Woodworkers Expo

The Minnesota Woodworkers Guild will host the 2024 Woodworkers Expo at the Progress Center on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The event covers all types of woodworking related events and displays including tool vendors, lumber suppliers, hardware, schools, woodworking related organizations, and wood working makers. In addition there will be a woodworking workshop for kids of all ages, displays and demonstrations by local makers and the guild, woodturning, scroll sawing, CNC router demonstrations, a tool swap, and presentations.
We hope to see you there.

Storytime with Harry Hopper

Storytime with a NaturalistSaturdays, 10:00 - 11:00 amCost: FREE!, All agesThese programs will be held before family painting sessions with coordinating themes. August 24: Harry Hopper - no family painting

Ruthie Foster

Ruthie Foster has been nominated for a Best Blues Album Grammy three times in a row. She has seven Blues Music Awards, three Austin Music Awards, the Grand Prix du Disque award from the Académie Charles-Cros in France, a Living Blues Critics’ Award for Female Blues Artist of the Year, and the title of an “inspiring American Artist” as a United States Artists 2018 Fellow.

River Bend Bounty

River Bend Bounty in partnership with PCATuesdays & Thursdays, Ages 55+

With the sun, prairie, and woodlands of River Bend Nature Center you can bring new life to your creative work.

Prairie Seed Collection

Lunch & Learn Series - New topic each monthWednesdays, 12:00 - 2:00 pmCost: $10/person, $5/member, Adults
August 21: Prairie Seed Collection: Guest speaker and Naturalist, Matt Johnson. Fall is the best time to harvest seeds from prairie flowers. Learn how to sustainably collect seeds to grow your own flowers.

Nurse Blake

Sharing all new stories with a comedic twist of the ins and outs of being a nurse, comedian Nurse Blake will bring his new Shock Advised Tour to Mayo Civic Center on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mayo Civic Center Box Office and Ticketmaster.com.

Minnesota Senior Games

The Minnesota Senior Games exists today as a non-profit organization dedicated to motivating active adults to lead a healthy lifestyle through the senior games movement. The Games, a 15 plus sport, annual competition for men and women 50 and over, is a statewide competition but also brings in athletes from all over the country. Visit Greater St. Cloud is proud to to be hosting the 2024 Minnesota Senior Games August 15-18, 2024!

Madelia Park Days

Join us for an incredible weekend for Madelia’s summer celebration, the perfect FREE summer party! Grand Parade, Fireworks, Music, Family Fun, Shopping, Delicious Food, Beer Garden featuring Madelia’s local Brew Masters – Lost Sanity Brewing – Crazy Good Beer and mingle with friends and neighbors – All in our stunning Watona Park!