Derby Christmas Shows 2026

Audiences experience a cirque-style reimagining of Charles Dickens's classic holiday tale. The family-friendly production combines musical theatre with West End performers and international circus acts. Every performance also includes a lucky seat prize draw for audience members.

Guests enjoy a candlelit, sing-along concert featuring the UK's top Michael Bublé tribute act alongside a live big band. The performance brings festive classics like White Christmas, Santa Baby, and Holly Jolly Christmas to life within the historic cathedral. Attendees...

Visitors watch a big-screen presentation of the holiday film A Christmas Story. Following the movie, actor Peter Billingsley appears on stage for a moderated interview and audience Q&A, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and memories from making the film.

Framed as a Christmas Eve broadcast inside a fictional radio station, the production places the audience in the role of a live studio audience. Attendees watch actors step up to 1940s-style microphones, shifting their voices and postures to portray multiple...

Visitors can experience a live theatrical performance by the Family Community Theatre at the FLAG Theatre. Billed as a musical sequel to the Dickens classic, the story picks up a year after the events of A Christmas Carol. Audiences follow...

Snow White battles the wicked Queen in an adventure featuring CBeebies' Evie Pickerill and theatre star Katie Paine, produced by Little Wolf Entertainment.

Imperial Classical Ballet® presents The Nutcracker at Vaillant Live on November 7, 2026. The performance features Tchaikovsky’s score played by a full live orchestra and tells the story of Clara and the Nutcracker Prince.

The film 'Home Alone' will be shown on a big screen with its score performed live by an orchestra and choir. The event features Macaulay Culkin defending his home from burglars.

Showaddywaddy's Christmas Cracker features the band performing their hits, including 'Under The Moon of Love' and 'Hey Rock & Roll', to celebrate the festive season.

The Derby Cathedral hosts 'Christmas By Candlelight,' a concert with West End singers and a live band performing festive music. Songs include 'White Christmas' and 'O Holy Night'.

Festive Afterglow – A Christmas Cabaret at Derby Market Hall features David Kettle & friends performing music and vocals. The event is inspired by Victorian grandeur and steampunk imagination.

Chapel Street Arts Centre presents 'Help! Santa's Missing,' an adventure where audiences assist a North Pole Elf and a human girl in finding the vanished Santa by navigating forests and markets and solving puzzles.

The Christmas Orchestra will perform at Derby Cathedral, featuring a 16-piece chamber orchestra playing Christmas film scores, carols, and festive classics with professional sound and lighting.

Outdoor cinema at Electric Daisy shows the film 'ELF' with heaters and a licensed bar. Festive treats include pizza, popcorn, and hot chocolate. Suitable for families.