Who's ready for a sweet adventure? We've teamed up with some of our favorite local farm stands for a fun community crawl on Saturday, October 10th. Get your stickers at each location, and you could win a basket full of goodies! A huge thanks to Cathy Cakes, Fern & Forage,...
As a growers-only market, we are tied to the seasons and the climate, bringing you the healthiest and most delicious foods available throughout the year. The market is always changing. Stop by regularly to watch the colors and flavors change from one week to the next, and don't forget to...
This is a comprehensive full-day program — not just a CPR class. Participants leave with both a Red Cross certification and practical babysitting skills they can use immediately. Babysitter roles, responsibility, and professionalism Age-appropriate child care, activities, and behavior management Home safety awareness and hazard prevention Emergency decision-making — when...
Open to students in grades K-8 of all experience levels! Divisions include: Beginner Division (Grades K-2), Novice Division, and Advanced Division. 8:30 a.m. - Check in, warm up, and instruction 9:00 a.m. - Round 1 10:00 a.m. - Round 2 11:00 a.m. - Lunch Break 11:30 a.m. - Beginner Division...
We are excited to return to the Rochester Sports Complex (Fieldhouse) at Rochester Community Technical College!! We will have 150 Vendors and we are so excited to welcome you back to do some Fall and Holiday shopping to help you get ready for the new seasons!!! Free Admission, Door Prizes,...
Join the Litter Bit Better cleanup this fall! Gather friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers and adopt a site to clean up anytime during the event from October 3–11. Registration can be done through the Litter Bit Better Registration Map or the RNeighbors Events Page. Free green trash bags are available...
Join certified guide and licensed educator, Laura Lenz, and other adults for a Mindfulness in Nature experience in Quarry Hill Park. These walks are guided experiences designed to immerse oneself in nature. This practice encourages participants to slow down, experience nature through the senses, and enjoy the numerous health benefits...
Join us one Saturday a month for a welcoming book club centered on healing, personal growth, spirituality, and meaningful conversation. Together we’ll explore topics such as finding joy, becoming the best version of ourselves, mentorship, and learning from others' experiences through biographies, autobiographies, self-help, nonfiction, and historical fiction. Coffee, tea,...
Join us for a free howling good time at our hair-raising hour of Halloween fun! Hear spooktacular, kid-friendly stories, come dressed in your favorite costume, and all the little ghouls can stay to craft something creepy! Thanks to Olmsted Medical Center for sponsoring this free program.
Parents are invited to join us for 75 minutes of sharing in community, connection, and a warm cup of coffee. Our hope is you will leave this space feeling refreshed and strengthened on your parenting journey. This is a peer-led group supportive of pregnancy, adoption, postpartum as well as the...
Step into history at Mayowood, one of Rochester’s most popular attractions. Built in 1910 by Dr. Charles H. Mayo and his wife Edith, this 38-room home is largely furnished as it was during the family’s time here, offering a rare glimpse into the lives and legacy of the Mayo family....
Our juried two-day fine arts festival is one of Red Wing Arts’ core programming events, designed to feature and celebrate 120-plus regional artists in the heart of Red Wing. Festival attendees can expect a variety of high-caliber original works of art for purchase, as well as other opportunities to be...
U-Pick-It Pumpkins Jump Pads Corn Pit Barnyard Basketball Straw Bale Maze Wagon Rides Petting Zoo Corn Maze Gem Mining More!
Shop for used books at great prices! Fiction and nonfiction for all ages. We will have an abundance of good quality kids books, cookbooks, history, and sheet music at this sale. We will also have a lot of music CDs and DVDs. All proceeds benefit the Rochester Public Library. Friday,...
Fall can be the one of the most colorful seasons in Minnesota. Take a short hike with a naturalist and find out what makes leaves change from green to yellow, orange, red and brown. Meet at the nature center.
Fridays & Saturdays, 11am - 3:30pm (September 11, 2026 - May 2027) The Creative Studio at Rochester Art Center is a vibrant, hands-on space where visitors of all ages can dive into self-led art activities inspired by the exhibitions on view. Whether you're visiting with kids, friends, or flying solo,...
ON VIEW April 29 - November 15, 2026 CO-CURATORS: Valerie DeCora Guimaraes, Zoe Cinel FEATURED ARTISTS: Chanelle Gallagher, Lela Pierce, Stephanie Lindquist In 2019 Valerie DeCora Guimaraes, founder of the Greater Rochester Area Dakota Supporters (GRADS) and a member of the Heritage Preservation Committee, wrote a letter to the City...
Alexandra Beaumont: The Choreography March 14, 2026 - March 2027 | Rochester Art Center Atrium Curated by Zoe Cinel Rochester Art Center presents an exhibition by Minneapolis-based textile artist and dancer Alexandra Beaumont. The exhibition includes artworks from her 2024 series Techniques for Ecstasy and The Choreography, a new installation that expands...
The Rochester Art Center presents a solo exhibition of Milwaukee-based artist Amy Cannestra. In this exhibition Cannestra examines how domestic spaces—traditionally understood as sites of comfort and refuge—can quietly transform into environments shaped by self-loathing, comparison, and depression. Through gestural pastel drawings, hanging and mixed media sculptures, and video works,...
Born and based in Berlin, Roger Wardin received his Master of Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, and has exhibited throughout Germany and the Netherlands. This exhibition marks his first presentation in the United States, however, his paintings are presented in the gallery as digital reproduction prints that...
Kolaj Institute’s Politics in Collage Project is a series of residencies, publications, discussions, and exhibitions examining complex socio-political issues that contemporary society is contending with, in order to spark meaningful dialogue and inspire deeper engagement. In January 2025, Kolaj Institute organized a residency that brought together collage artists to make...
Enjoy a docent-led, guided tour of the Rochester Art Center’s current exhibitions featuring the work of regional, national and international artists in a contemporary architectural setting. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. $8 for Adults, $5 for Seniors & Military Free for Ages 21 & Under, Free for Members No reservations...
October 10 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
This is a group class meant for those wanting to learn crochet basics! Perfect for absolute beginners and those who need a refresher on basic stitches. We will focus on learning chain, single, half-double, and double crochet stitches, what they look like, and how to write and read these stitches...
Join us for a Spooky Season Paint Session in the Historic District of Downtown Rochester! We’ll guide you step by step as you create your own version of this painting on a 12x12 canvas. No experience needed! Paint colors are always customizable, and we encourage creative freedom. Come with friends,...
Let us entertain the kids while you take a much needed break! Ages 3 – 14 (must be potty trained) Kids Night Out is the second Saturday of every month from 5:30 – 10:00 pm. Drop off and pick up anytime during that timeframe. The kids will enjoy pizza, games,...
This class is for all you ladies who competed in sports as a kid and want to continue to play in a supportive, (somewhat) competitive environment. Each week the gym will be divided into two courts; one for volleyball and one for basketball. Pick-up games will be played throughout the...
Save the date for the annual It’s Instrumental: An Evening of Chamber Music event on Saturday, October 10 from 6-8:30 at the historic Chateau Theatre in downtown Rochester. Its Instrumental will include dinner, drinks, music performed by talented SEMYO musicians and their teachers, and our popular dessert auction. SEMYO will...
Joel Ward is a soul singing, acoustic guitar pickin’, lyric writing, fool for music out of Winona, MN. He’s defied stereotypes and genres all over the country playing an original blend of roots, soul, folk, and rock n roll. His live performances are filled with an emotion to match the...
Dinner With a Soundtrack. Rob Wood will be at Two Sisters from 6-9pm keeping everyone's toes tapping.
Spend your Saturday Nights with Mainstream Music DJ and Karaoke at the VFW Rochester, MN, for an Amazing night of the Best Karaoke! Great food, Great Drinks and above all a Great place to have an Amazing Saturday night at!
Director: Kaizo Hayashi Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 1994 Language: Japanese Starring: Joe Shishido, Kaho Minami, Masatoshi Nagase, Te-chien Hou, Yang Haitin Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing...
After being wrongfully imprisoned, a barber returns to London obsessed with revenge against the men who destroyed his life. As his anger deepens, justice gives way to something far darker, pulling everyone around him into a chilling spiral. Witness Sondheim's legendary masterpiece, reimagined in an intimate production for The Rep's...
RavensFire is looking forward to presenting an evening of originals and your favorite covers from all the decades at the High Court Pub in Lanesboro. Come out and enjoy a beer and a bite and hear some fun tunes. ravensfiremusic.com/events
Live at The Workshop Food Hall
Come visit Southern Minnesota’s most horrifying haunted attraction & haunted cannabis maze. Live actors. Indoor and Outdoor Mazes. 2026 FRIGHT at the FARM & HAUNTED CANNABIS MAZE -WE DO NOT SELL OUT- (INDOOR & OUTDOOR HAUNTED EXPERIENCE) OCTOBER 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 & 31 (Friday & Saturday...
October 10 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Brianna Rae Band LIVE at The North Star Bar! We're making our way to the North Star Bar in April! Come join us at the best live music venue in Rochester for a night of throwbacks that'll keep you moving all night! The drinks will be cold and the...
