The Nutcracker Ticket Draw
Win tickets to a journey into the magical kingdom of The Nutcracker.
This is your chance to win four top price tickets toThe Nutcracker, and to dine in style in Cicoria, our brand-new Piazza restaurant.
Enter the draw now and win tickets for the whole family to experience this Christmas classic from the best seats in the House!
Two lucky winners to receive this amazing prize:
- Four top-price Stalls tickets to The Nutcracker on one of the dates below*
Saturday 22 November 2025 at 7.30pm Wednesday 24 December 2025 at 12:30pm - Dining for four in Cicoria, our new Piazza restaurant
- A private, pre-performance backstage tour
- Champagne or Ice Cream for four
- Four RBO Red Programmes
- A £250 voucher at Reiss, Corporate Partner of the Royal Ballet and Opera
All proceeds will support the Royal Ballet and Opera. The maximum number of entries you can have in the draw is 100 and the competition is open until 11pm on Thursday 6 November 2025.
Visit our website to find out more about The Nutcracker.
Thank you, and good luck!*Please note, four tickets are available for each of the stated performance nights and entrants must be available on both nights. The Royal Ballet and Opera Development & Advocacy team will draw two winners, the first winner will receive their preferred date, with the second winner receiving the prize for the remaining date. In the event of winners not being available on the dates stated, we reserve the right to re-draw winners.
Terms and conditions
The winner of the draw will receive up to four tickets to The Nutcracker on either Saturday 22 November 2025 or Wednesday 24 December 2025, as well as dinner for four up to the value of £400 in Cicoria, our Piazza restaurant. The first winner selected will have the priority for choosing the date. Seats will be located in the Orchestra Stalls in the Main Auditorium. The seats have been pre-selected by the Royal Ballet and Opera Development & Advocacy team. Winners will also receive four red programmes for The Nutcracker, their choice of four champagne vouchers or four ice cream vouchers, redeemable at internal outlets at the Royal Opera House, as well as a private backstage tour led by a member of the Royal Ballet and Opera Development and Advocacy team. The £250 Reiss voucher expires on 01 October 2026. For T&Cs regarding the use of voucher, please refer to the printed voucher.
The closing date for entries is Thursday 6 November 2025 at 11pm and the draw take will place by Monday 10 November 2025. Tickets are not to be sold by or to any person under 18 years of age and the draw is only open to UK mainland residents. Late entries will be treated as donations, and donations made in addition to ticket sales may be eligible for Gift Aid. Winners will be contacted by Tuesday 11 November 2025. You may also receive an invitation to enter by email. All prizes are subject to availability, terms and conditions apply and full rules can be seen here.
Licensed by the Gambling Commission under the Gambling Act 2005, gamblingcommission.gov.uk. Promoted by the registered society: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, responsible person and contact Lewis Hammond, Royal Opera House, London WC2E 9DD. The profit from this lottery will be given to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, registered charity number 211775.
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