Storytime is an interactive learning opportunity for you and your child to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun. These developmentally appropriate programs help your little one get ready for school and life by reading and playing. Recommended ages 0-5. Storytime will be in Room 112 of the West 7th Community...
In 2012, Neighborhood Roots was approached by the Hale-Page-Diamond Lake Neighborhood Association about their desire to start a new neighborhood farmers market. After careful consideration, the decision was made to launch three pilot markets during the summer of 2014. Nokomis Farmers Market took place mid-week on Wednesday evenings – the perfect...
City Route (Heron Rookery) Dates: 5:30 Start Time Arrival Time: 5:10-5:15pm | Program Time: 5:30-7:30pm August 26 | September 2 *Please arrive 15-20 minutes prior to your program time to ensure parking and a safety talk. Event Overview: Kayak down the Mississippi River with a National Park Service ranger as...
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...
Read our Guide to the Minnesota State Fair for family-friendly insider tips! The Minnesota State Fair runs for 12 days ending on Labor Day and ranks among the largest state fairs in the country by daily attendance. Held at the fairgrounds in Falcon Heights near St. Paul, it draws close...
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...
Little Explorers is a FREE program from 10:00AM-noon on Thursdays in the Visitor Center in the Winter and on the zoo grounds in the Summer. Perfect for the 1-3 year old (but every age is welcome) to see story time, play games and many other fun activities. Different theme each...
Sunflower Festival, U-Pick Flower and Sunflower Field. Starting August 13th on Thursdays - Sundays until September 13th! Waldoch Farm Garden Center’s love of flowers and nature has spilled over into acres of gorgeous sunflowers! Come and walk through thousands of blooms spreading down the hill like liquid sunshine. Photo opportunities...
Join Storyteller Kelly every Wednesday and Storyteller Angela every Thursday at 10:30am for stories, rhymes, and fun! All are welcome at weekly storytimes, especially infants and toddlers ages 0-3! For more information, call the store at 651-224-8320 and check our social media channels for any updates.
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.