Ballet in Denver

Classical ballet, contemporary dance, touring productions, and live performances in Denver.

Updated: September 4, 2026
6 Venues

Denver hosts 70 upcoming ballet performances, including classical ballet, contemporary dance, and touring productions, with tickets starting from $22 and averaging $125, across venues throughout Denver, CO. Next up: September 19, 2026 at Wolf Theatre - CO. Schedules updated as of September 4, 2026.

70
Upcoming Events
Sep 19
First Event
$22
Lowest Price
$125
Average Price
Next Ballet Performance:
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
Sep 19 · 4:00 PM · Denver, CO
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Upcoming Ballet & Dance Performances 2026–2027

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Updated Daily. Upcoming ballet performances: 70
  • Sep
    19
    2026
    4:00 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
    Wolf Theatre - CO
    Wolf Theatre - CO
    location80204, Speer Blvd & Arapahoe St.  Denver, COlocation80204, Speer Blvd & Arapahoe St. Denver, CO, US
    From $108Avg. price ~ $12512 tickets remaining!
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  • Oct
    02
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    BALLET
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $59Avg. price ~ $225Tickets Available: 252
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  • Oct
    03
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $49Avg. price ~ $207Tickets Available: 410
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  • Oct
    03
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $53Avg. price ~ $170Tickets Available: 400
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  • Oct
    04
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sun
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $46Avg. price ~ $217Tickets Available: 403
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  • Oct
    09
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    BALLET
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $53Avg. price ~ $221Tickets Available: 429
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  • Oct
    10
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $53Avg. price ~ $223Tickets Available: 435
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  • Oct
    10
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $53Avg. price ~ $215Tickets Available: 429
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  • Oct
    11
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sun
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Colorado Ballet: Don Quixote
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $53Avg. price ~ $218Tickets Available: 447
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  • Oct
    23
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    BALLET
    Best Value
    Cleo Parker Robinson Dance & John Williams Horn Concerto: Firebird
    Cleo Parker Robinson Dance & John Williams Horn Concerto: Firebird
    Boettcher Concert Hall • 2,700 seats
    Boettcher Concert Hall
    location80204, 1245 Champa Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 1245 Champa Street Denver, CO, US
    From $22Avg. price ~ $228Tickets Available: 266
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  • Oct
    24
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    Best Value
    Weekend Event
    Cleo Parker Robinson Dance & John Williams Horn Concerto: Firebird
    Cleo Parker Robinson Dance & John Williams Horn Concerto: Firebird
    Boettcher Concert Hall • 2,700 seats
    Boettcher Concert Hall
    location80204, 1245 Champa Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 1245 Champa Street Denver, CO, US
    From $22Avg. price ~ $171Tickets Available: 550
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  • Oct
    25
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    BALLET
    Best Value
    Weekend Event
    Cleo Parker Robinson Dance & John Williams Horn Concerto: Firebird
    Cleo Parker Robinson Dance & John Williams Horn Concerto: Firebird
    Boettcher Concert Hall • 2,700 seats
    Boettcher Concert Hall
    location80204, 1245 Champa Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 1245 Champa Street Denver, CO, US
    From $22Avg. price ~ $236Tickets Available: 210
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  • Nov
    22
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Sun
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
    Wolf Theatre - CO
    Wolf Theatre - CO
    location80204, Speer Blvd & Arapahoe St.  Denver, COlocation80204, Speer Blvd & Arapahoe St. Denver, CO, US
    From $89Avg. price ~ $113Tickets Available: 36
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  • Nov
    28
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $52Avg. price ~ $243Tickets Available: 419
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  • Nov
    28
    2026
    3:00 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    High Demand
    Weekend Event
    Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
    Paramount Theatre - Denver • 1,870 seats
    Paramount Theatre - Denver
    location80202, 1621 Glenarm Place  Denver, COlocation80202, 1621 Glenarm Place Denver, CO, US
    From $52Avg. price ~ $163Tickets Available: 1061
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  • Nov
    28
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $52Avg. price ~ $245Tickets Available: 405
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  • Nov
    28
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    High Demand
    Weekend Event
    Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
    Paramount Theatre - Denver • 1,870 seats
    Paramount Theatre - Denver
    location80202, 1621 Glenarm Place  Denver, COlocation80202, 1621 Glenarm Place Denver, CO, US
    From $55Avg. price ~ $183Tickets Available: 786
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  • Nov
    29
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Sun
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $52Avg. price ~ $250Tickets Available: 451
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    BALLET
    Colorado Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $52Avg. price ~ $238Tickets Available: 456
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  • Dec
    04
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    BALLET
    Colorado Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $52Avg. price ~ $234Tickets Available: 450
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  • Dec
    05
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sat
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $61Avg. price ~ $236Tickets Available: 523
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  • Dec
    06
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $63Avg. price ~ $227Tickets Available: 627
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  • Dec
    06
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Sun
    BALLET
    Weekend Event
    Colorado Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $52Avg. price ~ $234Tickets Available: 516
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  • Dec
    09
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    BALLET
    Colorado Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House • 2,225 seats
    Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    location80204, 950 13th Street  Denver, COlocation80204, 950 13th Street Denver, CO, US
    From $52Avg. price ~ $194Tickets Available: 470
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Ballet Companies

Professional ballet companies and touring productions

Ballet Type Description & Examples
🩰 Classical Ballet Traditional productions including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Giselle.
✨ Contemporary Ballet Modern dance productions combining classical technique with contemporary choreography.
🌎 Touring Companies National and international ballet companies performing special engagements and tours.
👨‍👩‍👧 Family Ballet Family-friendly productions designed for audiences of all ages.
🎄 Holiday Ballet Seasonal favorites and holiday performances presented throughout the year.
⭐ Special Events Gala performances, anniversary productions, showcases, and special dance events.

All Ballet & Dance Performances

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Ballet & Dance Venues

Theaters, opera houses, performing arts centers, and cultural venues in Denver and nearby areas.
Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver, CO
Concert Hall
Upcoming Performances: 3
Next Ballet: Oct 23, 2026
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Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Denver, CO
Cultural Venue
Upcoming Performances: 61
Next Ballet: Oct 02, 2026
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Lone Tree Arts Center
Littleton, CO
Arena
Upcoming Performances: 3
Next Ballet: Jan 29, 2027
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Paramount Theatre - Denver
Denver, CO
Theatre
Upcoming Performances: 2
Next Ballet: Nov 28, 2026
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Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
Denver, CO
Theatre
Upcoming Performances: 7
Next Ballet: Mar 24, 2027
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Wolf Theatre - CO
Denver, CO
Theatre
Upcoming Performances: 4
Next Ballet: Sep 19, 2026
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About Ballet in Denver

Classical and contemporary dance performances

Ballet performances include classical productions, contemporary works, touring companies, seasonal presentations, family performances, and special dance events throughout the year.

Ballet FAQ

Answers to common ballet questions

What ballet performances are available in Denver?

Ballet schedules may include classical productions, contemporary dance performances, touring companies, seasonal shows, and special presentations.

How often is the ballet schedule updated?

Performance schedules are updated regularly as new productions, venues, dates, and ticket information become available.

Which ballet productions are most popular?

Popular productions often include The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, and contemporary ballet performances.

Are ballet performances family-friendly?

Yes. Many ballet productions are suitable for families and audiences of all ages.

Can I compare tickets for ballet performances?

Yes. Listings may include seating options, premium tickets, VIP experiences, and ticket availability from trusted marketplaces.

Which venues host ballet performances?

Ballet performances are commonly held at theaters, performing arts centers, opera houses, and cultural venues.

Are touring ballet companies included?

Yes. Schedules may include local companies, national tours, and internationally recognized ballet organizations.

Are performances available outside Denver?

Yes. Listings may include nearby suburbs, regional theaters, and cultural destinations within driving distance.

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