Saint Louis Ballet: The Nutcracker

Saint Louis Ballet: The Nutcracker at Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall At Touhill Performing Arts Center

December deserves better than another night on the couch. On Dec. 18, 2026, Saint Louis Ballet: The Nutcracker offers a holiday fairy tale on stage at 7:00 PM. This is Saint Louis Ballet presenting its own Nutcracker at the Touhill Performing Arts Center, under Gen Horiuchi's production identity. That gives the evening a specific point of view: a St. Louis company, a seasonal favorite, and a night built around dance in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall.

The story moves like a journey, and ballet lets you feel it without a single spoken line. Tchaikovsky's ballet music carries the holiday adventure, while dancers give it shape, motion and feeling. Some music feels familiar before the first step. Seeing it joined to choreography in a theater is a different pleasure from hearing it in the background of a December errand. It asks you to look up, settle in and follow the tale.

Make Dec. 18 the night your season gets its own memory. Bring someone who loves tradition, someone who loves music, or someone who simply needs a reason to get out of the house. Dress up a little, make a plan together, and let anticipation do its work. Then make it official: secure your seats for Saint Louis Ballet: The Nutcracker at Touhill.