# Butler Ballet: Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker > Event for families in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area (IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Thu, Dec 3 (+3 more dates) - Where: Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University, 4602 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208 - Ages: Holiday family tradition - Price: Tickets via Ticketmaster (price not printed) - Organizer: Butler University (Butler Ballet / Butler Arts & Events Center) - Official page: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05006515AD00B0B5 - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 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 Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), 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/indianapolis/activities/butler-ballet-tchaikovsky-s-the-nutcracker--listing-a856fafbbb90166c9307d12d ## About Butler University's Butler Ballet stages its holiday-tradition Nutcracker at Clowes Memorial Hall, billed as Indianapolis' premiere production of the ballet. The full-length staging features student dancers in elaborate costumes and scenery, stage pyrotechnics and the return of Mother Ginger and her whimsical Polichinelles. Tchaikovsky's score is played live by the Butler Ballet Orchestra with the Indianapolis Children's Choir, under the direction of Richard Auldon Clark. Six performances run Thursday through Sunday, with matinee and evening shows on the weekend. 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