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Eastern Market Partnership’s Holiday Market runs Sunday, December 13, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Eastern Market in Detroit. Shop Michigan-made gifts—clothing, art, jewelry, and beauty products—right in the sheds.
Eastern Market, 2934 Russell, Detroit, 48207, United States

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

Sister takes on a holiday cold case at Muskegon's Beardsley Theater on Sunday, December 13, 2026, at 2 p.m.: whatever happened to the Magi's gold? From the author of Late Nite Catechism, this “CSI: Bethlehem” comedy has Sister retelling the nativity with her own scientific tools, a local choir and a few audience members pulled in to help. Presented by Entertainment Events.
Beardsley Theater

Boston Brass brings its Holiday Spectacular to the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Sunday, December 13, 2026, at 2 p.m.. Picture a big, bright brass sound wrapped up in holiday spirit.
Midland Center for the Arts

The Detroit Concert Choir presents a Christmas Celebration at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, on Sunday, December 13, 2026, at 3 p.m.. A Detroit choir, Christmas music and a room full of voices: if choral music is your thing, this one's for you.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

The Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, hosts Home for the Holidays on Sunday, December 13, 2026, at 3 p.m.. The title sets the mood: coming home for the season, and it's a good excuse to bring family or friends along.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Jon McLaughlin brings Home for the Holidays to The Ark in Ann Arbor on Sunday, December 13, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Expect piano-driven stories and songs—original holiday tunes, classic Christmas favorites, and hits. Tickets $35; online/phone prices include fees, or buy in person at The Ark box office with no added fees.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Get in the holiday spirit with Chris Tomlin: Christmas with Chris Tomlin comes to Detroit's Fisher Theatre (3011 W Grand Blvd) on Tuesday, December 15, 2026, at 7 p.m.. If his songs are part of your season, this one's for you. Tickets go through ATG Tickets, the theatre's official box office.
Fisher Theatre

World Ballet Company dances The Nutcracker at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, at 7 p.m.. It's a two-show stop, so if a full ballet is on your holiday wish list, pick your date.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, screens The Muppet Christmas Carol with the music played live on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's a movie and a concert at once: the Muppets' Christmas Carol on the big screen with live accompaniment. There are two shows.
DeVos Performance Hall

A jaded young girl rediscovers the magic of the holidays while 26 artists from around the world fly, spin and dive around her. Cirque du Soleil's first holiday show, ‘Twas The Night Before…, plays Detroit's Fox Theatre (2211 Woodward Avenue) on Thursday, December 17, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Think hair suspension, hoop diving and reinvented Christmas favorites.
Fox Theatre

Elf the Musical Jr. takes the stage at the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Thursday, December 17, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's musical theater with a five-show run, so there's room to fit it into your plans.
Midland Center for the Arts

Michigan Ballet Company dances The Nutcracker at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, on Friday, December 18, 2026, at 7 p.m.. A Michigan ballet company and five performances, so there's a date that works for you.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

Aguanko, the Latin jazz septet led by percussionist-composer Alberto Nacif, plays Friday, December 18, at 7 p.m. at the Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor (two sets at 7 and 9). Expect Cuban-rooted originals blending jazz with son–salsa rhythms. $25 cover.
Blue LLama Jazz Club

Scott Speck and the WMS bring their annual holiday celebration, Home for the Holidays, to Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater on Friday, December 18, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Expect a full orchestra, tenor Darryl Williams, two youth choirs, a sing-along and a visit from Santa. Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale online or at 231-726-3231.
Frauenthal Theater

Spend Christmas Eve at C.S. Lewis' home near Oxford at Muskegon's Beardsley Theater on Friday, December 18, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Lewis shares stories with a group of Americans and reveals how his friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien changed the way he understood and celebrated Christmas. A heartfelt holiday story about faith and friendship, presented by Emery Entertainment.
Beardsley Theater

Mike Ridley brings a candlelight hymn and holiday set on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at The Lark Theater in Cheboygan. He’s known across Michigan for sharp song parodies and interactive sets; tickets are $20.
The Lark Theater, 252 N. Huron Street, Cheboygan, MI, 49721

Spicer Orchards in Fenton hosts the Jingle Bell Jog, a holiday 5K at the orchard, on Saturday, December 19. Check the orchard's site for the start time and entry fee.
Spicer Orchards
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