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Día de Muertos Celebration at Midtown Global Market

Published October 19, 2025 | Updated October 19, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

Saturday, November 1st, Midtown Global Market will celebrate Día de Muertos with family-friendly fun! The Día de Muertos celebration is a free event taking place from 11 - 3 pm. Features include: You can find more information about the Día de Muertos event on Facebook. About Midtown Global Continue Reading

Games Galore every Wednesday at Union Depot in St. Paul

Published October 19, 2025 | Updated October 19, 2025 | by Hannah | 1 Comment

Check out larger-than-life board games at Union Depot every Wednesday for free! Did you know Union Depot hosts Games Galore every Wednesday? From 10am- 8pm, Union Depot's games are open to the public, and you are invited to bring your own games to play as well! Guests of all ages are invited to play giant-size Continue Reading

Little Shop of Horrors at The Phipps Center for the Arts

Published October 16, 2025 | Updated October 16, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

Little Shop of Horrors is running now through November 2nd at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI! I know this blog is called Thrifty MINNESOTA, but we do occasionally cross state lines for amazing events, attractions and deals! One city we love is Hudson, Wisconsin, there's a great downtown area right by Continue Reading

FREE In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre Workshops

Published October 13, 2025 | Updated December 10, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

Free In the Heart of the Beast Puppet Making Workshops throughout November 2025 in Minneapolis. Ever wanted to help create a giant puppet?! Now is your chance to attend a free workshop from In the Heart of the Beast. Gustavo Boada and a team of HOBT artists will lead six community build workshops to work on a Continue Reading

Diwali: Festival of Lights at Midtown Global Market

Published October 10, 2025 | Updated October 10, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

Diwali: Festival of Lights at Midtown Global Market is a free, family-friendly celebration of Indian culture happening this Saturday, October 11th. The Hindu Society of Minnesota presents “Diwali: Festival of Lights at Midtown Global Market" on Saturday, November 11th from 12-3pm. Diwali is India's most Continue Reading

Gopher State Railway Museum Pumpkin Express

Published October 10, 2025 | Updated October 10, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

The Gopher State Railway Museum in New Prague is hosting a Pumpkin Express Train on October 11th The Gopher State Railway Museum is located two miles north of New Prague on 20 acres of land where it is developing an operating railroad museum. The mission of Gopher State Railway Museum is to educate the public Continue Reading

Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile The Musical at Children’s Theatre Company

Published October 7, 2025 | Updated October 8, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile The Musical is happening now through November 23rd at Children's Theatre Company! A really big perk of this writing job is getting to see amazing shows. I've seen a lot of the last few years of writing, so this is a big deal. to say: Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile The Continue Reading

Fleet Farm Toyland Opening Date + FREE Toy Giveaway

Published October 3, 2025 | Updated December 10, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

Fleet Farm Toyland opens Saturday, October 11th! The first 125 customers at each location receive a FREE 2025 Toyland Super Duty Hauler Toy. Something about this cooler weather has me thinking about what is ahead! Snow and the holidays! With 3 kids, I like to get ahead of the holiday shopping. One of my favorite Continue Reading

Halloween Costume Swaps During October

Published October 1, 2025 | Updated October 9, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

Donate or swap Halloween costumes throughout the month of October for National Costume Exchange Day! Did you know the second Saturday of October is National Costume Swap Day? Get in the reuse, reduce, recycle energy and join in the fun all throughout the month of October! Many local libraries, churches and Continue Reading

Columbia Heights Annual Fire Department Open House

Published September 30, 2025 | Updated September 30, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

During the Columbia Heights Fire Prevention Open House you can spray a real fire hose, meet Dalmatians, enjoy free ice cream, watch a fire demonstration, meet local firefighters, and more! The Columbia Heights Fire Department will host its annual Fire Prevention Open House on October 11th, 2025 as part of Continue Reading

Red Wing Arts Fall Festival

Published September 30, 2025 | Updated September 30, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

Enjoy the beautiful fall colors among the bluffs at the Red Wing Arts Fall Festival on October 11th - 12th, 2025! Over 120 artists head to Red Wing for the annual Red Wing Arts Fall Festival in Downtown Red Wing on Saturday, October 11th and Sunday, October 12th. Festival visitors can expect a variety of Continue Reading

Red Wing Shoe Company Warehouse Sale

Published September 30, 2025 | Updated October 1, 2025 | by Hannah | Leave a Comment

Head to Red Wing October 9th- 12th, 2025 for an epic sale on American-Made Red Wing Shoes during their Company Warehouse Sale. Are you even Minnesotan if you haven't heard of Red Wing Shoe Company? Locally made in America, Red Wing Shoe Company create very popular and high quality shoes. All joking aside, they are Continue Reading

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