Kennedy center requires tickets for infants!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow these comments are brutal lol. I don’t believe in allowing my kid to be disruptive, but if they never go anywhere they’ll never know how to behave! I concur that 10 weeks is a bit too young for a stage performance. It would actually be easier at 2-4 weeks—they just sleep all the time! But I wound up here because I purchased tickets to Babar for my 4 year old and we will be taking my 1 year old too. I guess it’s true, sigh, I’ll get him a ticket now lol.

Come on, PP. You didn't need to revive a thread from 2016 to get your answer.

Take a look at the page for the event you're going to: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NTFCC

Then note the part at the top of the page: Most enjoyed by age 5 and up. All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

Anyway, hope you guys enjoy the show!

[Anonymous]

Get a babysitter. Probably cheaper than a ticket. Also, the attendant had a fit when a light on my apple watch came on. I can't imagine what would happen when your infant started crying.

[Anonymous]

Lion king recommends 8 and up. That should tell you something. And let’s be serious. Tickets to Hamilton were 600 plus per ticket. That is not an event for a kid.

I completely agree with PP who said that OP hasn’t fully embraced that life has changed. And early newborn sleeps a ton and is like an accessory. OP, things are not the same and soon the vacation will make tons of noise and move around. Get used to sitters or get used to being st home.

[Anonymous]

Vacation was meant to say baby.

[Anonymous]

This is old, but came across this when looking into buying tickets for a CHILDREN’s show at the Kennedy Center. The people in this thread lack empathy and are also uniformed because there are shows specifically for toddlers at the Kennedy Center too so, for example, seeking if a 1.5 yr old sibling needs a seat is appropriate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're thinking of your comfort! Want to make sure you don't have to hold your LO through the entire performance.

Because the 10 week old can sit on their own seat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is old, but came across this when looking into buying tickets for a CHILDREN’s show at the Kennedy Center. The people in this thread lack empathy and are also uniformed because there are shows specifically for toddlers at the Kennedy Center too so, for example, seeking if a 1.5 yr old sibling needs a seat is appropriate.

Are there shows for kids that young? I haven’t seen one for kids below preschool age.

Obviously, if it’s a show for toddlers the entire toddler audience needs tickets. They are the ones the show is designed for.

[Anonymous]

This is a change I can get behind. No babies at a show I paid $300 to see.

[Anonymous]

Wolf Trap also requires a ticket for every person, no exceptions.

Personally, I am 100% fine with that policy.

[Anonymous]

Sort of like a ship...it's souls in the room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sort of like a ship...it's souls in the room.

That raises a good point. Fire capacity doesn't distinguish based on age, for safety reasons you want an exact person count. Tickets are the easiest way to do that.

[Anonymous]

You can bring a 10-week old to the free events like Millennium Stage. It MIGHT be appropriate for the kids plays upstairs when there will be tons of kids there. Either put the kid down and leave with someone else or don't go to a seated extended event with an infant. They shouldn't be exposed to that many germs. And I would be pissed if I had to sit next to someone with an infant in a truly optional adult scenario. Planes I get we all have to deal with it.

[Anonymous]

I do not want to sit next ti you while you are breastfeeding. stay home!

[Anonymous]

Troll fail

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not want to sit next ti you while you are breastfeeding. stay home!

Wow. In 2025? Really?

You are a pathetically misinformed person. Nobody wants to sit next to you while you're so stupidly judgmental.

STAY HOME!