Saint Louis Ballet: The Nutcracker

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

The holiday season has plenty of noise. Saint Louis Ballet: The Nutcracker offers something better: a night when the story is told through dance. This is the company's own Nutcracker, presented at Touhill Performing Arts Center under Gen Horiuchi's production identity. You are not settling for a generic seasonal outing. You are choosing a specific St. Louis production with its own point of view.

Then there is the music. Tchaikovsky's ballet score has a way of making December feel like a story you are stepping into. Here it anchors a holiday fairy-tale journey built for the stage. Dance carries the emotion. Movement does the talking. If you want the season to feel like more than a to-do list, this is a good reason to put the phone away, take your seat and wait for the curtain to rise on something made to be seen live.

Mark the evening: December 22, 2026, at 7:00 PM, in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at Touhill Performing Arts Center. It is an easy plan to build around, whether you are gathering family, inviting a friend or giving yourself a night out in St. Louis. Dress up a little. Make it an occasion. Then let the ballet do what a screen never can. Reserve your seats for The Nutcracker here.