What Branson Shows Are Playing in November 2026?

Last Updated: October 2026

More than 90 Branson shows have November 2026 performances on the schedule as of mid-October. Regular favorites keep playing along Highway 76, the stretch of 76 Country Boulevard locals call the Strip, while Christmas productions open in the first week and veterans arrive for Veterans Homecoming Week. Exact times for every theater sit on the day-by-day show calendar, and Branson Show Tickets can hold seats for several shows on one call.

Several November concerts play a single date, Veterans Week events run on fixed days, and Thanksgiving falls late in the month, on November 26. Travelers still choosing between months can weigh what each Ozarks season offers a visitor before settling on November.

Branson's November 2026 calendar starts with Christmas show openings and single-date concerts in the first week, peaks with Veterans Homecoming Week from November 5 to 11, runs the full holiday lineup by mid-month and closes with Thanksgiving on November 26. The four weeks below list the fixed dates worth planning a trip around.

Branson Veterans Homecoming Week 2026 runs November 5 to 11, the same dates every year, with more than 60 events on the calendar kept by the P.O.W. Network, one of the week's hosts. The week ends on Veterans Day, November 11, with the 94th Annual Veterans Day Parade in downtown Branson at 11 am.

The P.O.W. Network calendar, last updated October 2, 2026 and marked subject to change, lists a Veterans Village at Ballparks of America, 1000 Pat Nash Drive, from November 5 to 10, and a Vietnam replica wall stands at the Branson Police Station, 1 Justice Street, open 24 hours from November 5 to 11. Theaters fold tributes into the week as well. Clay Cooper Theatre stages a Veterans Show on November 9 after its morning Hot Rods & High Heels performance, and the 17th Walmart Tribute to Veterans Show fills The Mansion Theatre on the morning of November 10.

Many more events, from ceremonies to group meals, sit on the full calendar, and a running list of this year's Veterans Week events keeps track of them by day. Confirm event times the week before travel, and book a room near the Strip and downtown early for these dates.

Branson's Christmas season opens on November 1, 2026, when Christmas in the Heartland, Christmas Wonderland and Legends in Concert start their holiday runs. Shepherd of the Hills and Sight & Sound Theatres follow on November 2 and 3, and the Trail of Lights and Silver Dollar City open within the same week.

Pierce Arrow, Hughes Brothers and the Presleys also stage Christmas shows this season, and ticket details for each sit on the show's own page among the Branson shows playing through the holidays. Families who plan a night around Branson's Christmas lights and holiday displays can pair a drive-through with an early dinner show.

To book several November dates in one go, call the local vacation planning specialists at Branson Show Tickets from 8 am to 9 pm Central, seven days a week, and there are no service fees on any order.

Most of Branson's year-round shows keep performing in November 2026 alongside the Christmas productions. Long-running acts on Highway 76 and Highway 165, from The Haygoods at Clay Cooper Theatre to The Duttons at the Dutton Family Theater, have November dates on the schedule as of mid-October, so a fall trip does not have to be all Christmas.

The table reflects the schedule on October 14, 2026, and theaters can add or change dates. Several of these shows also turn up among this week's Branson ticket deals, which are worth a look before booking. On the water, the Showboat Branson Belle sails from White River Landing on Table Rock Lake at 4800 Highway 165.

Thanksgiving 2026 falls on Thursday, November 26, and several Branson theaters perform on the holiday itself, with Christmas shows such as Sanders Family Christmas and A Shepherd's Christmas Carol on the Thanksgiving Day schedule. Black Friday, November 27, opens a long weekend of holiday shows, lights and shopping.

The Branson Show Tickets schedule also lists Thanksgiving Day performances of REZA | Edge of Illusion, Dublin's Irish Tenors with The Celtic Ladies and the Great American Chuckwagon Dinner Show. Families who would rather not cook can look through Thanksgiving dinner options around Branson before the week arrives.

Branson Landing, the downtown shop-and-dine district at 100 Branson Landing Boulevard, is the place to shop between a matinee and an evening show on Black Friday. Daytime gaps can be filled from Branson attractions and daytime activities, and theaters spread between the Strip, Shepherd of the Hills Expressway and Highway 165, so it helps to map out each night's show before driving. Travelers coming for the long weekend can roll a room and tickets into one Branson trip package instead of booking each piece on its own.

Branson stays active through November 2026, with more than 90 shows on the schedule plus Veterans Homecoming Week from November 5 to 11 and Thanksgiving week from November 26. Those two stretches carry the most fixed-date events, so book lodging and single-date concerts early for them.

Yes. Silver Dollar City's An Old Time Christmas opens November 7, 2026, the Trail of Lights at Shepherd of the Hills opens November 6, and Christmas dinner shows in Branson, Missouri start as early as November 2.

The P.O.W. Network calendar lists a free Freedom Journey Show for veterans, including 7 pm on November 10, 2026, at Freedom Encounter Theater, 3220 Falls Parkway in Branson. Some other Veterans Week events carry ticket prices and need reservations, so check each listing.

Book single-date concerts first, because a Mansion Theatre date such as The Oak Ridge Boys on November 9 plays once while regular shows repeat through the month. Lodging for Veterans Week and Thanksgiving weekend comes next, then fill the remaining nights from the show schedule.

Ready to lock in November? Call Branson Show Tickets at 877-688-3179 to put a Veterans Week event, a Mansion Theatre concert and a Christmas show on one order, with no service fees and freebies with every order.