Enjoy family-friendly performances this holiday season. Here is your guide to Family-Friendly Holiday Theater, Concerts and Musicals in Central NJ.

Family-Friendly Holiday Theater, Concerts and Musicals in Central NJ

2024 Events

White Christmas
November 1 – 17, 2024
Music Mountain Theatre (Lambertville, NJ)

A Playhouse Christmas
November 6 – December 14, 2024
Hunterdon Hills Playhouse (West Hampton, NJ)

Elf: The Musical, Jr.
November 16 – 17, 2024
Main Street Theatre Company (Old Bridge, NJ)

Elf the Musical
November 19 – 24, 2024
Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank, NJ)

A Christmas Carol
November 22 –  December 15, 2024
Music Mountain Theatre (Lambertville, NJ)

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
November 23 – 24, 2024
State Theatre (New Brunswick, NJ)

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
November 29, 2024
Raritan Valley Community College – Edward Nash Theatre (Branchburg, NJ)

The Best Time of the Year – Music and Memories of Christmas 
November 29 – December 1, 2024
Kelsey Theatre (West Windsor, NJ)

The Nutcracker
November 29 – December 1, 2024
McCarter Theatre (Princeton, NJ)

A Johnny Mathis Christmas
December 5, 2024
Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank, NJ)

The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert
December 6, 2024
Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank, NJ)

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
December 6 – 8, 2024
Kelsey Theatre (West Windsor, NJ)

The 16th Annual “Say Humbug to Hunger” A Christmas Carol
December 7, 2024
River Union Stage (Frenchtown, NJ)

A Song For Christmas
December 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2024
Main Street Theatre Company (Old Bridge, NJ)

The Muppet Christmas Carol In Concert with New Jersey Symphony
December 8, 2024
State Theatre (New Brunswick, NJ)

A Christmas Carol
December 10 – 29, 2024
McCarter Theatre (Princeton, NJ)

The Nutcracker
December 13 – 15, 2024
Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank, NJ)

Polar Express – A Holiday Experience with Shadow Cast
December 14, 2024
Brook Arts Center (Bound Brook, NJ)

Cocoa Cabaret
December 14, 2024
Brook Arts Center (Bound Brook, NJ)

Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland
December 14, 2024
State Theatre (New Brunswick, NJ)

American Repertory Ballet presents The Nutcracker
December 14, 2024
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial (Trenton, NJ)

Holiday Express
December 17, 2024
Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank, NJ)

Darlene Love
December 19, 2024
Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank, NJ)

Tremonti Sings Sinatra – Christmas Classics New & Old
December 20, 2024
Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank, NJ)

The Nutcracker
December 20 – 22, 2024
State Theatre (New Brunswick, NJ)

Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert
December 31, 2024
State Theatre (New Brunswick, NJ)

The New Year’s Eve: The Tradition Continues
December 31, 2024
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial (Trenton, NJ)