Join us every Thursday and the last Friday of each month for StoryTime in the Horticultural Library. We will celebrate plants and nature and foster a love for books and reading as we explore the library's vast catalog of children’s books. StoryTime is recommended for ages 0-5 with a parent, but...
Thursday mornings are for tiny tot book lovers. Bring you wee ones to Big Hill Books for Storytime with our talented Friends of Big Hill Books volunteer readers. It’s never too early to introduce children to books. Local children’s author Melanie Heuiser Hill and other volunteers lead our Tiny Tots...
The Four Sisters Farmers Market is an Indigenous-focused farmers market that provides increased access to affordable, healthy, culturally appropriate local foods within the American Indian Cultural Corridor. We strive to celebrate Indigenous pride, health, and well-being. We welcome and accept SNAP/EBT benefits, Market Bucks, Gus Produce Market Bucks, cash, and...
Paddle 101 at Pickerel Lake Dates: 9:30am Start Time Arrival Time: 9:10-9:15am | Program Time: 9:30-11:30am July 4, 29, 31 | August 6, 12, 19, 20, 22 2:00pm Start Time Arrival Time: 1:40-1:45pm | Program Time: 2:00-4:00pm June 17, 18, 19, 25 | July 2, 3, 22, 24, 26, 30...
The weekly Farmers Market lets people purchase directly from farmers, growers and producers, ensuring a high level of freshness and quality. Please note the market is not part of the EBT program. We partner with VEAP, providing thousands of pounds of fresh produce for local families.
The Audubon Farmers Market is a small, neighborhood-focused farmers market. Open Thursdays from late spring through fall, it features locally grown produce, flowers, and handmade goods, with a strong emphasis on sustainability, community programming, and accessible food initiatives like SNAP/EBT and kids’ token programs.
Make Thursdays your new favorite day to stop by Northern Soda Company! Join us every week for Happy Thursdays and enjoy $1 off all taps → $2.50 mugs, and $6 flights! It’s the perfect excuse to try something new, meet up with friends, or kick back and relax in the...
Perfect for people that want to paddle together in the same boat. These programs teach the basics of canoeing on lakes, from launching a canoe to paddling efficiently and planning a safe canoe outing. All programs last approximately two hours. $30 per canoe, with up to two people per...
Burnsville's signature community festival returns for a weekend of parades, carnival rides, live music, and antique fire apparatus. Hosted in partnership with the Burnsville Fire Department, the Fire Muster celebrates the city's volunteer firefighting tradition with muster competitions, a car show, food vendors, and family activities throughout the grounds. The...
Make way for mushrooms! Mushroom foraging is a beloved custom in Scandinavia and kicks into high gear in the fall. Join Patrice for a marvelous menu featuring some of her favorite fungi recipes, all with a nod to Scandinavia in this demonstration style class that includes a light meal. This...
Bring a Swedish creature to life by carving your very own Mörksugga, or “Dark Sow.” This creature could be called one of Dalarna’s other most recognizable icons (after the Dala horse, of course), and today often appears in homes as a gentle watcher on bookshelves or window ledges. In this carving...
With Ginger Commodore and Friends Experience the powerhouse gospel roots and explosive vocal delivery of Aretha Franklin, the fiery, horn-like rock edge of Chaka Khan’s ‘Queen of Funk,’ and the refined, velvet virtuosity of Roberta Flack! These titans of 20th-century music created distinct and enduring legacies. Don’t miss a truly...
As the largest farmer-managed market in the state, we serve as a community resource, a meeting place, a tourist draw, and most importantly, a place to access Minnesota's greatest selection of fresh produce, plants, and locally made products. Our roots in Minneapolis started in 1876 at the corner of First...
This living exhibit garden is co-curated by the Arboretum and community partners. Relying on knowledge passed through grandparents, the Original People's Garden features plants the Ojibwe people of the Woodlands and Great Lakes regions use as food and medicines. The exhibit highlights stories and plants that are often missing from...
Tot time Tot time is an unstructured, drop-in playtime in the Community Center gym for pre-k children and their caregivers. A wide variety of toys and play items are provided.