New Year's Eve Party

Celebrate all things winter as we ring in the new year.

Enjoy candlelight trails, hang out at the A-frame, sled on the lit sledding hill, sip cocoa and warm up with crackling bonfires. Stay for the ball drop at 7:59 p.m.

Bring your own sled. Snowshoe rental is available. S'mores and hot cocoa provided.

Dogs not permitted. Service animals are welcome.

Other events planned

Due to weather conditions, activities during the party have not been finalized. An event map showing available trails and activities will be posted before the party.

Memory in the Woods: Inventing the Nostalgic Lumberjack

Americans know what lumberjacks look like: cheerful, kindly, manly men in plaid. But in their own time they were despised as pests to society. So where did our modern image come from? This talk will expose the forces, both local and national, that built our communal memory of the north woods jacks - and ask us to question where our ideas of the past come from.

Meet Santa & His Reindeer!

Bring your family and friends to meet Santa and his reindeer. Free family event where photos can be taken. Cookies and hot chocolate are provided.

Mason Jennings

Minneapolis songwriter Mason Jennings recently released a new video for the single, “Only Lovers Welcome” from his brand-new album. Now, 2023’s Underneath the Roses is available.

Holiday Music Trivia & Ugly Sweater Party

It's your same old weekly music trivia you have come to know and love, but with a festive twist! Guess the artists and titles of your favorite Christmas jams, plus an ugly sweater party. Get ugly, get groovy and kick off the Christmas week with us on Monday, December 22!Music trivia is hosted by Music Mayhem Trivia. Compete for gift cards and prizes, plus opportunities to win brews throughout the game!

Gray Line Chisago Lakes Area/Taylors Falls Tour (7 hours)

Explore the scenic beauty and small-town charm of Minnesota’s Chisago Lakes Area on this relaxing 7-hour sightseeing tour. Highlights include a stop at Lindstrom Bakery, a visit to Franconia Sculpture Park, lunch on your own at The Drive In in Taylors Falls, and an unforgettable 80-minute scenic boat cruise on the St. Croix River.

Holiday Craft and Gift Show

Celebrate the season at the 4th Annual Holiday Craft & Gift Show! This three-day event features over 170 local vendors offering handcrafted gifts, décor, jewelry, clothing, wellness products, seasonal treats, and more. It’s one of the Twin Cities’ favorite holiday markets—perfect for shopping small and finding something special for everyone on your list.

Event Hours:

Friday: 3–7 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 10 AM–4 PM

Free admission. Family-friendly. Full of holiday cheer!

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins | Duluth

An original, family-friendly, contemporary and Yiddish dance production based on the children’s book by Eric Kimmel, and Trina Schart Hyman.

A wandering trickster named Hershel saves a village in Ukraine from a pack of goblins who have taken over their synagogue and are preventing them from celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah. This production will run approximately 50 minutes and features a multi-generational cast and live music from Hershel's Ostropoler Kapelye.

Presented by Little Tanz Theater, directed and choreographed by Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies.

The Headhunters

Legendary jazz-funk ensemble The Headhunters celebrated the band’s fiftieth anniversary in 2023. Percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark co-lead the band, with NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison on alto saxophone. The band formed around Herbie Hancock‘s classic recordings: Head Hunters in 1973, Thrust in 1974 and Man-Child in 1975.

Go, Dog. Go! • Ve Perro ¡Ve!

Go, Dog. Go! • Ve Perro ¡Ve!

P.D. Eastman’s classic book lands onstage with roller-skating, bike-riding, and scoot-scootering dogs! Over here a dog plays baseball; over there a dog prances about in a funny hat; everywhere dogs swim underwater, drive race cars to fiestas en los árboles, and speak—in both Spanish and English! Soon, you’ll be singing along with this bilingual spectacle that makes no sense (and TOTAL sense), all at the same time!