It’s that time of year again. All over the globe, ballet companies are excitedly preparing for season programs including their annual production of everyone’s favorite holiday theater experience – do you have your tickets yet to any of the best Nutcracker performances in 2025 near you?
If not, or if you are traveling during the season and would like to catch a show while you’re visiting family and friends, we’ve compiled a geographically organized list of Nutcracker shows (plus other seasonal performances such as A Christmas Carol) that you may find helpful.
We’ll continue updating as we receive new information and welcome you to let us know if there are performances we need to add!
BEST NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCES IN 2025
ASIA
Hong Kong
Japan
CANADA
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
EUROPE
Denmark
England
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Birmingham (Birmingham Royal Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Brighton (Varna International Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Leeds (Northern Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Liverpool (Varna International Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in London (Birmingham Royal Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in London (English National Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in London (Varna International Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Oxford (Varna International Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Southampton (English National Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Torquay (Varna International Ballet) ⤞
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Netherlands
Norway
Scotland
Sweden
OCEANIA
Australia
UNITED STATES
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Costa Mesa (American Ballet Theatre) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Escondido (City Ballet of San Diego) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Fresno (Grand Kyiv Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Sacramento (Sacramento Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in San Francisco (San Francisco Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for The Christmas Ballet performances in Mountain View (Smuin Contemporary Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for The Christmas Ballet performances in San Francisco (Smuin Contemporary Ballet) ⤞
Colorado
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Denver (Colorado Ballet) ⤞
Florida
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Orlando (Orlando Ballet) ⤞
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances (American Repertory Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Morristown (New Jersey Ballet) ⤞
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Memphis (Ballet Memphis) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Nashville (Nashville Ballet) ⤞
Texas
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Austin (Ballet Austin) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Dallas (Texas Ballet Theater) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Dallas (Avant Chamber Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Fort Worth (Texas Ballet Theater) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Houston (Houston Ballet) ⤞
Utah
Viriginia
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Richmond (Richmond Ballet) ⤞
Washington
Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Madison (Madison Ballet) ⤞
- Buy tickets for Nutcracker performances in Milwaukee (Milwaukee Ballet) ⤞
Featured Photo for this list of the best Nutcracker performances in 2025 of English National Ballet‘s Ivana Bueno. Photo © Jason Bell.
