Mark your calendars: Park After Dark returns Saturday, September 19, 2026! Half the park is after dark! Mississippi National River and Recreation Area and Mississippi Park Connection invite you to explore Crosby Farm Regional Park at night. The NPS and partners are hosting activities that engage the natural world through science and culture. Tap into […]
Using views of the Mississippi River as inspiration and the river’s water with your paints, create beautiful nature art. Learn a few watercolor tips and tricks while enjoying the sights and sounds of the river. Materials provided. $8/person.
Join local bird enthusiasts for a leisurely walk along the Mississippi Flyway as we search for migrating birds. Birds use the river corridor as a travel route during migration, offering excellent opportunities to observe a variety of species. On this guided tour we will look and listen for migratory songbirds and waterfowl while visiting the […]
Join us for a fun morning restoring your local national park! Work alongside the National Park Service and Mississippi Park Connection to help improve the health and quality of our river through a morning of buckthorn lopping. Located near Watergate Marina, this location is slated to be the site of the future Mississippi River Learning […]
Join us for Big River Fishing and celebrate the 100 years of collective restoration efforts that brought the 42-mile section from the Twin Cities to Red Wing, back to life. Let’s catch some fish and celebrate our progress and inspire the next 100 years of stewardship. All fishing equipment including casting instructions, river rods, tackle […]
“Meet Me on the Mississippi” is a collaboration between the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and Three Rivers Park District on Saturday, September 19th and 26th, bringing together Gateway Regional Park, Kroening Nature Center and Graco Park for two weekends of activities celebrating the river and the many ways to experience it. Explore a new […]
Join us for a community gathering along Haha Wakpa (Mississippi River) to honor Dakota history, cultural teachings, and our shared responsibility to care for land, water, and one another. Hear from community speakers and visit the market and resource fair. The event will bring together Native vendors, community partners, and residents to connect, reflect, and […]
Dr. Emily Fairfax, world-renown beaver expert, will be sharing about the dynamic impacts that beavers have on rivers and healthy habitats. (Dr. Fairfax was one of the scientific consultants for the hit animated film, Hoppers!) Later, musician Ben Weaver, will lead us through original compositions about his own experiences and connection to the Mississippi River. […]
The Spence L. Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities at Rhodes College will host a free public lecture titled “Is a River Alive?” on Thursday, Oct. 1, by Dr. Robert Macfarlane, professor of literature and the environmental humanities in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge. Macfarlane is a well-known writer about nature, climate, […]
The 62nd Nobel Conference will take up the topic of the Mississippi River on October 6 & 7. On official maps, the Mississippi River is merely the water that lies between two banks; however, both cutting-edge science and ancient ways of knowing define the river as being much more expansive than that simple blue line […]
Join us to celebrate the opening of a unique healing space supporting the health of both the Lake Street community and the Mississippi River. Discover a unique garden tucked right into Lake Street. Its terraced water feature captures and cleans onsite stormwater, then reuses it to nourish native plants that support pollinators and wildlife. Flowing […]
Mississippi Park Connection needs help planting over 1,000 trees and shrubs at Crosby Farm Regional Park this tree-planting season. In collaboration with the City of Saint Paul, we will be planting climate-adapted trees and shrubs to fill the gaps, create habitat, and grow a more resilient canopy in our floodplain forest. No experience required! We […]
The Sacred Water Shared Future campaign is powered by you! The heart of this centennial celebration is the incredible variety of events planned and hosted by our partners — community groups, nonprofits, businesses, schools, and individuals who feel a connection to the Mississippi River.
We do not host events ourselves; instead, we serve as a central hub for river-focused activities happening across the Twin Cities throughout 2026.