Dance in Phoenix in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Music

  until May 5

  Metropolitan Youth Symphony 2026-27 Season Tickets MYS

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Music

  until Dec 5

  Millennial Choirs & Orchestras MCO Fall on Your Knees

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Dance

  7 PM

  40th Anniversary of The Nutcracker

  Chandler Center for the Arts · Downtown Chandler

  • Dance

  $42.50 Tickets ↗

• Music

  until Dec 13

  EVCT Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Jr. East Valley Children's Theatre

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Dance

  1 PM

  40th Anniversary of The Nutcracker

  Chandler Center for the Arts · Downtown Chandler

  • Dance

  $42.50 Tickets ↗

• Dance

  2 PM

  CaZo Dance Center: Adventures of Frosty's Missing Hat

  Tempe Center for the Arts · Tempe Town Lake, Tempe

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Dance

  3 PM

  40th Anniversary of The Nutcracker

  Chandler Center for the Arts · Downtown Chandler

  • Dance

  $42.50 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Band

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Dance

  7:30 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Phoenix Symphony Handel's Messiah

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Dance

  2 PM

  Premier Ballet’s The Nutcracker 2026

  Orpheum Theatre · Downtown Phoenix

  • Dance

  $41

• Dance

  2 PM

  Spirit of Christmas presented by Christian Dance Company

  Chandler Center for the Arts · Downtown Chandler

  • Dance

  $39–$46 Tickets ↗

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• Dance

  2 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

• Dance

  2 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Herberger Theater Center · Downtown Phoenix

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Family Day: Reflections

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Symphony of the Southwest Noël SOTS

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  until Dec 20

  The Nutcracker - 40th Anniversary Ballet Etudes 40 years of The Nutcracker

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 13, 2026

• Dance

  1 PM

  Premier Ballet’s The Nutcracker 2026

  Orpheum Theatre · Downtown Phoenix

  • Dance

  $41

• Dance

  1 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

• Dance

  1 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Herberger Theater Center · Downtown Phoenix

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Dance

  2 PM

  Spirit of Christmas presented by Christian Dance Company

  Chandler Center for the Arts · Downtown Chandler

  • Dance

  $39–$46 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Salt River Brass Believe SRB

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  A Drag Queen Christmas

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Dave Koz & Friends Christmas 2026 Tour

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

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Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Dance

  7 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

Friday, December 18, 2026

• Dance

  7:30 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

• Music

  —Time not announced

  GENTRI Christmas

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 19, 2026

• Dance

  2 PM

  Spirit of Christmas presented by Christian Dance Company

  Chandler Center for the Arts · Downtown Chandler

  • Dance

  $39–$46 Tickets ↗

• Dance

  2 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  until Dec 20

  Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 20, 2026

• Dance

  1 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

• Dance

  2 PM

  Spirit of Christmas presented by Christian Dance Company

  Chandler Center for the Arts · Downtown Chandler

  • Dance

  $39–$46 Tickets ↗

Monday, December 21, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Joy to the World! SoulFill Music Foundation Jenny Oaks Baker

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Mickey Guyton & Friends Holiday

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Tuesday, December 22, 2026

• Dance

  2 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

Wednesday, December 23, 2026

• Dance

  2 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

Thursday, December 24, 2026

• Dance

  1 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

Saturday, December 26, 2026

• Dance

  2 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

Sunday, December 27, 2026

• Dance

  1 PM

  The Nutcracker

  Ballet Arizona · Phoenix

  • Dance

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