After gathering feedback from our community of students, faculty, staff, parents, and alumni, we are excited to announce future plans for the St. Olaf Christmas Festival.
The 2023 St. Olaf Christmas Festival will again take place at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, while in 2024, we’ll return to the Hill. The 2025 St. Olaf Christmas Festival will also be held on campus. Then, we plan to initiate a two-year rotation between the two venues: two years at Orchestra Hall, followed by two years on campus, and so on.
Please continue to check our website for updates on the 2023 St. Olaf Christmas Festival at Orchestra Hall.
The 2023 St. Olaf Christmas Festival performances will take place on Friday, December 1 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 2 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The performances are approximately two hours long with no intermission.
There will be a live stream offered of the Saturday evening performance of the 2023 St. Olaf Christmas Festival in Orchestra Hall. Please check back for more information in the coming months.
Tickets will again be managed through Orchestra Hall’s Box Office. Current participant parents, alumni, staff, faculty, and non-participating students will again have priority status to obtain tickets during the presale period.
If assistance is needed in order to complete your purchase, please call the Minnesota Orchestra Box Office at 612-371-5600.
Children ages 10 and older are welcome to attend the performances in 2023.
Tickets for the St. Olaf Christmas Festival can be exchanged through the Orchestra Hall box office, pending ticket availability. Tickets may not be refunded, but can be returned as a donation to the St. Olaf Christmas Festival.
For assistance and more information, please contact:
The ticket presale for the 2023 Christmas Festival will take place the week of October 30. The general public will be able to purchase tickets on November 6.
The ticket presale is open to St. Olaf students, parents, faculty, staff, retirees, alumni, volunteers, and donors.
If you are eligible for the presale, you will receive an email with information on your presale date and will be sent out in October with access information for ticket purchasing.
Please email christmas-festival@stolaf.edu or call 507-786-3811.
Audio downloads and streaming of the 2023 Christmas Festival will be available in early 2024, on platforms that include Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, etc.
Yes, an on demand streaming version of this year’s performance will be released on December 13, 2023 and will be available for viewing for one year.
Yes. CDs of the 2023 St. Olaf Christmas Festival will be available at the St. Olaf Bookstore in 2024 and for pre-order when purchasing tickets.
Decisions have not yet been made for dining options during the 2023 Christmas Festival. Updates will be made here as decisions are finalized.
Decisions have not yet been made for additional events during the 2023 Christmas Festival weekend. Updates will be made here as decisions are finalized.
