# Things to do with kids at Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall

> 5 upcoming family events and 0 ongoing programs and visits at Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110, in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Mon, Nov 2.

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## Events ahead

- [Virginia National Ballet's The Nutcracker at the Hylton Center — Black Friday](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/virginia-national-ballet-s-the-nutcracker-at-the-hylton-center-black-f--listing-fa1bee08ffa790c239ce709b) — Fri, Nov 27 · 2:00 PM · Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, Manassas · All ages · From $54.50 · checked Oct 27. Virginia National Ballet opens the Nutcracker season on the day after Thanksgiving with two performances at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas: a 2 p.m. matinee and a…
- [The Nutcracker by the Academy of Russian Ballet and Northern Virginia Ballet — Hylton Center](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/the-nutcracker-by-the-academy-of-russian-ballet-and-northern-virginia--listing-39e9e32257bea130ba6d1ca6) — Sat, Nov 28 · 2:00 PM · Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, Manassas · All ages · From $40 · checked Oct 27. On the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, the Academy of Russian Ballet and Northern Virginia Ballet stage the traditional version of The Nutcracker at the Hylton Performing Arts…
- [Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season — American Festival Pops Orchestra at the Hylton Center](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/holiday-pops-songs-of-the-season-american-festival-pops-orchestra-at-t--listing-73ba87c6818bc8c0af1b42d5) — Fri, Dec 11 · 7:30 PM · Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, Manassas · All ages · From $22.50 · checked Oct 27. 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…
- [Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna — Hylton Performing Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/vienna-boys-choir-christmas-in-vienna-hylton-performing-arts-center--listing-5f7a24ad487a5361f0d5cc59) — Sun, Dec 13 · 4:00 PM · Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, Manassas · All ages · From $22.50 · checked Oct 27. The Vienna Boys Choir brings its holiday concert, Christmas in Vienna, to the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas for a Sunday-afternoon performance. The choir's soprano…
- [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. Manassas Ballet Theatre brings its Nutcracker, billed as Northern Virginia's favorite, back to Merchant Hall at George Mason University's Hylton Performing Arts Center for ten…

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