Royal Coronation, Presented by Hamernick's Flooring Solutions

Tickets for members of the Saint Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation go on sale at midnight on Sunday, November 30th and are $120 per person for a plated dinner and the Coronation program.

Tickets for non-members of the Saint Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation go on sale at midnight on Sunday, December 7th and are $140 per person for a plated dinner and the Coronation program.

General Admission tickets go on sale at midnight on January 10th and are $40 per person for the Coronation program only. Doors open for General Admission at 7:30 pm on January 23, 2026.

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TICKET AND INFORMATION COLLECTION PROCESS THIS YEAR:

• TICKET SALES CLOSE AT 11:55PM ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026!
• Tickets can be purchased online (below) or by mailing a check made out to SPFHF and received by Friday, January 9, 2026 to: SPFHF 75 W. 5^th Street, Suite 429, Saint Paul, MN 55102.
• Full tables are NOT available in one single purchase. Instead, all tickets will be purchased individually. If you would like a full table, you will purchase 10 individual tickets.
• Tickets may be transferred by email to others in your party at your table after purchasing the tickets.
• NEW THIS YEAR: Meal choice options! See more below.
• NEW THIS YEAR: Each individual ticket will be scanned at the doors. You will then receive your table number assignment and seating information before entering the hall.

NEW STEPS FOR PURCHASING TICKETS - PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW CAREFULLY:

• Step 1: Select your tickets at the bottom of this page. Please select from Member With Dinner, Nonmember With Dinner or General Admission No Dinner.
• Step 2: Fully complete the checkout process through the website.
• Step 3: You will receive an email confirmation receipt and the tickets with a clickable blue hyperlink to a Google form titled 2026 Winter Carnival Coronation Table Seating Information.
• Step 4: If you are buying all 10 tickets for a full table, please send the blue hyperlink to the form to everyone else sitting at your table. This is very important so we collect everyone's meal choice, dietary restrictions, seating preferences, etc. This form must be completed for each individual person. This form is NOT per table.
• NOTE: The form may be updated and edited with the link in your form submission confirmation email until 11:59pm on January 11, 2026.
• If you have any questions, please contact Ken Olson, SPFHF Director of Operations, at ken@spfhf.org.

The magic of the 10-day Winter Carnival festival begins with the Royal Coronation, Presented by Hamernick's Flooring Solutions, where the new King Boreas – the Mighty Monarch of Ice & Snow, his Royal Guards, Aurora – Queen of the Snows, and the four Wind Princes and Princesses are revealed.

The Saint Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation proudly presents the Royal Coronation of Boreas Rex LXXXIX & Aurora, Queen of the Snows.

Friday, January 23, 2026 │ 5:30 – 10 pm │ Saint Paul RiverCentre

5:30 pm │ Check-in & Social Hour

7 pm │ Dinner

7:30 pm | General Admission Doors Open

8 pm │ Royal Coronation

10 pm │ 2026 Royal Family Greetings

Italian Chop Salad - romaine, garbanzo beans, grape tomatoes, basil, provolone, and parmesan finished with white balsamic vinaigrette.

Dinner meal choices: May only select one per attendee.

Chicken Piccata - 8oz sauteed chicken with lemon butter caper sauce served with dauphinoise potatoes & roasted green top carrots.

Sage Rubbed Pork Tenderloin - 8oz grilled, sage rubbed pork tenderloin with apple, maple and pecan demi-glace served with dauphinoise potatoes & roasted green top carrots.

Vegetarian Option - Butternut Squash Ravioli with roasted garlic sage cream, dried cranberries, scallions and toasted pepitas. Also includes Chocolate cake dessert (vegan, gluten free, nut free).

Dessert - Alternating per seat:

Mixed Berry Cheesecake - Strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries layered with creamy cheesecake filling, topped with white chocolate mousse, graham cracker crumble, and white chocolate shavings.

*Each table seats 10. Please purchase 10 tickets if you would like a table.

Exclusive Member-only ticket sales begin Sunday, November 30th. Purchaser of ticket(s) must be a current Saint Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation Member.

Become a member today

Seating for the Royal Coronation is limited. Tickets will NOT be available at the door.

You may also mail or bring a check made out to SPFHF to:
SPFHF
75 W. 5th. St.
Suite 429
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Check total should be $120 X number of tickets.

*Each table seats 10. Please purchase 10 tickets if you would like a table.

Non-member ticket sales begin Sunday, December 7th. Seating for the Royal Coronation is limited. Tickets will NOT be available at the door.

Become a member today

Seating for the Royal Coronation is limited. Tickets will NOT be available at the door.

You may mail or bring a check made out to SPFHF to:
SPFHF
75 W. 5th. St.
Suite 429
Saint Paul, MN 55102

Check total should be $140 X number of tickets.

General Admission tickets are available at the door and DOES NOT include dinner. Tickets are $40/person.

General Admission ticket sales will be sold online January 10-23, 2026. There will be 200 tickets available.

The public is welcome to attend the Royal Coronation beginning at 8:00pm. Doors will open for General Admission seating at 7:30pm. Seating is limited and includes a seat without a table.

You may mail or bring a check made out to SPFHF to:
SPFHF
75 W. 5th. St.
Suite 429
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Check total should be $40 X number of tickets.