Kids Free Days at the Nutcracker

Next edition: November 20–25, 2026
Venue: Paine Art Center and Gardens, 1410 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI 54901, United States
Official page: https://www.thepaine.org/event/kids-free-days-at-the-nutcracker/

About

Children ages 17 and under enjoy free admission to self-guided tours of Nutcracker in the Castle with a paid adult admission, courtesy of Verve, a Credit Union. Verve also collects donations to Toys for Tots under the giant Christmas tree. Limit of five (5) free children per one adult admission; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Adult admission: $18. Free for Paine Members. Free for children ages 4 and under (separate from the Kids Free Days offer).

Dates and hours (official site)

• Dates: November 20–25, 2026
• Hours: 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
• Reservations: required; reservations available starting October 6

Related on-site amenity (not a separate trade show): Sugar Plum Fairy’s Cupcake Café in the Conservatory — Nov. 20 5:00–8:00 PM; Nov. 21–22 11:00 AM–8:00 PM; Nov. 23–25 5:00–8:00 PM; no café reservations necessary.

Venue / contact

Paine Art Center and Gardens
1410 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone: (920) 235-6903
Email: info@thepaine.org

CMS correction

• CMS draft dates 2025-11-06 → 2025-11-26 are past vs verify day 2026-09-29 Asia/Shanghai (prior/concluded Kids Free Days window). That concluded edition is not published.
• This upsert is the single next future edition only from the official event page: 2026-11-20 → 2026-11-25.
• Title cleaned from long CMS form to official page H1-style name Kids Free Days at the Nutcracker.
• Note: this is a Paine Art Center family/cultural admission promotion tied to Nutcracker in the Castle, not a B2B trade fair; published because the official page lists discrete future day-level dates for this named program.

Sources verified (2026-09-29 Asia/Shanghai)

1. https://www.thepaine.org/event/kids-free-days-at-the-nutcracker/ — “November 20 – November 25, 2026”; hours 10:00 AM–8:00 PM; reservations required / available Oct. 6; venue address and contact on page.
2. https://www.thepaine.org/events/ — listing confirms Kids Free Days November 20 – November 25, 2026.
3. Related Nutcracker in the Castle page (context only, not used as this listing’s dates): https://www.thepaine.org/event/nutcracker-in-the-castle/ — broader exhibition Nov 20, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027; Kids Free Days remain the Nov 20–25 window.