# Nutcracker Sweets — Indianapolis Ballet Family Series > Event for families in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area (IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sun, Dec 27 (+3 more dates) · 12:00 PM - Where: Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208 - Ages: Perfect for young audiences and first-time balletgoers - Price: Tickets via Ticketmaster (price not printed) - Organizer: Indianapolis Ballet - Official page: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/050064FEFCB9CBF2 - 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/nutcracker-sweets-indianapolis-ballet-family-series--listing-2b8503636b251276c5bd127e ## About Indianapolis Ballet's Family Series production Nutcracker Sweets condenses The Nutcracker into a one-hour adaptation for young audiences and first-time ballet-goers, keeping all the holiday charm of the classic in a bite-sized show that fits short attention spans. Performances are at noon and 3 p.m. over the days between Christmas and New Year's, a handy winter-break outing, now at Butler University's Schrott Center for the Arts, a smaller hall than Clowes. 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