# A Magical Cirque Christmas — San Jose Center for the Performing Arts > Event for families in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Wed, Dec 16 (+1 more date) · 7:00 PM - Where: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, CA 95113 - Ages: All ages; every guest needs a ticket - Price: Single-ticket price not printed; mini packages from $40/ticket - Organizer: Broadway San Jose - Official page: https://www.ticketmaster.com/a-magical-cirque-christmas-touring-tickets/artist/2527278?venueId=229426&list_view=1 - 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/san-jose/activities/a-magical-cirque-christmas-san-jose-center-for-the-performing-arts--listing-804093945eb2ee76ff9b66ed ## About A Magical Cirque Christmas plays the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts for two nights, December 16 and 17, 2026, both at 7 p.m. The touring holiday variety show mixes acrobatics, feats of strength and agility, comedy and magic, set to modern arrangements of Christmas classics, and Broadway San Jose bills it as suitable for the whole family. Every guest, including infants, needs a ticket and there are no lap seats. 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