Willmar Wedding Expo

Willmar Wedding Expo
Saturday, Nov. 23rd, 2024
from 10am-3pm
at the Events Center/Willmar Civic Center

Free Admission!

The Willmar Wedding Expo is an event to help make your wedding stress free. We’ve invited the best vendors in central Minnesota to all gather under one roof to serve you. Our exhibitionists are commited to provide you with exceptional service and make this memory the best day of your life.

More info to come…

Wayzata Chilly Open

The largest, most well-known and unusual golf tournament held on a frozen lake. Each year, over 2,000 golfers come from all around with their golf clubs and hockey sticks to putt with tennis balls around Wayzata Bay. So start gathering your squad and mark your calendar - golf tickets are on sale December 1, 2026.

We hope to see you on Saturday, February 6, 2027! 

Wayzata Art Experience

The quaint lakeside village of Wayzata, otherwise known as the jewel of Lake Minnetonka, draws art lovers from across the twin cities with its charming shops and dining hot spots. Wayzata Art Experience, held in the heart of downtown Wayzata, provides a 2-day celebration of art, music, food, and fun for all ages! Established in 2004, the Wayzata Art Experience is held on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Everybody get lakeside! 

For more information, please visit wayzataartexperience.com

Walk to End Alzheimer's - West Central MN

2026 Walk to End Alzheimer’s – West Central MN
Saturday, September 19, 2026
at Robbin’s Island Regional Park
This is a Free Event, but you must Pre-Register

Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest fundraiser to advance the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. This inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to join the fight against this disease!

Musician Appreciation Concert

You’re invited to the eighth annual Musician Appreciation
Concert, a celebration of SPCO musicians, who enrich thousands of lives each
year through world-class performances. This one-night-only program is an
opportunity to spread a little joy of your own, as all proceeds go to members
of the orchestra. This spirited concert will showcase the artistic excellence
of SPCO musicians in two works for chamber orchestra. In Stravinsky’s Suite
from Pulcinella, the short
movements pulled from the ballet feature nods to Baroque dances, winking

Twin Cities Pride Festival & Parade

The Twin Cities Pride Festival is Minnesota’s second-largest and largest FREE Pride festival. It highlights the best in LGBTQIA+ entertainment on four stages and features over 650 vendors, including LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community resources, artists, and businesses.

Guests must be 21+ to purchase alcohol. An I.D. check wristband is required to purchase alcohol.

Twin Cities Auto Show

The Twin Cities Auto Show is the place to compare hundreds of new vehicles in every category - sedans, compacts, SUVs, trucks, EVs, luxury cars - from domestic and imported brands all under one roof without driving to dealerships around town, including new makes and models that can’t be found on dealer lots. The Twin Cities Auto Show is a non-selling show.

 

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Haydn’s “Il Distratto” Symphony

Comedy and tragedy
intertwine in this program of theatrical music including Ludwig van Beethoven’s
dramatic “Coriolan” Overture and Felix Mendelssohn’s lighthearted music
for William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Haydn’s “Il
Distratto”
Symphony repurposes music from a comedic play about a gentleman
so absent-minded he nearly forgets his own wedding!