Events Calendar
Festival of Sankta Lucia
Augustana's annual celebration of the Festival of Sankta Lucia will commemorate the holiday with traditional Scandinavian Christmas carols, lessons and poetry.
The Sankta Lucia Festival is a cherished tradition of the Advent season in all the Nordic countries. A candlelight procession of singers is led by a young woman robed in white with a crown of candles on her head, to commemorate the martyred St. Lucy (d. 304 AD), whose feast day is Dec. 13.
Joy of Christmas
2026 is the 55th year for The Joy of Christmas Past and Present, sponsored by Augustana College Campus Ministries and Augustana Lutheran Church, Andover, Ill.
Students and faculty from Augustana College join the community for this beautiful service of worship and music that starts at Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover. The Christmas story will be read in several different languages.
The service concludes with a procession to the Jenny Lind Chapel, which is illuminated by 100 candles, and where Holy Communion will be celebrated to the strains of familiar Christmas carols.
Attendees are advised to dress warm for the weather, as the candle procession is about a 5-minute walk to the chapel.
Sponsored by Campus Ministries and the Augustana Choir.
Jazz Combos Christmas performance
The Augustana Jazz Combos will perform holiday songs at the Brew.
Christmas at Augustana
Celebrate Christmas at Augustana with performances by the Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Augustana Brass Ensemble, Augustana Choir, Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble, Augustana Concert Chorale, and the Augustana Handbell Choir.
Guests of all ages are invited to experience the warmth and excellence of this cherished Augustana tradition.
The performance is 90 minutes with no intermission. The lobby will open at 1 p.m. Guests are asked to be seated no later than 1:55 p.m.
Tickets are available October 1.
See also: Sunday performance
Christmas Jazz performance
Augustana's jazz musicians will perform holiday songs in the Gävle rooms.
Christmas at Augustana
Celebrate Christmas at Augustana with performances by the Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Augustana Brass Ensemble, Augustana Choir, Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble, Augustana Concert Chorale, and the Augustana Handbell Choir.
Guests of all ages are invited to experience the warmth and excellence of this cherished Augustana tradition.
The performance is 90 minutes with no intermission. The lobby will open at 1 p.m. Guests are asked to be seated no later than 1:55 p.m.
Tickets are available October 1.
See also: Saturday performance
Student composition recital
Student composers will perform a recital.
Harmonizing the Quad Cities concert
Harmonizing the Quad Cities is a collaborative string orchestra concert led by Dr. Hisham Bravo Groover. The event brings together professional musicians from Augustana, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, and local public school music educators. It also will feature a unique mentorship opportunity where select student musicians from Augustana and the Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform side-by-side on stage with these professionals.