Auxiliary

Knitting needles and assorted color yarns

Alternate Wednesdays & Fridays (Jan.-May) • 10 a.m.-noon

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Knit & Stitch with the Auxiliary

During winter to early spring (January-May), join other Auxiliary Members and interested Arboretum visitors for a morning of…

Special Ticketed Event

July 13-15, 2025 • 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Auxiliary Private Garden Tour

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Auxiliary Private Garden Tour as guests of the Arboretum Auxiliary ! Unlike typical self…

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Art

Sept. 11-14, 2025 • 6-4 p.m.

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Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch

The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Auxiliary is proud to present the fifth annual Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch…

Auxiliary

Fundraiser

Yearly

Oct. 4, 2025 • 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Auxiliary Quilt Raffle Fundraiser

See this year’s handmade quilt starting on May 7 and purchase $5 raffle tickets in the Great Hall for a chance to win! The…

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Auxiliary

Markets

Oct. 3-5, 2025 • 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Auxiliary Harvest Sale

The Auxiliary Harvest Sale will offer thousands of exquisite items for sale. There will be knitwear for adults and children…

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Holiday

Markets

Dec. 5-7, 2025 • 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Auxiliary Holiday Sale

This is a one-of-a-kind annual Auxiliary Holiday Sale! There will be exquisite seasonal gift items that are handmade with winter…

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Educational

Coffee & Chocolate: The Perfect Blend

April 19, 2025 • 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Advance Registration Required

Chef Shelagh Mullen welcomes special guest Jackson O'Brien from Peace Coffee to the Myers Kitchen! Explore the aromatic worlds of coffee and chocolate in this delicious journey…

Special Ticketed Event

Bud Break 5K and 1K

May 4, 2025 • 7:30-11 a.m.

EVENT

Welcome spring with a gorgeous 5K run/walk through the Arboretum gardens during the peak of spring blooms. The certified 5K course starts and ends at the Farm at the Arb . The Kid…

Special Ticketed Event

Farm at the Arb

Fundraiser

Yearly

Arboretum Plant Sale

May 9-10, 2025 • 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

EVENT

About the Sale Shop for plants selected by Minnesota Landscape Arboretum horticultural experts at this annual sale featuring a fabulous selection of annuals, perennials, fruits…

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Food

Holiday

Special Ticketed Event

Mother's Day Picnic Boxed Lunch

May 11, 2025 • 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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Honor mom with a delightful picnic lunch and thousands of blooms on Mother’s Day at the Arboretum. Reserve a boxed lunch and follow it up with a walk through the Arboretum gardens…

Auxiliary

Knit & Stitch with the Auxiliary

Auxiliary Private Garden Tour

Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch

Auxiliary Quilt Raffle Fundraiser

Auxiliary Harvest Sale

Auxiliary Holiday Sale

May Markets

Gala in the Gardens

Firefly Viewing Nights

Auxiliary Private Garden Tour

Taste & Toast

Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch

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