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Whether you're new to ballet and opera or you've loved them all your life, we have something for you.

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Royal Opera House
Tours

Children's Alice in Wonderland Adventure Tour

24–27 October 2026

Get ready to tumble down the rabbit hole and explore the curious world of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. For children ages 5-11 years old.

Online only
Ballet and dance

World Ballet Day

29 October 2026

Thursday 29 October 2026 marks the return of World Ballet Day, a global celebration of dance. This year's theme celebrates the stories behind the art form of ballet.

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Two performers embrace passionately on a green-lit stage. Behind them are two other performers looking on. They are performing in The Royal Opera's production of Carmen.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Carmen

29 October–21 November 2026

Includes Young RBO prices

Be seduced by the untameable heroine of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.

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Multiple venues

Insights: The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal

29 October 2026–26 February 2027

Watch Royal Ballet dancers and coaches in rehearsal as they prepare some of the works they will soon perform on stage.

Angela Harnett and Nick Grimshaw sit at a wooden table set with various plates of food and bottles of wine.

Main Stage

Dish from Waitrose

1 November 2026

Nick and Angela are back! Join Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw plus a raft of special guests for a live special of their award-winning podcast.

Royal Opera House

Tea Dance

2 November–21 December 2026

Come dancing and cha-cha-cha along to the Royal Opera House Dance Band, in beautiful surroundings that combine grandeur and elegance.

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Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

Madam

3–4 November 2026

A celebration of the pioneering woman who set the standard for British ballet.

Three ballet dancers perform together wearing light coloured dresses in front of a blue backdrop on a stage.

Main Stage
Ballet and dance

Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan

9–28 November 2026

Includes Young RBO prices

Revel in the beauty of two 20th-century ballet masterpieces.

Linbury Theatre
Opera and music

Dark Nights

9 November 2026–12 May 2027

A series of one-off performances on the Linbury Stage by the most innovative and extraordinary vocal artists and experimental composers of today, exploring the limitless theatre of the human voice.

Linbury Theatre
Opera and music

Elaine Mitchener – LATE JOYS

9 November 2026

Elaine Mitchener brings together a creative troupe of performers, spanning voice, instrumentation and movement, to present a not-quite after-the-show for the curious and curiouser. Part of the Linbury's Dark Nights concert series.