13 holiday shows on the list, Nov 7 – Dec 23, including NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet and On the Farce Day of Christmas.
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Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!
Players Guild stages Alison Gregory's Junie B. Jones holiday comedy.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 6 – Sun Nov 8, 2026 · Fri 7 PM, Sat–Sun 2 PM, Nov 6–8
WherePlayers Guild Theatre, 6000 Frank Ave NW, North Canton
CostSee organizer website for details
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
NUTCRACKER! dances into Music Hall.
WHO Everyone
WhenSun Nov 8, 2026 · 3:00 pm
WhereMusic Hall at the Cleveland Public Auditorium, 500 Lakeside Ave.
CostSee organizer website for details
On the Farce Day of Christmas
Wendy pays her ex to pose as her husband for the holidays, and the lie snowballs in this Christmas farce.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 13 – Sun Dec 13, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours; talkbacks Nov 21, Nov 29 & Dec 5
WhereClague Playhouse, 1371 Clague Road, Westlake
CostSee organizer website for details
SHAUN CASSIDY – UNWRAPPED: Songs & Stories For The Holidays
Shaun Cassidy unwraps holiday songs and stories at The Kent Stage.
WHO Everyone
WhenWed Nov 25, 2026 · Doors 6:30 p.m. · Show 7:30 p.m.
WhereThe Kent Stage, 175 East Main Street, Kent
Cost$79.07 to $229.14
A Motown Christmas (A Musical Revue)
Motown Christmas musical revue at the Hanna — Temptations, Supremes, and Jackson 5 catalogue framing for the holidays.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 27–Sun Dec 13 · evenings 7:30 p.m.; selected Wed 11:00 a.m.; Sat mats 2:00 p.m.; Sun 3:00 p.m. (full grid on organizer)
WhereHanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
CostSee organizer website for details
A Christmas Carol
Great Lakes Theater’s Dickens holiday tradition at Mimi Ohio Theatre — Freedman adaptation, resident company of Playhouse Square.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 27–Sun Dec 20 · evenings 7:30 p.m.; Sat mats 1:30 p.m.; Sun 3:00 p.m. (full grid on organizer)
WhereMimi Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square, 1511 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Cost$52.20–$103.24
Ballet Theatre of Ohio Nutcracker
Ballet Theatre of Ohio brings its 34th Nutcracker back to Akron Civic for six performances across two weekends.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 28 – Sun Dec 6, 2026 · Sat 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM; Sun 2:00 PM (Nov 28–29 and Dec 5–6)
WhereAkron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main Street, Akron (Summit)
CostSee organizer website for details
Jingle Bell Pops
Cleveland Pops Orchestra’s annual holiday concert lands at Playhouse Square.
WHO Everyone
WhenSun Nov 29, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
WherePlayhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
CostFrom $35+
Canton Ballet The Nutcracker
Canton Ballet’s Nutcracker returns to the Palace with Tchaikovsky played live by the Canton Symphony Orchestra.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Dec 4 – Sun Dec 6, 2026 · Fri 7:00 PM; Sat 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM; Sun 2:00 PM (doors 1 hour prior)
WhereCanton Palace Theatre, 605 Market Avenue North, Canton (Stark)
CostSee organizer website for details
Wayne Center Dance The Nutcracker
Wayne Center Dance stages The Nutcracker at Triway Performing Arts Center across the first December weekend.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Dec 4 – Sun Dec 6, 2026 · Fri 6:30 PM; Sat 2:00 PM & 6:30 PM; Sun 2:00 PM
WhereTriway Performing Arts Center, 3205 Shreve Road, Wooster (Wayne)
CostSee organizer website for details
Ballet Theatre Ashtabula The Nutcracker
Ballet Theatre Ashtabula’s Nutcracker tradition since 1981 returns for fourteen December performances at the Arts Center.
WHO Everyone
WhenDec 4–6, 11–13, 17–20, 2026 · Thu/Fri/Sat 7:30 PM; Sat & Sun 2:00 PM (Dec 9 school performance not public)
Where13th Street Theatre / Ashtabula Arts Center, 2928 W. 13th Street, Ashtabula (Ashtabula)
CostSee organizer website for details
The Nutcracker (Cleveland Ballet)
Cleveland Ballet’s Nutcracker fills Connor Palace across December with the company’s resident holiday run.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Dec 11 – Sun Dec 20, 2026 · multiple showtimes (full grid on Playhouse Square)
WhereConnor Palace at Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland (Cuyahoga)
CostSee organizer website for details
Cleveland Orchestra Holiday Concerts at Severance
Holiday Concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus fill Mandel Concert Hall across mid-to-late December.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Dec 11 – Wed Dec 23, 2026 · Dec 11 7:30 PM; Dec 12 2:30 & 7:30 PM; Dec 13 2:30 & 7:30 PM; Dec 18 7:30 PM; Dec 19 2:30 & 7:30 PM; Dec 20 2:30 & 7:30 PM; Dec 22 7:30 PM; Dec 23 7:30 PM
WhereSeverance Music Center / Mandel Concert Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland (Cuyahoga)
CostSee organizer website for details
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