Holidays on Nicollet

Holidays on Nicollet is a popup store located along Nicollet Mall in the IDS Center featuring a curated selection of 60 local artists and makers this holiday season. Find all your holiday gifts in one spot, including jewelry, apparel, home goods, vintage, accessories, even gifts for the kids and four-legged friends!

 

EXTENDED shopping hours will be observed on the following dates:

Black Friday, Nov 28: 10am - 7pm

Small Business Saturday, Nov 29: 10am - 7pm

Santa in Crystal Court, Dec 17: 10am - 9pm (Santa opens 5-9pm)

Holiday Gallery Shop

Explore our shop and galleries filled with fiber art gifts by 150+ artists!

Textile Center Holiday Hours:
November:

  • Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm
  • Thursdays until 7 pm

December:

  • Tuesday – Thursday, 10 am – 7 pm
  • Friday and Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm

Other special holiday hours:

  • Open December 24, 10 am – 4 pm
  • Closed December 25
  • Open December 26 + 27, and December 30 + 31, 10 am – 4 pm

Closed January 1

United We Shiver

After the brave plungers jump into icy Big Lake to raise funds for their favorite nonprofits, the best BBQ teams in the area compete with a public tasting for cash prizes, and the People's Choice Award 

Santa at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes

Don’t Miss Santa at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes
Kick Off the Holidays with Shopping, Santa, Sparkle and Joy!
Bundle Up the Kids and Bring the Whole Family to Get into the Spirit of the Season

WHAT: Santa at The Shoppes
Hosted by The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, Maple Grove Business Association and the Maple Grove Lions

Mike Dawes

Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for composing, arranging, and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar. He is regarded as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guitarists. Also, his repertoire includes original viral videos and popular arrangements alongside mainstream chart success performing with Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues.

Life of a 911 Dispatcher

Join us for an amazing and eye-opening lecture featuring Janelle Rosin on Thursday November 20, 2025 at 7pm. Janelle will share what it's truly like to be the critical link between emergency and assistance. This is a chance to hear the compelling stories and learn about the intense work of a 911 dispatcher.

$5 per participant FREE for HCOC members. olmstedhistory.com/events

Jarrod Lawson

It was in late 2022 that Jarrod Lawson had the biggest, and most unexpected, thrill of his music career. He had just received a glowing endorsement in print from Michelle Obama, in an Entertainment Weekly interview. When asked who she was listening to, after mentioning Beyonce, added “There’s this young jazz, blue-eyed soul kid Jarrod Lawson that I’m loving.”