The scarecrow exhibit has been a mainstay of fall at the Arboretum for so long that signature events manager Wendy Composto can't remember when it began.
Sever's Fall Festival returns on Friday, Sept. 10. The annual corn maze's theme this year is mythical creatures, with characters like unicorns, mermaids and the Loch Ness Monster, a news release says.
There are few things in life as relaxing as a walk through the gardens at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen.
Who doesn’t love lutefisk? At the Nordic Music Festival, attendees have the opportunity to watch the gelatinous fish be tossed through the air.
The stage at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, like many other venues around the world, sat empty amid the COVID-19 shut-down.
Fans are welcome at the TCO Performance Center next week to watch the Minnesota Vikings in their 61st training camp.
Though the Minnesota Renaissance Festival announced it would take place this year in response to the state’s loosening of COVID-19 restrictions on July 1, vendor Dawn Gillette-Kircher suspected that the annual smorgasbord of medieval delights would be on well before organizers made the call.
Shakopee’s Canterbury Park filled with live music enthusiasts last weekend following a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite 90-degree weather, concertgoers gathered to cheer and sing along to artists over the course of the event, which ran July 22-24.
No musical artists could ever quite follow in Prince’s footsteps. His musical genius and keen sense of style are unmatched and at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, fans are in luck. Through a new exhibit, “The Beautiful Collection: Prince’s Custom Shoes,” visitors can get a glimpse of over 300 pai…
It may still be summer but the fall season will be here before you know it and that means one of Minnesota's favorite fall traditions — the Sever's Fall Festival — will be returning with plenty of family fun activities and attractions.
Twin Cities Summer Jam, the three-day outdoors music festival, will descend on southern Minnesota once again July 22-24 at Canterbury Park in Shakopee.
Rhythm on the Rails, the weekly summer concert series that draws thousands to downtown Shakopee is officially back.
Thousands of music lovers packed in and jammed out at Lakefront Park for the Prior Lake Rotary’s Lakefront Music Fest on July 9 and 10.
Canterbury Park, a horse racing venue in Shakopee, played host to animals not normally found in Minnesota — or even this part of the world — over the weekend.
Clad in their best cowboy hats, boots and sleeveless flannels, a crowd of thousands cheered country superstar Jake Owen and opener Noah Guthrie's acts as they closed the Lakefront Music Fest on Saturday night.
Thousands of spectators welcomed the return of live music to the Twin Cities Friday night as rock icons Styx, Cheap Trick and 38 Special took the stage at Lakefront Music Fest in Lakefront Park.
Country music superstars Lady A have cancelled their headlining set at Lakefront Music Fest, citing a health emergency Saturday morning.
Canterbury Park celebrated Independence Day last weekend with its Fireworks Spectacular after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The fireworks show was preceded by horse racing and other festivities.
Canterbury Park will be holding its annual fireworks show after a year hiatus on Saturday, July 3 following horse races and other festivities that will begin at 4 p.m.
Walking along the aisles of Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store in Jordan, puzzles line shelves near the windows and circle the store. Rows and rows of puzzles hang from the ceiling, and blue wooden panels open to reveal several pull-out shelves of 40 puzzles each.
Magician and performance bizarrist Michael Carbonaro makes his return to the Mystic Showroom on Saturday, Nov. 13.
Canterbury Park will launch an outdoor concert series in partnership with Sue McLean & Associates this summer, with national headliners across a variety of genres, according to a recent press release.
Comedian, television host, advocate and best-selling author Chelsea Handler is bringing her standup show to the Mystic Showroom on Friday, Dec. 3 for a night full of laughs and stories.
Funnyman Brian Regan is bringing a night of nonstop laughs to the Mystic Showroom on Friday, March 4, 2022.
Electrifying rock icon Lindsey Buckingham is bringing his tour to the Mystic Showroom on Friday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m.
Dog races are returning to Canterbury Park this year after a hiatus in 2020. Also returning to the park are camel, ostrich and zebra racing, the Indian Horse relay and unicorn and llama races, according to a news release from the Shakopee horse racing venue.
As area campgrounds open for the summer season, many are finding they are at full — or nearly full — capacity.
So, how about something funny, featuring a beloved, iconic character and a cast of half a dozen or so. Something that can be staged outdoors. Maybe it should have some puppets. Keep it under an hour. Oh, and could you make it a musical?
Global superstar trio Jonas Brothers are back on the road with their 2021 “Remember This” tour, which is coming to the Mystic Amphitheater Sept. 11.
As John Groen made his way to the race track he stopped several times to adjust signage and greet incoming guests of Canterbury Park.
In 2019, 15,000 fans arrived at Canterbury Park in Shakopee amid temperatures approaching 100 degrees to see big-name performers like Tim McGraw, Pitbull and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.
Rhythm on the Rails, a free, five-week outdoor summer concert series in downtown Shakopee, will be back and as close to normal as possible this year, according to the Shakopee Chamber and Visitors Bureau.
When Rose Vyskocil first started working at the Shakopee Perkins off County Road 101 in 1979, there was an A&W across the street and an empty lot adjacent to the restaurant where Travelodge now sits. The town was much smaller, too. There were just a handful of other breakfast joints in t…
Hoċokata Ti, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community cultural center in Shakopee, will hold a Spring Native Artist Pop-Up Shop for the public this Friday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
With the arrival of spring and a steadily increasing number of vaccinated concertgoers out there, concerts are starting to return to Twin Cities venues. Yes, live music in front of live crowds. (Remember that?)
The Downtown Shakopee Farmers Market will now include a maker’s market with locally-created arts and crafts. The markets will run this year every Friday, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., June 4 through Oct. 29, according to a Shakopee Chamber of Commerce announcement.
Valleyfair will officially open its gates to the public on Saturday, May 22, and Soak City Waterpark will open on Saturday, May 29 over Memorial Day weekend, according to the 2021 calendar which has recently been released.
St. Patrick’s Day is this week, on Wednesday, March 17, and some area joints are putting on small-scale specials and celebrations that look more normal than they did last year, when the pandemic's impacts were just beginning.
Plans for the 2021 Twin Cities Summer Jam at Canterbury Park are full steam ahead, and organizers say the music festival outlook for this summer is looking “very positive.”
The Science Museum of Minnesota has reopened with friendly reminders for visitors to stay a Golden Eagle's wingspan apart.
Chef and television star Guy Fieri's virtual restaurant chain, Flavortown Kitchen, is now open in Minnesota.
Almost a year after its sudden closure, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ production of "The Music Man" has announced its return to the Main Stage beginning Fourth of July weekend.
You may have packed up your camping gear, stored your hiking boots and put away the bug spray, but there’s still exploring to be done amid the snow. With extra time spent at home, a winter hike or walk gets you out of the house and lets you see a favorite trail or destination in a whole new …
It's a well-documented fact that in times of economic downturn, readership at libraries goes up, Scott County Library Director Jake Grussing said.
Limited social gatherings and events due to the pandemic now coupled with cold weather, have left us with more time than ever spent at home and indoors. You might be dreaming of summer days and time spent in the yard, but you don’t need a garden patch to be able to grow flowers, vegetables o…
Seasonal produce is the backbone of a farmers market, and while there isn't much that grows during a Minnesota winter, that doesn't mean there aren't quality local goods to be purchased during the winter months.
The phone calls and emails started flooding in before Thanksgiving. People interested in a skating rink in their yard.
Art, light and animals come together for a one-of-a-kind exhibit open now through Jan. 17 at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley.
