# The Nutcracker — The Florida Ballet at Thrasher-Horne Center > Event for families in the Jacksonville area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · 4:30 PM - Where: Thrasher-Horne Center, 2900 Thrasher Horne Ave, Orange Park, FL 32065 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Tickets start at $38.00 - Organizer: The Florida Ballet - Official page: https://thcenter.org/events/the-nutcracker/ - 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/jacksonville/activities/the-nutcracker-the-florida-ballet-at-thrasher-horne-center--listing-9c3a6bcc62e8fea652631433 ## About The Florida Ballet brings its annual Nutcracker to Orange Park for two performances, December 12 at 4:30 p.m. and December 13 at 2 p.m., 2026. The production features the company's professional dancers, students from The Florida Ballet school and local student dancers. Tickets start at $38 and are sold all-in, so the listed price is what you pay; public sale opened September 14 after a member pre-sale. ## Similar picks in Jacksonville - [Nutcracker in a Nutshell (The Florida Ballet)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/nutcracker-in-a-nutshell-the-florida-ballet--listing-05a6c9f729ec2dff3d8d1c1d) — Sat, Dec 12 · 12:00 PM · Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park · From $23 · checked Oct 24. 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