This production is onstage December 9-11, 2022.

Civic Ballet San Luis Obispo opens its 45th presentation of the beloved ballet The Nutcracker (including 25 years performing to sold out audiences at the Performing Arts Center SLO) on December 9 for four performancesFilled with pageantry, magic, and wonder, this most enduring holiday tradition features the full, live OperaSLO Orchestra, sterling production values, and SLO County’s finest dancers.

Join Clara December 9-11 as she travels to the Land of Sweets on a very special Christmas Eve with Uncle Drosselmeyer, Mother Ginger, and the SugarPlum Fairy.

This year the company’s performances feature the choirs of Los Osos Middle School, Laguna Middle School, and San Luis Obispo High School.