Week of Events
Monday, September 21, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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Saturday, September 26, 2026
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September 26, 2026 -Minnesota Renaissance Festival 2026
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September 26, 2026 -Feeding Bodies & Minds: Hope Pantry Food Drive
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September 26, 2026 -Friends of the Prior Lake Library Big Book Sale
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September 26, 2026 -Super Science Saturday: Slime Lab
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September 26, 2026 -2026 Pleasant Street Art Walk
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September 26, 2026 -Sever’s Fall Festival
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September 26, 2026 -Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair
Minnesota Renaissance Festival 2026
Art Affair weekend at the Renaissance Festival, Saturday and Sunday 9 to 7 in Shakopee: a mural competition, a unicorn cake eating contest and a cosplay contest, on top of the sixteen stages and the jousting. Two weekends left; the season ends October 4.
Feeding Bodies & Minds: Hope Pantry Food Drive
Bring 10 food items or $20 to Hope Pantry on the day and take home a coupon folder of discounts to area businesses. The food drive runs alongside the Pleasant Street Art Walk and the Friends of the Library fall book sale, with free bookmark coloring and a free kids' book at the library.
Friends of the Prior Lake Library Big Book Sale
The Friends of the Prior Lake Library's one-day used book sale, Saturday 9 to 3 in the library's large meeting room. No set prices: take what you want and leave a donation, cash or check.
Super Science Saturday: Slime Lab
Kids make and test different kinds of slime, find out how polymers behave when stretched and squeezed, and take their creations home. Ages 5 to 10.
2026 Pleasant Street Art Walk
More than 70 artists, performers and food vendors take over Pleasant Street SE downtown for the 8th annual art walk, Saturday 10 to 4. The street closes to traffic, with live music and artist demonstrations all day, and the library book sale and the Hope Pantry food drive run the same day a few blocks away.
Sever’s Fall Festival
The long-running Shakopee fall festival, open weekends through Nov. 1 with more than 30 attractions, live entertainment and seasonal food.
Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair
Valleyfair by day for the kids: trick-or-treat trails, character meet and greets, kid shows and Halloween midway games, Saturdays and Sundays through November 1. Included with park admission.
Sunday, September 27, 2026
No events on this day.
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