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.
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...
The Backyard Pottery Sale might be the most wholesome event you attend all autumn. In addition to some of the finest ceramics (and more!) the Midwest has to offer, in the past we have been known to have special appearances by: hula-hooping children, baskets of kittens, and roaming chickens. Join...
Come to Choo Choo Bob's Train Store for a Train-Tastic story time! It’s educational & interactive! Come hear stories, songs and jokes about…TRAINS! Chugga, chugga! Choo Choo! See you there, Engineers!
It’s Fri-Yay! Join us every Fridays at 10:30 a.m. for a lively event geared towards children ages 2 to 5. We will feature local performers, special storytimes, community helpers, arts activities, and more!