Northern Michigan 2025 holiday season concert guide
Welcome to the 2025 holiday season concert guide for northern Michigan, your comprehensive calendar for live music events in your community!
Find festive concerts, inspiring recitals and live classical music all season long.
Event information subject to change. Please check with the venue or organization for the most up-to-date information.
Friday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Cadillac Footliters present "A Christmas Story: The Musical"
Cadillac Community Auditorium at Cadillac High School
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Saturday, Nov. 29 at 11 a.m.
"Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends"
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, Nov. 29 at 5:30
Dave Calendine: Pizza and Pipes
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Saturday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m.
Benzie Community Players present "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"
Mills Community House, Benzonia
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Sunday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m.
Northport Community Band and Village Voices
Northport Performing Arts Center
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Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Interlochen Christian Club Advent Chapel Sing
Fine Arts Building, Interlochen
Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.
TC Phil Civic String Orchestras
Traverse City Central High School, TC
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Thursday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.
TC Phil Civic String Chamber Ensembles
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, TC
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Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Manitou Winds: Winter Songs and Carols
St. Andrews Church, Beulah
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Friday, Dec. 5 & Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Opera Workshop
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Saturday, Dec. 6 at 11 a.m.
Traverse City Suzuki School recital
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, TC
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Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.
Manistee Civic Players: "Spirit of the Season" readings and carols
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Jazz Orchestra: Duke Ellington's "Nutcracker"
The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay
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Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m. (rehearsal) and 3 p.m. (performance)
Merry TubaChristmas Traverse City
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, TC
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Saturday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m.
Winter Sounds: Traverse City West Middle School Madrigal Singers
Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville
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Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Jazz: Swingin' for the Season
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Michigan Mandolin Orchestra
Ludington Area Center for the Arts
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Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Manitou Winds: Winter Songs and Carols
Grace Episcopal Church, Traverse City
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Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7
Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker
Traverse City Central High School
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Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Allen Fitzpatrick: A Christmas Carol
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Sunday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m.
Messiah Sing 2025 (singers arrive at 2:30 p.m.
Central United Methodist Church, Traverse City
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Sunday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m.
Allen Fitzpatrick: A Christmas Carol
Cheboygan Opera House
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Sunday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Jazz Orchestra: Duke Ellington's "Nutcracker"
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m.
Grand Traverse Musicale presents the TC Central High School Choir
Mission Hill Church, Traverse City
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Thursday, Dec. 11 through Sunday, Dec. 14
Interlochen Arts Academy Dance: Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker"
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Thursday, Dec. 11 and Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and Chorus: "Messiah by Candlelight"
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.
Benzie Community Chorus: December Up North
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah
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Friday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
The Bergamot: A South Shore Christmas
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.
The Met Live in HD: Giordano, Andrea Chenier
Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs
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Saturday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Family Holiday Pops concert
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Saturday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.
Benzie Community Chorus: December Up North
Frankfort United Methodist Church
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Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.
Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker
Northport Performing Arts Center
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Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Concert Band
Traverse City West Senior High School
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Sunday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m.
Traverse City West Senior High School (TCAPS) Choral-Aires
Traverse Area District Library (Woodmere), Traverse City
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Sunday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m.
"We'll Be Home for the Holidays" concert
Ludington Area Center for the Arts
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Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m.
Cherry Capital Men's Chorus
Traverse Area District Library (Woodmere), Traverse City
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Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m.
Encore Symphonic Winds
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, TC
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Monday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.
A Holiday Strings Celebration with the Dorothy Gerber Youth Orchestra
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m.
Grand Traverse Show Chorus and Cherry Capital Men's Chorus Holiday Concert
Kirkbride Hall in the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, Traverse City
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Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m.
NoMI Strings Collective: Candlelight Concert
Beaver Island Community Center
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Wednesday, Dec. 17 & Thursday, Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m.
The Accidentals and Kaboom Studio Orchestra: Sonus Borealis Holiday Album Release
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m.
The Tartan Terrors: A Celtic Christmas
Cheboygan Opera House
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Thursday, Dec. 18 and Friday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Sounds of the Season
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, Dec. 19, Saturday, Dec. 20 and Sunday, Dec. 21
The Stonefruit Collective: The Haunting of Ebenezer AND Mashup Rock and Roll Musical
The MATCH (Cherryland Center), Traverse City
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Friday, Dec. 19 and Saturday, Dec. 20
Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
Kirkbride Hall, Traverse City
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Saturday, Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
The Accidentals and Kaboom Studio Orchestra: Sonus Borealis Holiday Album Release
Castle Farms, Charlevoix
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Saturday, Dec. 20 and Sunday, Dec. 21
Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet: The Nutcracker
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 21 at 3 p.m.
Home for the Holidays with the TC Phil and NMC Choirs
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Sunday, Dec. 21 at 12 p.m.
The Met in HD: Strauss, Arabella
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Sunday, Dec. 21 at 1 p.m.
Holiday concert with Peter Bergin
Traverse Area District Library (Woodmere), Traverse City
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Sunday, Dec. 21 at 3 p.m.
TLC Handbell Choir
Traverse Area District Library (Woodmere), Traverse City
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Monday, Dec. 22 at 5 p.m.
A Christmas Carol (Two-Man Performance)
Traverse Area District Library (Woodmere), Traverse City
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Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m.
Midtown Men Holiday Hits
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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