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Candlelight: Christmas Special Featuring “The Nutcracker” & More ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Washington DC. Get your tickets now to discover music inspired by the winter and the holiday spirit at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show and close 5 minutes prior to the start. Late arrivals will not be permitted
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: ADA compliant
❓ 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 Washington DC
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here
Tentative Program
General Info
📍 Venue: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show and close 5 minutes prior to the start. Late arrivals will not be permitted
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: ADA compliant
❓ 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 Washington DC
🎁 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 TchaikovskyMiniature 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
- Listeso String Quartet

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4.8 /5
based on 141 reviews
- It was an exceptional experience.
- What a beautiful evening, thank you!
- Friendly staff and beautiful music! It was our first Candlelight event and we loved it!
- Friendly staff, great location and superb artist. It was a great event. Highly recommended
- Gorgeous music, venue heavenly indeed
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in D.C. offers modern spaces like an auditorium, studios, and a rooftop garden. Renovated for the digital era, it blends history with innovation, ideal for ...
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