Olmsted County Parks

Daily Park Hours

Zollman Zoo & Nature Center: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Closed: New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Oxbow Park: 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Chester Woods: 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Root River Park: 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Lake Zumbro Park: 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Run for Refugees 5K

Join us for the MORE Run for Refugees 5K, a family-friendly event supporting immigrants and refugees in our community! Whether you run or walk, every step helps provide essential education and resources for new Americans. Lace up your shoes and run for hope, opportunity, and a brighter future for all! MORE is a Saint Paul nonprofit that provides education and basic needs resources to immigrants and refugees. Learn more at www.more-empowerment.org.

Mankato's Indigenous People's Day - Keeping Indigenous History: Growing our Seeds

Thurs Oct 6, 2022: Film showing at MSU Campus - Ostrander Auditorium - 4:00pm to 6:00pm -

  •  Film Showing: Gather

Fri Oct 7, 2022: “Food and a Band” at The HUB Food Park - 4:00pm - 8:00pm

  • Main band - Bluedog
  • Drum group and dancers - Upstream Singers
  • Food trucks
  • Vendors

*bring chair or blanket 

Saturday Oct 8, 2022: Film showing at Blue Earth County Historical Society - 1:00pm

Human Foosball Tournament & Block Party

Join us for Greater Mankato Area United Way’s 10th annual Human Foosball Tournament!
Proceeds benefit United Way’s 62 programs and initiatives. This event is free for spectators.

Zombie Boardshop

Zombie Boardshop is an independently owned shop featuring, snow, skate, and surf. Fully committed to keeping people standing sideways.

Yurts of Lake Superior

Let us take you on a unique experience- Forest Bathing on Minnesota's North Shore! 

Forest Bathing is not a hike or a naturalist tour.  Rather, it is an opportunity to slow down and carefully observe our senses.  We may begin to notice incredible things about ourselves and the more-than-human world around us.  In escaping the rapid pace of our everyday routines we may find unparalleled wonder in the moment and relax into the beauty all around us.  

Skyline Mini Golf

Tee up on the Walker terraces this summer, with unbelievable views overlooking the Minneapolis skyline. The one-of-a-kind course features 10 unique, artist-designed holes.

$10 ($8 Walker members, U.S. Bank cardmembers, and ages 7–18); free for ages 6 and under with paid adult. Additional $1 discount for Walker members and students paying with a U.S. Bank card. Each mini golf ticket also includes one $5 gallery admission (up to $10 value) to use within 6 months.

Madelia Theater

Historic Movie Theater built in 1939. Seats 300 patrons. Always showing current, hit movies, state of the art movie screen with full digital and surround sound system...at old fashioned prices!
Tickets are only $5 Popcorn is $2, $3 or $4 Pop is $2 and $3 All candy is $2  Show Times: Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 7 PM Sunday at 7 pm