The Nutcracker in Illinois (2026)
Ballet companies and schools in Illinois — many stage The Nutcracker each holiday season. Find yours below and check its website for 2026 dates and tickets.
Chicago
- The Joffrey Ballet
- Ballet Chicago Company
- Ballet Five Eight Nfp
- Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center Inc Home of the Bryant Ballet
- Le Ballet Petit Guild Inc
- Ballet Folklorico de Chicago
- Symphony Opera and Ballet Employers Electronic Media Associa
- The Chicago Ballet
- Chicago Repertory Ballet
- Elmwood Park Civic Ballet Company D/B/a Ballet Legere
- Para Mar Dance
- Ballet Folklorico Ruby
- Meadows Dance Collective
- Rachel Simonne Institute of Performing Arts
Aurora
Evanston
Peoria
Elgin
Westmont
Rock Island
Champaign
Springfield
Bloomington
Lake Villa
Elk Grove Vlg
Plainfield
Urbana
Moline
Libertyville
Sandwich
Oswego
Downers Grove
Highland Park
Cary
Waukegan
Bloomingdale
Countryside
Ballet organizations from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (NTEE A63 Ballet and organizations named for ballet). Not every organization stages The Nutcracker every year.