The Festival of Saint LuciaDecember 6, 2018All day

The Festival of St. Lucia, which is traditionally celebrated on December 13, begins the Christmas season in Swedish custom. The community is invited to gather in Christ Chapel for Gustavus' annual service featuring the Gustavus Lucia Court, singing by the Lucia Singers choir, and a message of inspiration based on the Lucia legend given by the previous year's St. Lucia, Joy Dunna. This event is free and open to the public and will be live streamed and archived.

This year's Saint Lucia court:

• Tyra Banks
• Ellie Croonquist
• Holly Fitterer
• Signe Jeremiason
• Megan Nipe
• Kristie Olson

Voting will take place November 28-30.

The lunch will begin at 11 a.m. and tickets are required. They are $25 each and can be purchased by visiting gustavustickets.com or by calling (507)-933-7520.