# The Uniquely Cleveland Nutcracker at Lakewood Civic Auditorium > Event for families in the Cleveland area (OH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 12 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM - Where: Lakewood Civic Auditorium, 14100 Franklin Boulevard, Lakewood, OH 44107 - Ages: Family audiences - Price: Advanced tickets $45 adults, $35 children and seniors; at the door $50 and $40 - Organizer: City Ballet of Cleveland - Official page: https://21927.danceticketing.com/r/events/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/the-uniquely-cleveland-nutcracker-at-lakewood-civic-auditorium--listing-a188e8ef7c1f70083afbe19c ## About City Ballet of Cleveland's fourteenth Uniquely Cleveland Nutcracker sets the story in a Cleveland winter wonderland, where Katherine's tree grows before her eyes and the Nutcracker Prince and the Mouse King settle things in a baseball battle. The company performs a 1 p.m. matinee and a 7 p.m. evening show at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium on December 12. 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