Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/04/2024
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost: $9 per person (including tax); children 3 and under are admitted for free
NOTE THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED
Location
Woodland Park
Categories
July 31 – August 4, 2024 (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.
About Ballet Under the Stars
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 pre-show will be Ballet 13: A Tribute to Taylor Swift, featuring dances with music from Taylor Swift’s iconic discography. The main show featuring professional dancers from Kentucky Ballet Theatre begins at 9 p.m.
Please note: patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating, and may pack a picnic dinner or purchase concessions onsite. For more information, call (859) 425-2057.
Ballet Under the Stars Preshow
The Ballet Under the Stars pre-show is a children’s ballet and community ballet theater featuring young dancers from Lexington and surrounding counties. This year’s pre-show production will be Ballet 13: A Tribute to Taylor Swift, featuring music from Taylor Swift’s iconic discography.
In addition to the children’s ballet, we also have themed tea parties each year before the show. Learn more about this year’s Swif-Tea tea parties below.
Ballet Tea Parties
Before the ballet, children can join in for a magical, fun-filled event! All of the little ones will learn a special dance while enjoying festive foods, Taylor Swift crafts, music and games and a meet and greet with a selection of dancers from the cast. Attendees may bring their camera to take a picture with the characters.
Note: Tickets cover the child’s admission to the Ballet Under the Stars show. For those accompanying the children to the evening’s Ballet Under the Stars performance, admission is $9 per person and may be purchased upon arrival at the tea party.
Registration opens July 1 at noon and will be filled first-come, first-served.
Tea Parties will take place Friday, Aug. 2 and Saturday, Aug. 3 | 6 – 7 p.m.
For children ages 3 – 8 years old (suggested)
$16 per child (including tax) | No charge for a guardian to attend tea party. Ballet admission for adults is required for the show.
Register
Event Website
Event Website:https://www.lexingtonky.gov/ballet-under-starsDownload the event (.ics format) to your event calendar at this link: iCal
Add this event to your Google Calendar at this link: 
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be cancelled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, or we can make mistakes.