The holiday season is right around the corner and families can celebrate the season (and find great gift ideas) at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. 

Tickets are now on sale for the Fox Theatre’s 2022-2023 season. Your family will love the holiday line-up and if you’re looking to give the gift of experience, you won’t want to miss taking your kids to see their screen favorites on the big stage.  Tickets for the shows start as low as $15.

ELF (November 22 – 27)

Elf is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy’s enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. This modern-day Christmas classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner ELF.


A Charlie Brown Christmas (December 4)

Celebrate the timeless television classic as the whole family and join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the Peanuts characters in their journey to uncover the true meaning of Christmas. The show encompasses each of your favorite scenes from the original animated television show, with more fun, more music, and more finding the true Christmas spirit. After the final bow, the show crescendos into a celebration of song as the audience is invited to join the Peanuts gang in singing traditional Christmas songs and carols.


NUTCRAKER! Magic of Christmas Ballet (December 11) 

The acclaimed holiday tradition performs at the Fox Theatre on its 30th Anniversary tour. Gather friends and family to re-live your fondest childhood dreams, overflowing with larger-than-life puppets, breath-taking acrobatics and dazzling costumes. Experience the exquisite artistry of the international cast, featuring stars of Ukraine ballet, performing at the highest level of classical technique.


“’Twas the Night Before…” by Cirque du Soleil (December 15 – 26)

Experience an exhilarating spin on the beloved Christmas classic as only Cirque du Soleil could imagine. Join Isabella, a curious girl, jaded by the craze surrounding Christmas, as she is whisked away to an upside-down, inside-out world of the poem where she meets colorful characters of this timeless classic. Cirque du Soleil’s first-ever Christmas show, ‘Twas the Night Before… is a flurry of love, Christmas cheer, rip-roaring fun and hugely lovable characters that will become a new tradition for families to cherish.


Bluey’s Big Play (April 21 -23)

The television sensation will be “taking the show on the road”. Fans of all ages will get to see Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, and Chilli as they’ve never seen them before, as the Heelers embark on their very first live theater show in the U.S. featuring puppetry, live actors, and iconic sets. Based on an original new story written by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show also contains new music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush.


Madagascar the Musical (May 13)

Join Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria as they bound out of the zoo and onto the stage in this smash hit musical features all your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar. This musical from Dreamworks (Shrek The Musical) will leave audiences with no choice but to “Move It, Move It!”

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