Swing into the Holidays With Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Balboa Theatre
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy brings its Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party to the historic Balboa Theatre downtown. It’s one night of swing, jazz, and Christmas classics.
The band has been playing for 32 years, and this show has become an annual family tradition. Singer and band leader Scotty Morris puts it simply: “If you’re going to go to a holiday show with your family, this is the one!”
Jingle, Swing, and Sing Along All Night
The set draws on the band’s two holiday albums, with Jingle Bells, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, and Winter Wonderland in Big Bad Voodoo Daddy style. Rudolph turns bluesy, and the Heat Miser song makes an appearance.
The band also rips through Chuck Berry’s Run, Run Rudolph and Lou Rawls’ Merry Christmas Baby, then slows down for Elvis Presley’s Blue Christmas. Frosty the Snowman detours to New Orleans, and A Party for Santa goes calypso.
Listen for Original Holiday Hits
Listen for the band’s own holiday songs. Rockabilly Christmas, Last Night (I Went Out With Santa Claus), Christmas Time in Tinsel Town, and the reflective It Feels Like Christmas Time cover the whole range of holiday feelings.
You may know them from the movies: their music has turned up in hundreds of films and TV shows. They’ve sold out shows from the Hollywood Bowl to Lincoln Center and appeared on TV from Dancing with the Stars to Super Bowl XXXIII.
Doors Open an Hour Before the Show
Doors open an hour before the show, and the theatre suggests arriving 60 minutes early. The Balboa is cashless for tickets, food, drinks, and binocular rentals. Everyone needs their own ticket, whatever their age, and balcony seats mean stairs.
Buy only from San Diego Theatres, Ticketmaster, or the Balboa’s ticket office, which opens three hours before evening shows on event days. For parking, the theatre points to the 225 Broadway Circle building.
See you there!
Round up the family, dress a little sharp, and get ready to swing. It’s a holiday party with a horn section.
📆 Saturday, November 28, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
📍 868 Fourth Ave, San Diego
🎟️ Grab your tickets here
ℹ️ See what’s in store for you here
See you there, San Diego!
