Otsego Open Playtime
2025-11-06 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-13 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-17 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-20 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-24 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-01 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-04 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Prairie Center, 8899 Nashua Ave NE, Otsego, MN, 55330, United States
Kids ages 5 & under are invited to play and meet new friends at Otsego’s Open Playtime. This drop-in program offers an open play session full of toys, crafts, active equipment, and activities. Come for the whole time or stay while you can. (Parent/guardian supervision is required.)
Cost: $3/child at the door, or pick up a punch pass!
Please check Facebook for closures due to holidays or inclement weather:
Not meeting October 30, November 27, December 25, January 19 and February 16
Last day is Thursday, May 14

Library Storytime
2025-11-10 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-17 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-01 10:30 - 11:00 | St. Michael Public Library, 11800 Town Center Dr NE, St. Michael, MN, 55376, United States
Start your week out right… at the library! Share books, songs, and rhymes with your children at this storytime designed to promote school readiness in 0- to 6-year-olds. Librarians, caregivers, and children will sing, talk, read, write, and play together to build early literacy skills. Siblings are also welcome.

ECFE Drop In & Play
2025-11-13 10:15 - 11:45, 2025-12-04 10:15 - 11:45 | STMA Community Education Building, 60 Central Avenue W, St. Michael, MN, 55376, United States
Drop in and play with your friends at ECFE! This monthly drop-in class offers young children and their caregivers a relaxed, unstructured setting for connection and play. With no formal activities, the focus is on creativity, curiosity, and making memories!
Fall Dates: September 18, October 2 & 30, November 13, December 4
Winter/Spring Dates: January 15 & 29, February 12 & 26, March 12, April 16, May 14
Location: Community Education room #203
Cost: $2 per child / max $5/family (no preregistration required)

Library Sensory Stations
2025-11-18 14:00 - 19:00 | St. Michael Public Library, 11800 Town Center Dr NE, St. Michael, MN, 55376, United States
Stop by the library for some self-led sensory fun! There will be mess-free activities and sensory bins out in the children’s area for free play. This activity is suitable for preschool ages and up.

ECFE Storytime at the Library
2025-11-20 10:00 - 10:30 | St. Michael Public Library, 11800 Town Center Dr NE, St. Michael, MN, 55376, United States
Come hang out at the library with your friends from ECFE! A staff member from STMA’s Early Childhood program will lead storytime along with crafts, games, songs. This event is intended for ages 0 to 6 along with their parent or caregiver.

Elk River Downtown Tree Lighting
2025-11-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Rivers Edge Commons Park, 679 Main St NW, Elk River, MN, 55330, United States
Begin the holiday season early at Elk River’s Downtown Tree Lighting! Bring your family and friends for a magical evening downtown at Rivers Edge Commons Park.– Kids can bring their letters to Santa to get them to him in time.– Enjoy carolers, crafts, and activities while you wait for the tree lighting.– View the tree lighting ceremony from 5:00 – 5:30 p.m.– Bring a toy for the annual Fill-a-Truck Toy Drive hosted by the Elk River Fire Foundation.– Warm up by stopping into downtown businesses for delicious drinks, food, and holiday shopping.

LEGO Fun at the Library
2025-11-20 17:00 - 18:00 | St. Michael Public Library, 11800 Town Center Dr NE, St. Michael, MN, 55376, United States
School-age kids are invited to show off their LEGO building skills! The library will provide the bricks, you provide the imagination. Come meet with other builders and have some fun.

Family Storytime
2025-11-22 10:30 - 11:30 | St. Michael Public Library, 11800 Town Center Dr NE, St. Michael, MN, 55376, United States
This fun family storytime is aimed at welcoming new families to the library. It includes songs, rhymes and stories that celebrate reading, books and using the library as a family. For children of all ages and their families.

Preschooler Play & Learn Workshop
2025-11-24 10:30 - 11:30 | St. Michael Public Library, 11800 Town Center Dr NE, St. Michael, MN, 55376, United States
Encourage a love of learning as you and your child play, explore, discover, count, and create. Join the library staff anytime during the hour for an open-ended play session. Activities are designed for ages 1 to 5. Registration is not required, but room limits may be enforced.

Otsego Tree Lighting
2025-11-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Prairie Park, Otsego, 13355 90th Street NE, Otsego, MN, 55330, United States
Kick off the holiday season with the Otsego Tree Lighting! Join Mayor Stockamp as she lights the tree, accompanied by the joyful sounds of holiday carols from SOAR Regional Arts. Afterward, Sprinkles the Elf will lead everyone inside Prairie Center to warm up with hot chocolate and enjoy a delightful storytime. Kids will also have the special opportunity to write and mail their letters to Santa.

Glow-n-Skate
2025-11-26 18:00 - 19:10 | Rogers Trustone Ice Arena, 21080 141st Ave N, Rogers, MN, 55374, United States
The coolest event in town! Glow-n-Skate is a special nighttime open skating event with the lights down and the music up.
Cost: $6/skater (includes glow necklace)
Rental skates: $2/pair

Albertville Christmas in the Park
2025-11-30 14:00 - 18:00 | Albertville Central Park, 5801 Main Ave NE, Albertville, MN, 55301, United States
Join Albertville Lions Club for its annual “Christmas in the Park” event!

Share your wish list with Santa and Mrs. Claus inside the Depot
Enjoy hot chocolate or hot cider served by Albertville Royalty
Warm up over an open fire and enjoy a s’more with local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts
Take a horse-drawn wagon ride around the park
Hear the STMA High School and SOAR Regional Arts choirs singing carols
Tree lighting ceremony at 5:00

ECFE Dome Day
2025-12-04 08:15 - 10:15 | STMA High School, 5800 Jamison Ave NE, St. Michael, MN, 55376, United States
Kids ages 6 and under are invited to run and play with friends at the STMA Dome from December 4 through March 20 on alternating Thursdays & Friday mornings. The cost is just $2 per child (max $5 per family), payable by cash at the door. No registration required.

Hanover Caroling at the Historic Bridge
2025-12-05 18:00 - 19:30 | MN
Join the Hanover Historical Society at the historic pedestrian bridge in downtown Hanover to revive a Victorian community Christmas past. This free, family-friendly event is features area church and school choirs singing lively renditions of familiar songs and carols. Everyone is invited to enjoy hot cider and cookies. Bring your cameras for instant memories of your child bundled up in an authentic one-horse open sleigh and meet one-on-one with Old St. Nick.

Bridge location: 98 Mill Pond Trl, Hanover, MN 55341

Home Depot Kids Workshop
2025-12-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Home Depot, 1385 E 7th Street, Monticello, MN, 55362, United States
Bring your kids to Home Depot to complete a free, hands-on building project created with them in mind! Workshops take place the 1st Saturday of each month and vary by theme.
Find out more information and register for the workshop at https://www.homedepot.com/c/kids

Girl Scouts Holiday Shopping Mall
2025-12-06 09:00 - 13:00 | Monticello Middle School, 800 Broadway St E, Monticello, MN, 55362, United States
Let your children experience the gift of giving! Girl Scout troops and their families have been busy putting together inexpensive gifts that your children can purchase. All gifts are priced between 25¢ and $5.
Older Girl Scouts will escort children through the mall and assist them in their shopping experience. Troops will gift-wrap and tag the presents so that you can be surprised!
Advance registration is required to help separate start times of shoppers. Sign up for a time slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945AEAB2EA6FA7-60279271-childrens

Visit Santa at Bertram
2025-12-06 09:30 - 13:30 | Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park, 90th Street NE, Monticello, MN, 55362, United States
Visit with Santa at Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park! A professional photographer will be on site to capture this special visit with Santa. Enjoy warm beverages and s’mores by the campfire. Come early for horse-drawn wagon rides, available as time and space allows.
Cost: $30 per family
Register for a timeslot online at https://mnwrightcountyweb.myvscloud.com

Santa at the Fire Station
2025-12-06 10:00 - 13:00 | St. Michael Fire Department, 216 Main Street South, St. Michael, MN, 55376, United States
Come see Santa at the St. Michael fire station! Remember to bring your camera to snap a photo, as well as a toys and/or food donation for local families in need.

WinterFest at Town Center Park
2025-12-06 14:00 - 17:00 | Town Center Park, 11800 Town Center Drive NE, St. Michael, MN, 55376, United States
Mark your calendars for this FREE community event! Dress for the day and enjoy dozens of activities both inside and outside.

Activities include:

Visits with Santa & Mrs. Claus
Horse-Drawn Wagon Ride
Marshmallow Manor
Elf Hut Mini Putt
Santa’s Sleigh Relay
Family Competitions
The Grinch, Anna, Elsa & Olaf
Caroling by the SOAR Singers
Papa Johns & Jersey Mikes food stands
and MORE!

A Night in Bethlehem
2025-12-06 17:00 - 20:00 | NorthRidge Fellowship, 12522 Main Street, Rogers, MN, 55374, United States
Step back in time and experience the wonder of Jesus’ birth! At A Night in Bethlehem, kids and their families will explore the city as it might have been when Jesus was born. Through fun, hands-on activities, you’ll discover the story of the most important baby ever—and learn that Jesus came to save us.
Choose a main session to begin your evening! Sessions start at 5:00, 6:00, and 7:00. After the main session, families are free to visit the interactive stations around Bethlehem in any order. Each stop offers a unique experience of life in the time of Jesus.
This event is FREE, but please register for a time slot at https://northridgefellowship.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3282817
