This weekend represents the annual Hunting Widows Weekend. The primary goal is to find ways to avoid missing your partner by spending time doing fun things you don’t normally get to do when they’re around.
And as tradition would have it, we have a pretty great list of weekend activities including pop-up shops, open houses, and boutiques to check out.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
- All Levels Vinyasa (Nov. 13)
FOOD & DRINK
- Hot Dish Invitational (Nov. 13)
FAMILY FRIENDLY
- Second Saturday Creativity Kit Giveaway (Nov. 13)
ARTS & CULTURE
- Movie Night at the Northland Arboretum (Nov. 12)
- Pub & Grub Comedy Tour (Nov. 12)
MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS
- Arena Dances – A CLCPAC Event (Nov. 12)
- Renaissance, an event by Lakes Area Music Festival (Nov. 14)
HANDS ON ACTIVITY
- Friday Meat Raffle at The Brainerd American Legion (Nov. 12)
- Friday Night Meat Raffle at The Woods (Nov. 12)
- Winter Hoop Wreaths DIY Class (Nov. 12-13)
- DIY Gnome Wreaths (Nov. 12-13)
- MTG: Innistrad Crimson Vow Prerelease (Nov. 12-14)
- DIY Candle Bar at Purple Fern Bath Company (Nov. 13)
- BINGO at the Brainerd American Legion (Nov. 14)
SHOPPING
- Beautiful Salvage Christmas Boutique (Nov. 11-13)
- Nordic Ski Swap (Nov. 13)
- Brainerd Lakes Area Ski Swap (Nov. 13)
- Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival (Nov. 13)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Fall Boutique & Bake Sale (Nov. 13)
- Holiday Open House at Purple Fern Bath Company (Nov. 13)
- Design Consign Holiday Boutique (Nov. 13)
- Pop-Up North Holiday Event & Open House (Nov. 13)
- Kringle Market at The Crossing Arts Alliance (Nov. 12-Dec. 24)
For a full list of events, check out our online calendar at visitbrainerd.com.