Things to do in Carmel

DEC3ThuThursday, December 313 events · Theater & Dance

1. All day

   Butler Ballet presents Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker

   Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University$36.10

   Music

2. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

   A Very Phoenix Xmas XVIII: A Miracle on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St.

   American Lives Theatre at the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre

   Theater & Dance

3. 7 p.m.

   Orchestra Holiday Concert 2026

   STAR Bank Performing Arts Center at Zionsville High School

   Music

4. 7:15 p.m.

   Dustin Nickerson

   Helium Comedy Club (Indianapolis)$65+

   Comedy

5. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

   A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play adapted for the stage by Joe Landry, music by Kevin Connors

   Westfield Playhouse

   Theater & Dance

6. 7:30 p.m.

   Butler Ballet Presents The Nutcracker

   Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University

   Theater & Dance

7. 7:30 p.m.

   Dustin Nickerson

   Upstairs at Helium Comedy Club (Indianapolis)

   Comedy

8. 7:30 p.m.

   It's a Wonderful Life

   Hendricks Live!$51+

   Theater & Dance

9. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

   It’s A Wonderful Life

   Hendricks Symphony

   Theater & Dance

10. 7:30 p.m.

    Leslie Odom, Jr: The Christmas Tour 2026

    The Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts$45

    Theater & Dance

11. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Mary Poppins

    Hedback Community Theatre

    Theater & Dance

12. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Prozack the Sad Elf Returns

    American Lives Theatre at the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre

    Theater & Dance

13. 8 p.m.

    The Big Broadway Sing-Along: Holiday Edition

    The Cabaret

    Also at 8 p.m.

    Theater & Dance