Children ages 1-5 and their parents/guardians are invited to join us Monday mornings at 9:30 a.m. in the library for educational play, games, stories, crafts, and more! No registration is required.

The Greater Mankato Diversity Council began in 2004 to provide diversity education to the community. We will watch a series of video clips and discuss the reactions and feelings that the images evoke. Register here.

The North Mankato Farmers' Market, presented by South Central College and supported by the City of North Mankato, is seeking vendors, sponsors, food trucks, and entertainment for the 2022 market season! The market will hold its sixth season in 2022, every Monday beginning June 6th through October 17th from 3 to 6 p.m. The North […]

Join us each Monday this summer for bingo at the pool! Multiple games will be played with full-sized candy bars for prizes! Anyone at the pool at 4 p.m. each Monday can participate!

The Dork Den has always been the home of Standard. There is a $10 entry and a 6:30 p.m. start time. Each player will get 2 packs per match win and we guarantee everyone at least 1 pack just for playing. Build your favorite deck from Arena and come and play in person. Come out […]

Join Miss Michelle at the Spring Lake Park Swim Facility before Toddler Time each Tuesday this summer for stories and tons of fun! All families are welcome for these free storytimes. Meet outside the front gate!

With a goal to support first-time parents or those who are caring for an infant, the Museum staff, and several early childhood expert volunteers will team up to offer content specific to our birth-two age range. Although topics such as sleep, development, feeding, and parent-child bonding will be selected and promoted for each session, parent […]

Join us for our free exercise class, Staying Active and Independent for Life! SAIL is an evidence-based program designed to prevent falls and includes exercise classes, educational materials and self-assessments. SAIL Exercise Classes will be held Tuesday and Friday mornings, year-round, at 10:30am at the CAST Senior Center. The classes are designed specifically for older […]

Join us for a food demonstration presented by South Central College Culinary Arts students and instructors. Information will also be shared about what is involved in a culinary arts education. Register here.

Some say the earliest movies were cave paintings, such as the ones in Lascaux. These drawings of repeated animals, slightly varied, appear to move when a candle or fire flickers light across them. This trick of movement is similar to how movies were invented. And before the first films, in the mid-19th century, many parlor […]

Join us in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft for a make-and-take art experience. We will explore and create with different art mediums each month: April: Watercolors May: Paper Collage June: Printmaking July: Drawing August: Painting

Bring a book you are reading to share and discuss for our monthly teen book club. Beverages are provided. Open to ages 11-18. No registration is required.

For Teens Ages 13 and up, our VolunTeen program kicks off next week! Help with library events, re-shelve books, write book and media reviews, and help create projects and tasks to make the library yours! We will also have guest presentations and other activities during our meeting times to engage teens on a variety of […]

The main outdoor Market is open every Saturday, rain or shine, from the first Saturday in May through October. The Mankato Farmers’ Market is also open Tuesday & Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. from June to October. The market is located in the Best Buy parking lot. All of the Mankato Farmers’ Market […]

Join us Tuesday nights for road group rides. All rides leave from our side parking lot at 5:30 pm. We have 3 different paces and distances to choose from: A Ride: For experienced road riders. The pace is an all-out effort and does not wait for dropped riders. This is 40-60 miles. 21+ mph. Leaves […]

We are adding a 2nd multiplayer Commander night. $5 entry gets you seated in a pod of players. Each player gets a booster pack just for playing and if you win your pod you get a bonus pack. Whether this is your first time playing outside of your friend group or you consider yourself a […]

Leatherworking is such a fun and versatile skill! Need a belt? Make it! Need a purse? Make it! Join us down at the Mankato Makerspace to be creative and make cool leather products. Come in with an idea of things you might like to make (belt, purse, wallet, bracelet, flask holder, journal/ book cover, shoes. […]

This will be a fun night with your special someone! Each person will have the option to play with clay however they prefer; wheel-thrown pottery or hand-built sculpture. One ticket covers you and your sweetie! If you are a current Mankato Makerspace Member use Coupon Code MEMBER DISCOUNT to get $5 off your ticket.

The Mankato Area Community Band will perform free outdoor concerts in Mankato at 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening in June. Concerts will be in Sibley Park at 900 Mound Avenue on June 7, 14 and 21. Our annual patriotic concert will be on June 28 in historic Lincoln Park, 811 Broad Street. We play all […]

Kids ages 4-8 are invited to sign up for our workshop with ARTifact Pottery where we will be painting woodland pottery animals! Registration required. Open to ages 4-8. Registration opens Monday, May 23rd at 10 a.m. Register online, by calling the library at 507-345-5120, or by stopping into the library.

Summer Storytimes is Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.: June 8 - Dance For Your Heart with Miss Mankato June 15 - Bilingual Story with Ashley Sosa June 22 - Music Storytime with Heather Gilbertson Thursday, June 23 - Water Cycle with Scott Kudelka, DNR July 6 - Flag Storytime with Dave Arpin July 13 - Afoutayi […]

Tweens and teens ages 9-17 are invited to sign up for our workshop with ARTifact Pottery where we will be painting tin cups! Registration required. Open to ages 9-17. Registration opens Monday, May 23rd at 10 a.m. Register online, by calling the library at 507-345-5120, or by stopping into the library.

The North Mankato Taylor Library Bookmobile makes weekly stops at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota on Wednesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. Join us for storytime on the Lauri Kuch Memorial Stage each week!

This is a fun course to help make a sculpture of your choosing. Pick one of our prefab projects that get welded together OR go freestyle and make something that is all your own. Discover the creative process of metal. Whether you’re a novice or have some skills already, make some awesome metal yard art […]

From fixing simple shelves to creating beautiful complex furniture, woodworking skills are handy to have. This is a required woodshop safety course. Learned skills are necessary before you can use the woodshop machines/electric tools independently. Register here. This course covers the basic functionality and use of the core power tools in any woodshop: the jointer, […]

Sculpting Yoga is a combination of yoga, free weights and cardio set to upbeat music. All levels of experience are welcome. Grab a mat, water and weights (optional) and be prepared to sweat!

Adults ages 18+ are invited to sign up for our workshop with ARTifact Pottery where we will be painting Bob Ross plates! Registration required. Open to ages 18+. Registration opens Monday, May 23rd at 10 a.m. Register online, by calling the library at 507-345-5120, or by stopping into the library.

Do you need band shirts? Print your own! Like that style of poster? Print your own! In this lesson, you will learn the basics of Silk Screen Printing, and we will print a Makerspace T-Shirt that you can take home with you. Wear "work clothes" that you don't mind getting dirty/ink-stained, Also contact us with […]

In this 2-hour Make-n-Take class, Jeremy and Isaiah (an amazing father-son duo) will teach you how to get a 3D model off of your computer and into your hands. Please bring your own Laptop from home, or notify the instructor that you will be using a Makerspace computer. Register here.

We are thrilled to announce our pet and family-friendly music series in the Biergarten. Join us Wednesdays in June for music and food trucks from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. Pets should remain leashed and in your control during the event. You are welcome to bring lawn chairs/extra seating as seating is limited on a first-come, […]

Join us Every Wednesday with the oldest Pokémon Professor in town! Every Wednesday is 100% FREE and EVERYONE that plays gets 1 pack for FREE! Everyone is welcome, kids & adults, come in and have some FUN! Atlantis Hobby is a Pokémon Play Store and Poke Stop! We carry the largest selection of products in […]

Let the Sparks Fly! This is an opportunity to get hands-on experience and personal instruction on the basics of MIG and Arc welding. Welding is such a versatile skill to have and comes in handy when something needs to be fixed, fabricated, or your creativity kicks in. We are excited to show you how to […]

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Join us in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft for a make-and-take art experience. We will explore and create with different art mediums each month: April: Watercolors May: Paper Collage June: Printmaking July: Drawing August: Painting

Learn to play Bridge with this beginner/intermediate class. Each class will teach a different bidding trick and provide time to practice those tricks. Free for members; $60 for non-members. Additional $5 for snacks to Raj. Register here.

Readers of all ages are welcome to join us at Sibley Park for our Read to the Animals event with Miss Michelle! Meet us there, and we'll provide books, but feel free to bring your own too.

Seasons of Southern Minnesota is a collection of photos taken by Warren and Terri Michels. As Warren says it’s not so much about, is this shot Terri’s or mine…it’s more like they are ours! Warren & Terri both have an eye for photography but differ in their approach. Warren often sees the bigger picture while […]

COMPAS Teaching Artist Frank Sentwali’s Edu-Poetic Enterbrainment uses poetry and live music to promote morality, self-reliance, and accountability. Learn how spoken word and hip-hop culture evolved and influenced American society and politics, and get inspired to write some spoken word poems of your own!

NOTE: Google is pulling the event from this site (and others) and misreporting the time. The correct time is 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. ~~~ Songs on the Lawn provides an opportunity for co-workers, friends, and families from all around the region to gather in the City Center and enjoy live music. Attendees may purchase […]

Live From the Arts Center is from 1-2 p.m. on KMSU 89.7FM (streaming and archived for two weeks at kmsu.org) and is hosted by poet and writing instructor Ronda Redmond, and Ann Rosenquist Fee, executive director of the Arts Center.

They say everyone has a book in them, and now, thanks to Sigma’s Bookshelf, getting published as a teenager is a real possibility. Rachel M. Anderson, co-founder of Sigma’s Bookshelf, will lead a Writing and Publishing Workshop for teenagers interested in novel writing. We'll explore where story ideas come from, character development, story outlining, and […]

The main outdoor Market is open every Saturday, rain or shine, from the first Saturday in May through October. The Mankato Farmers’ Market is also open Tuesday & Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. from June to October. The market is located in the Best Buy parking lot. All of the Mankato Farmers’ Market […]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Remote Duel is on Thursdays and has a $5 entry. We use the Yugioh Duel Links game for this event. Contact Andrew M from the Mankato Area Yugioh Players for the event info once it starts.

This is our free to play Board Game Night. Masks are required and we are limiting the game room to 4 tables 16 max people. Register here.

Once your work is out of the bisque firing, you will come in to glaze your work. Glaze can serve to color, decorate or waterproof an item. Glazing renders earthenware vessels suitable for holding liquids, sealing the inherent porosity of unglazed biscuit earthenware. It also gives a tougher surface. Register here.

Join Mankato Brewery for our 5th annual (ignore the two year gap) Barks and Brews Patio Music Series which will be hosted every Thursday in the month of June. Mankato Brewery is teaming up with Mending Spirits Animal Rescue to bring you some quality music for you and your 4 legged friends! *All pets must […]

Can’t wait to sing some songs on the lovely patio of the 507! Weirdly, I’ve never had the honor of playing on this particular Mankato patio, so here’s to the first of hopefully many more! I can’t wait to jam about and see the nice folks!

Thursday Night D&D we have 2 Dungeon Masters: 1st and 3rd Thursday is Matthew, 2nd, and 4th is Liana. The adventure starts each Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and try's to be done by 9:30 p.m. It is only $10 to participate with $5 going to the DM and $5 coming back to you in-store credit.

Sign up if you need to TRIM your pots or sculptures. This ticket actually pays for 2 sessions (1 trimming and 1 glazing) When you are ready to glaze sign up for a free ticket in "Ceramics: Glazing" to let Dustin know that you are coming for glaze instruction. Register here. You need to take […]

Free Live Trivia every Thursday 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Bring a team for fun and great prizes. Prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.

Seasons of Southern Minnesota is a collection of photos taken by Warren and Terri Michels. As Warren says it’s not so much about, is this shot Terri’s or mine…it’s more like they are ours! Warren & Terri both have an eye for photography but differ in their approach. Warren often sees the bigger picture while […]

Join us for our free exercise class, Staying Active and Independent for Life! SAIL is an evidence-based program designed to prevent falls and includes exercise classes, educational materials and self-assessments. SAIL Exercise Classes will be held Tuesday and Friday mornings, year-round, at 10:30am at the CAST Senior Center. The classes are designed specifically for older […]

Join us on the first Friday of the month for a Casual Friday Slow Roll bike ride. The ride leaves the Nicollet Bike Shop side parking lot at 6 p.m. This ride is at a casual pace and in casual attire. All abilities and all bikes are welcome. We'll be riding at 10 miles/hour around […]

Join us every Friday for weekly Metazoo play! Entry and prizes will be based on attendance. Come and join the crazy chaos with the fun new Metazoo trading card game.

Join us every Friday for Modern. The first round starts at 7:30 p.m. Entry is $11 with two packs per win. Don't want the packs? Don't worry! We offer store credit also at eight dollars store credit per win.

Join us to explore the beautiful back roads of our River Valley. Gravel or Cyclocross bikes are recommended. We'll be riding 25-40 miles. A/B paced 15-18mph on average. The ride leaves the shop at 7 a.m. sharp.

The main outdoor Market is open every Saturday, rain or shine, from the first Saturday in May through October. The Mankato Farmers’ Market is also open Tuesday & Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. from June to October. The market is located in the Best Buy parking lot. All of the Mankato Farmers’ Market […]

Sculpting Yoga is a combination of yoga, free weights and cardio set to upbeat music. All levels of experience are welcome. Grab a mat, water and weights (optional) and be prepared to sweat!

Seasons of Southern Minnesota is a collection of photos taken by Warren and Terri Michels. As Warren says it’s not so much about, is this shot Terri’s or mine…it’s more like they are ours! Warren & Terri both have an eye for photography but differ in their approach. Warren often sees the bigger picture while […]

We are an official MPN (Metazoo Play Network) store for Metazoo and will host Weekly events every Saturday at 6 p.m. The format will be constructed. Want to Learn Metazoo? Stop in any Saturday and play for FREE!

Sunday Ride For Rolls is the 1st Sunday of the month. The ride leaves the shop at 8 a.m. It's a 25ish mile Gravel/Pavement ride (or as we like to call it Gravement)- B pace- Led by Aaron Buege. Bring money for a breakfast stop at St. Peter Food Co-Op.

We've got music. We've got food trucks. We've got BEER! Join us in the biergarten for live tunes and amazing eats. Free admission. Sundays from 1-4:30 p.m. May 29-Sept. 11. Every other Friday from 6-8 p.m., June 10-Sept. 30. Schedule: May 29: Music - Biergarten Boys June 5: Music - Crista Bohlmann, Food - Sozial […]