We found three Nutcrackers in and around Columbia with 2026 dates posted: three ballet company productions. The closest, William Starrett's Nutcracker in Columbia, is about 1 miles out. Each card has the run time, the youngest age the company allows and the ticket price as posted.
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Ballet company · Sat Nov 21 at 3 and 7:30 p.m. · Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St.12DecSatWilliam Starrett's NutcrackerBallet company · to Dec 20 · Koger Center for the Arts, USC17DecThuThe Nutcracker with the Aiken PhilharmonicBallet company · Thu Dec 17 at 7 p.m. · Aiken High School Performing Arts TheatreNothing matches that filter yet.
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Dates, run times, ages and prices come from each ballet company’s or theater’s own page.
Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. · Sumter, SC · about 45 miles from Columbia
Good to know: South Carolina Ballet's touring stop in Sumter, a few weeks before its Koger Center run.
Koger Center for the Arts, USC · Columbia, SC · about 1 mile away
Good to know: Every show has live music from the SC Ballet Orchestra.
Aiken High School Performing Arts Theatre · Aiken, SC · about 55 miles from Columbia
Good to know: Aiken's first full Nutcracker with a live orchestra, danced by students from Columbia Ballet School.
Know one we missed?Send us the company’s or theater’s page and we’ll check the dates and add it.Suggest a showBefore you go
TimingPick a matineeAfternoon shows fit around naps, and most full Nutcrackers run about two hours with an intermission.SeatsSit on an aisleAn aisle seat makes a quick break in the lobby easy. Check the company’s age rule before you buy, since many ask that every child have a ticket.
SoundBring ear protection if they need itThe battle scene can be loud. Sensory-friendly shows keep the house lights up and the sound lower.Keep planning
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William Starrett's Nutcracker in Sumter at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St.: Sat Nov 21. William Starrett's Nutcracker at Koger Center for the Arts, USC: Dec 12 – Dec 20. Price: $45 to $70. The Nutcracker with the Aiken Philharmonic at Aiken High School Performing Arts Theatre: Thu Dec 17.
Not one we could confirm on an official page for 2026. We add one as soon as a company posts it.
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every week through December. How we choose and check.
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