# Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis — Mesa Arts Center > Event for families in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler area (AZ). Times are Arizona Time. - When: Sat, Nov 28 (+1 more date) · 3:00 PM - Where: Mesa Arts Center — Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater, 1 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: All-in prices start at $53.50 - Organizer: Mesa Arts Center - Official page: https://www.mesaartscenter.com/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/mannheim-steamroller-christmas-by-chip-davis-mesa-arts-center--listing-a258c4c8532f7c6868dcc367 ## About Mannheim Steamroller's touring Christmas show stops at Mesa Arts Center over Thanksgiving weekend, a ready-made family outing for the Saturday and Sunday after the holiday. Created by Grammy winner Chip Davis, the concert plays the group's Christmas classics in the distinctive Mannheim sound, with 15 musicians switching among more than 20 instruments. The music is set against a backdrop of large multimedia effects, so there is plenty to watch as well as hear, which makes it an easier first concert for children than a seated orchestra program. The show has toured as a holiday tradition for more than 40 years. There are three performances: Saturday, November 28 at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM, and Sunday, November 29 at 2:00 PM, with the two matinees the easier choice for young children's bedtimes. Tickets start at $53.50 including fees and are sold through the Mesa Arts Center box office; parking in the arts center's south lot or the Sirrine Street Garage costs $10, and Downtown Mesa's restaurants are a short walk away for a meal before or after the show. ## Similar picks in Phoenix - [Ballet Etudes: 40 Years of The Nutcracker — Mesa Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/ballet-etudes-40-years-of-the-nutcracker-mesa-arts-center--listing-6ca67f45de14e22cb36c3fad) — Sat, Dec 12 (+3 more dates) · 2:00 PM · Mesa Arts Center — Virginia G. Piper Repertory Theater · From $45 · checked Oct 20. After its Chandler run, Ballet Etudes brings its 40th-anniversary Nutcracker to the Virginia G. 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