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  • Gifts of the Season – Matinee

    Germantown Performing Arts Center W180 N11501 N. River Lane, Germantown, United States

    Enjoy a memorable holiday concert with all the trimmings – holiday classics, sing-along and selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker with ballet performance by members of the Nancy Dianne Studio of Dance. Conductor – Alexander Mandl Program Leroy Anderson, A Christmas Festival Overture Peter Tchaikovsky, Selections from The Nutcracker with Ballet performed by dancers from the Nancy Dianne […]

    $12 – $25
  • Hootenanny Circle Sing

    Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center 504 S. Brearly St., Madison, Wisconsin, United States

    Join Wild Hog and Yahara River for a monthly singalong playalong hootenanny. Free and open to the public, with donations accepted. Bring voices and stringed and other compatible instruments to […]

    Free
  • Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops

    Bradley Symphony Center 212 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, United States

    Milwaukee’s favorite hometown holiday tradition returns! Join your Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as we deck Allen-Bradley Hall with holiday cheer. Ring in the holidays with Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble, keep your eye out for the Jolly Old Elf himself, and raise your voice during the audience sing-along backed by the full power of the orchestra and Milwaukee […]

    $40 – $130
  • Champions of Magic: Holiday Spectacular

    The Riverside Theater 116 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    Celebrate the season with the Champions Of Magic: Holiday Spectacular featuring dazzling illusions, breathtaking, grand-scale magic, and festive surprises for the whole family. This high-energy, interactive show blends their signature humor, jaw-dropping magic, and holiday cheer, creating a one-of-a-kind experience perfect for the season. Don’t miss this enchanting celebration filled with wonder, spectacle, and joy! […]

  • The Long and the Short of It Benefit

    The Coffee House 2717 E. Hampshire St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    As the year’s longest night and shortest day bring their magic to our calendar, we celebrate with songs that reflect on these changes. Join us for an evening with some of our favorite performers, and all for a great cause! This evening we have music from Brett Kemnitz with Carol Lee Hopkins, Scott Dunnington with […]

    $5 – $15
  • Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops

    Bradley Symphony Center 212 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, United States

    Milwaukee’s favorite hometown holiday tradition returns! Join your Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as we deck Allen-Bradley Hall with holiday cheer. Ring in the holidays with Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble, keep your eye out for the Jolly Old Elf himself, and raise your voice during the audience sing-along backed by the full power of the orchestra and Milwaukee […]

    $40 – $130
  • In the Christmas Mood: Madison Brass Band Holiday Concert

    Monona Grove High School Auditorium 4400 Monona Drive, Monona

    Join your Madison Brass Band for our 2025 holiday concert, In the Christmas Mood. Celebrate the holiday season with MBB as we perform a variety Christmas classics with a British Brass Band flare! 📅: December 21st at 1pm 📍: Monona Grove High School Auditorium, Monona, WI 🎟️: Admission is by donation, $10-$20 suggested. No one […]

    $10 – $20
  • Ken Kilian’s Classic Big Band Holiday Show

    Mineral Point Opera House 139 High Street, Mineral Point, WI

    The best of nostalgic holiday music! Ken Kilian’s Classic Big Band is back — this time with a holiday twist! Join us on Sunday, December 21, at 2:00 pm for an afternoon of favorite holiday tunes performed in that nostalgic big band style. Advance tickets will be $20 and will increase by $5 on the […]

    $5 – $20
  • A Village Brass Christmas

    Annual Christmas concert by The Village Brass in the Capitol Rotunda. New arrangements and sing-along settings of Christmas music through the ages.

    Free
  • Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops

    Milwaukee’s favorite hometown holiday tradition returns! Join your Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as we deck Allen-Bradley Hall with holiday cheer. Ring in the holidays with Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble, keep your eye out for the Jolly Old Elf himself, and raise your voice during the audience sing-along backed by the full power of the orchestra and Milwaukee […]

    $40 – $130
  • Christmas Carol and Organ Festival

    Brookfield Congregational Church 16350 Gebhardt Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

    Part of two installment finale for the 2025 season of the Gary McWithey Concert Series, Rachel Grzadzinski, soprano, and James Grzadzinski, organist will lead the audience in festive and reflective Christmas carols while presenting solo literature by Yon, Bach, Adam, Handel, Lauridsen, Chauvet, Brahms, and Chapman. Refreshments to be served after the concert. A freewill […]

    Freewill offering
  • Christmas Eve EVE Jazz Vespers

    Brookfield Congregational Church 16350 Gebhardt Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

    The second part of a two part finale of the 2025 season of the Gary McWithey Concert Series, Brian Packham and other jazz musicians from the Milwaukee area present Christmas Eve EVE Jazz Vespers. Start your Christmas off with this relaxing evening of wonderful music! All are welcome! Freewill offering.

    Freewill offering