The Night(s) Before Christmas: 2021 Holiday Shows in Arkansas
It’s the holiday season. A time when adults are supposed to feel like children once again — just with the addition of gift buying, limited holiday breaks and seasonal stress. Luckily, there are a few ways to forget about the baggage of adulthood, if only for a few hours.
Holiday traditions have grown as large as Santa’s belly, and among those traditions is the jolly nostalgia of Christmas music, movies and seasonal productions. It would be nice to be “rockin’ around the Christmas tree” with Charlie Brown every month of the year, but that’s what makes the month of December special. As fast as a bell rings and an angel gets its wings, the holiday season is over and the next year has begun.
Arkansas is all about the holidays, and the number of holiday-themed shows coming up is as long as Santa’s “Naughty and Nice” list. There is a show or concert for every Cindy Lou Who, and even something for the Grinches out there. Get as much as you can out of the holiday season with this stocking-full calendar of upcoming concerts, plays and movie screenings.
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Nov. 23-Dec. 31
Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, Little Rock
Elf the Musical
Dec. 2-5, 9-12
The Royal Theatre, Benton
Arkansas Craft Guild’s Christmas Showcase
Dec. 3
Arkansas State Fairgrounds, Little Rock
Holiday in the Wild with Rodney Block & Friends
Dec. 3
Wildwood Park for the Arts
A Christmas Carol
Dec. 3-12
The Pocket Community Theatre, Hot Springs
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 3-23
Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Little Rock
A Christmas Carol
Dec. 3-26
TheaterSquared, Fayetteville
Nexus Holiday Concert
Dec. 4
Nexus Coffee & Creative, Little Rock
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
Dec. 4
Robinson Center, Little Rock
It’s a Wonderful (Conway) Life
Dec. 4
Reynolds Performance Hall
Ken Goodman Christmas Show
Dec. 4
Vapors Live, Hot Springs
It’s Christmas Time with the Fort Smith Symphony
Dec. 4
ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center
Delta Symphony Orchestra Christmas Program
Dec. 5
Fowler Center, Jonesboro
Home for the Holidays with the Saline Symphony Orchestra
Dec. 5
Bryant High School Fine Arts Building
A Christmas Carol
Dec. 5
Fayetteville Public Library
Christmas in the Village with Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Dec. 5
Ponce De Leon Center, Hot Springs
Season’s Greetings Concert
Dec. 6
ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith
A Christmas Carol
Dec. 8-18
Argenta Community Theatre, North Little Rock
Ballet Arkansas’ Nutty Nutcracker
Dec. 9
Robinson Center, Little Rock
The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon
Dec. 9-11
Fort Smith Little Theatre, Fort Smith
Ballet Arkansas’ Nutcracker Spectacular
Robinson Center, Little Rock
Christmas with CeCe Winans
Dec. 10
Reynolds Performance Hall,
Conway
Conway Community Christmas Caroling
Dec. 10
Red Curtain Theatre, Conway
Food for the Hungry: Zach Williams Christmas Tour
Dec. 10
Griffin Music Hall, El Dorado
Martina McBride.
Martina McBride: The Joy of Christmas 2021
Dec. 10-11
Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, Hot Springs
Christmas at the Old State House Museum
Dec. 10-12
Old State House, Little Rock
Mark Lowry Christmas Concert & Comedy
Dec. 11
Twin Lakes Baptist Church,
Mountain Home
Cirque Noel: Winter Show & Shop
Dec. 11
Argenta Plaza, North Little Rock
Christmas Comedy Edition Murder Mystery Dinner
Dec. 11
Riverside Entertainment, Siloam Springs
The Polar Express.
DTR Holiday Movie: The Polar Express
Dec. 11
Arkansas Public Theatre, Rogers
SoNA.
A Very SoNA Christmas
Dec. 11
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
The Heart Of Christmas
Dec. 11-26
TheaterSquared, Fayetteville
The Snowman: A Family Concert
Dec. 12
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
Zach Williams
Dec. 15
The Center for the Arts, Russellville
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas with Little Rock Wind Symphony
Dec. 16
Second Presbyterian Church
Zach Williams
Dec. 16
First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro
Celtic Angels.
Celtic Angels Christmas
Dec. 16
Reynolds Performance Hall, Conway
Family Christmas with Doug Cameron
Dec. 17
El Dorado Municipal Auditorium, El Dorado
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra: Kris Allen Holiday Spectacular
Dec. 17-19
Robinson Center, Little Rock
Who’s Holiday
Dec. 17-20
The Studio Theatre, Little Rock
The Prophecy Show: Music of Trans Siberian Orchestra
Dec. 21
Robinson Center
The Polar Express
Dec. 23
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
READ MORE: Arkansas Christmas Event Calendar 2021
