Nearly 80 years after San Francisco Ballet presented America with its first-ever Nutcracker in 1944, it remains the ultimate holiday tradition for families, friends, and dance-lovers alike.
Land of sweets, magic, toy soldiers and more! Celebrate with us this December for our annual production of a timeless classic in our community this holiday season!
Celebrate the holidays at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture with Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets, a 50-minute production of the classic holiday ballet for families with small children and audiences of all ages.
You’ll have an exclusive opportunity to visit with Santa Claus among our cherished nutcracker collection. In the evening light, the festive decor truly shines, creating a magical atmosphere and a perfect setting for a memorable holiday experience.
San Jose Dance Theatre will perform a special abbreviated production of The Nutcracker. If this is your very first Nutcracker in San Jose, check out Once Upon A Nutcracker. Designed for families with toddlers, preschoolers, and young children, enjoy excerpts of the production at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts.
Celebrate the joy of the season with family and friend's with this treasured holiday ballet.
Join us for our 39th anniversary of this treasured holiday tradition!
Berkeley Ballet is proud to present a bold new Nutcracker ballet that redefines the holiday tradition.
The Nutcracker is a magical and heartwarming ballet performance that has long been a part of Holiday traditions! Come witness the Stahlbaums annual Christmas party, the antics of their son Fritz and the dreamy world of their daughter Clara.
Valley Dance Theatre brings full-length and repertory classical ballet and contemporary dance productions to the San Francisco East Bay.
The San Jose Nutcracker is a classical holiday ballet unique to our home town.
Let The Original San Jose Nutcracker ignite your imagination and create treasured memories during this dazzling Jubilee celebration!
My Very First Nutcracker is a special one-act presentation of The San Jose Nutcracker, ideal for families with toddlers, preschoolers, and young children.
Enjoy a classic holiday tale with a modern, magical twist!
Enjoy a classic holiday tale with a modern, magical twist! Follow Clara and the Nutcracker as they journey through fantastical lands, with a visit to the North Pole and more!
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet is back by popular demand! Now in its 33rd year, the North American tour unites world-class talent from renowned ballet capitals across the globe, featuring all-new choreography this season by acclaimed Ukrainian choreographer Viktor Davydiuk.
Give the gift of Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet to the whole family.
Experience the Magic!
A joyful tradition, Stapleton School of the Performing Arts presents its 37th annual production of The Nutcracker!
Napa Regional Dance Company proudly presents its 23rd annual performance of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet, "The Nutcracker"
Join the South San Francisco Parks and Recreation's SSF Civic Ballet program for an enchanting holiday performance of a timeless classic, The Nutcracker.
The spirit of the holidays is brought to life with beautiful dancing, magnificent scenery and imaginative costumes.
Every year the Berkeley City Ballet stages an elaborate production of the Nutcracker.
Tchaikovsky’s ballet masterpiece The Nutcracker gets a fresh hip-hop remix as Peninsula Lively Arts brings the holiday favorite into the distant future.
The Peninsula Ballet Theatre's classical, full-length ballet which will enchant audiences with its timeless elegance and grandeur.
This full-length performance provides a relaxed environment for children and adults of varying physical and cognitive abilities to experience this magical holiday tradition in a safe and comfortable atmosphere.
Join the Grand Kyiv ballet on an unforgettable journey into a world of dreams, magic and triumph over evil. The Grand Kyiv Ballet, including the most prestigious ballet dancers from Ukraine, invites you to a heartwarming experience that has thrilled audiences on the world's stages for years.
All the joy and magic of the full length Nutcracker Ballet production in a 60 minute condensed version for ballet fans ages 3 - 9 and families held in the intimate setting of PBT Studio One in San Mateo. Featuring dancers from Peninsula Ballet Theatre and students from the Peninsula School of the Arts.
Part comedy musical, part dance-it-yourself ballet, and part symphonic concert, the Dance-Along Nutcracker features the holiday fun and tradition you’ve come to expect from this San Francisco favorite of 40 years.
The Bay Area’s most family friendly Nutcracker!
Join SFYBT as it celebrates its 24th annual production of Nutcracker! This enchanting, full-length rendition of The Nutcracker showcases professional guest artists along with talented youth from the San Francisco Youth Ballet Academy.
Join us for the annual Marin Ballet Nutcracker, with special guest, Skylar Campbell, former Principal dancer with Houston Ballet, as the Nutcracker Prince.
Experience the most magical holiday ballet of all time! Join us for a mesmerizing "Nutcracker" performed by International Ballet Stars, presented by Classical Arts Entertainment.
Performances by Marin Ballet and more!
Back by popular demand! Oakland Fairyland’s beloved puppeteers team up with the SFCO for a delightful version of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic. Designed for young audiences, this production features the acrobatic antics of The Puppet Company’s miniature cast accompanied by the SFCO performing highlights from this beloved ballet.
Oakland Fairyland’s beloved puppeteers team up with the SFCO for a delightful version of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic.
Oakland Fairyland’s beloved puppeteers team up with the SFCO for a delightful version of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic.
Contra Costa Ballet's The Nutcracker comes to the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts this Holiday season!
Back by popular demand, Oakland Fairyland’s beloved puppeteers team up with the SFCO for a delightful version of this holiday classic.
Experience a vibrant reimagining of a holiday classic with Nutcracker Piñata, where Tchaikovsky’s beloved score meets the rich traditions of Mexican folklore.
Pacific Ballet Academy proudly presents its 33rd Annual Nutcracker. This exciting production has been widely praised for its excellent choreography and dancers.
Be transported on a journey with Clara and the Nutcracker Prince. With a battle and a kingdom of sweets, there is something for everyone.
Join Clara as she celebrates with friends and family, vanquishes the Mouse King, travels with her Nutcracker Prince through the magical realm of the Snow Queen on to the palace of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Newly expanded version of Julia Adam’s smash holiday hit.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in SF Bay Area.
Explosive tap dance meets hot jazz rhythms in acclaimed company Dorrance Dance’s intoxicating production of the holiday classic.
Western Ballet's "The Nutcracker" is a holiday tradition filled with delight. Join Clara, Fritz and all their friends as they celebrate the festive season with the magic of Drosselmeyer, toys that come to life and Clara's enchanting visit to the Kingdom of Sweets.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Sonoma.
Ballet Petit's beloved Nutcracker returns to the Chabot Performing Arts Complex stage for its 45th anniversary!
Pacific Ballet Academy proudly presents its 33rd Annual Nutcracker.
Celebrate America’s favorite Christmas tradition with an international all-star cast that blends world class ballet with whimsical puppets, lavish costumes and stunning acrobatics!
San Ramon Valley Dance Academy's "Impressions of the Nutcracker" incorporates multiple dance styles in a fast-paced production that follows the traditional story line of the Nutcracker.
The beloved family tradition is back: NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet! Gather your loved ones for the warm-glow-nostalgia of America’s favorite Christmas celebration.
Our Nutcracker Dance-Alongs are the perfect way to prepare your family to see Nutcracker for the first time or to delight those who already know our production by heart.
Troupe Vertigo’s spellbinding performances delight the imagination through stunning physical feats choreographed into works of art. Experience their innovative mix of circus-dance-theater in a program with the San Francisco Symphony.
Join us as New Ballet presents a short preview of their “The Nutcracker” ballet in our Indoor Theater.
A holiday mash-up for the whole family, The Hip Hop Nutcracker is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season as it returns for another spectacular tour.
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