Pacific Northwest Ballet - George Balanchine's The NutcrackerSeattle · Fri, Dec 4, 2026

About this event

The Nutcracker at McCaw Hall: show day guide

Show starts

7:30 PM

Support

Pacific Northwest Ballet, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

Getting there

Seattle Center, 370 m (6 min walk)

Parking

* Parking is available at the Mercer Street Garage, conveniently located across the street from McCaw Hall.

Line-up

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Parking

* Parking is available at the Mercer Street Garage, conveniently located across the street from McCaw Hall. A covered skybridge provides easy access between level C of the garage and McCaw Hall. * 5th Avenue North Garage, located at the corner of 5th Avenue and Harrison Street. This is the first garage you will encounter after exiting I-5 and turning onto Harrison Street. It is a 3-block walk to McCaw Hall from this garage. * Surface lots are available either side of Mercer Street between 3rd and 1st Avenues. * Southwest Seattle Center garages, for those willing and able to make the short walk across the Seattle Center campus, there are garages located on 1st Avenue North between Thomas and John Streets (south of KeyArena), at the corner of Warren Avenue North and Denny Way (adjacent to the church), and on 2nd Avenue North and Denny Way (adjacent to Pacific Science Center). * Parking can be difficult if other events are happening at the same time, please arrive early.

Accessible seating

There are aisle seats with retractable armrests for customers with special needs. There are also Wheelchair and companion ticket available in various locations in the building.

Venue rules

No photograph, video, or sound recording devices of any kind.

Children

Varies by event. For Opera and Ballet performances, everyone needs a ticket regardless of age.

Box office

90 minutes prior to an event starting time on the day of the event only.