December Live Kingston Events Listing

December in Kingston is nothing short of magical, and this year’s lineup of live music and events brings that festive spirit to every corner of the city. From cozy jazz afternoons and intimate folk sessions to high-energy rock nights and breathtaking seasonal performances, December offers something for every taste and tradition. Whether you’re unwinding after holiday shopping, meeting up with friends, or simply looking to enjoy the cheer of the season, Kingston’s venues are alive with the sounds of celebration.

The holidays also bring some of the most anticipated shows of the year. Beloved seasonal concerts, candlelit performances, community carol sings, and big-ticket productions fill the calendar with warmth and excitement. Local favourites return with special holiday sets, while touring acts and theatrical productions add extra sparkle to the month. No matter where you choose to spend your evenings—at the Grand Theatre, The Spire, The Cove Inn, Musiikki, or one of Kingston’s many pubs and cafés—you’ll find live performances that capture the heart of the season.

Because December is such a dynamic month, with new shows added and event times occasionally shifting, we update the listings every Thursday to keep everything accurate and up to date. Check back weekly to make sure you’re catching the newest performances and any holiday surprises added along the way. From the first jazz night to the final New Year’s Eve countdown, Kingston’s December events are here to keep you inspired, entertained, and in the holiday spirit all month long.

Dec 1st – Jazz Society Jam @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:30-18:30
Dec 1st – Monthly Musical Residency: Kentucky @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 1st – Grand OnStage Presents: Christmas with Johnny Reid @ Kingston Grand Theatre
Dec 1st – A Quiet Christmas @ The Spire – 18:30-20:00
Dec 2nd – Jon McLurg @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 2nd – Open Mic: Carrick McAllister @ Jerzeys Sports Bar – 19:00-23:00
Dec 2nd – Weekly Song Circles @ Kingston Community House (99 York St.) – 18:00-20:15
Dec 2nd – The Jersey Nights Before Christmas Show @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30-21:30
Dec 3rd – Wings ’n Tunes @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 3rd – Christopher Jackson @ The Creekside Bar & Grill – 18:00-20:00
Dec 3rd – Open Stage Drag Show @ The Grad Club – 20:00-22:30
Dec 3rd – School of Rock: The Musical @ Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School – 19:00-21:00
Dec 3rd – DJ Great White @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 16:00-19:00
Dec 3rd – The Hotel Sessions: Open Mic Night @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:30-22:30
Dec 3rd – Grand OnStage Presents: The Blind Boys of Alabama, Chantal Thompson @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30-21:30
Dec 3rd – Wednesday Night Vibes Karaoke @ The Mansion – 21:00-00:00
Dec 3rd – CFRC Trivia Night @ Something In The Water – 19:00-22:00
Dec 3rd – Christmas with the Ennis Sisters @ The Spire – 19:30-21:30
Dec 3rd – Geoff Wickman @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 16:00-19:00
Dec 3rd – Cancelled – Jonny Kirwan @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 18:00-20:00
Dec 4th – NQ Arbuckle @ The Broom Factory – 19:30-21:30
Dec 4th – Kingston Jazz Society Christmas Show @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 19:00-22:00
Dec 4th – Donny Cooper @ The Creekside Bar & Grill – 18:00-20:00
Dec 4th – School of Rock: The Musical @ Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School – 19:00-21:00
Dec 4th – Clear Breeze @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 18:00-21:00
Dec 4th – Heritage Hour @ Kingston City Hall – 12:00-13:00
Dec 4th – Tom Green: Stompin’ Comedy Tour @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:00-21:00
Dec 4th – Alanna Sterling, Matt Bazinet, Nolan Hubbard, Lukas Oak @ The Mansion – 21:00-23:00
Dec 4th – Elf: The Musical @ Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School – 19:00-21:30
Dec 4th – Chris Koster @ Something In The Water – 20:00-23:00
Dec 4th – Jon McLurg @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 16:00-18:00
Dec 4th – Ted Lalonde @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 19:00-22:00
Dec 5th – Zoo Station: Celebrating U2’s ZOO TV @ The Broom Factory – 20:00-22:00
Dec 5th – Happy Hour TGIF Holiday Celebration with Not Guilty & The Complete Unknowns @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 15:30-18:30
Dec 5th – Turpin’s Trail Christmas Show @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00-23:00
Dec 5th – Holiday Primer with The Plaid Bastardz @ The Cove Inn – 18:00-22:00
Dec 5th – Scott Owen @ The Creekside Bar & Grill – 18:00-20:00
Dec 5th – School of Rock: The Musical @ Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School – 19:00-21:00
Dec 5th – Oscar Evans Group @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 18:30-21:00
Dec 5th – A Miss Emily Christmas @ Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts – 19:30-21:30
Dec 5th – Bublé Christmas: Jay Davis @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30-21:30
Dec 5th – OFF THE RECORD II: DJ Postal, Professor J, Sounds of Dýr, Eudaimoniq, The Fuse @ The Mansion – 21:00-02:00
Dec 5th – Elf: The Musical @ Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School – 19:00-21:30
Dec 5th – NQ Arbuckle @ Signal Brewery – 20:00-22:00
Dec 5th – Lowery Mills @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 20:00-22:00
Dec 5th – Mellow Lily @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00-00:00
Dec 5th – Ghetto Xpress @ The Toucan – 22:30-02:00
Dec 6th – Tommy Youngsteen @ The Broom Factory – 19:30-22:00
Dec 6th – A Bluesy Christmas: SoulFire @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00-23:00
Dec 6th – Holiday Sociable with East Coast Experience @ The Cove Inn – 19:00-23:00
Dec 6th – Shawn McCullough, Zach and Jimmy @ The Embassy Live Music Café – 19:00-21:30
Dec 6th – Holiday Spice: A Festive Holiday Fundraiser @ The Grad Club – 19:00-23:00
Dec 6th – School of Rock: The Musical @ Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School – 13:30-15:30
Dec 6th – School of Rock: The Musical @ Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School – 19:00-21:00
Dec 6th – Kevin Bowers & Holy Wow: Album Release Concert @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 20:30-22:30
Dec 6th – Open Mic with Carrick McAllister @ K&R Sports Bar – 19:00-22:00
Dec 6th – Grand OnStage Presents: Danú @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30-21:30
Dec 6th – Deck the Halls & Hit the 80’s Retro Party @ La Vida Bistrobar and Social – 20:00-02:00
Dec 6th – Zach Nevins @ Musiikki Café & Whiskey Bar – 15:00-17:00
Dec 6th – Elf: The Musical @ Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School – 13:00-15:30
Dec 6th – Elf: The Musical @ Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School – 19:00-21:30
Dec 6th – Kingston Choral Society Christmas Party @ The Spire – 19:00-21:00
Dec 6th – The Peter Copp Project, Scott Dwyre @ Stonewater Pub – 19:00-22:00
Dec 6th – Logan Brown @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 15:00-17:30
Dec 6th – Maduro Lads @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 19:00-22:00
Dec 6th – The Celtic Kitchen Party @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00-00:00
Dec 7th – Clem’s 9th Annual Country Christmas Warm Clothing Roundup @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 13:00-17:00
Dec 7th – Holistic Mental Health Workshop @ The Cove Inn – 14:00-16:00
Dec 7th – Sundays with Eric and Meghan @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 7th – Masterworks 3: Handel’s Messiah @ Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts – 14:30-16:30
Dec 7th – Youth Open Mic @ Le Sésame Theatre – 13:00-15:00
Dec 7th – Kim Pollard Live @ The Loaf N’Ale Pub Napanee – 17:00-19:00
Dec 7th – Stars On Ice @ Slush Puppie Place – 16:00-18:00
Dec 7th – A Celtic Christmas: Seventh Town @ Soldiers Memorial Hall (OSO Hall) – 14:00-16:00
Dec 7th – Acoustic Sundays: Will Turnbull, Logan Brown @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00-20:00
Dec 7th – Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer @ The Spire – 18:30-20:00
Dec 7th – Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons @ The Spire – 20:30-22:00
Dec 7th – Candlelight Carol Service @ St. James’ Anglican Church – 16:30-18:00
Dec 7th – Jonathan Jones @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 15:00-17:30
Dec 7th – Open Mic with Steve G. @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 19:00-21:00
Dec 8th – Nathalie & Dave Jazz Duo @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:30-18:30
Dec 8th – Monthly Musical Residency: Kentucky @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 8th – Ballet Jörgen: The Nutcracker @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 18:30-20:30
Dec 9th – Tom’s TUNESday Afternoon Happy Hour Jam @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:00-19:00
Dec 9th – Teagan McLaren @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 9th – Open Mic: Carrick McAllister @ Jerzeys Sports Bar – 19:00-23:00
Dec 9th – Weekly Song Circles @ Kingston Community House (99 York St.) – 18:00-20:15
Dec 9th – Ballet Jörgen: The Nutcracker @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 18:30-20:30
Dec 9th – Once Upon A December @ Molly Brant Elementary School – 16:00-17:30
Dec 10th – The Broom Closet: The Inaugural Show @ The Broom Factory – 19:30-22:00
Dec 10th – Wings ’n Tunes @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 10th – Christopher Jackson @ The Creekside Bar & Grill – 18:00-20:00
Dec 10th – DJ Great White @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 16:00-19:00
Dec 10th – The Hotel Sessions: Open Mic Night @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:30-22:30
Dec 10th – Grand OnStage Presents: Dallas Smith @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30-21:30
Dec 10th – Wednesday Night Vibes Karaoke @ The Mansion – 21:00-00:00
Dec 10th – Christmas at the Movies @ The Spire – 19:00-21:00
Dec 11th – Aysanabee @ The Broom Factory – 19:30-21:30
Dec 11th – Jeff Dunn @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 19:00-21:30
Dec 11th – Blues at The Cove: MonkeyJunk @ The Cove Inn – 19:00-23:00
Dec 11th – Donny Cooper @ The Creekside Bar & Grill – 18:00-20:00
Dec 11th – Drag Bingo @ Daft Brewing – 19:00-23:00
Dec 11th – The Codas @ Northside – 19:30-21:30
Dec 11th – Jon McLurg @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 16:00-18:00
Dec 11th – Ted Lalonde @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 19:00-22:00
Dec 11th – Vivienne Wilder @ The Toucan – 21:30-01:00
Dec 12th – Happy Hour TGIF with Kent Nicholson @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:00-18:00
Dec 12th – Big Phat Horn Band’s Christmas Show @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00-23:00
Dec 12th – Mikhail Laxton @ The Cove Inn – 18:00-21:00
Dec 12th – Scott Owen @ The Creekside Bar & Grill – 18:00-20:00
Dec 12th – Dumai Dunai @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 20:00-22:20
Dec 12th – The AB Nutcracker Ballet @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 17:30-19:30
Dec 12th – Les Chiclettes @ Le Sésame Theatre – 19:00-20:30
Dec 12th – Wine Lips, The Strange Happenings, The Mature Themes @ The Mansion – 19:30-22:00
Dec 12th – Hollow Body @ Musiikki Café & Whiskey Bar – 20:00-23:00
Dec 12th – Dropzone: Live Hip-Hop & House Music @ Overtime Sports Bar – 20:00-23:30
Dec 12th – Bela Voca Chorus Concert @ The Spire – 19:00-21:00
Dec 12th – Trevor Walsh @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 16:00-18:30
Dec 12th – The Trevor Walsh Band @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 19:00-21:00
Dec 12th – Bon Evans @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00-00:00
Dec 12th – Drink-182 @ The Toucan – 22:30-02:00
Dec 13th – Bat Sabbath, Sliptomb, Pissfits @ The Broom Factory – 19:30-22:30
Dec 13th – Big Phat Horn Band’s Christmas Show @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00-23:00
Dec 13th – Holiday Rock Show with Young Petty Stones @ The Cove Inn – 19:00-23:00
Dec 13th – Doug van der Horden & Company @ The Embassy Live Music Café – 19:00-21:30
Dec 13th – The China Cat Riders @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 20:30-23:00
Dec 13th – Open Mic with Carrick McAllister @ K&R Sports Bar – 19:00-22:00
Dec 13th – Elvis: A Christmas Special @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:00-21:00
Dec 13th – All Aboard: The Dino Train @ PumpHouse Museum – 09:00-16:00
Dec 13th – Orchestra Kingston Presents: Holiday Magic @ The Spire – 19:30-21:30
Dec 13th – An Afternoon in Paris @ St. George’s Cathedral – 13:00-16:00
Dec 13th – Sittin’ Ducks @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00-00:00
Dec 13th – ToneKats @ The Toucan – 22:30-02:00
Dec 14th – Garnet Rogers @ The Broom Factory – 15:00-17:00
Dec 14th – Sunday Funday: Chicken Pickin’ @ The Cove Inn – 13:00-16:00
Dec 14th – 10th Annual Holiday Show @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 14:00-16:00
Dec 14th – Tyler Brett Forkes @ Memorial Centre – 10:00-11:00
Dec 14th – Re-Scheduled: Champions of Magic – Chasing the Unbelievable @ Slush Puppie Place – 17:00-19:00
Dec 14th – Acoustic Sundays: Will Turnbull, Logan Brown @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00-20:00
Dec 14th – Cancelled – Elvis’ Wonderful World of Christmas: Graceland Edition @ The Spire – 19:30-21:30
Dec 14th – Journey to Bethlehem @ St. John the Apostle Church – 15:00-16:30
Dec 14th – Turpin’s Trail @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 15:00-17:30
Dec 14th – Open Mic with Steve G. @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 19:00-21:00
Dec 15th – Jazz Monday: Dave Barton Trio @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:30-18:30
Dec 15th – Monthly Musical Residency: Kentucky @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 15th – Barra MacNeils: An East Coast Christmas @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30-21:30
Dec 16th – Tom’s TUNESday Afternoon Happy Hour Jam @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:00-19:00
Dec 16th – Nolan Hubbard @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 16th – Open Mic: Carrick McAllister @ Jerzeys Sports Bar – 19:00-23:00
Dec 16th – Weekly Song Circles @ Kingston Community House (99 York St.) – 18:00-20:15
Dec 17th – Wings ’n Tunes @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 17th – Christopher Jackson @ The Creekside Bar & Grill – 18:00-20:00
Dec 17th – DJ Great White @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 16:00-19:00
Dec 17th – The Hotel Sessions: Open Mic Night @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:30-22:30
Dec 17th – Wednesday Night Vibes Karaoke @ The Mansion – 21:00-00:00
Dec 17th – Hang & Jam with John Torres @ Roswell Rehearsals – 13:00-15:00
Dec 17th – Jonny Kirwan @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 18:00-20:00
Dec 18th – Jam Nite with Michael George @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 18:30-21:30
Dec 18th – Original Thursdays: Christopher Jackson, The Laws @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 18th – Donny Cooper @ The Creekside Bar & Grill – 18:00-20:00
Dec 18th – Open Season: Hugh Christopher Brown, Joey Wright, Jason Mercer @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:45-21:45
Dec 18th – Sit Down Series: Jack de Keyzer @ Monte’s – 18:30-20:30
Dec 18th – Jon McLurg @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 16:00-18:00
Dec 18th – Ted Lalonde @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 19:00-22:00
Dec 19th – Slaves of Spanky, Rocket Surgery, Height Keech @ The Broom Factory – 19:00-19:30
Dec 19th – Happy Hour TGIF: Kevin Offord & The Kitchen Sink @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:00-18:00
Dec 19th – Yet Another Celtic Christmas (with Celtic Kitchen Party) @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00-23:00
Dec 19th – The Grunge Stole Christmas (Generator Party) @ The Cove Inn – 20:00-23:00
Dec 19th – Scott Owen @ The Creekside Bar & Grill – 18:00-20:00
Dec 19th – The Holidays With Good Co. @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 20:00-23:30
Dec 19th – The Good Lovelies @ Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts – 20:00-22:00
Dec 19th – Bitchin’ Bingo @ Karlo Estates Winery – 18:00-21:00
Dec 19th – Daniel Adam, Gary Barratt @ Lakeside Bar & Grill – 19:00-22:00
Dec 19th – Cantabile Choirs Presents: Holiday Magic @ The Spire – 19:30-21:30
Dec 19th – The Red Handed @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 20:00-22:00
Dec 19th – Neil Carter @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00-00:00
Dec 20th – Twilight Soundtrack Live @ The Broom Factory – 19:00-21:00
Dec 20th – Dead Root Revival’s Christmas “ROCKsposition” @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00-23:00
Dec 20th – Crooked Wood @ The Cove Inn – 18:00-22:00
Dec 20th – Open Mic with Carrick McAllister @ K&R Sports Bar – 19:00-22:00
Dec 20th – Vibrant Voices: A Song Circle @ KFPL Central Branch – 13:00-15:00
Dec 20th – Jann Arden Christmas Tour @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 15:00-17:30
Dec 20th – Jann Arden Christmas Tour @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30-21:30
Dec 20th – Cantabile Choirs Presents: Holiday Magic @ The Spire – 19:30-21:30
Dec 20th – Logan Brown @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 15:00-17:30
Dec 20th – Break The Night @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 20:00-23:00
Dec 20th – The Ice Gods @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00-00:00
Dec 21st – SoulFire Sunday @ The Cove Inn – 13:00-16:00
Dec 21st – Winter Solstice: Spencer Evans, Chantal Thompson @ Pedal Works Café & Studios – 18:00-21:00
Dec 21st – Acoustic Sundays: Will Turnbull, Logan Brown @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00-20:00
Dec 21st – Cantabile Choirs Presents: Holiday Magic @ The Spire – 14:30-16:00
Dec 21st – 80s Enuff, The Empties, KYRA @ Stages Nightclub – 21:00-02:00 (no exact times given; used venue standard)
Dec 21st – A Christmas Carol with John D. Huston @ Tett Centre – 13:00-15:00
Dec 21st – A Christmas Carol with John D. Huston @ Tett Centre – 16:00-18:00
Dec 21st – A Christmas Carol with John D. Huston @ Tett Centre – 19:00-21:00
Dec 21st – Wayne Riley & Friends @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 15:00-17:30
Dec 22nd – Jazz Monday: Smooth Jazz with Mike Myers & Rick Flanagan @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:30-18:30
Dec 22nd – Monthly Musical Residency: Kentucky @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 23rd – Tom’s TUNESday Afternoon Happy Hour Jam @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:00-19:00
Dec 23rd – Sundays with Eric and Meghan @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 24th – Carols & Candlelight: A Christmas Eve Service @ The Spire – 19:00-20:30
Dec 27th – Cabin Fever Holiday Hoedown: The Adam Knapp Band @ The Cove Inn – 20:00-23:00
Dec 27th – Birds of a Feather @ The Embassy Live Music Café – 19:00-21:30
Dec 27th – Django’s Kitchen @ Musiikki Café & Whiskey Bar – 20:00-23:00
Dec 27th – Logan Brown @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 15:00-17:30
Dec 27th – Jonny Kirwan @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 18:00-20:00
Dec 27th – Dr. Bombay @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00-00:00
Dec 28th – Sunday Funday: Chicken Pickin’ @ The Cove Inn – 13:00-16:00
Dec 28th – Acoustic Sundays: Will Turnbull, Logan Brown @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00-20:00
Dec 28th – Spencer Evans @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 15:00-17:30
Dec 28th – Open Mic with Steve G. @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 19:00-21:00
Dec 29th – Monthly Musical Residency: Kentucky @ The Cove Inn – 17:00-20:00
Dec 30th – Tom’s TUNESday Afternoon Happy Hour Jam @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:00-19:00
Dec 31st – New Year’s Eve Events
Dec 31st – NYE with Hat Trick! @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 21:00-00:00
Dec 31st – New Year’s Eve Party (Buffet Dinner + Show) @ The Cove Inn – 19:00-01:00
Dec 31st – New Queer’s Eve Party @ Daft Brewing – 22:00-02:00
Dec 31st – New Year’s Eve: Guilty Pleasures @ Time Out Bar & Bistro – 20:00-00:00
Dec 31st – The Trevor Walsh Band @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00-00:00