Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker Tickets - Lyric Opera House - IL - December 22, 2026

As soon as the tickets are settled. Rooms near Lyric Opera House - IL are among the first to go for Tuesday, December 22, and what is left tends to cost more the closer it gets. Select Hotels near Lyric Opera House - IL here to see rooms available for that night. Each room is labelled free to cancel, non-refundable, or terms shown at checkout, so you can pick a rate you are able to cancel if the plan changes.

Not right now. This performance starts at about $66.00, the 7th lowest of the 40 Joffrey Ballet performances at Lyric Opera House - IL we list. The cheapest is Saturday, May 15, 2027, from about $57.00. The most expensive to get into is Saturday, December 5, 2026, from about $105.00. In other places, the cheapest Joffrey Ballet date is Saturday, November 21, 2026 at Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, from about $44.00. Prices change frequently, so check them when you buy.

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Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker takes place at Lyric Opera House - IL in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, December 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM.

Our latest check counted 607 tickets listed for this performance. This is about the typical Joffrey Ballet performance (about 518). All current listings are organized by section on the seat map above.

No hidden fees. The price on every listing already includes the booking fee, and each listing's details show the split (for example, ticket $311.00 plus fee $62.20 is $373.20). Only sales tax and, on a small number of listings, a delivery charge are added at checkout, and your full total is shown before you pay.

No. StubOrder is an independent resale marketplace, based in Buffalo, New York, and selling tickets since 2006. It is not affiliated with Lyric Opera House - IL, The Nutcracker, or Joffrey Ballet, or any box office.

If this performance is permanently canceled, your order is refunded in full under StubOrder's 100% Buyer Guarantee, including the booking fee; only a delivery fee, which few listings carry, is not refunded, and shipped hard-stock tickets may need to be returned first. If it is postponed or rescheduled, your tickets are normally honored for the new date.

The dropdown lists just the amounts a seller permits for any listing. To find out what quantities are for sale, select one of the listings shown at the top.

They can go either way. Of the 9,260 theater performances we followed into their last days (October 3 to November 7, 2026), the least expensive ticket was cheaper on the event date than three weeks before for 16%, more costly for 59%, and roughly equal for the rest. Get a free email notification by enabling alerts here to know when the ticket price drops.

Check the seat map at the top for live prices for Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker at Lyric Opera House - IL. Pick a section to find tickets for sale and what they cost; sellers decide these prices, so they can be higher or lower than face value.

Joffrey Ballet has 39 more performances at Lyric Opera House - IL, the next on Friday, December 4. There are no dates at other venues within 300 miles. The closest is Saturday, November 21 at Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, Pennsylvania (about 618 miles away), from about $44.00.

These are the acts for this date: The Nutcracker and Joffrey Ballet.

The hotels page for Lyric Opera House - IL answers that property by property: every card is labelled walkable, a long walk, or drive or ride, against its real distance from the doors. Worth checking rather than assuming before Tuesday, December 22: a downtown arena usually has several hotels within a few blocks, while a stadium off a ring road can have nothing within walking distance at all, and leaving on foot afterwards is usually quicker than queuing for a car or a ride.

Hotels located around Lyric Opera House - IL are the closest options, and you can see that list already priced for Tuesday, December 22 by clicking the link on this page. These are sorted by actual distance from the venue. Since each card lists that distance, you can compare walking back later to driving to a less expensive room.

Most orders are delivered within a few hours of purchase. Delivery method varies by listing: most listings deliver electronically, by mobile transfer or instant download, and some are shipped as hard stock. Mailed tickets, and mobile tickets that a team or venue releases only closer to the date, take longer: the seller sends them as soon as they can, and they arrive before the event under the 100% Buyer Guarantee. The delivery type is shown on each listing before you buy, and a small number of listings add a delivery charge.