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Name: SimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Lakeville, MN - Lakeville Area Arts Center
Start: 2026-12-4T19:30-5:00
End: 2026-12-4T23:59-5:00

Christmas

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December

04dec7:30 pmSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Lakeville, MN - Lakeville Area Arts Center

06dec6:30 pmSimpleGifts Christmas Tour –Albert Lea, MN – First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea

12dec7:30 pmSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Zumbrota, MN – Zumbrota State Theater

13dec7:00 pmSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Minneapolis, MN - The Parkway Theater

18dec7:30 amSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Marine-On-St-Croix, MN - City Hall

19dec7:30 amSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Marine-On-St-Croix, MN - City Hall

20dec2:00 amSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Marine-On-St-Croix, MN - City Hall

Upcoming Events

August

01aug7:00 pm"The Young & The Rest..." - St Croix Falls, WI

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SimpleGifts invites you to our new year-round show titled: The Young and The Rest… an acoustic tribute to Neil Young and the rest of your favorite artists who defined an

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SimpleGifts invites you to our new year-round show titled: The Young and The Rest… an acoustic tribute to Neil Young and the rest of your favorite artists who defined an era and whose popularity endures – Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Eagles, Joni Mitchell, America and more.

August 1, Saturday 7:00pm – St Croix Falls, WI
The Historic Auditorium
210 N. Washington Street,
St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024
Venue website

Tickets on sale now!

Time

August 1, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT-05:00)

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04aug6:00 pmSolo Guitar - St Paul, MN

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August 4, Tuesday 6pm – St Paul, MN W. A. Frost 374 Selby Ave #1825, St Paul, MN 55102 Venue website Solo acoustic Billy with mystery

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August 4, Tuesday 6pm – St Paul, MN
W. A. Frost
374 Selby Ave #1825, St Paul, MN 55102
Venue website

Solo acoustic Billy with mystery guest

For more information, click here.

Time

August 4, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT-05:00)

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September

27sep6:30 pm"The Young & The Rest..." - Minneapolis, MN

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5th Annual Harvest At The Parkway Show! Harvest at The Parkway – Neil Young’s 1972 Harvest and 1992 Harvest Moon albums sung by women. Sure to blow your mind…and

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5th Annual Harvest At The Parkway Show!

Harvest at The Parkway – Neil Young’s 1972 Harvest and 1992 Harvest Moon albums sung by women. Sure to blow your mind…and any nearby clouds away!

If you couldn’t make it last year you missed out on the 300 “MoonPie” snacks we gave away as folks walked out under the full Harvest Moon! We bought 400 Moon-Pies for this year!

Only at the Parkway on the full Harvest Moon!

September 27, Sunday 7:00pm – Minneapolis, MN
The Parkway Theater
4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55417
Venue website

$55 ($68.07 w. taxes/fees) VIP Seating (includes premium seating and pre-show reception from 5:30-6 pm)

$45 ($55.38 w. taxes/fees) Preferred Reserved Seating

$35 ($43.85 w. taxes/fees) Advance General Admission

$40 ($46 w. taxes/fees) At The Door

Doors open at 6pm

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Time

September 27, 2026 6:30 pm(GMT-05:00)

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October

04oct5:00 pmSolo Guitar - Minneapolis, MN

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October 4, Sunday, 5:00pm – Minneapolis, MN Crooner’s Supper Club – Dunsmore Room 6161 Highway 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432 (763) 760-0062 / Venue Website

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October 4, Sunday, 5:00pm – Minneapolis, MN
Crooner’s Supper Club – Dunsmore Room
6161 Highway 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432
(763) 760-0062 / Venue Website

Premier Seating
$54.63 (incl. $5.41 Fee / incl. $4.22 Sales Tax)
General Seating
$43.47 (incl. $5.11 Fee / incl. $3.36 Sales Tax)

Doors will open for Dinner and Drink Service at 4:00 PM.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Acousitc Guitar Virtuoso

Emmy Award Winner and acoustic guitar vanguard! If you don’t know Billy’s music, or what he’s been through to keep making it, this show is a must-see. Acoustic guitar that defies gravity. New solo compositions and exceptionally funny improv dialogue with violin/mandolin maestro Nathan Wilson. There will be a mystery guest and holy cats can she sing! One night only.

Billy McLaughlin: Acoustic Guitar

Nathan Wilson: Mandolin and Violin

Time

October 4, 2026 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)

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December

04dec7:30 pmSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Lakeville, MN - Lakeville Area Arts Center

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Friday, December 4, 7:30pm – Lakeville, MN Lakeville Area Arts Center 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville MN 55044 Venue website / 952-985-4640 $45 Doors open at 7:00pm

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Friday, December 4, 7:30pm – Lakeville, MN
Lakeville Area Arts Center
20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville MN 55044
Venue website / 952-985-4640

$45

Doors open at 7:00pm

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

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23rd Annual Christmastide Tour – SimpleGifts featuring Billy McLaughlin

For over 20 years, the SimpleGifts Christmastide Tour has been bringing light to the darkest days of the year by putting the message of peace, joy and goodwill at center stage. Coming into year 23, we are as passionate as ever to send everyone home feeling like shepherds who have just met the angels. Remarkable arrangements will bring the listener a new appreciation of even the most familiar carols and hymns. And you just might get a Christmas cookie during intermission too!

Angelic voices:

Carin Vagle

Karen Paurus

Heather Moen (also fiddle/piano)

Celtic wind instruments:

Laura MacKenzie

Ornamental percussion:

Billy Oehrlein

Bass:

Enrique Toussaint

Piano:

Lisa Z

Acoustic guitar:

Billy McLaughlin

Exceptional sound and lights:

TJ Jensen

Les Walstein

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Time

December 4, 2026 7:30 pm(GMT-06:00)

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06dec6:30 pmSimpleGifts Christmas Tour –Albert Lea, MN – First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea

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Sunday, December 7, 6:30pm – Albert Lea, MN First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea 301 W Clark St., Albert Lea, MN 56007

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Sunday, December 7, 6:30pm – Albert Lea, MN
First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea
301 W Clark St., Albert Lea, MN 56007
Venue website / 952-985-4640 / Email

$35 adult advance / $45 door
$15 student (high school and younger) advance / $25 door

TICKETS COMING SOON!

In-person tickets available at First Lutheran church office.

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23rd Annual Christmastide Tour – SimpleGifts featuring Billy McLaughlin

Angelic voices:

Carin Vagle

Karen Paurus

Heather Moen (also fiddle/piano)

Celtic wind instruments:

Laura MacKenzie

Ornamental percussion:

Billy Oehrlein

Bass:

Enrique Toussaint

Piano:

Lisa Z

Acoustic guitar:

Billy McLaughlin

Exceptional sound and lights:

TJ Jensen

Les Walstein

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Time

December 6, 2026 6:30 pm(GMT-06:00)

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12dec7:30 pmSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Zumbrota, MN – Zumbrota State Theater

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Saturday, December 12, 7:30pm – Zumbrota, MN Zumbrota State Theater 96 E 4th St, Zumbrota, MN 55992 Venue website / Email TICKETS COMING SOON! Doors

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Saturday, December 12, 7:30pm – Zumbrota, MN
Zumbrota State Theater
96 E 4th St, Zumbrota, MN 55992
Venue website / Email

TICKETS COMING SOON!

Doors open at 7:00pm

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23rd Annual Christmastide Tour – SimpleGifts featuring Billy McLaughlin

Angelic voices:

Carin Vagle

Karen Paurus

Heather Moen (also fiddle/piano)

Celtic wind instruments:

Laura MacKenzie

Ornamental percussion:

Billy Oehrlein

Bass:

Enrique Toussaint

Piano:

Lisa Z

Acoustic guitar:

Billy McLaughlin

Exceptional sound and lights:

TJ Jensen

Les Walstein

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Time

December 12, 2026 7:30 pm(GMT-06:00)

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13dec7:00 pmSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Minneapolis, MN - The Parkway Theater

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Sunday, December 13, 7:00pm – Minneapolis, MN The Parkway Theater 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55417 Venue website / 612-822-8080 5:30 pm VIP Reception 6:00 pm Doors Open $60 ($73.84

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Sunday, December 13, 7:00pm – Minneapolis, MN
The Parkway Theater
4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55417
Venue website / 612-822-8080

5:30 pm VIP Reception

6:00 pm Doors Open

$60 ($73.84 w. taxes/fees) VIP Seating (includes premium seating and pre-show
reception with Billy & SimpleGifts at 5:30 pm!)
$50 ($62.31 w. taxes/fees) Preferred Reserved Seating
$45 ($55.38 w. taxes/fees) Advance Reserved Seating
$50 ($58 w. taxes/fees) At the Door Reserved Seating

All seats reserved

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

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CHRISTMAS AT THE PARKWAY
23rd Annual Christmastide Tour – SimpleGifts featuring Billy McLaughlin

A tradition at the Parkway going back to 2015, the SimpleGifts Christmastide Tour has been bringing light to the darkest days of the year by putting the message of peace, joy and goodwill at center stage. Remarkable arrangements will bring the listener a new appreciation of even the most familiar carols and hymns. Billy says, “The group is as passionate as ever to send everyone home feeling like shepherds who have just met the angels.”

Angelic voices:
Carin Vagle
Karen Paurus
Heather Moen (also fiddle/piano)

Celtic wind instruments:
Laura MacKenzie

Ornamental percussion:
Billy Oehrlein

Bass:
Enrique Toussaint

Piano:
Lisa Z

Acoustic guitar:
Billy McLaughlin

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Time

December 13, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT-06:00)

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18dec7:30 amSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Marine-On-St-Croix, MN - City Hall

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Friday, December 18, 7:30pm – Marine-on-St-Croix, MN Marine-on-St-Croix City Hall 121 Judd St, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047 $75 vip (meet & greet + preferred seating + merch item) advance

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Friday, December 18, 7:30pm – Marine-on-St-Croix, MN
Marine-on-St-Croix City Hall
121 Judd St, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

$75 vip (meet & greet + preferred seating + merch item) advance – 6:15pm arrival
$45 adult advance / $55 door
$25 student (18 & under) advance / $35 door

Online tickets available until 3:00pm day-of show; if not sold out tickets will then be available at the door.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

General admission. Doors open at 6:45pm.

All ticket sales are final.

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23rd Annual Christmastide Tour – SimpleGifts featuring Billy McLaughlin

Angelic voices:

Carin Vagle

Karen Paurus

Heather Moen (also fiddle/piano)

Celtic wind instruments:

Laura MacKenzie

Ornamental percussion:

Billy Oehrlein

Bass:

Enrique Toussaint

Piano:

Lisa Z

Acoustic guitar:

Billy McLaughlin

Exceptional sound and lights:

TJ Jensen

Les Walstein

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Time

December 18, 2026 7:30 am(GMT-06:00)

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19dec7:30 amSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Marine-On-St-Croix, MN - City Hall

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Saturday, December 19, 7:30pm – Marine-on-St-Croix, MN Marine-on-St-Croix City Hall 121 Judd St, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047 $75 vip (meet & greet + preferred seating + merch item) advance

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Saturday, December 19, 7:30pm – Marine-on-St-Croix, MN
Marine-on-St-Croix City Hall
121 Judd St, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

$75 vip (meet & greet + preferred seating + merch item) advance – 6:15pm arrival
$45 adult advance / $55 door
$25 student (18 & under) advance / $35 door

Online tickets available until 3:00pm day-of show; if not sold out tickets will then be available at the door.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

General admission. Doors open at 6:45pm.

All ticket sales are final.

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23rd Annual Christmastide Tour – SimpleGifts featuring Billy McLaughlin

Angelic voices:

Carin Vagle

Karen Paurus

Heather Moen (also fiddle/piano)

Celtic wind instruments:

Laura MacKenzie

Ornamental percussion:

Billy Oehrlein

Bass:

Enrique Toussaint

Piano:

Lisa Z

Acoustic guitar:

Billy McLaughlin

Exceptional sound and lights:

TJ Jensen

Les Walstein

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Time

December 19, 2026 7:30 am(GMT-06:00)

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20dec2:00 amSimpleGifts Christmas Tour - Marine-On-St-Croix, MN - City Hall

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Sunday, December 20, 7:30pm – Marine-on-St-Croix, MN Marine-on-St-Croix City Hall 121 Judd St, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047 $75 vip (meet & greet + preferred seating + merch item) advance

Event Details

Sunday, December 20, 7:30pm – Marine-on-St-Croix, MN
Marine-on-St-Croix City Hall
121 Judd St, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

$75 vip (meet & greet + preferred seating + merch item) advance – 1:00pm arrival
$45 adult advance / $55 door
$25 student (18 & under) advance / $35 door

Online tickets available until 9:00am day-of show; if not sold out tickets will then be available at the door.

General admission. Doors open at 1:15pm.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

General admission. Doors open at 6:45pm.

All ticket sales are final.

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23rd Annual Christmastide Tour – SimpleGifts featuring Billy McLaughlin

Angelic voices:

Carin Vagle

Karen Paurus

Heather Moen (also fiddle/piano)

Celtic wind instruments:

Laura MacKenzie

Ornamental percussion:

Billy Oehrlein

Bass:

Enrique Toussaint

Piano:

Lisa Z

Acoustic guitar:

Billy McLaughlin

Exceptional sound and lights:

TJ Jensen

Les Walstein

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Time

December 20, 2026 2:00 am(GMT-06:00)

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Latest News

2023 Christmas Tour Wrap!December 30, 2023 - 1:57 pm
20th Anniversary Christmas Tour Dates Announced!August 25, 2023 - 8:45 pm
Billy’s 70s Rock Band Reunion – Paradox – At The Parkway September 24th, 2023!August 15, 2023 - 1:52 pm