Northern Michigan 2026 winter concert guide
Welcome to the 2026 winter concert guide from Classical IPR.
Interlochen Public Radio has your comprehensive calendar for live music events in northern Michigan.
Event information subject to change. Please check with the venue or organization for the most up-to-date information.
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Friday, Jan. 9 through Sunday, Jan. 11
Mashup Rock & Roll Musical: "The Little Prince & The Man from Mars"
The MATCH at the Cherryland Center, Traverse City
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Saturday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Bellini's "I puritani"
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Bellini's "I puritani"
Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs
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Saturday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Michael Dease City Life Quintet featuring Geoffrey Keezer & Billy Kilson
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Sunday, Jan. 11 at 3 p.m.
Michael Coonrod, piano
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah
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Sunday, Jan. 11 at 3 p.m.
Benzie Area Community Emergency Fund Concert: Contra Dance
Mills Community House, Benzonia
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Sunday, Jan. 11 at 4 p.m.
GLCO Sunday Series: Brass Ensemble
First Presbyterian Church, Petoskey
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Thursday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
The Fischer Duo (cello and piano)
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Friday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m.
Dennos Concert Series: Joan Shelley
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Full Cord Bluegrass
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
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Friday, Jan. 16 & Saturday, Jan. 17
Mashup Rock & Roll Musical: "The Little Prince & The Man from Mars"
The MATCH at the Cherryland Center, Traverse City
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Saturday, Jan. 17 at 1 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera in HD: Giordano, "Andrea Chenier" (encore presentation)
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, Jan. 17 and Sunday, Jan. 18
Youth Entertainment Showcase (YES): Jazz bands from TC West, TC Central, Kingsley and Elk Rapids High Schools
Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay
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Saturday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Backstage Pass with Kevin Rhodes and the TC Phil
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Saturday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m.
The Friars: Winterpalooza
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Sunday, Jan. 18 at 3 p.m.
An Afternoon at the Opera with John Riesen and Friends
Hart Public Schools Auditorium, Hart
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Sunday, Jan. 18 at 3 p.m.
Traverse City Philharmonic: American Fireworks with pianist Jeffrey Biegel
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Monday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Building Bridges with Music: Michigan Poet Laureate Jessica Care More
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Monday, Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Re-Imagine the DREAM (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Performance)
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera in HD: Bates, "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" (encore presentation)
Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs
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Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.
Trillium Groove
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.
Live at The Bay: Garnet Rogers
Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay
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Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton De Holanda Trio
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Wed., Jan 28 at 7:30 p.m.
American Brass Quintet
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Detroit Opera Resident Artists
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Friday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.
Invoke
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Wind Symphony
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Sunday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.
Buster Keaton’s “The General” with live piano accompaniment by George Krawczyk
Cheboygan Opera House
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Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.
The Acting Company: Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen in Town: Arts Academy Singer Songwriter Showcase
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.
The Best Of The Best: Jazz From Detroit (film screening)
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.
The Acting Company: "Great Expectations"
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Pianists Christopher Goodpasture and Kara Huber
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Friday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m.
Benzie Area Community Emergency Fund Concert: Contra Dance
Mills Community House, Benzonia
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Friday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.
Dennos Concert Series: Full Cord Bluegrass
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, Feb. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 15
Interlochen Arts Academy Dance: Romeo & Juliet
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.
Live at The Bay: Mardi Gras Paxton Spangler
Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay
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Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Downtown Sound: KalHaven Strings
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey
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Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
The Bill Sears Quintet
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m.
TC Phil presents: Pianists Kara Huber and Christopher Goodpasture
Traverse City Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Sunday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m.
GLCO Sunday Series: Cummings String Quartet
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Petoskey
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Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Dance: Romeo & Juliet
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Saturday, Feb. 21 starting at 11 a.m.
Winterlochen
Interlochen Center for the Arts
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Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Alla Boara
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.
Salzburg Marionette Theater: "The Sound of Music"
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m.
NMC Children's Choirs and NMC Chamber Singers
Lars Hockstad Auditorium, Traverse City
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Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m.
Alasdair Frasier and Natalie Haas
Hart Public Schools Auditorium, Hart
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Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Choir and Wind Symphony: Waloyo Yamoni
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Keith Hall Brazilian Jazz Trio with Chico Pinheiro
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Friday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Concert Band
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Jazz Combos and Orchestras: Women in Jazz Composer Spotlight
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, Mar. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Downtown Sound: Wakefire
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey
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Sunday, Mar. 8 at 2 p.m.
Ben Traverse & The Little River Céilí Band
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
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Sunday, Mar. 8 at 6 p.m.
Dennos Concert Series: Téada
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, Mar. 13 at 7 p.m.
Live at The Bay: Switchback
Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay
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Friday, Mar. 13 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Friday, Mar. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Harmonious Wail
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
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Sunday Mar. 15 at 3 p.m.
Traverse City Philharmonic and NMC Choirs: Brahms Requiem
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Sunday, Mar. 15 at 4 p.m.
GLCO Sunday Series: Harp Trio
First Congregational Church, Charlevoix
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Wednesday, Mar. 18 at 6 p.m.
Peppa Pig: My First Concert
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Mar. 18 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.
The Branford Marsalis Quartet
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Thursday, Mar. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Popular Music Ensemble: Love is a Battlefield
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, Mar. 20 at 7 p.m.
John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band
Cheboygan Opera House
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Saturday, Mar. 21 at 1 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, Mar. 21 at 1 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"
Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs
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Saturday, Mar. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Kombos Collective’s Uproot & Malis/Novotny Duo
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, Mar. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band
Center Stage Theater at WSCC, Scottville
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