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Best Holiday & Christmas Shows in Oakland

Candlelight: Holiday Special Concert at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland

Candlelight: Holiday Special Concert

Everyone loves a holiday special and there is nothing more special than this awesome festive experience from our friends at fever. Featuring a raft of the season's most beloved and timeless music, including extracts from The Nutcracker, join a live string quartet in a wonderful candlelit venue for a Christmas celebration so merry, you'll be smiling 'til New Year's Eve!

Oakland Ballet - The Nutcracker at Paramount Theater

Oakland Ballet - The Nutcracker

There's holiday magic for all ages in Oakland Ballet Company's Nutcracker, choreographed by Artistic Director Graham Lustig. Featuring Oakland Symphony, and the Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir, its enduring status as a holiday ritual is self-perpetuating, as family outings introduce new generations into the wonderful realm of the Nutcracker.

A Christmas Carol at Hofmann Theatre

A Christmas Carol

Known as the Bay Area's definitive Christmas Carol, join Center Rep to celebrate the season as this production of the Charles Dickens favorite comes to life at the Lesher Center for the Arts' Hofmman Theatre. Directed by Scott Derison and choreographed by Jennifer Perry expect a festive feast full of stunning sets, period costumes, special effects and unmissable performances that come together in the timeless story of Ebeneezer Scrooge and his ghostly awakening.