Local Author Festival!
Come out for our FOURTH annual Local Author Festival! We’ll have local writers in all kinds of genres here to tell you about their books and sign them for you too! Meet your new favorite author!
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Book Club on the Creek
Join Garden Party Books and Damselfly Forest Therapy for a guided literary nature walk inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s beloved book, “Braiding Sweetgrass.” Through sensory invitations, selected readings, and quiet moments of reflection along Cascade Creek, we’ll explore themes of reciprocity, gratitude, attention, and belonging—not only through conversation, but through direct experience with the living […]
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Book Fair at Little Thistle!
The second annual Little Thistle Book Fair is this Saturday! Join us from 11-4 and search for your next favorite page turner. You can also find the perfect reading snack, and accessories. There’s something for everyone! Garden Party will be there along with Once Upon a Crime Mystery Books, Blind Date with a Book, Book […]
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Minnesota Writers Off the Page in Lanesboro!
Join us for an engaging evening with Thomas Maltman and his newest novel, Ashes to Ashes, winner of the 2026 Minnesota Book Award for Novel/Short Story. Unfolding over the course of Lent, and against a background of rural ministry and ancient mythology, the novel tells the story of three teenagers in small town Minnesota, each […]
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Book Launch: Boo’s Big Achoo!
Garden Party Books 602 7th St NW, Rochester, Minnesota, United StatesSo excited for the launch of Boo’s Big Achoo by Rochester author Iris Wang! If you love Boo Can’t Poo (and who didn’t?) you’ll love Boo in his newest adventure! This free event will have books for sale and SNACKS!
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Booktoberfest!
Garden Party Books 602 7th St NW, Rochester, Minnesota, United StatesWe’re celebrating *sober* Booktoberfest with books, NA beers, root beer, and soft pretzels for sale! Come browse the bookstore while enjoying fall flavors and great snacks! More info as we get closer!
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Agates IndyBookstore Tour
Garden Party Books 602 7th St NW, Rochester, Minnesota, United StatesThe League of Minnesota Poets 5th annual Agates IndyBookStore Tour will bring five remarkable poets to Garden Party Books on Friday, October 16, at 7 pm: Jon Allen, Susan S. Chambers, Jake Griggs, Loren Niemi and Steven R. Vogel. Admission is free. The tour showcases the League’s highly anticipated Agates Volume 89, a vibrant poetry […]
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The Artery: Eat Your Heart Out
The ARTERY: Eat Your Heart Out 🕷️🕸️ Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2026. Location: parking lot between @gardenpartybooksmn and @amethyst.studios.mn What to expect: • ~30+ local artists/ food vendors. – highlighting LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and immigrant small businesses and creatives! • food fundraiser – financially support the local organizations we are partnering with and receive custom art prints. – @thelanding_mn @channelonefoodbank […]
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Beginner Sewing Workshop: DIY Halloween Patches
Garden Party Books 602 7th St NW, Rochester, Minnesota, United StatesIn this class you will learn the absolute basics of sewing and how to do a simple stitch that will enable you to embroider, mend, and construct clothing. You’ll get to immediately apply your new skill in making a Halloween patch with provided supplies! This class will be run by ThriftyPunk, a small business dedicated […]
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Garden Party’s 5th Birthday Party!
Garden Party Books 602 7th St NW, Rochester, Minnesota, United StatesWe’re celebrating Garden Party’s 5th Birthday with an old-school birthday party! We’ll have free funfetti cupcakes, goodie bags, free book with purchase, and $25 Garden Party sweatshirts! Thank you for all your support over the years and getting us to 5! Come celebrate with us!
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Queer Horror Book Club
This is an adult book club that meets monthly at Garden Party! The October meeting is Sunday, October 25, at 1PM and the book is Manhunt. The book is available for sale at Garden Party or you can buy it from us at bookshop.org. To attend, please direct message Dean on Instagram or join the […]
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Trick or Treat at Garden Party!
Garden Party Books 602 7th St NW, Rochester, Minnesota, United StatesStop by Garden Party on October 31 anytime from 11AM to 5:30PM in costume and pick out a free children’s book! Open to all ages!