Carthage Christmas Festival Tickets on Sale Oct. 1

KENOSHA, Wis. – Experience the magic of the holiday season at the 151st annual Carthage Christmas Festival. Tickets for the 2025 performances go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Three performances are scheduled: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6; and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. All take place in A. F. Siebert Chapel on the Carthage College campus, 2001 Alford Park Drive.

This year’s theme, “To Wake the Sky,” will feature performances by the Carthage Choir, Carthage Wind Orchestra, Carthage Philharmonic, Carthage Treble Choir, Vox Ignis, Voces Aquae, and Lincoln Chamber Singers. Nearly 200 student performers will fill Carthage’s chapel with music. Each performance ends with a reverent Service of Light where audience members join in singing “Silent Night, Holy Night” by candlelight. This year’s concert will feature the traditional Wassail Carol and George Frideric Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus from Messiah.

Concert-only tickets are $14.

Wassail Wonderland

New in 2025 is a Wassail Wonderland, a festive pre-concert experience featuring unlimited holiday food and drinks in a cozy ambiance. Choose the Yuletide Access ticket ($50) for concert admission plus all-night access to the Wassail Wonderland, or upgrade to the Wassail Elite ticket ($75), which also includes a limited edition keepsake ornament and the signature mug, perfect for sipping wassail.

Christmas Festival tickets can be purchased online at www.carthage.edu/tickets or by calling the box office at 262-551-6661.

The Carthage Christmas Festival was first conceived in 1874 as a holiday band concert and evolved in 1974 to the festival that has become a holiday tradition for the community and one of the largest and most beloved events on campus.

About Carthage
Carthage College is raising expectations for a private college experience. It blends the best liberal arts traditions with desirable degree programs, transformative learning opportunities, personal attention from distinguished faculty, and a focus on career development, which makes its graduates competitive in the workforce. Founded in 1847, Carthage is located on an idyllic shore of Lake Michigan in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the thriving corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago. Grow with us: www.carthage.edu

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