This fall, Ballet Des Moines is partnering with the Iowa Library Association and Des Moines Public Library to launch a Community Ticketing Program!
If you’re 7 years or older and have a library card (or DMPS student ID for grades 7–12), you can claim one free ticket to each of Ballet Des Moines’ four productions during the 2025–26 season. That’s up to four nights of world-class ballet—completely free!
Tickets (about 1,000 per show) will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the venue box office during special time periods before each performance.
Present your library card at the performance box office, select your seat and leave with either a paper or electronic ticket. Both the Hoyt Sherman Place and Civic Center box offices are open Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm. For additional information, please contact the venues directly:
Hoyt Sherman Place: (515) 244-0507
Des Moines Civic Center: (515) 246-2300
Complimentary tickets will be available during the designated time slots below. Tickets are only available while supplies last.
Forward, September 3 – September 19. Performance September 26 & 27 at Hoyt Sherman
The Nutcracker, October 27 – December 5. Performance December 11-14 at Hoyt Sherman
Nothing Holds Still, January 13 – February 20. Performance February 27 & 28 at Hoyt Sherman.
Cinderella, April 3 – May 8. Performance May 16 & 17 at Des Moines Civic Center
More information is available at the Ballet Des Moines website.