A ONE-OF-A-KIND HOLIDAY CELEBRATION FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

December 6, 2025
Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown

An enchanting experience awaits you and your guests at the Kansas City Ballet’s Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball!

You will surely feel the magic of the holidays as the Sugar Plum Fairy leads you on an adventure filled with whimsy and wonder. Each child will receive a complimentary photo with the Sugar Plum Fairy and face painting with a signature holiday design. Parents will enjoy shopping at the Nutcracker Marketplace and participating in our fantastic silent auction. Entertainment and activities in the lobby will excite everyone in attendance as they wait in anticipation for what’s in store behind the ballroom doors.

A delicious three-course luncheon will leave you feeling bright and festive as you dine with friends in the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier! During the Ball, a performance by students of the Kansas City Ballet School, and a reading of Clara’s magical journey to the Land of the Sweets will put you in the spirit for more adventures yet to come. At the end of the event, prepare to be whisked away to attend the matinee performance of Kansas City Ballet’s The Nutcracker at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Tickets are now available—choose from a Ball + performance experience or Ball only, whatever suits your day best!

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Date & Time

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Children’s Ball: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Nutcracker: 2 p.m.

Location

Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown

Directions

10 a.m. • Shuttles begin running from the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts to the Muehlebach Hotel
1 p.m. • Event Ends and shuttles begin running from the Muehlebach Hotel to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Benefits

Kansas City Ballet School Scholarship Program

Ticket & Event Policies

For more information, please visit our FAQs.

Ticket and Event Policies

Event Timeline

10:00 am

Shuttles begin running from the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts to the Muehlebach Hotel

10 – 11:30 am

Pre Party Activities

11:30 am

Ballroom Opens

12:00 pm

Luncheon & Program

1:00 pm

Event Ends and shuttles begin running from the Muehlebach Hotel to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball Chair
Stacy Brooks

Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball Founder
DeVette Ashley

To learn more about the history of the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball and its 25^th anniversary in 2019, click here.

Benefactor Ticket Options

- One (1) table seating ten (10) with sponsor exclusive party favors at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball
- Ten (10) tickets seated together to attend The Nutcracker in Lower Orchestra
- Invitation for you and your table guests to Fritz and Clara’s House*
- Invitation for you and your table guests to the Intermission Reception in the Muriel Kauffman Theatre Suite*
- Four (4) invitations to attend an exclusive Open Rehearsal during the current season
- Sponsorship recognition in the event program
- Sponsorship recognition in Kansas City Ballet program books and website
Fritz and Clara’s House: a VIP room at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball for sponsors and benefactors with access to expedited registration, face painting, and photo with the Sugar Plum Fairy. Benefits also include complimentary children’s drinks, a private bar to redeem adult drink tickets, and more!

To purchase this level, please call the ticket office at 816.931.8993.

Intermission Reception: a private suite on the Mezzanine level of the Kauffman Center only for table sponsors. In the suite, enjoy complimentary cake pops and punch, private restrooms in the suite, and a cash bar available for wine and other beverages.
- One (1) table seating ten (10) with exclusive sponsor party favors at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball
- Ten (10) tickets seated together to attend The Nutcracker in Upper Orchestra
- Invitation for you and your table guests to Fritz and Clara’s House*
- Ten (10) Cake Pop vouchers to be redeemed at the Kauffman Center
- Benefactor recognition in event program
- Benefactor recognition in Kansas City Ballet program books and website
Fritz and Clara’s House: a VIP room at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball for sponsors and benefactors with access to expedited registration, face painting, and photo with the Sugar Plum Fairy. Benefits include complimentary children’s drinks, a private bar to redeem adult drink tickets, and more!

Buy Clara Benefactor Table
The Drosselmeier Benefactor Adult Ticket provides all the great benefits of the Clara Benefactor Table, on an individual level. This level can be used with your friends who purchase tickets at the Drosselmeier, Fritz, Snowflake, Flower, Soldier, or Mouse levels to build your own combination table.

Table combinations that include tickets to The Nutcracker are not guaranteed to be seated together in the theater.
- One (1) seat with exclusive sponsor party favors at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball
- One (1) ticket to attend The Nutcracker in Upper Orchestra
- Invitation for one (1) to Fritz and Clara’s House*
- One (1) Cake Pop voucher to be redeemed at Kauffman Center
*Fritz and Clara’s House: a VIP room at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball for sponsors and benefactors with access to expedited registration, face painting, and photo with the Sugar Plum Fairy. Benefits include complimentary children’s drinks, a private bar to redeem adult drink tickets, and more!

BUY DROSSELMEIER TICKET
The Fritz Benefactor Child Ticket provides all the great benefits of the Clara Benefactor Table, on an individual level. This level can be used with your friends who purchase tickets at the Drosselmeier, Fritz, Snowflake, Flower, Soldier, or Mouse levels to build your own combination table.

Table combinations that include tickets to The Nutcracker are not guaranteed to be seated together in the theater.
- One (1) seat with exclusive sponsor party favors at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball
- One (1) ticket to attend The Nutcracker in Upper Orchestra
- Invitation for one (1) to Fritz and Clara’s House*
- One (1) Cake Pop voucher to be redeemed at Kauffman Center
*Fritz and Clara’s House: a VIP room at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball for sponsors and benefactors with access to expedited registration, face painting, and photo with the Sugar Plum Fairy. Benefits include complimentary children’s drinks, a private bar to redeem adult drink tickets, and more!

BUY FRITZ TICKET

Standard Ticket Options

The Cavalier Table is a traditional table package that guarantees you and nine (9) other guests will be seated together at the Ball AND the performance.
- One (1) table seating ten (10) at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball
- Ten (10) tickets seated together to attend The Nutcracker in Upper Orchestra
- Access to pre-event lobby activities and all the fun the event has to offer!
- Table host recognition in the event program
- Table host recognition in Kansas City Ballet program books and website
BUY CAVALIER TABLE
The Snowflake Adult Ticket can be used to sit with friends who purchase tickets at the Drosselmeier, Fritz, Snowflake, Flower, Soldier, or Mouse levels to build your own combination table.

Table combinations that include tickets to The Nutcracker are not guaranteed to be seated together in the theater.
- One (1) seat at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball
- One (1) ticket to attend The Nutcracker in Parterre
- Access to pre-event lobby activities and all the event’s fun!
BUY SNOWFLAKE TICKET
The Flower Child Ticket can be used to sit with friends who purchase tickets at the Drosselmeier, Fritz, Snowflake, Flower, Soldier, or Mouse levels to build your own combination table.

Table combinations that include tickets to The Nutcracker are not guaranteed to be seated together in the theater.
- One (1) seat at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball
- One (1) ticket to attend The Nutcracker in Parterre
- Access to pre-event lobby activities and all the event’s fun!
BUY FLOWER TICKET
The Soldier Adult Ticket can be used to sit with friends who purchase tickets at the Drosselmeier, Fritz, Snowflake, Flower, Soldier, or Mouse levels to build your own combination table.

This level is for the Ball only and DOES NOT include performance tickets to The Nutcracker.
- One (1) seat at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball
- Access to pre-event lobby activities and all the event’s fun!
BUY SOLDIER TICKET
The Mouse Child Ticket can be used to sit with friends who purchase tickets at the Drosselmeier, Fritz, Snowflake, Flower, Soldier, or Mouse levels to build your own combination table.

This level is for the Ball only and DOES NOT include performance tickets to The Nutcracker.
- One (1) seat at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball
- Access to pre-event lobby activities and all the event’s fun!
BUY MOUSE TICKET