HBPA Field Trip Performances

Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts is thrilled to be offering multiple field trip performances this year of both our spring musical, The Lightning Thief, and our spring ballet, Degas and the Little Dancer. Tickets are $10 per student, with one free teacher admitted per 10 students! These performances are available to school groups only. Register your school group at this link!   The …

Pinocchio

Pinocchio is a G-rated musical about staying true to yourself and doing what’s right. Come along with puppet boy Pinocchio as he learns to navigate troubles on his first day of school! Free performances Saturday September 27th 2025, 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm at the CommScope Stage in Downtown Hickory

HBPA 2025-2026 Season

Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts is proud to announce its upcoming 2025-2026 season. Join us for these unforgettable tales of those who dream and become. A puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. A young girl whose dream becomes a journey into a world of dance. A teenager whose dream becomes a destiny fulfilled. A young dancer whose dream …

Beetlejuice JR with Hickory Community Theatre

Click HERE to register! In collaboration with Hickory Community Theatre, HBPA’s summer Musical Theatre Camp is back!  Join us, Lydia, and the ghost-with-the-most in Beetlejuice JR. Based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway smash hit, this frightfully funny musical has struck a chord with young theatre lovers who adore its unabashed humor and emotional honesty. Rated PG. Performances are July 26th …