# The Nutcracker — Rockville Civic Ballet > Event for families in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria area (DC / VA / MD / WV). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Dec 4 (+5 more dates) · 7:30 PM – 9:45 PM - Where: F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, MD 20851 - Ages: All ages; child ticket for 12 and under - Price: $17 Adult | $13 Seniors (60 and over) and Child (12 and under); plus $0.50 per-ticket processing fee - Organizer: Rockville Civic Ballet (City of Rockville) - Official page: https://www.rockvillecivicballet.com/ - 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/washington-dc/activities/the-nutcracker-rockville-civic-ballet--listing-5323e73405b17416910b58cd ## About Rockville Civic Ballet, the city-sponsored community ballet company directed by Eleanor Simpson and Erin Kwong, dances its holiday Nutcracker over two December weekends at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre in the Rockville Civic Center Park. Audiences follow Clara on her magical journey through the classic Tchaikovsky ballet, performed by a company that includes many local young dancers, at community-theater prices well below the big downtown productions. There are eight performances: Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. (December 4, 5, 11 and 12) and weekend matinees at 2 p.m. (December 5, 6, 12 and 13); each runs about two and a quarter hours. Tickets went on sale October 27 through the theater's box office; children 12 and under and seniors pay the reduced price, group pricing is available by phone, a 50-cent processing fee is added per ticket, and all sales are final. The matinees suit younger children best. ## Similar picks in Washington, DC - [The Nutcracker with the National Ballet Company — Publick Playhouse](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/the-nutcracker-with-the-national-ballet-company-publick-playhouse--listing-71764209545b262787b4c194) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Prince George's Publick Playhouse, Hyattsville · All ages · From $28 · checked Oct 16. 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