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Catch Cirque Dreams Holidaze at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville

A girl snowed in alone on Christmas Eve, two singers who whisk her off to a world full of circus acts, and a 21-foot-tall fireplace. Cirque Dreams Holidaze brings all of it to Baum Walker Hall at Walton Arts Center for four shows December 4-6, and nobody on your list has to cook first.

THE DEETS

📆 Friday, December 4, 2026 - Sunday, December 6, 2026
🕑 Show Times: Friday: 7pm | Saturday: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. | Sunday: 2 p.m.
📍 Baum Walker Hall at Walton Arts Center
💵 $50-$79.35, all-in
🎟️ Tickets at https://waltonartscenter.org/tickets/series/family-fun-series-2026-27/cirque-dreams-holidaze/?performanceId=33510
ℹ️ Box office: 479.443.5600, weekdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Catch Cirque Dreams Holidaze at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville
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Clara’s Snowed-In Christmas Eve

Young Clara comes home on Christmas Eve to learn that a snowstorm may keep her family from making it. Just as the loneliness settles in, two whimsical singers appear and sweep her away to Holidaze, a fantastical world of color and circus acts.

Along the way she makes unexpected friends and finds her own courage. Then the payoff: Clara reunites with her loved ones, takes flight in an aerial performance, and joins the whole cast for a Christmas celebration. Bring tissues for the grandparents.

Catch Cirque Dreams Holidaze at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville
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Gravity Takes a Holiday

Cirque Dreams bills Holidaze as the original cirque holiday theatrical event. This annual tradition wraps a Broadway-style production around contemporary circus arts, and the cast list reads like Santa’s workshop got a gym membership:

  • Aerial circus acts: holiday characters defying gravity overhead
  • Sleight-of-hand jugglers: call it sleigh-t of hand if you’re feeling festive
  • Skippers and acrobats: sharing the stage with singers and dancers
  • Toy soldiers and reindeer: yes, they’re in the cast too

Broadway World calls it a chance to “lose yourself for 90 minutes and go back to those wonderful dreams you had as a kid.” That’s a pretty good use of a December evening.

“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” Sung Live

The music mixes new songs with fresh twists on holiday favorites, including “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and “Count on Christmas.” All of it is sung live.

28 Candy Canes and a 21-Foot Fireplace

The 2026 production is reimagined with new sets and costumes, and the inventory is gloriously over the top:

  • 28 sequined candy canes, each three feet tall
  • 16 LED Christmas trees
  • A 21-foot-tall fireplace, so stockings are not a problem

Catch Cirque Dreams Holidaze at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville
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500 Auditions, 17 Countries

The first Cirque Dreams Holidaze premiered in 2007. More than 500 artists from around the world audition every year, and in the last three years performers from 17 countries have joined the show.

Cirque Dreams promises guests of all ages will be on the edge of their seats. The Boston Globe calls it “Las Vegas meets family entertainment.”

See you there, NWA.

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