by doitinnorth | Oct 8, 2023 | events/locations, evergreen
Midwest’s Premier Giant Pumpkin Festival
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Stillwater Harvest Fest, held the second weekend of October each year, is one of the premier events in downtown Stillwater and one of the largest of its kind in the Midwest. Several times, Stillwater Harvest Fest was the number one giant pumpkin weigh off in the world. That is determined by the combined weight of the Top 10 pumpkins brought to the scale. In 2010 we had a World Record pumpkin.
Highlights of Harvest Fest
Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off
Pumpkin Drop from 100′ crane
Pumpkin Regatta
Live Music
Beer & Wine Garden
Chili Cook Off
Vendor Market
Kid’s Activities
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Full Schedule
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NEST Fragrances Reed Diffuser- Pumpkin Chai
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Event
Stillwater Harvest Fest
Saturday, October 14th
Sunday, October 15th
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Location
Water Street South
Stillwater, MN
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023 Harvest Fest Event Map
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ICYMI
ASI Presents: Leaving Your Mark: Stories in Wood – Minneapolis, MN
by doitinnorth | Oct 5, 2023 | style/mode
Winter Fedora Hat Millinery Class with Karen Morris
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Learn the basics of millinery from internationally acclaimed hat designer and milliner Karen Morris. Students will learn hat shapes and basic techniques and tools for making a felt hat, such as binding the brim edge with both machine and hand sewing and finishing the hat with different trimmings. Each student will leave with one finished fedora hat and learn essential skills from the millinery arts. This class is intended for beginner or intermediate level sewers/crafters and some basic sewing skills.
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Schedule
9:30 am – noon: Presentation on millinery, demonstration of blocking a felt hat, wiring and sewing the brim, and attaching sweatband inside the hat. Student work time.
Lunch on your own onsite or nearby Selby Avenue
1:00 – 3:30 pm: Work time on sweatband, demonstration of trimmings (feathers, headband and bows, felt scraps, trims, and paint). Student work time.
Materials included in purchase price:
Pre-blocked burgundy fedora hat body with unfinished brim.
Trimmings, plastic and steel wire, ribbon, feathers, textile paints.
Hat box for storage
Please bring:
A basic sewing kit including needles of various sizes
Lunch/Snacks/Water Bottle
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Event
Winter Fedora Hat Millinery Class with Karen Morris
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Lutsen Mountains Gondola Fall Color Ride – Lutsen, MN
by doitinnorth | Oct 1, 2023 | people/passions
Owami Falling Water Festival
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Owámni: Falling Water Festival, a celebration of indigenous Minnesota cultures.
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Owámni is what the Dakota called the area at St. Anthony Falls. It means, “whirling or falling water” in the Dakota language, making it an appropriate name for this festival along the Mississippi River.
This free, family-friendly event, is co-presented by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board and the St Anthony Falls Heritage Board to celebrate indigenous Minnesota culture with music, art, food, and more!
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An arts area focused on Native contemporary traditional and fine arts will showcase the talents of indigenous visual artists. Jewelry and native art will be available for purchase. Hands-on art opportunities will also be available.
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As part of Parks for All, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is exploring how to integrate acknowledgement of land and Indigenous peoples into our work, procedures and spaces. We collectively acknowledge that the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board system is located on the traditional, ancestral and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. This land holds great historical, spiritual and personal significance for its original stewards, the Native nations and peoples of this region.
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Event
Saturday, October 7th, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
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Location
Mill Ruins Park, Water Works and Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
Minneapolis, MN
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First Class Two Harbors Fall Colors Tour – Two Harbors, MN
by doitinnorth | Oct 1, 2023 | eat/drink, evergreen
Twin Cities Oktoberfest
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Revisit the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for the Twin Cities Oktoberfest’s 13th annual celebration of brews. Enjoy local brews, ciders, and seltzers from Utepils, Sociable Ciderwerks, and Lupulin along with a collection of traditional German foods and Oktoberfest music!
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Twin Cities Oktoberfest Vintage Retro Beer Long Sleeve T-Shirt
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Event
Twin Cities Oktoberfest
Friday, October 6th, 5:00pm -11:00pm
Saturday, October 7th, 12:00pm – 10:00pm
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Tickets
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Location
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
1621 Randall Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota
(Map/Directions)
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The Childrens Theater Presents: Cookin’ – Minneapolis, MN
by doitinnorth | Oct 1, 2023 | evergreen, shop/share
Celebrate local artists representing 10 artist districts in St. Paul. The Saint Paul Art Crawl, put on by the St. Paul Art Collective since 1991, is the longest-running art crawl in the United States.
Explore the work of hundreds of talented local artists, enjoy local food, live music, dance, and new media immersive in 26 different venues – galleries, shared spaces and artists lofts.
This casual, family-friendly event is fun at your own pace — a can’t miss for anyone who wants to buy art, enjoy a unique experience, and have fun supporting the arts in the community while exploring the city and it’s creative individuals.
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St. Paul Art Crawl
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Click here to view venue titles locations’ hours and address.
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ASI Presents: Leaving Your Mark: Stories in Wood – Minneapolis, MN
