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What to do in Phoenix in December 2026

353 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Free: 7. Busiest venues: Phoenix Theatre Company, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Mesa Arts Center.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Feb 14

Blue Bird

Heard Museum · Central Corridor
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 31

Mark + Making | Selections from the SMoCA Collection

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Cross Check: Jacob Trouba and William Wegman

ASU Art Museum · Tempe campus
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Wrought by Fire: Metalwork of the Southwest

ASU Art Museum · Tempe campus
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 31

Desert ArtLAB | What the Earth Keeps

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Sep 5

Desert Perspectives

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 17

ArtSpark #1

Scottsdale Arts (Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 7

alejandro t. acierto: Model Home

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 11

Ed Mell: In the Studio

Phoenix Art Museum · Midtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 11

George Elbert Burr: The Desert Etchings

Phoenix Art Museum · Midtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 31

Delicately Drawn: Alexandra Bowers and Matthew Hunt

Scottsdale Arts (Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Club Creatives

Scottsdale Arts (Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
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Visual arts
until Jan 31

Originals Exhibition

Taliesin West · North Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Tickets
Music
until May 5

Metropolitan Youth Symphony 2026-27 Season Tickets MYS

Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa
- Music
- Dance
Visual arts
until Sep 5

Unearthed Musical Masterpieces from the Southern Kingdoms of Ancient China

Musical Instrument Museum · North Phoenix
- Visual arts
Visual arts
11:30 AM

Curator Talk: Milestones: The Hope & John L. Furth Collection

Heard Museum · Central Corridor
- Visual arts
Cinema
6:30 PM

Home Alone (1990)

Orpheum Theatre · Downtown Phoenix
- Cinema
$10.90 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

ASU Choirs Collage Concert (All Choirs)

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre · Tempe
- Music
$15 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

ASU Gammage · Tempe
- Music
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
7:30 PM

Miracle on 34th Street

Arizona Broadway Theatre · Peoria
- Theatre
$54 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

RIPE

Crescent Ballroom · Downtown Phoenix
- Music
Tickets

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Music
1:30 PM

Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins

Phoenix Theatre Company · Central Corridor, Phoenix
- Music
- Theatre
$60 Tickets
Theatre
1:30 PM

Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins: Dec 2 at 1:30PM

The Phoenix Theatre Company

Phoenix Theatre Company · Central Corridor, Phoenix
- Theatre
$60 Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

TRIVIUM: CROWN IN THE GRAVE WORLD TOUR

Trivium · In Flames · Orbit Culture · Frozen Soul

Arizona Financial Theatre · Downtown Phoenix
- Music
- Soul
Tickets
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Theatre
7 PM

Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins: Dec 2 at 7:00PM

The Phoenix Theatre Company

Phoenix Theatre Company · Central Corridor, Phoenix
- Theatre
$60 Tickets
Theatre
7 PM

Days Off

Herberger Theater Center · Downtown Phoenix
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
7 PM

LETDOWN.

Valley Bar · Downtown Phoenix
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

The Klezmatics

Musical Instrument Museum · North Phoenix
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

ANDY GRAMMER - Greater Than Pt. II: A One Man Show

Scottsdale Arts (Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Music
$64–$316 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

ASU Gammage · Tempe
- Music
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
7:30 PM

Miracle on 34th Street

Arizona Broadway Theatre · Peoria
- Theatre
$54 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

One Way Sky

One Way Sky · iiwaa

The Rebel Lounge · Midtown Phoenix
- Music
Music
until Dec 5

Millennial Choirs & Orchestras MCO Fall on Your Knees

Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Thursday, December 3, 2026

Music
1:30 PM

Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins

Phoenix Theatre Company · Central Corridor, Phoenix
- Music
- Theatre
$60 Tickets
Theatre
1:30 PM

Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins: Dec 3 at 1:30PM

The Phoenix Theatre Company

Phoenix Theatre Company · Central Corridor, Phoenix
- Theatre
$60 Tickets
Theatre
2 PM

Black Nativity

Black Theatre Troupe · Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center, Phoenix
- Theatre
$48 Tickets
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Theatre
2 PM

Miracle on 34th Street

Arizona Broadway Theatre · Peoria
- Theatre
$54 Tickets
Music
5 PM

Jiang Violin Studio Fall Recital II

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre · Tempe
- Music
- Recital
Free
Music
7 PM

Arizona Wind Symphony: Holidays in Harmony | Festive Music for the Season

Tempe Center for the Arts · Tempe Town Lake, Tempe
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Born of Osiris

Born of Osiris · Miss May I · Convictions · Downswing

Nile Theater · Downtown Mesa
- Music
Theatre
7 PM

Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins: Dec 3 at 7:00PM

The Phoenix Theatre Company

Phoenix Theatre Company · Central Corridor, Phoenix
- Theatre
$60 Tickets
Theatre
7 PM

Days Off

Herberger Theater Center · Downtown Phoenix
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

ASU Gammage · Tempe
- Music
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Home Free: Coming Home for the Holidays

Scottsdale Arts (Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Music
$52–$190 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Babe Haven

Babe Haven · Spaced · Scarlet DeMore

The Rebel Lounge · Midtown Phoenix
- Music
- Pop punk
- Punk
Music
8 PM

Giovannie and the Hired Guns

Marquee Theatre · Tempe
- Music
Nights out
10 PM

LATIN NIGHT WITH DJ RECO

Valley Bar · Downtown Phoenix
- Nights out
Free Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 23

A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail

Valley Youth Theatre · Downtown Phoenix
- Theatre
$22.50 Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 27

The Night Before Christmas

Great Arizona Puppet Theater · Downtown Phoenix
- Theatre
$7–$10 Tickets

Friday, December 4, 2026

Dance
7 PM

40th Anniversary of The Nutcracker

Chandler Center for the Arts · Downtown Chandler
- Dance
$42.50 Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Jay Pharoah

Stand Up Live Phoenix · Downtown Phoenix
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Alicia Waller & The Excursion

Kerr Cultural Center · Scottsdale
- Music
Theatre
7:30 PM

Black Nativity

Black Theatre Troupe · Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center, Phoenix
- Theatre
$48 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

ASU Gammage · Tempe
- Music
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Holiday Pops Spectacular

The Phoenix Symphony

Symphony Hall · Downtown Phoenix
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
7:30 PM

Miracle on 34th Street

Arizona Broadway Theatre · Peoria
- Theatre
$54 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Swing Into The Holidays with Caity Gyorgy & Christian Wiggs

Tempe Center for the Arts · Tempe Town Lake, Tempe
- Music
- Swing
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

The Four Freshmen

Musical Instrument Museum · North Phoenix
- Music
Music
8 PM

Jimi Primetime Smith

Jimi Primetime Smith · Bobby Rush

Rhythm Room · Midtown Phoenix
- Music
Music
8 PM

Pedro Fernández - Ave Fénix Two'r

Pedro Fernández

Arizona Financial Theatre · Downtown Phoenix
- Music
Tickets

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