LINDEN HILLS FESTIVAL

LHiNC Fall Festival 2023

Come Celebrate with us on Saturday, September 30

Linden Hills Festival logo

Mark your calendars! The Linden Hills Neighborhood Council (LHiNC) is excited to host our annual Linden Hills Fall Festival on Saturday, September 30 from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Linden Hills Park.

Join your neighbors and friends for an all-day celebration featuring live local music, amazing food, a beer tent, plus arts & crafts, inflatables and carnival games for kids. 

Food & Drink: This year, we excited to welcome the following food vendors to the Linden Hills Festival:

  • Adam's Ice Cream
  • Habeneros Tacos
  • Hana Bistro
  • Old Southern BBQ
  • Pharoah's Gyros
  • Terzo
  • Thirsty Dragon

Plus a beer garden sponsored by Red Wagon Pizza.

Entertainment: Our stage will feature local musicians and performers for all ages from 12:00 - 7:30 p.m. In addition to music, we will have Storytime with Linden Hills Library, a bubble and balloon animal artists, and arts and crafts with Heartfelt and Simply Jane Studio.

There will be inflatables, carnival games and yard games for kids and adults.

Food Drive: Simply Jane Studio is also running a food drive at the festival. Bring two or more non-perishable food items or $10+ cash donation to their tent and receive a free canvas with Simply Jane designs to paint! Donations will benefit Joyce Uptown Food Shelf.

Used Book Sale: Friends of Linden Hills Library will be back with books for all ages; proceeds benefit Hennepin County Libraries.

Want to Get Involved?

Sign up for a Volunteer Shift - The success of our festival depends on our terrific volunteers. Youth groups/teams, families or individuals are encouraged to sign up. Volunteer areas include: set-up, tear down, beer tent, silent auction, ticket sales and zero waste. Register for a two-hour shift here.

Be a Sponsor - Local businesses can be a part of this community celebration. Contact us at sponsors@lindenhills.org to learn about sponsor benefits, including promotional opportunities, festival booths and more.

Donate Silent Auction Prizes - A great way to support the neighborhood and promote your business! If you have a prize to donate, please email silentauction@lindenhills.org. All proceeds go back into this neighborhood!

Linden Hills Festival 2022 Photo Gallery

Join the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council and all your friends and neighbors at Linden Hills Park for our Fall Festival on Saturday, September 17 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The festival will feature delicious food, a beer garden, live music from local musicians, family-friendly performances and activities and the return of kids carnival games and inflatables. 

UPDATE: While the festival runs from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m.,
most activities for kids and vendor booths will be open until 5:00 p.m.
From 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., the festival focus will be on
food, music and the beer garden.

ENTERTAINMENT & DINING: Get ready for a fun and exciting line-up of local musicians and other performers organized by The House of Music. Acts include Kevin Calaba, the Prairie Fire Lady Choir, Overdressed Duo, Linden Hills Library Storytime plus an exciting line-up of local bands: Moxie, The Disappointments and Team Larry.

And please bring your appetite! Nashville Coop, Old Southern BBQ, Sumo Egg Rolls and The Purple People Feeder will serve up delicious festival fare with a beer garden sponsored by Red Wagon Pizza.

FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES: LHiNC is excited to announce the return of inflatables and carnival games for kids at this year's festival. Other kids activities will include arts and crafts with Heartfelt and Simply Jane, a Gaga Ball Pit from Lake Harriet United Methodist Church, the Baron of Bubbles plus a festival-wide scavenger hunt!

FUN FOR ALL AGES: In addition to food & music, look forward to:

  • HISTORIC WALKING TOURS - Linden Hills History Study Group will lead two tours 2:00 & 4:00 p.m.), leaving from its festival booth. Recommended donation: $5. 
  • USED BOOK SALE - Friends of Linden Hills Library are back with books for all ages; proceeds benefit Hennepin County Libraries.
  • FOOD DRIVE - Simply Jane Studio is partnering with Joyce Uptown Food Shelf. Bring two or more non-perishable food items or $10+ cash donation to their tent and receive a free canvas with Simply Jane designs to paint!
  • ENVIRONMENT SECTION - Learn about planting native plants and pollinators, healthy soil, pesticide-free lawns, and how to go solar.
  • BOCCE DEMO - The Linden Hills Bocce Ball Club will be on the park bocce courts to demonstrate and teach this fun game for all ages!
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Volunteer Check-in sign at Linden Hills Festival
Mint Orthodontics table at Linden Hills Festival

Want to get involved?

Sign up for a volunteer shift
This is a great and fun way to give back to your neighborhood. Shifts are two-hours long; sign up with a friend or family member. Volunteer areas include: set-up, teardown, beer tent, silent auction and zero waste. Sign up here.

Donate Silent Auction Prizes - A great way to support the neighborhood and promote your business! If you have a prize to donate, please email silentauction@lindenhills.org. All proceeds go back into this neighborhood!

Become a Festival sponsor
Sponsors enjoy benefits including logos on festival signage and posters, online acknowledgement and social media shout-outs, a vendor table, and more. Read more about sponsor opportunities here. Contact LHiNC Board member Judy Hornbacher at sponsors@lindenhills.org with questions or to sign up for a sponsorship.

Become an Individual Sponsor
LHiNC has a new Individual Sponsor Level ($50) for neighbors to show their support of the event and the neighborhood. Individual sponsors will be acknowledged on our website and at the event. Become an Individual Sponsor today.

Individual Sponsor50.00 USDThank you for supporting the festival and the neighborhood!
You will receive an email immediately after payment is complete. Thank you for your donation!

2022 Linden Hills Festival Sponsors

The Linden Hills Festival is organized by the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council (LHiNC), a non-governmental, non-profit organization that serves the Linden Hills community. Funds raised through the festival are invested in building community through neighborhood events, as well as print and online communications; protecting the local environment through projects like a native and pollinator gardens, tree planting, local park beautification, and education; and supporting neighborhood arts and education through the council’s grants program that has funded college scholarships, tutoring programs, school and community music and theater programs and more.

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