# The Nutcracker: Tacoma City Ballet

Tacoma City Ballet's Nutcracker returns to the Pantages: five performances across two December weekends, opening Friday, December 11.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/events/nutcracker-tacoma-city-ballet-2026/
Section: events
Area: Downtown
Published: 2026-10-12
Last fact check: 2026-10-12
Event status: Upcoming or ongoing
Start date: 2026-12-11
Start time: 19:00
End time: Not confirmed
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Venue: Pantages Theater
Address: 901 Broadway, Tacoma, WA, 98402, US
Price: Unknown
Age policy: Everyone needs a ticket, including infants
Reservations: Not confirmed
Tickets / organizer: https://www.tacomacitytheaters.org/events/detail/the-nutcracker
Organizer: Tacoma City Ballet
Organizer URL: https://www.tacomacitytheaters.org/events/detail/the-nutcracker

## Why go

It's a December tradition at the Pantages, and the 1918 theater is half the experience.

## What happens

Tacoma City Ballet's full-length Nutcracker. This listing is for opening night, Friday, December 11, at 7pm. Other performances are Saturday, December 12; Sunday, December 13; Saturday, December 19; and Sunday, December 20, all at 2pm.

## Good to know

Doors open an hour before showtime. Every person needs a ticket, including babies on a lap. Ticket prices weren't listed on the event page when we checked.

**Next year:** two weekends in mid-December.

## Sources

- [Tacoma City Theaters: The Nutcracker](https://www.tacomacitytheaters.org/events/detail/the-nutcracker)