Just 45 more sleeps until the Christmas holidays
Christmas holiday 2026 with kids
NRW: Wed 23 December 2026 to Wed 6 January 2027 · Saxony: Wed 23 December 2026 to Sat 2 January 2027
Children's shows, family concerts and wintry outings, by day and by age.
Picked for the holiday
Wed 6 Jan · 10:00Der Räuber Hotzenplotz and the Moon RocketZeiss Planetarium Bochum
Wed 23 DecVilla Kinderbunt: Something Is Moving!Kunstmuseum GelsenkirchenFree for the whole family
all agesWed 23 Dec · 18:30Die Schöne und das Biest - The German OriginalMetronom Theater, Oberhausen
Wed 23 DecGood Night. An Exhibition About SleepDASA Arbeitswelt Ausstellung Dortmund
The best of each day
In order of time. Where a reason is given, that is why we picked it. Shows that play in more cities are listed below.
Wednesday, 23 December
Another day- 11:00Turbo Prop Theater - Christmas with the SchmuddelsTheater Fletch Bizzel, Dortmund
- 15:0029. Gelsenkirchener Weihnachtscircus - TEMPTATIONRevierpark Nienhausen, Gelsenkirchenall
- 18:00Ice Stock Shooting at the Bochumer WeihnachtsmarktEisstockbahn auf dem Bochumer Weihnachtsmarkt
- 19:30Eisstockschießen at the Bochumer WeihnachtsmarktEisstockbahn auf dem Bochumer Weihnachtsmarkt
Also today Villa Kinderbunt: Something Is Moving!, time to followDie Schöne und das Biest - The German Original, 18:30Good Night. An Exhibition About Sleep, time to follow
Thursday, 24 December
Another dayFriday, 25 DecemberChristmas Day
Another daySaturday, 26 DecemberSecond Christmas Day
Another day- 11:0054th Christmas Jazz Matinee at the OpernhausTheater Dortmund
- 12:00EisSalon RuhrJahrhunderthalle Bochum
- 15:0029. Gelsenkirchener Weihnachtscircus - TEMPTATIONRevierpark Nienhausen, Gelsenkirchenall
- 15:00Beauty and the Beast - The German OriginalMetronom Theater, Oberhausenall
- 15:00Hänsel und Gretel - The Fairy Tale | Theater DortmundFritz-Henßler-Haus, Dortmund6+
- 19:30Die Schöne und das Biest - The German OriginalMetronom Theater, Oberhausenall
Sunday, 27 December
Another day- 14:00Beauty and the Beast - The German OriginalMetronom Theater, Oberhausenall
- 14:00Expedition to the North Pole - Tim Silas "The Magical Family Christmas Show"Kleines Theater Herne e.V.
- 15:0029th Gelsenkirchener Weihnachtscircus - TEMPTATIONRevierpark Nienhausen, Gelsenkirchenall
- 18:30Die Schöne und das Biest - The German OriginalMetronom Theater, Oberhausenall
- 19:3029. Gelsenkirchener Weihnachtscircus - TEMPTATIONRevierpark Nienhausen, Gelsenkirchenall
Also today Aladin - The Musical | Theater Liberi, Hagen
Monday, 28 December
Another dayTuesday, 29 December
Another day- 10:00EisSalon RuhrJahrhunderthalle Bochum
- 10:00The Robber Hotzenplotz and the Moon RocketZeiss Planetarium Bochum
- 15:0029th Gelsenkirchener Weihnachtscircus - TEMPTATIONRevierpark Nienhausen, Gelsenkirchenall
- 19:3029. Gelsenkirchener Weihnachtscircus - TEMPTATIONRevierpark Nienhausen, Gelsenkirchenall
- 19:30Die Schöne und das Biest - The German OriginalMetronom Theater, Oberhausenall
Wednesday, 30 December
Another dayThursday, 31 December
Another dayFriday, 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Another daySaturday, 2 January
Another daySunday, 3 January
Another day- 10:00EisSalon RuhrJahrhunderthalle Bochum
- 14:00Die Schöne und das Biest - Das deutsche OriginalMetronom Theater, Oberhausenall
- 15:0029th Gelsenkirchener Weihnachtscircus - TEMPTATIONRevierpark Nienhausen, Gelsenkirchenall
- 18:30Beauty and the Beast - The German OriginalMetronom Theater, Oberhausenall
Also today Aladin - The Musical | Theater Liberi, Oberhausen
Monday, 4 January
Another dayTuesday, 5 January
Another dayOn tour
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Questions
Questions about the Christmas holiday with kids
What is there to do with kids in the Christmas holidays?
Der Räuber Hotzenplotz and the Moon Rocket (Wed 6 Jan · 10:00, Zeiss Planetarium Bochum).
Which children's shows are there in the Christmas holidays?
Villa Kinderbunt: Something Is Moving! (Wed 23 Dec, Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen), Die Schöne und das Biest - The German Original (Wed 23 Dec · 18:30, Metronom Theater, Oberhausen) and Aladin - The Musical | Theater Liberi, which plays in 2 cities, first on Sun 27 December in Hagen.
What is there to do on Christmas Day and Second Christmas Day?
On Christmas Day: 29. Gelsenkirchener Weihnachtscircus - TEMPTATION (Fri 25 Dec · 15:00, Revierpark Nienhausen, Gelsenkirchen). On Second Christmas Day: 54th Christmas Jazz Matinee at the Opernhaus (Sat 26 Dec · 11:00, Theater Dortmund).