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Grand Rapids Ballet dances The Nutcracker at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are eight performances to pick from, so it's easy to make it part of your holidays.
DeVos Performance Hall

Bawdy, beautiful and very funny: Detroit Public Theatre's fourth annual Holiday Cabaret plays 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's a whole new show, packed with world-class vocalists, heartfelt laughs and plenty of sass, across 15 performances.
Detroit Public Theatre

On Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., the Croswell Opera House in Adrian closes its anniversary year with Home for the Holidays, a concert bringing Croswell performers past and present together on one stage. Old friends, new faces, music and memories. Adult and youth tickets are available.
Croswell Opera House

Students, faculty, and guest artists from Wayne State University Theatre and Dance perform the annual December Dance Concert on Saturday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. on the STAGE at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Family-friendly, with a range of dance styles and music. Tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents Scrooge! on Saturday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Leslie Bricusse’s musical take on Dickens adds extra songs and holiday spirit; tickets are available.
Hilberry Gateway

jessica Care moore’s Wild Beauty plays Saturday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History’s General Motors Theater in Detroit. Spoken word meets opera, jazz, and soul with De’Sean Jones, Jon Dixon, Kisma Jordan, Shara Nova, and Ideeyah. General admission $25.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Cliff Bell's Jazz Orchestra, directed by Josh James, plays Duke Ellington's full Nutcracker Suite on Saturday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at Cliff Bell's in Detroit. It's an 18-piece big band of Detroit jazz musicians, and tickets are $30.
Cliff Bell’s

Pontiac Theatre IV stages Sweeney Todd on Saturday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Flagstar Strand Theatre in Pontiac. It's a dark, witty, Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder and revenge in 19th-century London. Tickets are available online.
Flagstar Strand Theatre

Go Comedy! Improv Theater puts on its 17th annual holiday show, The Holiday Show!, on Saturday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Ferndale. Expect original sketches, musical acts and movie spoofs, with tickets available online.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Williamston Theatre presents A Lansing Christmas Adventure on Saturday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Williamston. It's a heartwarming holiday tale that wanders through Lansing landmarks. Tickets are available online.
Williamston Theatre

On Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 8 p.m., the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea (137 Park Street) stages Bastard, Devin Scillian's dramedy about two brothers who share nothing but a last name: an aging country rocker and a buttoned-down financial whiz. Their mother's death reopens old wounds, and a new one could tear the family apart. Heads-up: adult language and subject matter.
The Purple Rose Theatre

Detroit Repertory Theatre, 13103 Woodrow Wilson Street, stages the Michigan premiere of Sarah Treem's When We Were Young and Unafraid on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's the early 1970s, and Agnes's quiet bed and breakfast is a rare refuge for victims of domestic violence, until her newest runaway starts influencing Agnes's college-bound daughter.
Detroit Repertory Theatre

The Redford Theatre in Detroit screens White Christmas on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's one of three showings, a chance to catch it on the big screen in a real movie house. Find the theater at 17360 Lahser Road.
Redford Theatre

Planet Ant Theatre stages Qui Nguyen's She Kills Monsters on Saturday, December 12, at 8 p.m. at Ant Hall in Hamtramck. It's part comedy, part heartfelt drama, part Dungeons & Dragons adventure.
Planet Ant Theatre

Josh Johnson brings his comedy show to The Fillmore Detroit in Detroit on Saturday, December 12, at 8:30 p.m. It’s the Comedy Band Camp set on a big downtown stage.
The Fillmore Detroit

Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale hosts Late Night House Party on Saturday, December 12, at 9:30 p.m., with some of Michigan's top improv comedians in a looser, bolder show. Tickets are available online.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

The Henry Ford hosts its Holiday Greens & Tree Market on Sunday, December 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Clocktower at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. You can take home a seasonal centerpiece.
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation

Towering puppets, acrobatics and Tchaikovsky's score: NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet takes the Fox Theatre stage in Detroit (2211 Woodward Avenue) on Sunday, December 13, 2026, at noon. Billed as the largest Nutcracker production in North America, it brings an international cast and is presented by Talmi Entertainment.
Fox Theatre
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