Candlelight: Holiday Special featuring “The Nutcracker” and More at Wakefield Barn
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Raleigh. Get your tickets now to discover holiday inspired music at the Historic Wakefield Barn under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: Wakefield Barn
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 65 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: this venue is ADA compliant
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Tentative Program
- Holiday Medley – Various
- "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
- "The First Noël"
- "Deck the Halls"
- "O Holy Night" – Adolphe Adam
- "Ma’oz Tzur" – Traditional Hanukkah Song
- "The Snow is Dancing" – Claude Debussy
- "The Seasons, Op. 37a" – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- XII. December. "Christmas"
- "The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs)" – Émile Waldteufel
- "Greensleeves (What Child is This)" – Traditional
- Holiday Medley
- "Joy to the World"
- "Angels We Have Heard on High"
- "Away in a Manger"
- "The Nutcracker, Op. 71" – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Miniature Overture
- Act I, Scene II: No. 2, "March"
- Act II: No. 13, "Waltz of the Flowers"
- Act II: No. 14c, Pas de Deux. Variation II, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"
Performers
- Lyricosa String Quartet

User reviews
- Vicki W.Dec 2022Amazing performance. We really enjoyed it.
- Megan F.Dec 2022Excellent show! Loved the selections and history given around the pieces. A superbly talented quartet!
- Patsy M.Dec 2022Relaxing and enjoyable experience
- Catherine F.Jan 2023It was wonderful!!
- Shauna N.Dec 2022Loved it!
- Louis A.Dec 2022It was so beautiful!
- Karen D.Dec 2022Beautiful!!!
- Ivy E.Feb 2023The show was fantastic but Wakefield Barn needs to add more lights to path from parking lot to the barn.
- Valerie S.Dec 2022Visibility was limited for the rows on the back (stage could be higher), but overall it was a beautiful event.
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Getting there
Wakefield Barn
12617 Old Falls of Neuse Rd, Wake Forest, NC, 27587
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14 Dec
20 Dec
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