CENTRAL NEW YORK (WSYR-TV) — We’re compiling a list of musical and theatrical performances up until New Year’s Eve. Our list includes everything from Nutcracker ballets to dystopian Christmas drag cabaret. ‘Tis the season, after all.
“NUTCRACKER!” Magical Christmas Ballet
A performance of the Tchaikovsky ballet with an international cast and puppets. You can buy tickets online at the Landmark Theatre website.
Nov. 9, 3 p.m.
Landmark Theatre (362 S. Salina St, Syracuse NY)
“The Nutcracker” at the Waterman Theatre
The Syracuse City Ballet brings their rendition of the Tchaikovsky ballet to SUNY Oswego.
Nov. 20 – 22
Waterman Theatre (7060 State Route 104, Oswego NY)
Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas
Nov. 22, 4 p.m.
John Denver tribute artist Rick Schuler plays a set of Denver’s country-folk classics. You can buy tickets online here.
The Oncenter Carrier Theater (411 Montgomery St, Syracuse, NY)
“A Christmas Story” at Syracuse Stage
A stage production of the 1983 film.
Nov. 25 – Dec. 28 (Find full list of shows here)
Syracuse Stage (820 E. Genesee St, Syracuse NY)
Hammel for the Holidaze
A one-man folk punk show by what the 443 Social Club calls “one of our favorite humans.” The Village Voice calls musician Eric Hammel a “one man Tarantino flick: loud, vicious, luridly hilarious, gleefully and deeply offensive.” You can buy tickets online here.
Nov. 28 & 29
443 Social Club (443 Burnet Ave, Syracuse NY)
Dickens Christmas at Skaneateles
It may be 2025 to the rest of us, but this winter Skaneateles is in 1842 — with some artistic license, that is, as the village turns into an elaborate street performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Weekends Nov. 28 – Dec. 24 (Find full list of dates here)
Skaneateles NY
Good Tidings on Westcott
For its fourth year, this is a market of local handmade gifts and live music.
Nov. 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
University Christian Fellowship (512 Westcott St, Syracuse NY)
Holiday Dragaganza!
Drag queens Ivanna Michaels, GiGi Diamond, Glory Hellelur Serell, and Sister Sasha Lalick give a PG-13 holiday-style drag show. You can buy tickets online here. You can also bring an unwrapped toy to go towards a local “Christmas Elf” charity.
Nov. 29, 7 p.m.
Auburn Public Theater (8 Exchange St, Auburn NY)
Bill Kirchen and the Two Turtle Doves Honky Tonk
Kirchen is stopping at Syracuse for his annual holiday tour featuring a “truckload of dieselbilly classics.” The setlist includes “Silent Surfin’ Night,” “Truckin’ Trees for Christmas,” and “Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin.”
Nov. 30
443 Social Club (443 Burnet Ave, Syracuse NY)
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
An annual holiday nouveau cirque — the fancy term for a modern circus — since 2007.
Dec. 1
The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater (421 Montgomery St, Syracuse NY)
Home for the Holidays with The Calamari Sisters
Two public access TV starlets bring on a Christmas show where “peace on Earth isn’t even an option.” You can buy tickets online here.
Auburn Public Theater (8 Exchange St, Auburn NY)
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by the Oswego Players
A stage production, directed by Jennifer Hitchcock, of the 1972 children’s novel by Barbara Robinson.
Dec. 5 – Dec. 14 (Find full list of shows here.)
Frances Marion Brown Theatre (E. 4th St, Oswego NY)
A Twilight Zone Christmas
A live, two-act performance of “The Twilight Zone”‘s Christmas fan favorites.
Fridays thru Sundays, Dec. 5 – Dec. 20
CNY Playhouse (116 W Glen Ave, Syracuse NY)
“The Nutcracker” at the Oncenter (no. 1)
Yet another Syracuse performance of the Tchaikovsky ballet, but this time by the Syracuse City Ballet.
Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.; Dec. 7 at 2 p.m.
The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater (421 Montgomery St, Syracuse NY)
Jhankaar Rhythms
As part of its Festival of Trees and Light, the Everson Museum is hosting a performance of Indian classical folk dances.
Dec. 6, 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Everson Museum of Art (401 Harrison St, Syracuse NY)
Handel’s Messiah
The Syracuse University Oratorio Society sings Handel’s most famous work. You can buy tickets online here.
Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Most Holy Rosary Church (1031 Bellevue Ave, Syracuse NY)
Brass and Bells Concert
The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble plays an array of music, including some holiday tunes (and the concert is free!).
Dec. 7, 3 p.m.
United Church of Fayetteville (310 E. Genesee St, Fayetteville NY)
Holidays at Hendricks
Under the direction of Peppie Calvar, the chapel says this is one of its most popular concerts of the year.
Dec. 7
Hendricks Chapel (121 Crouse Drive, Syracuse NY)
“A Christmas Carol” by Neil McGarry
A one-man take on the Charles Dickens story. You can buy tickets online here.
Dec. 10
Auburn Public Theater (8 Exchange St, Auburn NY)
Jessica Lynn’s “A Very Merry Classic Christmas”
An award-winning annual tradition by country singer-songwriter Jessica Lynn. You can buy tickets online here.
Dec. 10
The Palace Theatre (2384 James St, Syracuse NY)
Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland
Here’s another holiday-themed modern circus at the Oncenter. You can buy tickets online here.
Dec. 11, 8 p.m.
The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater (421 Montgomery St, Syracuse NY)
Christmas at Lorenzo
An annual storybook Christmas celebration with live music, sleigh rides, holiday crafts at the Rippleton Schoolhouse.
Dec. 11 & 12
Lorenzo State Historic Site (17 Rippleton Road, Cazenovia NY)
Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
The tentative program includes an hour of Christmas hymns by the Listeso String Quartet. You can buy tickets online here.
Dec. 12
Palladian Hall at the Treasury (101 S. Salina St, Syracuse NY)
Sal Valentinetti’s “Christmas Comes to Town”
The Palace Theatre hosts another Christmas concert, this time by an “America’s Got Talent” golden buzzer winner. You can buy tickets online here.
Dec. 12
The Palace Theatre (2384 James St, Syracuse NY)
“The Dream Unfinished” Winter Concert by Syracuse Chorale
A concert of songs by black American composers.
Dec. 13
Holy Cross Church (4112 E. Genesee St, DeWitt NY)
Wassail! A Bells and Motley Christmas Concert
A free concert of traditional wassailing songs by Sondra and John Bromka.
Dec. 13
Baltimore Woods Nature Center (4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus NY)
Horns and Harmonies Holiday Concerts
Brass horns and vocal chords come together in this free collaboration concert between the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble and the Spirit of Syracuse Chorus.
Dec. 14, 7 p.m.
Hendricks Chapel (121 Crouse Drive, Syracuse NY)
Winter Warmer Holiday Party with Cool Club and the Lipker Sisters
The club calls them “down-home chic and big-city sound plus small-town charm.” Plus, at the concert you can donate gently used coats, hats, mittens, gloves, and scarves for the kids at Dr. Weeks Elementary School. You can buy tickets online here.
Dec. 20, 7 p.m.
443 Social Club (443 Burnet Ave, Syracuse NY)
Queens of Christmas Present: Dystopian Drag Cabaret
“In a world where holiday spirit is on lockdown, a squad of subversive queens dares to deck the halls with unapologetic glamour and festive rebellion.” You can buy tickets online here (the show is only for ages 18 and up).
Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Center for the Arts in Homer (72 S. Main St, Homer NY)
“The Nutcracker” at the Palace Theatre
The Oncenter isn’t the only venue in Syracuse with Nutcracker fever. The Grand Kyiv Ballet brings you this performance of the Tchaikovsky ballet at the Palace Theatre on Christmas Eve.
Dec. 24
The Palace Theatre (2384 James St, Syracuse NY)
“The Nutcracker” at the Oncenter (no. 2)
You might think the nuts at the Oncenter would be sufficiently cracked by now, but you’d be wrong: the World Ballet Company gives their take on the Tchaikovsky ballet the day after Christmas. You can buy tickets online here.
Dec. 26, 7 p.m.
The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater (421 Montgomery St, Syracuse NY)
Miracle on 34th Street the Musical
A musical theater rendition, by Meredith Wilson of “The Music Man” fame, of the classic film. You can buy tickets online here.
Dec. 30 – Jan. 4, 2026. (See all show dates here.)
The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater (421 Montgomery St, Syracuse NY)
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