Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza to Light Up the Season at Heritage Center

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Experience the magic, feel the music, and light up the Christmas season with Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza, presented by the Music Makers Foundation, at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 18, 2025, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center.

Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza returns for its third spectacular year - bigger, brighter, and bolder than ever before! This one-of-a-kind holiday concert experience blends the beauty of traditional carols with high-octane rock anthems, cinematic classical reimaginings, and heartwarming favorites all brought to life in glowing candlelight with a dazzling stage set and immersive light show.

With guest vocalists, surprise musical collaborators, and a live choir, Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza performs virtuosic, high-energy arrangements that blur the lines between elegance and edge. Holiday classics like "Somewhere in My Memory," "Carol of the Bells," and "Holly Jolly Christmas" are reinvented with power and soul. There are also genre-bending takes on "Stairway to Heaven," "Bohemian Rhapsody," two songs from the Interstellar soundtrack, and more.

Step into a candlelight wonderland as this unforgettable concert fills Butler Hall with music, light, and festive joy. Whether you're creating a new holiday tradition or returning for another season, Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza is more than a concert - it's a celebration!

Purchase tickets online now at www.dbq.edu/HeritageCenter.

Reserved seating tickets for Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza are $40 to $65. Children age 5 and under are free, ticket required. Family Four Packs (two adult tickets and two child tickets or buy three tickets and get one child ticket free) are available in premium and standard seating areas. Don't forget to add on the Family VIP Experience - a pre-show event at 6:00 p.m. that includes a music workshop with Blue Violin, behind-the-scenes tour with the Blue Violin tech team, photos on the candlelit stage, and more. There are no UD affiliate discounts. Please visit www.dbq.edu/HeritageCenter for more details.

The Farber Box Office is closed for the summer and will reopen Monday, August 4, 2025, with regular business hours of 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets will be available in person at the Farber Box Office, Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett Street or via phone at 563.585.7469.

Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza is a bonus event hosted by a third party at Heritage Center.