Event · Arts & crafts

Saint Louis Ballet: The Nutcracker 2026

When

Sat, Nov 28Nov 28 (Sat) 2:00 PM; Nov 29 (Sun) 2:00 PM; Dec 1 (Tue) 11:00 AM*; Dec 18 (Fri) 11:00 AM* and 7:00 PM; Dec 19 (Sat) 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM; Dec 20 (Sun) 2:00 PM; Dec 22 (Tue) 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM; Dec 23 (Wed) 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. *Shorter Tale (1 hr 10 min).

Where

Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSLOne Touhill Circle, St. Louis, MO 63121Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Families; Shorter Tale for youngest audience members

Cost

Ticket prices not listed on the ballet pages; sold via MetroTix.

Organizer

Saint Louis Ballet

Upcoming dates: Sat, Nov 28 · Sun, Nov 29 · Tue, Dec 1 · Fri, Dec 18 · Sat, Dec 19 · Sun, Dec 20 · Tue, Dec 22 · Wed, Dec 23

Saint Louis Ballet's holiday production of The Nutcracker with live dance, dry-ice and snow effects and more than 320 dancing feet per show, plus free parking, sweet treats and a holiday boutique. Two performances (Dec. 1 and Dec. 18 at 11 AM) are "A Shorter Tale": a narrated 70-minute version with no intermission for wiggly little ones and school field trips, using the same sets and costumes. Tickets only through MetroTix (official agency).