FREE! Marine Fall Festival

Join us on Saturday, September 16, 2023 for the Marine Fall Festival, celebrating the beauty of autumn and handcrafted art in the St. Croix Valley.

Hosted by Marine Mills Folk School, the Marine Fall Festival will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to drop in and enjoy a variety of activities at the free community festival located on the grounds of Marine Mills Folk School.

Festival activities include an Artists’ Marketplace with more than 55 high-end artisans; crafting demonstrations by skilled weavers, woodcarvers and others; children’s activities; live bluegrass music and dancing; food; a raffle; sheep dog-herding demonstrations; and more.

A complete schedule of events will be published soon! Read all about how the community is taking center stage at the Marine Fall Festival here.

Last year, more than 500 people attended this free community festival. We can’t wait to celebrate with you the third weekend of September!

Attendees: You do NOT need to register for this event.

If you have questions, please email info@marinemillsfolkschool.org!

Also on the third weekend of September in the St. Croix Valley is Take Me to the River, an initiative powered by ArtReach St. Croix highlighting the region’s art fairs and studio sales. Marine Mills Folk School is a 2023 sponsor of Take Me to the River.

The Marine Fall Festival is hosted by Marine Mills Folk School with support from the Scandia-Marine Lions Club and Security State Bank of Marine, Crabtree’s Garden Gate and Abrahamson Nurseries.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• All ages are welcome to attend. This is a family-friendly event.

• Well-behaved dogs on leash also are welcome. Please pick up after your dog!

• Food and beverages: Food and beverages are available for purchase onsite from several vendors. Additional food and beverage options are available for purchase in downtown Marine on St. Croix, a 5 minute walk from the festival grounds.

• Accessibility: An accessible portable restroom will be available onsite. The grounds are accessible; however, the terrain is grass and may be difficult to traverse if wet.

• This event is FREE to attend!

• Donations to Marine Mills Folk School are welcome by stopping at the Hub information center, purchasing Raffle tickets and becoming a member.

• Restrooms: Portable restrooms will be onsite.

• Facility: The school building will be closed. Come back and see us during folk school hours!

Still have questions? Contact info@marinemillsfolkschool.org.

2023 Marine Fall Festival Artists’ Marketplace Participants

More than 55 participants are confirmed so far! Each brings a unique artistic point of view and connection to the St. Croix Valley, Marine on St. Croix and Marine Mills Folk School community.

7 Pines Rabbitry	Knitting in Public	Vava Veve!
Apothecary’s Daughter	Larry’s Shack	Vintage Memory Bears
Barbed Wire Art Studios	Longfellow Soap	Wash Co Public Works/Glacial Hills Regional Trail
Basil Designs	Lynn Berens	WisSotaGirlDesigns
BEKAZ Feltworks USA	Marine Civic Club/Stone House Museum	Singing Frog Acres / Goat Milk Soap
Bone Lake Meadows Apiary	Marine Community Library	Deanna Becker Jewelry
Buenger Studios	Marine General Store	Crunchy Soap + Home
Christ Lutheran Church	Marine Maple	Greg Kraft Sculptures
CPK Productions	Marine Village School	Jeff Bartol Fine Art
Dare to Repair	Mrs B’s Honey	Mrs. I’s Hand Knits
Emily Anderson Painting	My Jazzy Jeans	Elizabeth Rose Creations
Emily Schollett Pottery	Nino’s Cards	SM Crate Design
Erik Vevang Woodworking	Plant Alchemy	Simply Elegant Glass Art
Fiber Smith Farm	Rudi Hargescheimer Photography	Victor Red Oak Carvings
Five Dog Sewing	Sara Meinholz SM Crate Design	Recycle Your Camera
Good & Local Wood Crafts	Sara Tennis	Ester Grace Designs
Greenstone Fibers	Social Fabric Research	Mason’s Sweets
Heidi Barr & Cheri Ryba	St. Croix 360	Girl Scouts Troop #53757
Herban Alchemy Medicaments	Stained Glass by Carol	Gloria Mueller
Janet Ames	Stitch and Pine