Christmas events in Indianapolis in December 2026: what’s on?

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Film

  Dec 1 · 7 PM

  Free Movie Series: The Muppet Christmas Carol

  Schrott Center for the Arts · Butler-Tarkington

  • Film
  • Christmas

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Theatre

  until Dec 20

  A Very Phoenix Xmas XVIII: A Miracle on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. by Jamaal McCray

  Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre · Downtown

  • Theatre
  • Christmas

  $15–$50

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Theatre

  until Dec 26

  Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

  Indiana Repertory Theatre · Downtown

  • Theatre
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Dance performances

  until Dec 6

  Butler Ballet presents Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker

  Clowes Memorial Hall · Butler-Tarkington

  • Dance performances
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Music

  Dec 4 · 8 PM

  The Nutcracker: A Drag Holiday Spectacular

  The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum · Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District

  • Music
  • Christmas

  $30–$50

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Theatre

  until Dec 22

  A Christmas Carol (1-hour show)

  Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre · Northwest side

  • Theatre
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Music

  Dec 5 · 1 PM

  NRG Dance Company Presents: The Nutcracker

  The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum · Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District

  • Music
  • Dance
  • Christmas

  $25

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Music

  Dec 9 · 7:30 PM

  Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

  Clowes Memorial Hall · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Music

  Dec 11 · 7:30 PM

  Ballet INitiative’s `Nutcracker with a Twist`

  The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum · Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District

  • Music
  • Christmas

  $20–$35

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Music

  Dec 12 · 4 PM

  Ballet INitiative’s `Nutcracker with a Twist`

  The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum · Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District

  • Music
  • Christmas

  $20–$35

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 13, 2026

• Music

  Dec 13 · 2 PM

  Ballet INitiative’s `Nutcracker with a Twist`

  The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum · Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District

  • Music
  • Christmas

  $20–$35

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Dance performances

  until Dec 22

  Indianapolis Ballet & ISO: The Nutcracker

  Clowes Memorial Hall · Butler-Tarkington

  • Dance performances
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 20, 2026

• 

  Dec 20 · 2 PM

  Voices of Christmas

  Indianapolis Opera · Meridian-Kessler

  • Music
  • Christmas

  $25–$45

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 23, 2026

• 

  Dec 23 · 6:30 PM

  Jeffery Thomas II & The Exchange Group Music | A Soulful Sing-A-Long : Christmas Edition

  The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple

  • Music
  • Christmas

  $18.87–$34.33

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Theatre

  Dec 23 · 7:30 PM

  Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol

  Clowes Memorial Hall · Butler-Tarkington

  • Theatre
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 25, 2026

• 

  Dec 25 · 11 AM

  Christmas

  Slippery Noodle Inn · Downtown

  • Music
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 27, 2026

• Dance performances

  until Dec 30

  Indianapolis Ballet: Nutcracker Sweets

  Schrott Center for the Arts · Butler-Tarkington

  • Dance performances
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

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