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Snag tickets to these holiday shows in Austin

Visions of sugarplums are dancing in our heads... and on stages around Austin this holiday season.

A scene from Ballet Austin's performance of The Nutcracker. Dancers in white costumes are positioned on stage against a backdrop featuring snow-covered trees in shades of purple and blue. The set includes stylized trees, complementing the overall winter theme of the production.

Ballet Austin puts on the longest-running production of “The Nutcracker” in Texas.

Stephen Mills’ “The Nutcracker.” Photo by Anne Marie Bloodgood, courtesy of Ballet Austin

It’s tiiiiiiime.

We hope you read that in Mariah Carey’s voice and you’re ready for holiday festivities, because we’re here to share some of the best shows to see in the Capital City this holiday season.

“Cirque Dreams Holidaze” | Friday, Nov. 22
This holiday spectacular — which fuses Broadway-style production with contemporary circus arts — will bring storybook characters, classic holiday songs, and fantastical sets to Bass Concert Hall.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: “The Lost Christmas Eve” | Wednesday, Dec. 4
You’ll be rockin’ around the Christmas tree during this traveling tour’s stop at the Moody Center, where the hit band will perform their fourth studio album.

Ballet Austin’s 62nd Annual Production of “The Nutcracker” | Saturday, Dec. 6-Saturday, Dec. 23
After 180 hours of rehearsals, 150 dancers will take the stage to perform this magical classic — just as ballerinas before them have done so in Austin for the past six decades.

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