Aug. 2 – 6, 2023 (performances each night)
Gates open: 6 p.m. | Preshow: 8 p.m. | Main Curtain: 9 p.m.

$9 per person (including tax); children 3 and under are admitted for free
Tickets may be purchased at the gate – cash, check or credit accepted.
Advance purchase of tickets is not available.

At this unique event, audiences experience a night of professional ballet, complete with stage, lighting and costumes in the unique setting of Woodland Park. The five night event begins each evening with a pre-show youth production at 8 p.m. This year’s preshow will be A Storybook Ballet featuring dances with music and inspiration from Encanto, The Princess and the Frog and Frozen II. The main show featuring professional dancers from Kentucky Ballet Theatre begins at 9 p.m.

Please bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Patrons may pack a picnic dinner or buy concessions onsite. For more information, please call (859) 425-2057.

The Ballet Under the Stars preshow is a children’s ballet and community ballet theater featuring young dancers from Lexington and surrounding counties. This year’s preshow production will be A Storybook Ballet featuring dances with music and inspiration from Encanto, The Princess and the Frog and Frozen II.

In addition to the children’s ballet, we also have specially themed tea parties each year before the show. Learn more about this year’s Storybook tea parties below: