# Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets — 50-minute family Nutcracker at Fort Mason's Cowell Theater > Event for families in the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 (+5 more dates) · 11:00 AM - Where: Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94123 - Ages: Families with small children; all ages - Price: Tickets $23.50–$65.50 by seating section; babes in arms need a ticket too - Organizer: Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF - Official page: https://mfdpsf.org/nutcracker-sweets/ - 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/san-francisco/activities/mark-foehringer-s-nutcracker-sweets-50-minute-family-nutcracker-at-for--listing-154f4e3d25adfa55547032a2 ## About Mark Foehringer Dance Project's Nutcracker Sweets is a 50-minute version of the holiday ballet made for families with small children, returning to the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center on three December weekends: the 5th and 6th, 12th and 13th, and 19th and 20th. The company tells E.T.A. Hoffmann's Nutcracker and the Mouse King as zany danced storytelling, with a nine-piece chamber orchestra playing a reorchestrated Tchaikovsky score. There is no intermission, which suits young attention spans. Shows are at 11 AM and 1:30 PM on the first weekend and at 11 AM, 1:30 PM and 4 PM on the later two. Every person needs a ticket, including babes in arms, and seats are sold by section from $23.50 to $65.50. The theater sits at the back of the Herbst Pavilion inside Fort Mason; the company suggests arriving an hour early to park, which is limited, and settle in. ## Similar picks in San Francisco - [Valley Dance Theatre: The Nutcracker (Bankhead Theater, Livermore)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/valley-dance-theatre-the-nutcracker-bankhead-theater-livermore--listing-ecb421110b194a9b7ba7c91a) — Sat, Dec 12 (+4 more dates) · 2:00 PM · Bankhead Theater, Livermore · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 27. The Tri-Valley's own full-length Nutcracker, staged each December for more than 40 years by Valley Dance Theatre at the Bankhead Theater in downtown Livermore. 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