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.

Handmade Neighborhood Artisan Market

The 2025 Handmade Neighborhood market has expanded! It features over two dozen different artisans. Their “pop-up shops” will be throughout the History Center in the Slaggie Family Lobby, Wanek Hall, Briarcombe Room, and the spaces in between. Shoppers can grab a map at the entrance or the information desk.

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.

Watch Wild Rescue at the Science Museum of Minnesota

Every creature deserves a second chance. Join us for an inspiring on-screen journey that follows the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network as it works to protect at-risk wildlife and the delicate balance of nature. Experience the urgency and hope behind real-life rescue operations, as dedicated teams save, treat, and return injured and orphaned animals to their natural habitats.

Visit We Move and We Stay to honor Dakota and Ojibwe stories

Minnesota’s oldest communities are still here, and their stories matter. 

We Move and We Stay highlights the deep history and ongoing presence of Dakota and Ojibwe people in the place now called Minnesota. Every item on display in this exhibition reflects a tradition, a purpose, and a story.

Pedacito de Tierra: World Premiere Concert

Join us for the world premiere of Pedacito de Tierra (Little Piece of Land), a powerful new work that weaves oral histories from the Puerto Rican diaspora in Minnesota into a contemporary chamber music performance.