Christmas Plays for Children
Performances for children of well-known tales and new stories that take its audience on a journey into fascinating worlds.
Read moreTales and stories are something quite special that stay with us throughout our lives. From well-known fairy tales to dreamy Christmas stories, romances, to funny adventures and heroic legends.
The stage offers a wonderful and varied platform for storytelling. Classically performed as theater, as a musical or dance performance. With puppets or interactive, where the audience is invited to participate. Below is a selection of children’s theaters in the region that set no limits to their imagination when it comes to enchanting the little – and, also big – spectators and embark them into exciting worlds.
Theater Winterthur | Oct 29 – Dec 10, 2023 | age 6+
The Snow Queen
Love and true friendship – Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale classic is presented with new songs and in dance by around 200 children.
Theater Winterthur | Oct 29 – Dec 10, 2023 | age 6+
Zürcher Märchenbühne | from Nov 11, 2023 | age 4+
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall – Brothers Grimm classic freely interpreted as a musical fairy tale and presented in dialect at the Theater am Hechtplatz.
Zürcher Märchenbühne | from Nov 11, 2023 | age 4+
Bernhard Theater | Nov 11 to Dec 31, 2023 | age 6+
d'Schatzinsle
A pirate musical about a girl named Kim who receives a fabled treasure map and takes the audience on an exciting adventure.
Bernhard Theater | Nov 11 to Dec 31, 2023 | age 6+
Mythenforum Schwyz | Nov 12, 2023 | age 4+
Fidibus and Frau Holle
Fidibus conjures up a wonderfully charming and witty new production of the classic based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
Mythenforum Schwyz | Nov 12, 2023 | age 4+
Lake Ägeri | Nov 12, 2023 | age 4+
Märlischiff
On this boat trip, fairy tale fairy Sonja Riedi whisks children away to creative magical worlds with her exciting stories.
Lake Ägeri | Nov 12, 2023 | age 4+
Opera House Zurich | Nov 19, 2023 to Jan 27, 2024 | age 7+
Jim Knopf
An exciting story about adventure and friendship presented as a puppet theater and accompanied by the ensemble of the opera house.
Opera House Zurich | Nov 19, 2023 to Jan 27, 2024 | age 7+
Märlitheater Zurich | Nov 22, 23 – Jan 27, 24 | age 4+
De Chasperli und de verschwundni Wiehnachtsbaum
Troubled times in “Chasperliland” – Christmas trees keep disappearing and an evil witch is up to no good in the forest. An interactive puppet show in dialect.
Märlitheater Zurich | Nov 22, 23 – Jan 27, 24 | age 4+
Zirkus Mugg | Dec 24, 2023 to Jan 6, 2024
Seegang mit Nachklang
A colorful and fun afternoon program with clowns and magicians leading the audience through an exciting family show full of laughs, wonder, and astonishments.
Zirkus Mugg | Dec 24, 2023 to Jan 6, 2024
Kurtheater Baden | Dec 4, 11 and 18, 2023 | age 4+
Advent at the Kurtheater
Advent theater – from rock fairy tales to improvisational theater, short plays give children the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of theater.
Kurtheater Baden | Dec 4, 11 and 18, 2023 | age 4+
Schauspielhaus | Dec 4 to 26, 2023 | age 8+
Beauty Queen
This Christmas season, the famous tale is told in a different way and incorporates elements of today’s family life.
Schauspielhaus | Dec 4 to 26, 2023 | age 8+
Figurentheater Winterthur | Dec 2 to 6, 2023 | age 5+
Das Eselchen Zimt
A story about a little Christmas miracle that shows that friends can accomplish anything when they stick together and give unselfishly.
Figurentheater Winterthur | Dec 2 to 6, 2023 | age 5+
Stadthaus Winterthur I Dec 3, 2023 I from 3 years
Musig, Geschichte und en Bär
With music, facial expressions, gestures and child-friendly humor, children's author Lorenz Pauli captivates young kids with short stories.
Stadthaus Winterthur I Dec 3, 2023 I from 3 years
Theater Stadelhofen | Dec 8 – 10, 2023 | age 7+
The Neverending Story
Saving the imagination – a fast-paced adventure story that, in Kolypan's version, occasionally requires help from the audience.
Theater Stadelhofen | Dec 8 – 10, 2023 | age 7+
Casinotheater Winterthur | Dec 9, 2023 | age 6+
Äntlich isch Wiehnacht
Within a frame story about a badger waiting for Christmas, Bruno Hächler presents three stories accompanied by music.
Casinotheater Winterthur | Dec 9, 2023 | age 6+
Theater Potztuusig | Dec 13 to 24, 2023 | age 4+
D’Wiehnachtsgschicht
Punch tells the Christmas story in his very own way – in fact, with the Advent calendar he obviously has to explore immediately.
Theater Potztuusig | Dec 13 to 24, 2023 | age 4+
Kultur Brunnen | Dec 17, 2023 | age 4+
Pfote Mampft Quark
Helped by the audience, a singer, a guitarist and an artist tell stories extemporaneously and accompany them with freely improvised music.
Kultur Brunnen | Dec 17, 2023 | age 4+
Theater Casino Zug | Dec 24, 2023 | age 6+
Heidi feiert Weihnachten
This family opera uses modern compositions to tell a Christmas fairy tale in the spirit of Johanna Spyri and sparks the imagination of young and old.
Theater Casino Zug | Dec 24, 2023 | age 6+
Advent Events
Families enjoy a magical time before Christmas with these lovingly organized and child-friendly events.
Christmas Markets
The creative, beautiful and inviting Christmas markets in the Children’s Region invite families to spend a wonderful and exciting time.
Visiting Saint Nicholas
During Advent, Saint Nick is a busy man. Discover all the places where kids and families can visit him.
Ice Skating
Gracious pirouettes or skating as fast as a lightning over the ice: Families are having lots of fun on the various ice rinks of the Children’s Region.
Illuminated Paths
Paths illuminated with Christmas lights lead through nature und villages of the Children’s Region for a beautiful stroll with the family.
