AUTFEST is our FREE Family Day and Art Festival,
co-hosted by Rochester Art Center.

Sunday, September 28th
11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Rochester Art Center

& Mayo Park

See you there!

The Activities!

Here’s a comprehensive list of the activities!

Some are only offered at specific times- check the schedule below to make sure you join us at the right time to enjoy your desired activities.

The Schedule!

This is when the scheduled activities are taking place.

The rest will be available throughout the event:

11:00 - 4:00

Main Activities:

  • PossAbilities Art Exhibition

  • Local artists helping us participate in various art mediums

  • Area providers showing us the therapeutic benefits of the arts

  • Music therapy, dancing, yoga,

  • Stay tuned.

Here come the Raffle Prizes! 🤩 1st to announce is thanks to Rochelle Markov, EXP Realty! 🥳 Just in time for the holiday season: a beautiful engraved pie server, included recipes, and a $100 gift card to Hy-Vee! 🥧 Register when you get to AutFes
Ellen Jepson of Ellen Jepson Piano Studio is joining us at AutFest Art Festival! Stop by to say hello and answer music questions in Mayo Park for a prize! 🎶 Interested in piano lessons? 🎵 Maybe she's your future teacher? 🎹
Old Abe & Co.- shout out! 🍩🍩🍩 They are donating scrumptious Drift Dough donuts to keep our volunteers well fueled for a full day of serving our special needs community! (including the gluten-free among us!) 🥰🤩🥳 As long as I get mine, I'm w
AutFest is 11-4, that's a long time to go without eating! 🍗🍞🍇 Bring your own picnic lunch and enjoy it in the park with us! We will have picnic tables set aside for this very important break. We all need to refuel! 😎 Keep the hungry monster 👾

Partnering With:

Made Possible By:

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.

This event is sponsored in part by the Rochester Downtown Alliance Start-Up Event Grant.

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