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Candlelight: Holiday Special featuring “The Nutcracker” and More ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Sacramento. Get your tickets now to discover Holiday music from "The Nutcracker" and more at the California State Railroad Museum under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: California State Railroad Museum
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: Yes, this venue is ADA accessible
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Sacramento
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Tentative Program
General Info
📍 Venue: California State Railroad Museum
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: Yes, this venue is ADA accessible
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Sacramento
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here
Tentative Program
- O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam
- Ma’oz Tzur – Traditional Hanukkah Song
- The Snow is Dancing – Claude Debussy
- The Seasons, Op. 37a – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- I. January. By the Hearth
- XII. December. Christmas
- The Skaters Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs) – Émile Waldteufel
- Greensleeves (What Child is This) – Traditional
- The Nutcracker, Op. 71 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Miniature Overture
- Act I, Scene II: No. 2, March
- Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. Trepak, Russian Dance
- Act II: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers
- Act II: No. 14c, Pas de Deux. Variation II, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 4 RV 297: Winter – Vivaldi

User reviews
4.8 /5
based on 163 reviews
- Amazing experience! The program was beautifully arranged and performed. Can't wait to attend the next candlelight concert.
- Wow! Goosebumps from the very first note. A wonderfully intimate setting. We enjoyed every moment.
- The event was organized and well put together. The staffs were friendly. The musicians were great! I enjoyed the concert and would go again.
- Amazing event! Such a beautiful way to celebrate the holidays!
- The setting was delightful, the musicians fantastic. The instruments were played to perfection. 11/10 will do again!
- Awesome experience!
- It was so wonderful! Would definitely go for another event.
- Loved it! Great venue. Highly recommend.
- The show was amazing. The musicians were so talented. We’ll be back to watch again
- We had a great night listening to beautiful music in a gorgeous setting
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California State Railroad Museum
The California State Railroad Museum complex opened in 1976 and is a popular destination in Sacramento. It has over 225,000 sq ft of exhibit space and uses exhibits, docents, and restored railcars and...
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