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DateDec 4 - 23, 2026
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Ticket PricesStarting at $35
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On SaleOn Sale Now
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Groups
Groups of 10+ receive 10% off base ticket price. Groups of 20+ receive 20% off base ticket price.
Event Description
Brimming with beauty, enchantment, and holiday joy, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s Nutcracker is a celebration of how imagination can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. This performance features live accompaniment by the exquisite Charlotte Symphony Orchestra!
Directions & Parking
A special preferred parking rate of only $10* is available for our patrons in the Bank of America Center Parking Garage.
- Entrances: 150 N. College St. and 290 E. 5th St.
The $10 rate is applicable when parked in the garage after 5pm on weekdays, Monday-Friday. If parked in the garage before 5pm, the $10 rate is void. There is no time restriction for the weekend, Saturday and Sunday.
Getting and Using Your Parking Pass When You Arrive
- Pull the garage entry ticket when you arrive at the designated garage. You will need this to exit!
- Purchase a $10 Blumenthal exit pass at the theater or click here to purchase in advance online. If you would rather purchase by phone, please call 704.372.1000.*
When You Exit
- Insert or scan your garage entry ticket. Amount due will display on the screen.
- Scan your Blumenthal exit pass sticker.
- Gate arm will rise and the screen will display “drive safely.”
*Pre-paid parking is not available day of show.
PURCHASE YOUR PARKING EXIT PASS IN ADVANCE
Bring your pre-purchased parking pass with you to the show and receive an exit pass sticker at parking stations in the lobby before or after the show.
VIP Experience
Hosted on the Mezzanine level of the Belk Theater lobby at select performances*, our VIP package enhances your Nutcracker experience, and this year we're lowering the price!
For just $92.01(including taxes and fees) per ticket purchased, enjoy free parking, a complimentary drink and light snacks, a free item from our Nutcracker gift shop and a photo opportunity with one of our costumed ballerinas.
The VIP section on the Mezzanine level of the lobby will be open one hour before curtain and during intermission. The VIP section will not be open after the performance ends.
*VIP experiences will be hosted at the following performances of Nutcracker (12/4E, 12/13M, 12/19M, 12/22M, 12/23M)
Belk Theater features state-of-the-art equipment, production and support capabilities and can host any event, from grand opera to rock to corporate annual meetings and lectures.
The theater features a contemporary European horseshoe arrangement for an intimate atmosphere and world-class acoustics. The most distant seat is less than 135 feet from the stage.
A hallmark of the theater’s design is some 2,400 “points of light” in the audience chamber, part of a dazzling fiber optic network with multi-color capabilities.
Renowned architect Cesar Pelli designed the Performing Arts Center, which opened in 1992, as well as the adjacent Bank of America Corporate Center and Founders Hall. The Center’s name honors the contributions of the people of the state of North Carolina as well as the generosity of the Blumenthal Foundation, the largest private donor to the capital campaign.