Fall Fest is back! Join us at Waite Park in NE Minneapolis from 3-7pm on Saturday, September 13! This annual all-ages event features local food trucks, tons of vendor and artisan booths, our legendary free community grill-out, live music from your favorite new and returning local artists, no-cost facepaint and games with prizes for kids, and so much more! Stop by rain or shine to enjoy the best of NE!
A CELEBRATION OF ART, COMMUNITY & UNITY It is with much enthusiasm that we announce the return of Solidarity Street Gallery for 2025 (October 10-12). This year, our theme, ‘We Belong Together,’ invites artists, creators, and communities to explore the profound connections that bind us all—across cultures, generations, and experiences.
Join the Minnesota Center for Book Arts for a free workshop on recipe cards! Recipe cards are a time-tested, excellent way to collect and share recipes. Peruse the exhibit and then print your own recipe card with staff from Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Bring a favorite recipe to copy down on one side of a provided recipe card. Then compose your recipe with wood type, ink and print on a press. Leave your recipe for someone else and take a new recipe to try!
Set on the wide-open plains of the American frontier, Oklahoma! tells the story of cowboy Curly and the spirited Laurey as they navigate young love, rivalry, and the changing winds of a new nation. With unforgettable characters, and familiar melodies, this golden-age musical is a joyful celebration of hope, community, and resilience.
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Experience autumn in Minnesota with weekend hayrides at Franconia Sculpture Park. Every Saturday & Sunday in October from 12–4 PM, enjoy a tractor-pulled ride through 50 acres of fall colors, open meadows, and larger-than-life sculptures. Perfect for families, friends, and art lovers, it’s a festive way to take in the season and see the park from a new perspective.
Have a picnic by sculpting sheep's wool and a barbed needle! Learn about humankind's oldest fabric-making technique while snack-shaped cookie cutters guide the way as you play with shape and color. Come for the Julia Child: A Recipe for Life exhibition, then stay for the workshop! The drop-in workshop will take place on the third floor from 6-7:30 pm. Feel free to drop in for the entire 90 minutes, or for as little as fifteen minutes.
Holiday baking inspiration abounds at Mill City Museum! Join us for an afternoon of cookie sampling in the Baking Lab where guests are invited to sample three favorite recipes, prepared by Mill City Museum staff, from The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book: 100 Best Recipes from the Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest by Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson. Cookies and hot cider available while supplies last. Included with site admission.
LUMINISCENCE makes its North American debut, turning stone walls into living canvases of light with 360° video mapping, live music and vibrant story. Feel the Basilica of Saint Mary awaken around you – as a symphony of voices and instruments carry you through decades of art, culture and timeless beauty. LUMINISCENCE is an opportunity for everyone to be transported to the heavens by an immersive experience, as mysteries are unlocked during this celestial odyssey in Minneapolis’ arts district.
Come take a leisurely horse drawn trolley ride around the site. Relax and take in the scenery of the season as our big, strong draft horses rumble gently through the forest. Grab a friend and come enjoy the crisp autumn weather. We provide the blankets!
