Woodworkers Expo 2025

Discover the Craft: Woodworkers Expo at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds

The Minnesota Woodworkers Guild invites you to experience the 2025 Woodworkers Expo on Saturday, October 11, at the Progress Center on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. This free, family-friendly event includes free parking and is open to the public.

Winona Hogline Sandlot Barnstorm

About This Event

The Winona Hogline Sandlot Baseball hosts the Winona Barnstorm: A Sandlot Baseball Extravaganza!! Barnstorm is not only about the baseball played, but also about community and finding ways to give back. Come out for a full day of baseball, fun and community spirit at Gabrych Park. Bring your friends, your glove and your love for the game. Whether a player or a fan, it’s a day to be sure to not miss!

Free to attend. All ages are welcome!

All games will be held on Saturday, August 9th, 2025

Game 1: 9am

Game 2: 12pm

Game 3: 3pm

TWINE BALL DAY

TWINE K

7:15 Registration

7:30 Start

www.tempotickets.com/darwintwinek

SAND VOLLEYBALL

8:00 Start; $60/team Call Sarah to Register (320) 693-5902

PEDAL PULL

9:30 Registration

10:00 Start

ALL SAINTS RAFFLE

9:00—2:00

CRAFT FAIR

9:00-3:00 $20/Booth

Call Janice for Info (320) 699-0368

BEANBAG TOURNEY

10:00 Registration

11:00 Start $50/Team;

Call Angel to Register

(320) 282-2367 BYOBags

Showcase 114 le mur bleu presents NICOLE HOUFF

Showcase 114 – le mur bleu
Featured Artist: Nicole Houff
Opening Day: Saturday, August 9, 11AM–4PM
Studio 114, Casket Arts Building | On View Through August 31

Every Second Saturday, we spotlight a new artist transforming our blue feature wall into something bold, fresh, and conversation-starting.

For August’s exhibit, we invite you to step into a world of glossy nostalgia and plastic perfection with the campy, color-saturated photography of Nicole Houff.

Paul Lawrence Live - Portage Brewing Company

Come enjoy a beer and live music by Paul Lawrence Friday, August 8th, from 4:30-7:30 PM. Enjoy an evening with live music, along with fresh pints of Portage Beer. This show is free and welcome to all. Hope to see you!

Golden Retriever Meet Up

Golden Retriever Meet Up – Sunday, August 10th | 12:30–2:30 PM
Forgotten Star Brewing Co.

Calling all Goldens (and their humans)! ?
Bring your golden retriever to the brewery for an afternoon of tail wags, treats, and new furry friends. We’ll have kiddie pools for cooling off, treats at the bar, and plenty of space to mingle with other golden lovers.

Grab a drink, soak up the sunshine, and let the pups enjoy!

Zach Williams + Crowder

Experience one massive night of music that will shake the rafters when Zach Williams + Crowder, with Matt Maher, make their first-ever stops at Roy Wilkins Auditorium on Saturday, November 8.

This show promises to be a powerhouse night of music, stories, and soul. If you've been needing a recharge, this is it!

Y-Knot-Tri (Lake City's Triathlon)

Saturday August 9th, 2025

Join us for this 4th annual race to paddle, bike, and run your way through a fun course in beautiful Lake City, Minnesota.
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This family friendly triathlon offers three different ways to register (sign up by 7/15 to guarantee a race shirt):
 
1. Registrants can sign up as an individual and complete all three legs of the race; OR

2. Registrants can sign up as two person team – paddle together in a kayak or canoe and then complete the last two legs individually (participants would share the same paddle time); OR

What We Wore- Theatre Performance

Known by an audience of over 2 million online, social media creator Gabi Jones (of @Gabis_Vintage) brings her vintage fashion videos to the stage in this one-woman show. Join her in journeying through her family’s vintage fashion while reflecting on the challenges women have overcome—and those that persist—throughout history. Through humor, heart, and history, Gabi weaves together stories about inequality, resilience, and the unbreakable bond between women and their ancestors.