# Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season — American Festival Pops Orchestra at the Hylton Center > Event for families in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria area (DC / VA / MD / WV). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Dec 11 · 7:30 PM - Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110 - Ages: All ages (half price for youth through grade 12) - Price: $70, $60, $45; half-price for youth through Grade 12 (fees included) - Organizer: American Festival Pops Orchestra (Hylton Presents) - Official page: https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=GMU_HYLTON_MPV&orgid=42969&pid=9715263 - 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/washington-dc/activities/holiday-pops-songs-of-the-season-american-festival-pops-orchestra-at-t--listing-73ba87c6818bc8c0af1b42d5 ## About The American Festival Pops Orchestra, more than 60 professional musicians including George Mason University music faculty and players from U.S. Armed Forces ensembles, returns with its annual Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season, a festive program of seasonal favorites conducted by artistic director Peter Wilson. The concert is billed as appropriate for all ages and is captioned, and youth through grade 12 pay half price, which makes it an easy first orchestra concert for children. The Friday evening show is at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas; the same program repeats on Saturday, December 12 at 4 p.m. at the sister venue, the Center for the Arts in Fairfax. A pre-performance discussion starts an hour before the concert. ## Similar picks in Washington, DC - [Manassas Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker at the Hylton Performing Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/manassas-ballet-theatre-s-nutcracker-at-the-hylton-performing-arts-cen--listing-337b7ca9f81796da5515556e) — Wed, Dec 16 (+7 more dates) · 7:30 PM · Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, Manassas · All ages · From $50 · checked Oct 27. 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