Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra: Yuletide Celebration

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra: Yuletide Celebration at Hilbert Circle Theatre

A Saturday night just days from Christmas is a fitting time for the ISO’s anniversary Yuletide spectacle. On December 19 at 7:00 PM, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra: Yuletide Celebration fills Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis with a full orchestra, vocalists, cirque artists and choreography. It's not an instrumental-only concert. It's a holiday show built to be heard and watched.

That mix is the real draw. Cyr wheel performer Nick Hodge and rolla bolla performer Ermiyas Muluken are among the named specialty artists, so the evening promises movement and daring right alongside the music. Returning features include 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and tap-dancing Santas. ISO violinists Kevin Lin and Sherry Hong are also announced in a duet. Picture a night when the music is the star, and the stage still has surprises for you.

This is also the 40th-anniversary Yuletide Celebration, and that gives your evening some weight. Jack Everly conducts. Curtis Bannister hosts, bringing a background that spans Broadway, opera and concert performance, and he co-hosted the 2025 production. It's a tradition-minded show with a milestone attached, and it gives family, friends or a date night a shared memory to carry past the season. Make this the night you actually leave the house for the holidays. Reserve your seats for Yuletide Celebration at Hilbert Circle Theatre and give your December a real centerpiece.