Canoe Trips

Hosted by Winona State University Outdoor Education and Recreation Center

Sign up at the WSU OERC Booth near the boat landing.

Friday All Day

Saturday All Day

Tag-A-Kid

Visit the Winona Outdoor Collaborative booth to get wristbands for children 16 years and under and learn about our procedure to quickly reunite lost kiddos with their caregiver

Thursday: 4:00pm - 7:30pm

Friday: 9:00am - 7:30pm 

Saturday: 9:00am - 7:30pm

Music Workshops

Family Barn Dance

Friday: 10:00am

Bluegrass Banjo Workshop

Friday: 11:00am

10 Fiddle Tunes You Should Know

Saturday: 10:00am

Clogging Workshop

Saturday: 11:00am

*All under the tent on the main festival grounds 

The Dangerous Fun Show

A family favorite magic and stunt show featuring fire, danger, and escape!

Friday: 5:30pm

Saturday: 5:30pm

Main Festival Grounds

Ignite 

Movement performance by local artists using their bodies and light to create fiber optic magic

Saturday: 8:15pm

Riverside Stage

Dr. Bob’s Puppet Show

Recently returning from his anthropological trip to the jungles of absurdia, Dr. Bob has brought back some rare specimens, of the puppet species. Marvel at these exotic creatures, sing a little song, and dive deep into Dr. Bob’s magic jukebox!

Thursday: 6:00pm

Friday: 2:00pm & 6:00pm

Saturday: 2:00pm & 6:00pm

Main Festival Grounds

MMAM Art

Find the Minnesota Marine Art Museum booth and see what fun art projects they have in store!

Friday 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Saturday 11:00am - 4:00pm

Bubble Party 

Join Vivid Wizard Puppetry for some bubble magic and wizardry!

Friday & Saturday 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Main Festival Grounds 

Seekers Wild Adventure Camps

Join Seeker Wild in learning new skills and exploring natural surroundings.

Friday 9:00am-11:30am, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Saturday 9:00am-11:30am, 12:30p, 2:00pm

Sign up at the Seekers Wild booth. Ages 7 to 16, $30 per Camp

Wild Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk

Explore around the festival grounds with Seekers Wild and Rooted Family Medicine.

Learn about beneficial plants growing in the Driftless Area!! 

Friday: 3:30pm

Meet @ Seekers Wild Booth

Poetry Walk 

Poets, Mitch Johnson & Marcia Ratliff have created a series of poems exploring climate, relationships and perseverance while strolling The Forest Way. We invite you to take a moment for quiet reflection amongst the excitement of the music. You can find Marcia's work online at tornpaperpoems.com or on instagram @tornpaperpoems.

All Weekend - Self Lead

The Forest Way (see map)

Yoga with Muddy Waters

Join Muddy Waters Yoga to give your body a stretch and your mind a rest!

 A blanket or yoga mat may be brought, but is not necessary

Afternoon Beach Yoga

Friday 12:00pm Meet @ the beach

Sunrise Flow Yoga

Saturday 9:00am Meet @ Swamp Oak Patio

Family Yoga

Join us for some afternoon movement! 

Stretch those sillies out and reconnect with some yoga!

Friday: 2:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am

Meet @ The Playground in the Festival Area

Dharma River Offerings

River Meditation 

Join Trish Johnson for an hour of guided meditation practices near the banks of the beautiful Mississippi River. This will include simple practices to support overall emotional balance and wellbeing, relaxation and practices of gratitude. This session can be a great way to reset before enjoying more of the wonderful festival. Kids under 12 years must attend with an accompanying adult. Please bring something to sit on.

Satuday: 2:00pm 

Meet @ the beach

Forest Meditation

Join Trish Johnson for an hour of meditation practices and nature-based creativity in the forest. This session can help reset the nervous system, engage the senses and inspire connection and creativity with the natural world. Kids under 12 years must attend with an accompanying adult. Meet in the parking lot by the Deer Park. This session includes walking on trails. Please bring something small to sit on (optional).

Friday: 4:30pm 

Meet @ The Campground Stage

Tai Chi for Everyone

Join Paul Stern for 1 hour of Tai Chi fun! Tai Chi  is a movement, meditation, and embodiment practice to help balance one’s mind, body, and spirit. This session can be a great way to start the day before more fun B&B festivities! Accessible to all ages and abilities.  Kids under 12 years must attend with an accompanying adult. Dress comfortably.

Friday: 9:00am 

Meet @ Swamp Oak Patio

Kung Fu for Kids

Join Paul Stern for 1 hour of Kung fu for all. This session is designed to be fun and open and stretch the body as well as condition the muscles, bones, and cardiovascular system before returning for more dancing and festivities! Accessible to all ages and abilities.  Kids under 12 years must attend with an accompanying adult. Dress comfortably.

Saturday: 11:30am 

Meet @ The Campground Swing Set

Be in Nature with

Prairie Island Campground

Family Insectigators

Learn how to identify the little macroinvertebrates we scoop in the shallows of the river.  Sort, count, and look more closely at them under the microscope, then make a button of your favorite critter!

Friday: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Meet @ Swamp Oak Patio

Family Nature Journaling and Scavenger Hunt

We’ll assemble and personalize covers of our own Nature Journals, go for a stroll and observe more deeply the animals, plants, insects, and weather that we encounter.  We will return to the patio to add more detail to our discoveries with pencils, water colors, and more! 

Friday: 1:00pm

Meet @ Swamp Oak Patio

Family Pollinator & Plant Bioblitz!

Join a small group of naturalists in hiking to gather photographs of plants, insects, and animals that can be found in the Mississippi River Valley habitats of floodplain forest, sand prairie, and gravel terrace parklands.  Images will contribute to important gathering of scientific data.

Recommend loading the iSeek and iNaturalist apps ahead of time.

Saturday morning: pick a time for a 45 minute hike 10:30, 11:30, or 12:30.

Meet @ Swamp Oak Patio

Kids Fishing and Family Fish Printing 

Learn about the different types of fish that can be found in the Mississippi River and its tributaries through fish printing and fishing.  We’ll be practicing catch & release only.

Saturday: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meet @ Swamp Oak Patio

Bioblitz Results Presentation & Family Pollinator Film 

The data that was collected over the past two weeks will be presented on the screen, there will be a film to follow

Saturday: presentation 8:50pm, film 9:00pm

Meet @ The Campground Stage