Twilight Music and Wine Tasting Cruise on the Saint Croix River!

Delight all of your senses as you cruise the Saint Croix River on the elegant Taylors Falls Princess paddleboat. You’ll enjoy wine tasting before departing on a twilight cruise through breathtaking rock formations that were left behind as the glaciers retreated thousands of years ago. The cost is $48.99 per person and includes the wine tasting, river cruise, and live music. Food, wine, beer and sodas are available for purchase during the cruise.

Christmas by the Lake

Saturday, November 29th, 2025, 1-5 PM! East Center Street will be blocked off for family fun for all. This is a great opportunity to shop local downtown Lake City, MN this holiday season on Small Business Saturday. Plus, Light Up Lake City at Patton Park is happening in the evening! November 29th is a festive day in Lake City

Lanesboro Legion Lights

The Lanesboro Legion Lights is an outdoor holiday lights display at Sylvan Park in Lanesboro, MN from Thanksgiving through New Years. Set to transform the park into a winter wonderland and become a festive highlight for Southeastern Minnesota.

Fat Pat's Brewery

Fat Pat’s is a restaurant and brewery that serves good beer and traditional Texas-style BBQ, pizza, and burgers in southern Minnesota. Fat Pat’s opened in 2017 but owner, Patrick Longmire Jr., had been honing his smoking skills since 2012 when he was living in BBQ country — Austin, TX.

Sleepy Eye Holiday Lights in Motion

Visitors can Drive Thru or Walk Thru the exhibits. You may view the show from the parking lot or park on the south shore of Sleepy Eye Lake for a spectacular view across the water.
All displays and trees use energy-efficient LED lights!

It will open Thanksgiving Evening and continue until January 1st. We invite visitors from near and far to enjoy the show. The music will be broadcast on 89.1 on your radio dial.

Experience Lost in Space: A Stellar Tours Adventure at the Science Museum of Minnesota

Explore the furthest reaches of the universe in Lost in Space: A Stellar Tours Adventure. Powered by the Omnitheater’s state-of-the-art Digistar 7 projection system, this live digital telescope show experience lets audiences take the thrusters on a celestial expedition, searching for signs of life in the cosmos. 

More than a planetarium show, unlike any movie, and with real-time images from space, Lost in Space: A Stellar Tours Adventure gives audiences a rare glimpse at some of the brightest bodies in our universe.