winter farmers market

Guide to the Rochester Winter Farmers Market

Rochester LocalJanuary 2, 2025December 26, 2025

by Rochester LocalJanuary 2, 2025December 26, 2025

In addition to the freshest seasonal produce you'll find anywhere, the Winter Farmers Market is loaded with other locally-made goodness....

December 28

December 28, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Med City Holiday Classic – Minor League Pickleball | Chip Shots

December 28, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

PREMIER LEAGUE – Crystal Palace vs. Tottenham Hotspur | Little Thistle Brewing

December 28, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

December 28, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

December 28, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

December 28, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

+ 8 More

December 29

December 29, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Winter Break Camp | Miss Angie’s Place

December 29, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Winter Days | Zumbro Valley Health Center

December 29, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Live Action Oregon Trail Game | Dodge Center Public Library

December 29, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Bigfoot and Friends Scavenger Hunt | Rochester Public Library

December 29, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Movie: Marty Supreme | Pop’s Art Theater

December 29, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Holiday Family Fun Movie

+ 8 More

December 30

December 30, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Winter Break Camp | Miss Angie’s Place

December 30, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Winter Days | Zumbro Valley Health Center

December 30, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Permit to Carry Class | Coyote Creek Outdoors

December 30, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Toddler Tuesday | Boundless

December 30, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Live Action Oregon Trail Game | Dodge Center Public Library

December 30, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Rainforest Family Dance Party | Rochester Public Library

+ 12 More

December 31

December 31, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Winter Break Camp | Miss Angie’s Place

December 31, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

SPARKLE New Year’s Eve Celebration | SPARK Children’s Museum

December 31, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Live Action Oregon Trail Game | Dodge Center Public Library

December 31, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Hy-Vee Kids Club: Noon Years Eve | Hy-Vee Barlows

December 31, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

New Year’s Eve GLOW PARTY | Air Insanity

December 31, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

+ 28 More

January 1

January 1 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Vision Board & Brunch: a New Year’s Day event | Wildmother

January 1 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

2026 New Years Day Run | TerraLoco

January 1 @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Movie: Marty Supreme | Pop’s Art Theater

January 1 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Movie: Marty Supreme | Pop’s Art Theater

January 1 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

LIVE MUSIC – Piano Nights | Mill Valley Kitchen

January 1 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Movie: Marty Supreme | Pop’s Art Theater

+ 2 More

January 2

January 2 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Science Discovery: Dinosaurs | Rochester Public Library

January 2 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 2 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

January 2 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

January 2 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

January 2 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Demonstration Day | LCP Studio

+ 9 More

January 3

January 3 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Polar Bear Prediction Run | Minneota Threads

January 3 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Indoor Winter Farmers Market | Crawford Hall – Graham Park

January 3 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Polar Bear 5K Prediction Run | Minnesota Treads

January 3 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Local Author Evan “Sweet” Hansen Book Signing | St. James Coffee

January 3 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Polar Bear Kid Friendly Class | Art Heads Emporium

January 3 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

+ 22 More

January 4

January 4 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 4 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

January 4 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

January 4 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

January 4 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Outdoor Ice Skating | Track Oval Soldiers Field

January 4 @ 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Game Enthusiast Appreciation | Chaotic Good Brewing

+ 7 More

January 5

January 5 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Movie: Marty Supreme | Pop’s Art Theater

January 5 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Movie: Marty Supreme | Pop’s Art Theater

January 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Dancing Downtown | Peace Plaza Downtown

January 5 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Mic Night | Forager Brewery

January 5 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cribbage Tournament | LTS Brewing Company

January 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

General Knowledge Trivia | Chaotic Good Brewing

+ 3 More

January 6

January 6 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Coffee With A Deputy | Two Sisters Kitchen & Bar

January 6 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Movie: Marty Supreme | Pop’s Art Theater

January 6 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Movie: Marty Supreme | Pop’s Art Theater

January 6 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

History Social | Historic Chateau Theatre

January 6 @ 5:30 pm - 7:15 pm

Women’s Skills Workshop | Coyote Creek Outdoors

January 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Trivia Tuesday at Tilda’s with Trivia Mafia | Tilda’s Pizzeria

+ 6 More

January 7

January 7 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 7 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

January 7 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

January 7 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

January 7 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Winter Birch Tree Painting Class | Art Heads Emporium

January 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Homeschool Craft Club | Art Heads Emporium

+ 6 More

January 8

January 8 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Exhibition: Celebrations in Fiber | Rochester Art Center

January 8 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 8 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

January 8 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

January 8 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

January 8 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Movie: Marty Supreme | Pop’s Art Theater

+ 13 More

January 9

January 9 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Meaningful Mornings | 3708 N Broadway Ave Suite 150

January 9 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Storytime | History Center of Olmsted County

January 9 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Storytime | History Center of Olmsted County

January 9 @ 11:00 am - 3:30 pm

Creative Studio | Rochester Art Center

January 9 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 9 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

+ 15 More

January 10

January 10 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Gather at the Crossroads Day Retreat | Assissi Heights

January 10 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Open House for Prospective Families | Aldrich School

January 10 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

2nd Saturday SoulCollage® | First Unitarian Universalist Church

January 10 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Blender 3D Sculpting Workshop with Ryan Woodring | Rochester Arts Center

January 10 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Mac’s Annual Vintage Snowmobile Show | Mac’s Park Place

January 10 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am

LIVE MUSIC – Dance Party with Children’s Musician Will Bjorndal | Rochester Public Library

+ 30 More

January 11

January 11 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

ZED Talk: The Story of the Dragonfly | Zumbro Lutheran Church

January 11 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 11 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

January 11 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

January 11 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

January 11 @ 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

RESURRECTION | Pop’s Art Theater

+ 14 More

January 12

January 12 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Pickleball 2.0 | 125 LIVE

January 12 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Father Mother Sister Brother | Pop’s Art Theater

January 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Dancing Downtown | Peace Plaza Downtown

January 12 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Poker & Chess | LTS Brewing Company

January 12 @ 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm

Father Mother Sister Brother | Pop’s Art Theater

January 12 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

General Knowledge Trivia | Chaotic Good Brewing

+ 4 More

January 13

January 13 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Karissa’s Kolaches | St. James

January 13 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Cascade Lake Storytime | Cascade Park Lakeside Building

January 13 @ 3:45 pm - 5:45 pm

Father Mother Sister Brother | Pop’s Art Theater

January 13 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Trivia Tuesday at Tilda’s with Trivia Mafia | Tilda’s Pizzeria

January 13 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

RESURRECTION | Pop’s Art Theater

January 13 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Empowering Conversations – Understanding Waivers | PossAbilities

+ 4 More

January 14

January 14 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 14 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

January 14 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

January 14 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

January 14 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Homeschool Program: Animal Adaptations | Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo

January 14 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Father Mother Sister Brother | Pop’s Art Theater

+ 4 More

January 15

January 15 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Exhibition: Celebrations in Fiber | Rochester Art Center

January 15 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 15 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

January 15 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

January 15 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

January 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Caregiver Connection

+ 14 More

January 16

January 16 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 16 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

January 16 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

January 16 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

January 16 @ 11:00 am - 3:30 pm

Creative Studio | Rochester Art Center

January 16 @ 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Pierogi Weekend | Salem Glen Winery

+ 8 More

January 17

January 17 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Dilly Dally New Year Market

January 17 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Indoor Winter Farmers Market | Crawford Hall – Graham Park

January 17 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Dilly Dally New Year Market | 612 11th Ave NW

January 17 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Design Your Mini Home | Craft Lab

January 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Parent Coffee Hour | Flourish Counseling

January 17 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Winter Wellness Open House | People’s Food Co-op

+ 27 More

January 18

January 18 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 18 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

January 18 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

January 18 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

January 18 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

CHILI COOK-OFF 2026

January 18 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Outdoor Ice Skating | Track Oval Soldiers Field

+ 8 More

January 19

January 19 @ 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

2026 MLK Dreams Classic | RCTC Dome

January 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Dancing Downtown | Peace Plaza Downtown

January 19 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Disney Puzzle Night | LTS Brewing Company

January 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

General Knowledge Trivia | Chaotic Good Brewing

January 19 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Night Club 2 Step – classes | Blue Moon Ballroom

January 19 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Learn Cuban Salsa! | Blue Moon Ballroom

January 20

January 20 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Open Enrollment Day | Aldrich School

January 20 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Dine to Donate | Forager Brewery

January 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Trivia Tuesday at Tilda’s with Trivia Mafia | Tilda’s Pizzeria

January 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Costumed Figure Drawing | Rochester Art Center

January 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Traditional Figure Drawing | Rochester Art Center

January 20 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bingo | Pine Island American Legion

+ 1 More

January 21

January 21 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

January 21 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cyclone: Artist Responses to 100 Years of the History Center of Olmsted County Collection | Rochester Art Center

January 21 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Erin Smith: Hard Copy | Rochester Art Center

January 21 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

January 21 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Astrology Study Group | The Neighborhood Nook

January 21 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Astrology Study Group | Clover & Rose

+ 2 More

January 22