Event Title:

Organization:

  Performing Arts

  San Jose

Start Date:

  12/19/2026

End Date:

  12/19/2026

Start Time:

  2:00 PM

End Time:

  4:30 PM

Event Info: 

  Dec 19, 2 & 7 pm, Dec 20, 22 and 23 at 2 pm, Dec 26, 2 & 7 pm, & Dec 27, 2 pm. "My Very First Nutcracker" (one hour performance for young children) takes place Dec 20, 22, 23, and 27 at 11 am

New Ballet, San Jose's only professional ballet company, proudly celebrates its 10th anniversary with the return of The San Jose Nutcracker, performed with live music by Symphony San Jose, Silicon Valley's professional orchestra. This cherished holiday tradition returns to the magnificent California Theatre December 19-27, offering audiences the Bay Area's most magical holiday ballet experience.

This treasured production features New Ballet's professional company artists alongside students from New Ballet's American Ballet Theatre Certified School and dancers from Los Lupenos Juvenil. All performances are conducted by New Ballet Music Director and Conductor Thomas Shoebotham.

New for 2026 is an enhanced costume design for the beloved Casa de Fruita character, making this whimsical role more spectacular than ever. Local celebrity guest performers will bring the character to life throughout the run, with special guest announcements to be revealed this fall.

Also returning this holiday season is My Very First Nutcracker, a one-hour adaptation designed especially for young children and first-time theatergoers, performed with live accompaniment by Symphony San Jose. New Ballet is also partnering with LEGOLAND(R) Discovery Center Bay Area in Milpitas to create interactive LEGO(R) play experiences in the California Theatre lobby before every My Very First Nutcracker performance, giving young audiences even more opportunities to play, explore, and make lasting holiday memories before the curtain rises.

https://newballet.com/nutcracker

Location:

  California Theatre

Room:

Address:

  345 S. 1st Street

Phone:

City:

  San Jose

State/Province:

  CA