The 5th Annual Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration at Phalen Park

This is a celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival featuring comprehensive music

dance performances as well as Chinese and Hmong fashion shows on October 4th, 2025 at Liu Ming Yuan, the Phalen China Friendship Garden.

at St. Paul's Phelan Regional Park. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second largest

traditional Chinese holidays after the Spring Festival. It is a cultural tradition recognized by many Southeast

Asian people and Americans who love Asian culture. The spirit of the Mid-Autumn Festival—family reunion

The 39 Steps

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, throw in a dash of Monty Python, and you get The 39 Steps—a fast-paced whodunit bursting with theatrical magic! This award-winning comedy features nonstop laughs, more than 150 outrageous characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of four), an onstage plane crash, missing fingers, and just the right amount of romance. It’s an unforgettable evening of high-stakes hilarity and classic mystery.

Women of Gangsterland Trolley

This entertaining "tour with a twist" proves crime during the Saint Paul Gangster Era wasn’t just for men...by shining a spotlight on the gals that made things happen...good and bad! Learn about "The Kissing Bandit," one of Saint Paul's most powerful business owners, the woman who brought down John Dillinger...and many others! Tour is on an enclosed trolley. 2-hours. The tours ends with a 2-for-1 beer pass at Saint Paul Brewing in the historic Hamm's site.

Spirits of the Mississippi River Cruise

All aboard the Magnolia Blossom Riverboat for amazing ghost stories on the Mississippi River! The CynCity crew shares mysterious tales along the Great River waterway which flows between Saint Paul's expansive shoreline. Author and explorer Greg Brick joins in with stories about caves and eerie passageways as we head to the city's famed Lower Landing and back! 2-hours. Cash Bar. Reservations only. 

Old-Fashioned Pie & Ice Cream Social

The annual Old-Fashioned Pie and Ice Cream Social is held at the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center campus.

As always, there will be lots of locally homemade pies to choose from. There is a suggested donation per slice of pie, ice cream, and beverage.

This day also features

Music by Bump Blomberg – Bring a chair and enjoy folk music on the lawn from noon – 3:00 p.m.
Annual Chik-Wauk “sidewalk” sale, which offers steep discounts on many gift shop items
Individual Pie Competition
Silent Auction
Games

Nnenna Freelon

Vocalist Nnenna Freelon is a seven-time Grammy nominee and multiple award-winning artist. Freelon has earned a well-deserved reputation as a compelling and captivating live performer.

Nnenna is also a wife, mother, and sister who has experienced life’s amazing gifts, and also its heartbreak. She lost her soulmate and husband, renowned architect Phil Freelon, to ALS in 2019. Then, she lost her sister Debbie to cancer in 2020. Here, these tragedies have reshaped her way of being in the world.