On Sunday, September 17th inside The Caverns world-famous cave venue, join us for Garrison Keillor Tonight — an evening of stand-up, storytelling, audience song, and poetry. One man, one microphone. There are sung sonnets, limericks and musical jokes, and the thread that runs through it is the beauty of growing old. Despite the inconvenience, old age brings the contentment of LESS IS MORE. Your mistakes and big ambitions are behind you, nothing left to prove, and small things give you great pleasure because that’s what’s left. (“I was unhappy in college because it was a requirement for an intellectual, but then I went into show business and discovered that people won’t pay to be made unhappy, their kids will do it for free.”)
There is the News from Lake Wobegon, a town booming with new entrepreneurs, makers of artisanal firewood and gourmet meatloaf, breeders of composting worms, and dogs trained to do childcare. But some things endure, such as the formation of the Living Flag on Main Street, citizens in tight formation wearing red, white or blue caps, and Mr. Keillor among them, standing close to old neighbors, Myrtle Krebsbach (“Truckstop”) and Julie Christensen (“Bruno, The Fishing Dog”) and Clint Bunsen. And an a cappella sing-along with the audience singing from memory an odd medley of patriotic songs, pop standards, hymns, and ending with the national anthem.
Venue Pre-Sale: Thursday, May 11th at 10a CT
General On Sale: Friday, May 12th at 10a CT
- TICKETS & PACKAGES
Deep Dive Package - $254.00 per person, plus tax & fees
Package is for one (1) person.
• One (1) Premium VIP Ticket to the show,
• One (1) The Caverns commemorative T-shirt.
• One (1) 2023 The Caverns commemorative poster.
• Guided cave tour of The Caverns including Big Room Cave where the subterranean concert hall is located and the otherworldly Big Mouth Cave. Cave tours are available day of show on a first come, first served basis. Otherwise, cave tour ticket can be redeemed up to one year from the date of purchase.
General Admission with Cave Tour - $74.50, plus tax & fees
General Admission - $59.50, plus tax & fees
Car Camping - $40, plus tax & fees
Car Camping Pass does NOT include admission to the show. You MUST purchase your concert ticket separately. Every member of your group must have concert tickets in order to camp.
The Car Camping Pass is for a single vehicle (up to 4 people) to access The Caverns campground. This pass allows you to enter The Caverns campground at 3p CT on the day of the show and camp next to your vehicle. Each campsite is approximately 20‘ x 20’. There are no electrical or water hookups onsite. Porta Potties are available onsite. Potable water not available, so please bring your own. You must exit the campgrounds by 10a CT the next day unless you buy an additional camping pass for the next night.