Sara Evans will spend the end of the year on a seasonal run of shows. The 2026 Holiday Road Tour visits 10 cities and opens on December 2 in Cranston, Rhode Island, with a set that mixes her own hits and holiday standards.
The run has become an annual fixture rather than a one off, and it is deliberately short. A limited engagement of 10 dates in December is a different proposition from a full touring cycle, and it lets an established country artist work a specific season without committing to months on the road.
Braden Hull opens every date. He had already spent six months opening for Evans before this run, which makes the booking a continuation rather than a new pairing put together for the holidays.
Evans framed the tour around what the season carries rather than the songs. She said the run was about celebrating family, tradition, memories, music and being together, and that she hoped people would come and sing along and leave with a little more Christmas spirit.
General on-sale opened on August 28, which is early even by the standards of December touring, and reflects how far in advance seasonal runs now have to be sold to fill rooms in a crowded month.
December is heavily contested in country and beyond, with Alice Cooper setting a December 12 date for his 24th Christmas Pudding concert, while November bookings such as Max McNown headlining Red Bull Jukebox Nashville fill the weeks before it. The Holiday Road dates sit on the tour guide.
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- The 2026 Holiday Road Tour visits 10 cities
- It begins December 2 in Cranston, Rhode Island
- Braden Hull opens all dates on the run
- Hull had already spent six months opening for Evans
- General on-sale opened August 28
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