# Midwinter Revels: American Crossroads at Sanders Theatre > Event for families in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area (MA / NH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Dec 11 – Dec 28 · 2:00 PM – 9:30 PM - Where: Sanders Theatre (Harvard University), 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138 - Ages: Ages 4+ (lively audience participation, dancing in aisles, and children's chorus ideal for families) - Price: Tickets $25–$95; youth and senior discounts available; Card to Culture discounted tickets ($5) for EBT/WIC cardholders via Harvard Box Office. - Organizer: Revels, Inc. - Official page: https://www.boxoffice.harvard.edu/ - Last checked: Wed, Nov 4 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/midwinter-revels-american-crossroads-at-sanders-theatre--listing-8e5f6ee2e41cc782640c4dce ## About For more than 50 years, the Christmas and Midwinter Revels at Harvard University's magnificent Sanders Theatre has stood as one of Greater Boston's most beloved communal solstice traditions. The 2026 production, 'American Crossroads: A Solstice Celebration,' journeys to the American frontier on the winter solstice of 1876, weaving 19th-century folk carols, dance, and stories from Irish, Polish, Indigenous, Black, and Chinese communities who shaped the country's heartland. Revels is famous for welcoming audience participation: children and adults alike join hands in the aisles during the signature 'Lord of the Dance' and sing along to traditional mummers' carols. Featuring a vibrant intergenerational cast including a children's chorus and live acoustic brass and fiddle ensembles, the show fills the soaring 1870s wooden hall with infectious warmth. Sanders Theatre offers accessible seating and proximity to Harvard Square parking. ## Similar picks in Boston - [NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet at the Wang Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/nutcracker-magical-christmas-ballet-at-the-wang-theatre--listing-1c8407bc66083f3c197d36e6) — Fri, Dec 11 · 7:00 PM · Boch Center Wang Theatre · checked Oct 27. The touring production billed as North America's largest Nutcracker stops at the Boch Center's Wang Theatre for a single evening performance. 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