Image of Brass Messengers in 2020 by Ryan Stopera
ART SHANTY PROJECTS
JANUARY 17 – FEBRUARY 8, 2026
WEEKENDS, 10AM – 4PM
BDé UMáŋ / LAKE HARRIET, MPLS
Free kicksleds available for a fun and accessible ride throughout the village!
ASL Interpreter + Audio Describer on site for choose your own adventure tours on Sundays from 12 – 3pm! Meet at the Welcome Shanty to get connected with your guide.
2026 SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES + ART ACTIONS
While every shanty is open during all public hours, the Performances + Art Actions pop up at different times throughout the village: at the Performance Stage, at specific shanties, interspersed between shanties, roving, or at expansive spaces like the Town Triangle and Ice Field.
Start planning your visit now based on these offerings!
Map and more details coming soon, stay tuned…
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
OPENING DAY!
11:30am – 2:30pm: Winter Plein Air Painting – interspersed / near Beaver Shanty
Noon – 4pm: Thakápsičapi by Twin Cities Native Lacrosse @ Ice Field
12:30pm: Pollinator Frenzy @ Town Triangle
1-4pm: Penguins! – roving
1:30pm: fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people @ Town Triangle
3pm: Taiko on Ice @ Performance Stage
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
ASL Interpreter + Audio Describer available from 12 – 3pm on Sundays
12:30pm: Pollinator Frenzy @ Town Triangle
1pm: Brass Messengers @ Performance Stage
1-4pm: Science Sunday: Lakes are Alive! – between Sub Bdé Umáŋ and Phenology Wheel
2pm: B-Icicle Races @ B-Icicle Track
2pm: Folktales Around the Fire @ Scritch & Scratch’s Free Stuff Surplus
2-4pm: Ladies of the Lost Continent – interspersed near Beaver Shanty
3pm: Collective Joy Community Square Dance @ Performance Stage
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24
Image of the Lake Harriet Winter Kite Festival x Art Shanty mashup in January 2020 by ASP Staff
UPDATED HOURS ON THIS DAY ONLY: 11am – 4pm
NOTE: Kite Fest has been canceled due to subzero weather and their lack of warming spaces for their staff and guests. Art Shanty Projects goes on! Though we will have a delayed opening time of 11am to avoid staff and artists setting up in the coldest temps of the day.
11:30am: Community Singing on Ice @ Scritch & Scratch’s Free Stuff Surplus
12:30pm: Pollinator Frenzy @ Town Triangle
1:30pm: fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people @ Town Triangle
2-4pm: Ladies of the Lost Continent – between Sub Bdé Umáŋ and Phenology Wheel
2pm: Folktales Around the Fire @ Scritch & Scratch’s Free Stuff Surplus
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
ASL Interpreter + Audio Describer available from 12 – 3pm on Sundays
11:30am – 2:30pm: Winter Plein Air Painting – interspersed
12:30pm: Pollinator Frenzy @ Town Triangle
1pm: Uproar Performing Arts Comedy Hour @ Performance Stage
1-4pm: Science Sunday: Lakes are Alive! – between Sub Bdé Umáŋ and Phenology Wheel
1:30pm: CANCELED FOR TODAY / TO BE RESCHEDULED fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people – BIPOC session @ Town Triangle
2pm: B-Icicle Races @ B-Icicle Track
2-3pm: Uproar Performing Arts – roving
3pm: Collective Joy Community Square Dance @ Performance Stage
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
11:30am: Klezmer on Ice @ Performance Stage
12:30pm: Pollinator Frenzy @ Town Triangle
1:30pm: Klezmer on Ice @ Performance Stage
1:30pm: fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people – @ Ice Field
2-4pm: Ladies of the Lost Continent – interspersed
2:30 – 4pm: The Sweetness of Life Belongs to us All with zAmya Theater @ Performance Stage
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1
ASL Interpreter + Audio Describer available from 12 – 3pm on Sundays
11:30am: Klezmer on Ice @ Performance Stage
12:30pm: Pollinator Frenzy @ Town Triangle
1-4pm: Penguins! – roving
1-4pm: Science Sunday: Lakes are Alive! – between Sub Bdé Umáŋ and Phenology Wheel
1:30pm: Klezmer on Ice @ Performance Stage
2pm: B-Icicle Races @ B-Icicle Track
2:30-4:00pm: The Sweetness of Life Belongs to us All with zAmya Theater @ Performance Stage
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Noon – 4pm: Thakápsičapi with Twin Cities Native Lacrosse @ Ice Field
12:30pm: Pollinator Frenzy @ Town Triangle
1-3pm: Uproar Performing Arts – roving
1:30pm: fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people @ Town Triangle
2pm: Folktales Around the Fire @ Scritch & Scratch’s Free Stuff Surplus
2-4pm: Ladies of the Lost Continent – interspersed
3pm: Collective Joy Community Square Dance @ Performance Stage
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
CLOSING DAY!
ASL Interpreter + Audio Describer available from 12 – 3pm on Sundays
11:30am: Brass Messengers @ Performance Stage
12:30pm: Pollinator Frenzy @ Town Triangle
1pm: Folktales Around the Fire @ Scritch & Scratch’s Free Stuff Surplus
1-4pm: Science Sunday: Lakes are Alive! – between Sub Bdé Umáŋ and Phenology Wheel
2pm: B-Icicle Races @ Ice Field
2pm: Prairie Fire Choir @ Performance Stage
3pm: Collective Joy Community Square Dance @ Performance Stage
Images of Klezmer on Ice, B-Icicle Race, fro-gahhh: yoga for the planet and the people by ASP staff and artists. Photo of Thakápsičapi by Ryan Stopera