Events

Events
Tend a prairie at Hastings River Flats Park

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Join us to tend a restored prairie at an ecological treasure just above the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers. Read more
Wildflowers at Hastings River Flats Park
Craft night with FMR staff and board

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Join a handful of Friends of the Mississippi River staff and board members for a relaxed craft night. Read more
Yarn
Partner event: Earth Day rally in the rotunda

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Join us in the capitol to advocate for clean water and environmental justice this Earth Day. Read more
People fill the Capitol rotunda
Earth Day and beyond: Celebrate and steward the river this spring!

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Five ways you can steward and advocate for the river this Earth Day! Read more
Volunteers with bags stand by river
Lop buckthorn brush and enjoy a supporter social hour at Vermillion Falls Park

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Join us to cut invasive buckthorn and tend a prairie at Vermillion Falls Park in Hastings. Read more
The waterfall at Vermillion Falls Park
Tend a bluff prairie at River Oaks Park

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Join us to tend a blufftop prairie with beautiful views of the Mississippi River. Read more
Bluff prairie near the Mississippi River at River Oaks Park
Hand-broadcast native prairie seed at Orvin 'Ole' Olson Park [WAITLIST]

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Join FMR and the Women's Environmental Network to spread native prairie seed at a riverside park in Minneapolis! Read more
Volunteers at Ole Olson Park

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Upcoming Events

Various dates, June 1-15, 2026
All 10 states adjacent to the Mississippi River
Thursday, June 18, 2026 - 7:00pm
Luminary Arts Center, 700 N. 1st St., Minneapolis
June 18, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative