A Kurt Bestor Christmas is set to return to downtown Salt Lake City's Eccles Theater for three performances, December 3 through 5, 2026, continuing a holiday tradition enjoyed by Western U.S. audiences for 38 years.
The run at the Eccles Theater on Main Street comes from Live at the Eccles, according to Salt Lake County Arts & Culture. Tickets for the three shows were scheduled to go on sale July 17, 2026, at 10 a.m., per the same listing. The event page recommends the show for ages 8 and up and notes that infants will not be admitted, a detail families will want to keep in mind before planning their holiday outing.
VIP Receptions Offer a Signed CD and a Closer Look
For concertgoers who want a bit more than a seat in the house, VIP receptions are planned before the December 4 and 5 performances, including the December 5 matinee, the venue listing states. Those receptions are scheduled to begin sixty minutes before each of those shows. A VIP ticket includes admittance to the reception at the Eccles Theater along with a signed copy of a Kurt Bestor Christmas CD, according to the same source.
A Tradition Nearing Four Decades
Just how long Bestor has been bringing his holiday arrangements to Western audiences depends on who's counting. The Eccles Theater listing says concertgoers throughout the Western United States have enjoyed his “easy-going manner, engaging stage presence, and distinctive arrangements of Yuletide favorites” for thirty eight years, while the Deseret News describes his annual Christmas show as now in its 39th year, with the last 10 of those years staged at the Eccles Theater. Either way, the show has become a fixture of the Salt Lake City holiday calendar well before the Eccles Theater itself became its home a decade ago.
FOX 13 Salt Lake City also reported that “A Kurt Bestor Christmas” is coming back for the holiday season, with Bestor appearing on the station's The Place in studio to discuss this year's concert series.
