The Nutcracker and the World’s Fair

December 13, 2024 to December 15, 2024
Mallinckrodt Center, 6465 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton, MO 63130
Presented by Ballet 314

6:00pm – Thursday, December 12, 2024 *Sensory Friendly Preview

10:00am – Friday, December 13, 2024 *Sensory Friendly Performance and Student Matinee

7:00pm – Friday, December 13, 2024

2:00pm – Saturday, December 14, 2024 *Clara’s Picnic pre-show event begins at 12:30pm UPGRADE REQUIRED

7:00pm – Saturday, December 14, 2024

2:00pm – Sunday, December 15, 2024 *Clara’s Picnic pre-show event begins at 12:30pm UPGRADE REQUIRED


Full Price Ticket: $35

Ticket Plus Clara’s Picnic* for Matinees: $55 

Group Rates Available!

ADVANCED VIEWING: Sensory-Friendly Performance Information

6:00pm – Thursday, December 12, 2024

Please call the Box Office for group tickets to this performance. 

Individual Tickets (1-9 tickets): $20/each

Group Tickets (10-19 tickets): $10/each

Large Group Tickets (20+ tickets): $7/each

NEW! Sensory-Friendly Advance Viewing

Come experience everyone’s favorite holiday classic, reimagined to take place right here, at the St. Louis 1904 World’s Fair! Community performers from across the Gateway City join Ballet 314’s professional company in this narrated story ballet, set to the familiar Tchaikovsky score.

At this newly added “Advance Viewing,” audiences will get an insider look at Ballet 314’s final dress rehearsal, presented in our sensory-friendly format. Be the first to see the finished product before we “open the gates” on December 13th!

Our sensory-friendly format includes: live audio description services provided by Mind’s Eye, dimmed lights, moderate sound, and an interactive intermission.

Sensory Friendly Performance Information

10:00am – Friday, December 13, 2024

*Limited availability remaining

Please call the Box Office for group tickets to this performance. 

Individual Tickets (1-9 tickets): $20/each

Group Tickets (10-19 tickets): $10/each

Large Group Tickets (20+ tickets): $7/each

What makes a Sensory Friendly Performance?

  • Lights in the audience will be on, but dimmed;
  • The music will softer;
  • There will be no bright or flashing lights coming from the stage.
  • Audio Description provided by Mind’s Eye
Student Matinee Information

10:00am – Friday, December 13, 2024

Individual Tickets (1-9 tickets): $20/each

Group Tickets (10-19 tickets): $10/each

Large Group Tickets (20+ tickets): $7/each 

Bringing students to the theatre? Please complete our Group Form and our Box Office staff will be in touch to confirm your tickets. 

Performance Only Information

Full Price Ticket: $35-$45

Will Call opens 60-minutes before showtime.

House opens for seating 30-minutes before showtime. See below for information about Clara’s Picnic Pre-Show Event specific information and times.

Clara’s Picnic and Performance Information

Ticket Plus Clara’s Picnic* for Matinees: $55

Offered before Saturday and Sunday 2:00pm Performances.

12:00pm – Theatre doors open for guests with Clara’s Picnic Tickets

12:30pm – Storytime with the Cast, followed by a backstage tour and light refreshments. The house will be closed briefly during the tour and refreshment portion of the event. 

1:30pm – House reopens for all ticket holders

2:00pm – Performance Begins

Each Clara’s Picnic Ticket includes:

  • A ticket to the 2:00pm performance that day – A separate ticket is not required for the performance following Clara’s Picnic.
  • One Nutcracker Boutique coupon
  • Pre-show meet & greet and backstage tour
  • Picnic refreshments fit for a day at the World’s Fair!

We encourage guests to arrive around 12:00pm to provide amply time for parking and check-in prior to seating. Late arrivals risk missing the characters before they leave to prepare for the performance!

Children are required to have a ticketed adult chaperone present at Clara’s Picnic.