West Metro Home Remodeling Fair

Join us for the ultimate home remodeling experience at the Eisenhower Community Center! Get ready to discover the latest trends, innovative ideas, and expert advice for all your home improvement projects. Whether you're looking to spruce up your kitchen, revamp your bathroom, or create the perfect outdoor oasis, this event has got you covered. From flooring to fixtures, countertops to cabinetry, you'll find everything you need to bring your dream home to life.

The Fall Festival at The Anoka County Fairgrounds

The Fall Festival at The Anoka County Fairgrounds 

  • +100 Craft Vendors
  • Food Vendors 
  • Beer Garden 
  • Carnival
  • Anoka Haunted House (Normally $15 but FREE with Gate Admission)
  • Kids Bands & Entertainment 
  • Live Music 
  • Pony Rides
  • Photo Opportunities 
  • Hay Rides
  • AND MORE

Springtime & Sunshine Festival

The Springtime & Sunshine Festival at The Anoka County Fairgrounds has something for everyone. *Free Gate Admission & Parking* - Live Music - 100+ Craft Vendors - Inflatable Rides - Live Music - Beer Garden - Games - Pony Rides - Food Vendors AND MORE!

Anoka County Fair

Experience excitement at the 2024 Anoka County Fair July 23rd - 28th 2024!
SIX nights of thrilling grandstand entertainment included with gate admission.

Specials:

  • Kids Day on Tuesday July 23rd - Half off gate admission and all you can ride armbands
  • Senior Day on Wednesday July 24th 9am - 2pm 

Daily Activities:

Planning Your Vegetable Garden Workshop

Learn how you can design, establish, plant, and harvest a new vegetable garden. Explore how to read seed catalogs and seed packets to help select varieties that best suit your needs. The instructor will offer tips on specific vegetable varieties that are particularly well suited to our area.

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Planning your Garden for Seed Saving Workshop

Learn how to modify your existing gardens for the purpose of growing and harvesting viable seed for future use. Whether you have had a hard time finding seeds of your favorite varieties, want to grow a family-favorite tomato, adapt a variety to local growing conditions, or just want to share seeds with others, this workshop will provide the information you need to get you started on the path of seed saving.

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Chicken Breakdown Class

Learn a timeless skill in this workshop as an introduction to at-home meat cutting! Each student will have their own cutting board, knife and locally-raised whole chicken (3-4 LB). The class will be part demo and full hands-on participation. You will get to cut your chicken into 8 pieces but will learn multiple methods of cutting the chicken into usable parts. We will go over how to use all the parts, how to make bone broth, chicken liver pate and more. You will receive a tasty overnight marinade to take home and enjoy the next day.

Instructor: Cecka Parks

Laura Purdie Salas and Kayla Harren Author Event

All aboard for Oskar's Voyage book launch! Celebrate the release of author Laura Purdie Salas and illustrator Kayla Harren's children's picture book, and enjoy the adventures of Oskar, a tiny chipmunk who accidentally stows away on a Great Lakes freighter.

Will he get home safely? Come hear the story read aloud to find out, engage in a fun craft activity, and enjoy light refreshments at this family-friendly event.

Farm Yoga!

Farm Yoga! Join us every Thursday evening in June, July and August for some fun on the farm. This is a fun, easy going, relaxed yoga class for people 10 years old and up. Class is held outdoors in our grassy pasture filled with friendly farm animals. Cost is $20 per person and class runs from 6:15 to 7:15

Mayo Clinic History & Heritage Tour

History & Heritage Tours are walking tours led by volunteers and offered Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. Each tour typically lasts for one hour. Tours start in front of Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall, in Mathews Grand Lobby of the Mayo Building. No reservation is required. All sites are on the downtown campus and include historical sites, museum-quality art pieces and sculptures, and architecture.