Call it a BOGO or a half-price sale or a Black Friday bargain. We call it our biggest sale of the year. From Fri, Nov 28 at 10:00 am through Thu, Dec 11 at 11:59 pm, tickets to select 2025–26 Northrop Season events—and two beloved holiday performances—are 50% off with promo code 2026WINTER50. Now is the time to budget for some priceless experiences ahead, with 50% off tickets for music and dance performances to keep you entertained from December through April.
Wrap up your year with the magical VocalEssence: Welcome Christmas and Twin Cities Ballet: A Minnesota Nutcracker. Plan joy for the year ahead with history-making contemporary dance by Martha Graham Dance Company and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; exquisite ballet by Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo and The Joffrey; and uplifting choral and organ music by VocalEssence in WITNESS: Symphony of Spirituals and Northrop Organist Greg Zelek with the University Singers.
Whichever event(s) you choose, these performances will give you and those you love something truly special to look forward to: experiences that fill your calendars with excitement, hearts with inspiration, and minds with long-lasting memories. Don't wait for a better deal—it won't happen!
Sale is for 50% off current base price at time of purchase in all seating areas. Cannot be used in conjunction with other offers or discounts. Ticket limit of 8. Available for purchase online, by phone, and in-person at the Box Office. Not valid for the online performance of An Evening of Organ & Choir or the Tue, Dec 16 Pick Your Price relaxed performance of A Minnesota Nutcracker.
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Acknowledgments
2025–26 Northrop season activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
We are honored to receive a 2025 Creative Impact Award, a one-time funding opportunity from United States Artists, supported by the Joyce Foundation, honoring artists and arts organizations who have enriched the Great Lakes Region.
Disclaimer: The University of Minnesota is not endorsing or sponsoring the activities conducted by the presenters of Welcome Christmas and A Minnesota Nutcracker on the University of Minnesota campus. The relationship between the University of Minnesota and the presenters of these events is solely that of licensor and licensee.