# The Nutcracker — Cary Ballet Company

> Event for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM
- Where: Fletcher Opera Theater, Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East South Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
- Ages: Check age guidance
- Price: Tickets via Ticketmaster (price not printed)
- Organizer: Cary Ballet Company
- Official page: https://www.ticketmaster.com/cary-ballet-company-tickets/artist/2877442
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

Cary Ballet Company brings its Nutcracker to the Fletcher Opera Theater in downtown Raleigh for one Saturday with three performances, at 11 am, 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm. The late-morning and early-afternoon shows suit preschoolers and early-elementary children seeing their first ballet, and the Tchaikovsky score and the story of Clara's Christmas Eve adventure make it an easy holiday outing for the whole family. Tickets are sold through Ticketmaster via the Martin Marietta Center.

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