The ticket pre-sale for the the St. Olaf Christmas Festival traditionally takes place in late October. Unfortunately due to COVID-19, St. Olaf College will be unable to offer an in-person Christmas Festival this year.

Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. CT on each pre-sale day.

The ticket pre-sale is open to St. Olaf students, parents, faculty, staff, retirees, alumni, volunteers, and donors.

If you are eligible for the pre-sale, you will receive an email with information on your pre-sale date and login information for ticket purchasing.

Please email christmas-festival@stolaf.edu or call 507-786-3811.

There is a strict four-ticket limit for the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday performances (the limit is four tickets total – not four tickets per performance) which will be lifted when tickets go on sale to the general public.

Parents of current students must claim their child(ren)’s tickets on the Wednesday of pre-sale. At 12 a.m. CT on the Thursday of pre-sale week, parents will no longer be able to claim their children’s tickets online.

No. For example, a parent of a current student not participating in the Festival may purchase four tickets and then claim the student ticket for a total of five tickets.

If possible, please contact us by email (christmas-festival@stolaf.edu). Otherwise, you may call 507-786-3811.

Unfortunately due to COVID-19, St. Olaf College will be unable to offer an in-person Christmas Festival this year. However, in early December, we will make available a unique, extended offering as a part of this digital concert series that will feature treasured music captured from recent Christmas Festival presentations, and with additional material from festivals not seen in many years. 

Audio and video downloads of the Christmas Festival are available at here.

Yes. CDs of the 2019 Christmas Festival are available at the St. Olaf Bookstore. 

Yes. CD recordings of previous Christmas Festivals may be purchased at the St. Olaf Bookstore, online, or by calling 888-232-6523.

Pricing and menu information will be announced in advance of the next in-person Christmas Festival.

We do not offer reservations. In order to minimize long wait times, please consider arriving early for the meal.

The largest parking area available is at Skoglund Center Auditorium, but there is also parking available in the smaller lots around campus and in front of Buntrock Commons.

The majority of handicapped parking spaces can be found in the lots at Skoglund and Buntrock Commons.

Yes. Shuttles will run consistently during the Scandinavian Buffet as well as before and after the Christmas Festival performances.

Yes. There is a drop-off/pick-up location at Skoglund in the back of the building by the Tostrud Center.  Please indicate your intention to drop off or pick up to the traffic flow attendants, and they will direct you appropriately.

Many additional events take place during the Christmas Festival, including performances by St. Olaf Handbell Choirs, the Norsemen Band Singalong, Bookstore author signings, worship services, and more.