# Things to do with kids at Mesa Arts Center — Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater

> 6 upcoming family events and 0 ongoing programs and visits at Mesa Arts Center — Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater, 1 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201, in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler area. Dates and times are Arizona Time. Today is Mon, Nov 2.

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## Events ahead

- [A Musical Beginning — Metropolitan Youth Symphony at Mesa Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/a-musical-beginning-metropolitan-youth-symphony-at-mesa-arts-center--listing-daa8a7fb4fcb187c454f0485) — Wed, Nov 4 · 6:30 PM · Mesa Arts Center — Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater · From $9.75 · checked Oct 30. The youth symphony opens its season with all six ensembles, from string orchestras to full symphony and wind ensemble, in the Ikeda Theater. Child tickets (ages 2–10) are $9.75…
- [The Wiz — national tour at Mesa Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/the-wiz-national-tour-at-mesa-arts-center--listing-1f44e529df8d83b5e7c21814) — Fri, Nov 20 (+2 more dates) · 8:00 PM · Mesa Arts Center — Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater · Ages 8+ · From $62.50 · checked Oct 30. The Tony-winning soul-and-funk retelling of The Wizard of Oz in a new national tour. Recommended for ages 8 and up; tickets start at $62.50.
- [Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis — Mesa Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/mannheim-steamroller-christmas-by-chip-davis-mesa-arts-center--listing-a258c4c8532f7c6868dcc367) — Sat, Nov 28 (+1 more date) · 3:00 PM · Mesa Arts Center — Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater · From $53.50 · checked Oct 27. 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…
- [Fall on Your Knees — Millennial Choirs & Orchestras Christmas Concert](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/fall-on-your-knees-millennial-choirs-and-orchestras-christmas-concert--listing-1ff1fb25f7d47ae3b9a9dc39) — Wed, Dec 2 (+3 more dates) · 5:00 PM · Mesa Arts Center — Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater · From $38 · checked Oct 27. Millennial Choirs & Orchestras marks its 20th anniversary with Fall on Your Knees, a sacred Christmas concert in which hundreds of singers, from children and teens to adults…
- [Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland — Mesa Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/cirque-musica-holiday-wonderland-mesa-arts-center--listing-7c4813a41e768034fa358a0b) — Sat, Dec 19 · 2:00 PM · Mesa Arts Center — Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater · From $51.50 · checked Oct 24. Cirque Musica's touring holiday show puts acrobats and aerialists on stage with live holiday music in Mesa Arts Center's largest hall, the Ikeda Theater. Expect contortion…
- [Joy to the World! — Jenny Oaks Baker and Family Four at Mesa Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/joy-to-the-world-jenny-oaks-baker-and-family-four-at-mesa-arts-center--listing-e2d7b93ae1f6b2d4e25ae545) — Mon, Dec 21 · 7:00 PM · Mesa Arts Center — Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater · From $35.50 · checked Oct 27. Grammy-nominated violinist Jenny Oaks Baker brings her Christmas show to Mesa Arts Center's Ikeda Theater with Family Four, the musical ensemble of her own children, so young…

## Recently ended

- [Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestras All-Ensembles Fall Concert](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/phoenix-youth-symphony-orchestras-all-ensembles-fall-concert--listing-85b6025212e3a93a48bc7107) — ended Sun, Nov 1

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