These 75 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 14 at 10am (This weekend)
Union Depot · Lowertown • Free Admission
More than seventy authors, vendors, narrators, and bookish creators gather inside the Union Depot waiting room for a holiday book convention featuring signed copies, assistance dog demonstrations, and complimentary Christmas cookies and hot cocoa.
November 14 at 11am (This weekend) +58
Anthony Scornavacco Antiques · Core
Handmade European ornaments fill the cleared-out shop for the annual holiday event at Anthony Scornavacco Antiques, welcoming visitors Wednesday through Saturday.
November 15 at 11am (This weekend)
Machine Shop · Saint Anthony Main
Two open floors of handmade goods fill the historic Machine Shop for the Old St. Anthony Holiday Bazaar, bringing early holiday gift shopping steps from the Mississippi River.
Thursdays at 11am
Four Sisters Farmers Market · Ventura Village
Four Sisters Farmers Market anchors the American Indian Cultural Corridor with fresh produce, handmade goods, and fry bread pizzas from Indigenous and hyper-local growers. Bring your SNAP card, the matching program stretches your budget further.
November 20 +14
Union Depot · Lowertown • Free
Eighty-plus vendors fill Union Depot for the European Christmas Market, bringing festive entertainment and traditional treats to Saint Paul across select weekends from November through December.
November 21 at 10am (Next weekend)
Union Depot · Lowertown • $1 cash or Venmo
For one dollar admission, visitors can attend the holiday market held at Union Depot.
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Sat Nov 14, 9am
Mill City Museum · Central Minneapolis
Sat Nov 14, 7am
St. Paul Farmers' Market · Lowertown
Sat Nov 14, 8am
499 Charles Ave · South Frogtown
Sat Nov 14, 2pm
The Lab · Saint Anthony Park
Sat Nov 14, 12pm
Brühaven Craft Co · Central Minneapolis
Free
Sat Nov 14, 11am
Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis · Central Minneapolis
Free
Sat Nov 14, 2pm
Landmark Jewelers · Core
Sat Nov 14, 7am
Saint Paul Farmers' Market · Lowertown
Free admission
Sat Nov 14, 10am
Dayton's · Central Minneapolis
Free
Sat Nov 14, 6pm
Northern Clay Center · Seward
Tickets $50
Sun Nov 15, 8am
Saint Paul Farmers Market · Lowertown
Sun Nov 15, 12pm
Union Depot · Lowertown
$20
Fri Nov 20, 12pm
Minneapolis Convention Center · Central Minneapolis
Fri Nov 20, 3pm
Union Depot · Lowertown
Free
Sat Nov 21, 9am
Day Block Brewery & Restaurant · Central Minneapolis
Sun Nov 22, 11am
Quincy Hall · Logan Park
Sat Dec 5, 1:30pm
The Market at Malcolm Yards · Prospect Park
$$
Fri Dec 11, 10am
Minnehaha Regional Park · Hiawatha
Free
Sat Dec 12, 11am
The Market at Malcolm Yards · Prospect Park
$$
East Side Sculpture Park · Dayton's Bluff
American Swedish Institute · Phillips
Dayton's Project · Central Minneapolis
$129
Utepils Brewing · Calhoun Isles
Nokomis Farmers Market · Hale
Minneapolis Convention Center · Central Minneapolis
Minneapolis Farmers Market · Central Minneapolis
MoZaic · Lowry Hill East
Textile Center · Prospect Park
Como
Hamline - Midway
Southwest Minneapolis
Calhoun Isles
Lowertown
Lowertown
Core
Central Minneapolis
Hawthorne
Nicollet Island
Calhoun Isles
Nicollet Island
Southwest Minneapolis
Nicollet Island
Highland Park
Summit Hill
Southwest Minneapolis
Powderhorn
Central Minneapolis
Southwest Minneapolis
Ericsson
Powderhorn
Calhoun Isles
Southwest Minneapolis
Free
Macalester - Groveland
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