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Best Family Shows This Winter

in Salt Lake City

Mannheim Steamroller at Eccles Theater

Mannheim Steamroller

With the release of Mannheim Steamroller's first holiday album 1984 came the kind of fame that made the act a veritable Christmas-time tradition. With founder and composer Chip Davis at the helm, the all-American music troupe continues to tour extensively, bringing Yuletide cheer to audiences throughout the US with a unique Neo-Classical take on popular carols and songs. It's no wonder that the Mannheim Steamroller is the top-selling Holiday Act of all time!

A Christmas Carol at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre

A Christmas Carol

The festive classic to end all classics, no holiday season is complete without taking your seats for a showing of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Presented by CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, prepare to be swept up in the glorious tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformative supernatural Christmas Eve visitations!

Utah Opera - Humperdincks - Hansel and Gretel at Capitol Theatre

Utah Opera - Humperdincks - Hansel and Gretel

Humperdinck's operatic adaptation of the brothers Grimm's classic fairytale comes to Salt Lake City! A glorious confection of fairytale whimsy directed by Kyle Lang, with Sarah Coit in the role of Hansel and Maureen McKay playing Gretel. Sumptuous and stunning, step deep into the forest with Hansel and Gretel as they encounter a wild, dark world where anything could be lurking behind the next tree.

Jan 18 - 26, 2025

Capitol Theatre

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A Christmas Carol at Hale Centre Theatre

A Christmas Carol

Enjoy that festive feeling as it starts to add a spring to the step of revelers young and old, with the Hale Center Theatre's glorious production of A Christmas Carol, now celebrating 40 annual performances! The company's ever-faithful version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol fuses the age-old story with lavish costumes and dazzling special effects, with each year topping the last, so avoid being left in the cold and don't miss this veritable highlight of the Yuletide calendar!

Cirque Dreams Holidaze at Capitol Theatre

Cirque Dreams Holidaze

Ornaments come to life when Cirque Dream: Holidaze's costumed characters perform astonishing feats that celebrate the holiday season with spectacle, imagination and whimsical dreams. Marvel at gingerbread men flipping through the air, toy soldiers skillfully marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen sculpting powerfully, penguins spinning, puppets caroling and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment.

Utah Metropolitan Ballet - The Nutcracker at Covey Center for the Arts

Utah Metropolitan Ballet - The Nutcracker

First debuting back in 2017, this stunning production of the family favorite is back at Provo's Covey Center for the Arts this year, bringing you a holiday spectacular that'll leave you feeling more festive than a trimmed Christmas tree. With glittering design by Cassandra Barney and choreography by Jacqueline P. Colledge, prepare to fall for the magic of The Nutcracker once more!

A Magical Cirque Christmas at Eccles Theater

A Magical Cirque Christmas

What better way to get the family together and celebrate the holiday season, than with the world's greatest variety show! With jaw-dropping, breathtaking circus acts of A Magical Cirque Christmas, you'll be transported to the golden age which is filled with stunning costumes, extraordinary talent and more.

Holiday Pops at Browning Center for the Performing Arts

Holiday Pops

There's nothing like some holiday pops to get you in the festive mood! As much a part of the Christmas celebrations as all those Nutcrackers and Christmas Carols, Holiday Pops sees your city's orchestra bringing the holiday cheer for a Christmas extravaganza with a mix of popular standards, film scores, carols and hymns.

Stomp at Eccles Theater

Stomp

Inspiring the music-makers in all of us, international megahit Stomp conjures up intricate rhythms from everyday household items. Marvel as the cast of eight incredibly talented players fill your theater with an orchestra of percussion, with only garbage bin lids, hammers and broom sticks as their instruments.

Jan 31, 2025 - Feb 1, 2025

Eccles Theater

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Shrek - The Musical at Eccles Theater

Shrek - The Musical

Join Shrek, Fiona and Donkey in this magical musical theatre version of the Oscar-winning Dreamworks animation. Following the same story beats as the movie, this Tony-winning show features original songs from Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), and a book by Pulitzer winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole).

Monster Jam at Delta Center

Monster Jam

Going strong since the early 1990s, this bone-crunching, fuel-injected motor show gathers together the best drivers and monster trucks in the world to face off in the hopes of making it to the finals in Las Vegas. Expect to see amazing tricks, incredible stunts, and stunning pyrotechnics when this full-throttle show blazes into your town!

Jan 3 - 5, 2025

Delta Center

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Christmas with The Celts at Egyptian Theatre

Christmas with The Celts

Get on course for a wonderful fusion of Irish and contemporary music, dancing and instrumentals with this glorious concert experience that'll get you in the festive mood in no time this December. With the combined talents of Patrick D'Arcy, Fiachra O'Regan, Maggie Lander, Luisa Marion, Matt Menefee and band leader Ric Blair plus a raft of Irish dancers, this is the perfect evening for fans and family alike!

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