Festival time in Minnesota

It?s time to dance the polka, to taste the beer and German food of times past. It?s the 35 th Oktoberfest at New Ulm. The first two weekends of October will feature music, trolley rides, public tours of special New Ulm downtown sights, and the sounds of the 45 foot Musical Glockenspiel. For the quieter set, make your way to the Twin Cities Book Festival on October 14 and 15 for a party of a different sort. Visit with local authors; accompany children of all ages to the Children?s Pavilion or the Young Readers & Teen Stage for activities and readings of books by favorite authors. Or let the books collect dust and join the 12 th Annual 2016 Studio Artour October 14-16 in Farmington, Northfield and Faribault. Visit the studios of local artists, meet them, talk to them, and see what they do and where they do it.