Totally Improvised Pantomime
Fierce Bar, Manchester
Wednesday 11 December 2024
Bored of the same pantomimes every year? The ComedySportz team are back this Christmas for more Totally Improvised Pantomimes! Heroes, villains, songs and silliness are guaranteed this December as the gang create brand-new pantomime adventu...Cinderella
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 14 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...
The Totally Improvised Pantomime
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 14 December 2024
Bored of the same pantomimes every year? The ComedySportz team are back this Christmas for more Totally Improvised Pantomimes! Heroes, villains, songs and silliness are guaranteed this December as the gang create brand-new pantomime adventu...Manchester Camerata & AMC Gospel Choir - A Festive Happening
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 15 December 2024
'Warm your soul at this Christmas carol concert with a gospel twist' -Manchester Evening News To close out the year Manchester Camerata have what has become very much a Christmas tradition, their annual Christmas celebration with AMC Gospe...Candlelight Christmas - Love Actually, Home Alone & More
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Sunday 15 - Sunday 22 December 2024
Discover your favourite Christmas film soundtracks performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight. Enjoy classical rendiotions of songs from Love Actually, Home Alone, The Holiday, Elf, It's A Wonderful Life, White Chr...Manchester Inspirational Voices
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 16 December 2024
Manchester Inspirational Voices, united by a love of music, performance and faith, bring their brand of exciting gospel music to the stage. Their range of music has the ability to warm hearts, to soothe souls and to set your pulses racin...Christmas with Anton du Beke & Friends
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 17 December 2024
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, ...The Big Christmas Party
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 17 December 2024
The Big Christmas Party... Live! boasts a spectacular blend of festive pop hits and traditional favourites, featuring a dazzling live ensemble band, four headline singers and incredible live music featuring hit after hit after hit, such as ...The Totally Improvised Pantomime
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Bored of the same pantomimes every year? The ComedySportz team are back this Christmas for more Totally Improvised Pantomimes! Heroes, villains, songs and silliness are guaranteed this December as the gang create brand-new pantomime adventu...Love Actually In Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 18 December 2024
Directed by Richard Curtis and originally released in cinemas in 2003, Love Actually tells ten separate yet interweaving stories of love around Christmas time. The film features an all-star ensemble cast, including Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson...AMC Gospel Choir - A Christmas Gospel Service
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Wednesday 18 December 2024
Kick off the festive season with the Audrey Mattis Chorale Gospel Choir as they perform two sets sure to make the biggest Scrooge shuffle their feet. Their first set is full to the brim with Christmas favourites and second packed with RnB, ...Bryn Terfel - Bryn's Christmas
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 19 December 2024
Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel presents his very special Christmas show, Bryn's Christmas, with special guest soprano Pumeza Matshikiza and the Welsh National Opera Orchestra, conducted by Paul Bateman. Bryn's Christmas will include fes...Mystery Ensemble - Winter Tales with Orchestra
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Thursday 19 December 2024
Join Mystery Ensemble for a magical evening - and long-awaited concert in Manchester - filled with masterpieces by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The atmospheric Stoller Hall will be filled with the most beautiful sound of your favourite melodie...A Christmas Carol Performed by Gerald Charles Dickens
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Friday 20 December 2024
The original Christmas Carol and the best! No other show in the country has a direct descendant of Charles Dickens playing the lead role. Gerald Charles Dickens is none other than the great great grandson of Charles Dickens. We all kn...The Royal Ballet - The Nutcracker (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 22 December 2024
The Royal Ballet and Opera returns to the big screen for its Cinema Season 2024/25 with Peter Wright's much-loved production, featuring gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, which keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet c...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...
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...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...Aljaz and Janette - Dancing in a Winter Wonderland
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
Last year, Strictly legends Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec made good on the promise to deliver the ultimate Christmas jukebox dance show. It was the perfect Christmas recipe. This year they will be dancing all the way to a Winter Wonde...Sophie Ellis-Bextor
