The Modesto Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Candlelight Concert is the perfect way to slow down and enjoy the holiday season. Our Modesto Symphony Orchestra is joined Modesto Symphony Orchestra Chorus to perform your favorite traditional hymns to help you and your loved ones feel the warmth and beauty of the holiday season. This unique concert typically is performed every third Tuesday of December in a beautiful church venue, decorated with candlelight and holiday cheer.

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Holiday Candlelight Concert

St. Stanislaus Catholic Church

Slow down and enjoy the holiday season with your favorite Christmas hymns and carols are performed by the Modesto Symphony Orchestra, MSO Chorus, and the Opus Handbell Ensemble.

Modesto Symphony Orchestra - Holiday Candlelight Concert

The perfect companion to the classic Nutcracker, Nutcracker in Jazz! is a holiday special that swings the night away with big band Christmas sounds and jazz.

Central West Ballet - Nutcracker in Jazz!

Gallo Center for the Arts

To watch Stella Cole perform is to be transported back in time. Her sense of joy and wonder shines through as Cole performs the wonders of the Great American Songbook. In this lovely Christmas performance, acompanied by a quartet, you'll be immediately struck by Cole's rich tone and extraordinary vocal control as she interprets beloved holiday standards. Perhaps most exciting, to her many young fans who may never have heard holiday classics performed in this way, they become Stella Cole songs, which clearly makes her one of the most exciting artists of her generation. Among her fans are David Foster, James Taylor, Michael Buble, John Mayer and Meghan Trainor.

Stella Cole Christmas Show

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Your holidays won't be complete without Central West Ballet's The Nutcracker! Featuring beautiful sets, backdrops, and danced with heartwarming energy by CWB dancers, this magical tradition is a perfect holiday card for the whole family to cherish! Always new, always magical! Follow Clara's adventure to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy with all the characters you love! Don't forget the Boutique in the lobby and Sugar Plum Fairy Parties on stage after select matinées where children can meet their favorite characters!

Central West Ballet - The Nutcracker

Bonded by an uncommon blend of instruments and vocals, Charles Yang (violin), Nick Kendall (violin), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass), have found a unique voice of expression through which the various eras, styles, and traditions of Western music fold in on themselves and emerge anew. Time for Three is renowned for charismatic performances along with their collaborations with Ben Folds, Branford Marsalis and Joshua Bell.

Time for Three Christmas

Dave Koz is arguably the most popular artist in Gallo Center history. He has appeared at the Center 13 times since we opened the doors in 2007. The annual Christmas show by this smooth jazz giant sells out every time. Every. Single. Time. Dave and his special guests (to be announced) perform a bevy of holiday favorites along with hits from the artists' catalogs.

Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour 2025

Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,“ THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up 80 minutes of indisputable joy for all ages! It's a party. It's a concert. It's the best pub “lock-in“ you've ever been to. Featuring pop, classic rock, folk, Broadway and pub tunes, THE CHOIR OF MAN has something for everyone. A multi-talented cast of nine talented guys combines hair-raising harmonies, foot-stomping singalongs, world-class tap dance and poetic meditations on the power of community in this riotously enjoyable homage to that gathering place we all love so much: your local pub. With a real working bar on stage, come ready to drink in the action. The first round's on us. Cheers!

The Choir of Man: Runaway International Hit Coming to Modesto!

Experience the enchanting tale of Cinderella (Cendrillon) reimagined as an operetta by French composer Pauline Viardot! This captivating work based on the same fairy tale that inspired Walt Disney and Hans Christian Anderson weaves a story of magic and love, with stunning music and breathtaking performances (including some musical surprises!) From the mischievous stepsisters to the charming prince and the magical fairy godmother, “Cinderella” offers a charming twist on the timeless story of dreams come true.  Sung in English. Don’t miss this musical masterpiece and fairy-tale fun!

Cendrillon

State Theatre of Modesto Inc

Based on the worldwide bestselling hit series by Dav Pilkey, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious and heartwarming production following the chronicles of Dog Man, who with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world's most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime?? Find out in this epic musical adventure featuring the hilarity and heart of beloved characters from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants and Cat Kid Comic Club. Featuring an exciting book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila, music by Brad Alexander, and original direction and choreography by Jen Wineman.

Dog Man: The Musical - A Hilarious, Heartfelt Family Adventure!

An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n' Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, this electrifying sensation will send you soaring to the rafters.

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

For over 50 years, Ailey II – The Next Generation of Dance – has merged the spirit and energy of the country's finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today's most outstanding and emerging choreographers. Founded by Alvin Ailey in 1974, this universally renowned company embodies his pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training, and community programs for all people.

Ailey II - The Next Generation of Dance

Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier, bassist and drummer for the band Heart during the 1970s and early 1980s, are now touring as Heart By Heart. "Our mission is to perform the classic Heart music as faithfully as we can," Fossen says. The band features vocalist Somar Macek, guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Lizzy Daymont and guitarist Chad Quist. Heart By Heart presents a powerful, dynamic show that includes all the favorite Heart hits as well as deep album cuts that fans will love.

Heart by Heart: Dreamboat Annie 50th Anniversary

Los Tigres del Norte, the historic norteño band originally from Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico, first appeared at the Gallo Center in September 2007. They were part of the extraordinary series of performances that helped open the Center that year. Others included Tony Bennett, Patti LuPone and The Joffrey Ballet. This is the first return to the Center by one of the most revered and influential acts in regional Mexican music. The band is most famous for its politically-charged corridos (ballads). Los Tigres del Norte has sold 32 million albums, earned seven Grammy awards and 12 Latin Grammy awards, and appeared in 40 films.

Los Tigres del Norte

Emmy Award-winning comedienne Vicki Lawrence is one of the most beloved television personalities of her generation.  Plucked out of total obscurity as a high school senior, Vicki went on to become part of the now-legendary cast of the “Carol Burnett Show.“  Along the way Vicki created her most endearing character to date, Thelma Harper, or “Mama“ as she is better known to her fans.  After the Burnett Show, Vicki went on to star in “Mama's Family,“ which consistently topped the ratings for its entire six-year run of original shows.  “Mama“ has attained almost a cult status among her legions of loyal television viewers, who still enjoy her in reruns twice daily throughout most of the country.

Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two-Woman Show

Formed in 1995, The TEN Tenors are the world's longest running classical crossover act. The Australian musical ensemble has toured extensively nationally and internationally, with more than 2,000 concerts performed and millions of tickets sold. Their signature brand of music featuring 10-part harmonies, performing operatic arias to soulful ballads to chart-topping pop and rock songs, has been enjoyed by tens of millions of fans worldwide. The TEN Tenors have shared stages with such iconic artists as Rod Stewart, Andrea Boccelli, Alanis Morissette and Christina Aguilera. Among their distinguished alumni is none other than Gallo Center CEO Chad Hilligus!

The TEN Tenors: 30th Anniversary World Tour

Featuring powerhouse performers Dan McGuinness and Kurt Griffey, who for a decade rocked stages worldwide with Creedence Clearwater Revival's founding members Stu Cook and Doug “Cosmo“ Clifford, this is a show you won't want to miss. Even though Cook and Clifford have retired from touring, the magic of Creedence continues through Griffey (lead guitar) and McGuinness (lead vocal), making music and winning hearts and ears across the globe.

Revisiting Creedence

Great American Crooners focuses on quintessential crooners such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Bobby Darin, whose velvety voices and sentimental serenades made them superstars on stage and on screen. Featuring Robbie Lee and Shenel Johns, who have both graced Jazz at Lincoln Center's stages, and Downbeat Magazine's #1 Rising Star Male Vocalist, Benny Benack III.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Great American Crooners

This February, let the Modesto Symphony Orchestra whisk you away for an enchanting evening of dance, romance, and fantasy! Two-time Latin GRAMMY winner and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers will ignite the stage with her passionate performance of Marquez’s Fandango. Then, be swept away into the fantastic world of Arabian Nights as the MSO performs Rimsky-Korsakov’s mesmerizing Scheherazade!

Scheherazade & Marquez's Fandango

Dynamic traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson returns to his small Georgia town hoping to save Big Bethel, the community's church, and emancipate the cotton pickers who work on oppressive Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee's plantation. With the assistance of Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins, Purlie hopes to pry loose from Cotchipee an inheritance due his long-lost cousin and use the money to achieve his goals. Fortunately, Cotchipee's son Charlie proves to be far more fair-minded than his brutal father, saving the church from destruction with a brave act of defiance.

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