Season Guide · Holiday Shows
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Christmas Jubilee
The Rudy's Christmas Jubilee brings holiday classics with a live band and comedian Cletus Chickipin.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Nov 10 – Tue Dec 29, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereLive@The Rudy (The Rudy Theatre), 300 N Raiford St, Selma
Cost$32; ages 6–12 $16; child 5 and under free
Photo: The Rudy Theatre via rudytheatre.com
A Magical Cirque Christmas
A touring holiday cirque show comes to Memorial Auditorium.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 13, 2026 · 8:00 PM
WhereMartin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South Street, Raleigh
CostSee organizer website for details
Carolina Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker
Carolina Youth Ballet dances The Nutcracker in the Fletcher Opera Theater.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 13 – Sat Nov 14, 2026 · Fri Nov 13 6:00 PM; Sat Nov 14 12:00 PM & 3:30 PM
WhereMartin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South Street, Raleigh
CostSee organizer website for details
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
A touring Nutcracker with international dancers, acrobats and giant puppets, set to Tchaikovsky.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 19, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereDPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center), 123 William V Bill Bell Way, Durham
CostSee organizer website for details
A Christmas Carol (Tar River Players)
The Tar River Players stage Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a Tarboro holiday tradition.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 19 – Sun Nov 22, 2026 · Thu–Sat 7:30 PM; Sun 2 PM
WhereAstemo Auditorium, Edgecombe Community College (Fleming Building), 2009 W Wilson St, Tarboro
Cost$10
A Drag Queen Christmas hosted by Nina West
Nina West hosts A Drag Queen Christmas at DPAC, under-18s not admitted.
WHO Adult
WhenFri Nov 20, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereDPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center), 123 William V Bill Bell Way, Durham
CostSee organizer website for details
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