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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AUSTIN CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU 301 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 101 • AUSTIN, MINNESOTA • 507-437-4563 • WWW.AUSTINMN.COM We truly are proud of our town, and want you to find out what makes it special in so many ways. Take your time visiting and enjoying our attractions, relish the varied tasty offerings in our many restau- rants, relax and appreciate the great music, theatre and art that abounds here – explore and experience these and all the other pieces that make up our community. Looked at from any perspective, Austin has an astonishing amount to offer. We think you will be surprised and more than satisfied at what you see and do. Be sure to stop by the Discover Austin, Minnesota office at 301 N Main Street, Suite 101 for additional information and assistance. TABLE OF CONTENTS AUSTIN STATS 2.......WELCOME TO AUSTIN, MINNESOTA 3.......CONTACT DISCOVER AUSTIN, MINNESOTA 4.......2020 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 6.......PLACES TO STAY 8.......DELIGHTFUL DINING 10.....EXPLORE • COMMON CHORDS • BIKING • CHERT HAPPENS • PARKS & TRAILS • ROLLING REC Established 1853, incorporated 1856 County Seat of Mower County • SWEET READS Area: 11.9 square miles 16.....CITY OF AUSTIN MAP (11.79 square miles land, .11 square miles water) 23.....COMMUNITY Population: 24,563 (2015 est) or 24,718 (2010 census) Average temperature: 44.1° F • THE HORMEL INSTITUTE Hottest month: July 24.....THEATRE Average high temperature: 53.8° F 25.....DAY GETAWAY Coldest month: January 26.....HOST YOUR GATHERING IN AUSTIN Average low temperature: 34.4° F Average annual precipitation: 34.52 inches 27.....SEASONAL SPORTING FACILITIES Average annual snowfall: 38.7 inches 28.....GROUP TOURS Elevation: 1,184 ft (360 m) 30.....COME WORSHIP WITH US Longitude: -92.9739, Latitude: 43.6542 • WEDDING CHECKLIST 2 | Discover Austin, Minnesota | 301 North Main Street, Suite 101 | 507-437-4563 | www.AustinMN.com The Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau staff is proud to promote tourism for the Austin Area to enhance the economy of the community. We think of ourselves as colleagues to the meeting planners (just located in a satellite CVB office). Our knowledge of the local area and partnership with local vendors can easily create success for everybody, working together for the same goal. Plus we prepare the proposals for FREE! If you have a tournament, reunion, convention, meeting Pictured left to right: Lyna Chidester, or gathering of any type coming to Austin and would like to Tourism Staff, distribute welcome bags to the participants, the Austin CVB Nancy Schnable, can provide them for FREE. Executive Director, and Eileen Chao, Office Staff Contact us at [email protected] or call 507-437-4563 Discover Austin, Minnesota | 301 North Main Street, Suite 101 | 507-437-4563 | www.AustinMN.com | 3 2020 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 28. .ArtRocks Open Jam Session, 23. .History Happy Hour, JANUARY Austin ArtWorks Center Mower County Historical Society 28-29 . .Austin Bruins vs Bismarck Bobcats, 23-25 . .As You Like It, 4. .Masonic All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, Riverside Arena Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Riverland Masonic Lodge 25. .2020 Taste of Nations, Packer Arena 10. .2nd Floor Gallery Opening – Emily Lavalier 26. .10th Annual Taste of Mower County, & Cora Feist, and Cynder Higgins, Holiday Inn Conference Center Austin ArtWorks Center MARCH 27. .Austin Artist Series – Brass Alliance, 10. .Austin Bruins vs St. Cloud Blizzard, Knowlton Auditorium, AHS 1. .The Importance of Being Earnest, Riverside Arena 28-30 . .MAHLM Conference, Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Riverland 11. .VEX Robotics, Austin High School Holiday Inn Conference Center 4. .Austin Artist Series – The Hall Sisters, 17-18 . .Austin Bruins vs Minot Minotauros, 30. .As You Like It, Knowlton Auditorium, AHS Riverside Arena Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Riverland 5. .First Thursday Events – Beer Here!, 24. .ArtRocks Open Jam Session, SPAM® Museum Austin ArtWorks Center 6-7 . .Austin Bruins vs Chippewa Steel, Riverside Arena 24-26 . .AYH Tyler Brady Pee Wee A, B, C Tournament, 7. .MMA Cage Fights, Riverside Arena MAY Austin Holiday Inn Conference Center 25. .PTTP Fishing for a Cure, East Side Lake 7. .Harris Music Contest, 1-2 . .As You Like It, 26. .Wedding and Event Showcase, Hormel Historic Home/Historic Paramount Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Riverland Hormel Historic Home 7. .Sola Fide Observatory Viewing 2. .Masonic All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, 28. .Chicken Dumpling Soup/Chili Fundraiser, 7. .Masonic All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, Masonic Lodge Mower County Senior Center Masonic Lodge 2-3 . .3D Archery Shoot, Cedar River Archery Club 31. .AYH Bantam A, B Tournament, Riverside Arena 13-14 . .Austin Bruins vs Minot Minotauros, 15-17 . .Austi-Con V, Holiday Inn Conference Center Riverside Arena 16. .American Legion First District Convention, 20. .James Sewell Ballet, Historic Paramount Theatre AL Post 91 FEBRUARY 21. .Sola Fide Observatory Viewing 22. .2nd Floor Gallery Opening – AAA Staff Show, 25. .Austin Bruins vs St. Cloud Blizzard, Austin ArtWorks Center 1. .Plunging for Pink, East Side Lake Riverside Arena 28. .History Happy Hour, 1. .Masonic All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, 26-31 . .Calico Hutch Quilting Retreat, Mower County Historical Society Masonic Lodge Holiday Inn Conference Center 29. .MN Region 7 SWAP, 1-2 . .AYH Bantam A, B Tournament, Riverside Arena 27. .ArtRocks Open Jam Session, Holiday Inn Conference Center 2. .Super Bowl Archery Shoot, Austin ArtWorks Center 29. .ArtRocks Open Jam Session, Cedar River Archery Club Austin ArtWorks Center 7. .Austin Bruins vs St. Cloud Blizzard, Riverside Arena 6-9 . .Calico Hutch Quilting Retreat, APRIL Holiday Inn Conference Center JUNE 1-6 . .Calico Hutch Quilting Retreat, 7-9 . .Pecos Bill and Slue-Foot Sue Meet the Dirty Dan Holiday Inn Conference Center 4. .First Thursday Events – Annual Car Show, Gang (Matchbox Children’s Theatre), 3. .2nd Floor Gallery Opening – Youth Show, SPAM® Museum Historic Paramount Theatre Austin ArtWorks Center 10. .Austin Community Band Concert in the Park, 8. .Paint the Rink Pink – Austin Bruins vs St. Cloud 3-4 . .Austin Bruins vs Bismarck Bobcats, Bandshell Community Park Blizzard, Riverside Arena Riverside Arena 17. .Austin Community Band Concert in the Park, 9. .Smashin’ for Cancer Demo Derby, 3-5 . .The Magician’s Nephew (Matchbox Children’s Bandshell Community Park Mower County Fairgrounds Theatre), Historic Paramount Theatre 18-21 . .Mary Poppins, 14. .For the Love of Austin Fundraiser, Holiday Inn 4. .Masonic All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Riverland 14-15 . .Austin Bruins vs Bismarck Bobcats, Masonic Lodge 18. .Jammin’ @ the Mansion, Hormel Historic Home Riverside Arena 4-5 . .Rodgers and Hammerstein (Northwestern 19. .2nd Floor Gallery Opening – Melinda Wolff & 15. .Her Crooked Heart, Historic Paramount Theatre Singers Concert), Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Flor Soto, Austin ArtWorks Center 15. .Foodie Throwdown, Hormel Historic Home Riverland 20. .2020 Shooting Star Bike Ride 22-23 . .Paul LeDuc’s Endangered Animals Art Show, 17. .ArtRocks Open Jam Session, 20. .Open House/Seminar, The Hormel Institute Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Austin ArtWorks Center 20-21 . .3D Archery Shoot, Cedar River Archery Club 23. .ASO – Beethoven’s Birthday, 19. .ASO – Chang and Brahms, 24. .Austin Community Band Concert in the Park, St. Olaf Lutheran Church Knowlton Auditorium, AHS Bandshell Community Park 26-29 . .The Importance of Being Earnest, 20-24 . .Common Chords – MN Orchestra programs 25. .History Happy Hour, Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Riverland around Austin Mower County Historical Society 4 | Discover Austin, Minnesota | 301 North Main Street, Suite 101 | 507-437-4563 | www.AustinMN.com 25-28 . .Mary Poppins, 15-16 . .Traditional Only Archery Shoot, Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Riverland Cedar River Archery Club NOVEMBER 29. .ArtRocks Open Jam Session, 20. .Jammin’ @ the Mansion, Hormel Historic Home Austin ArtWorks Center 27. .History Happy Hour, 7. .Masonic All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, 29. .Music @ the Mansion – Terra and Guitara, Mower County Historical Society Masonic Lodge Hormel Historic Home 28-20 . .9th Annual Austin ArtWorks Festival, 5-16 . .Calico Hutch Quilting Retreat, Downtown Austin Holiday Inn Conference Center 6. .2nd Floor Gallery Opening – All Members Show, Austin Artworks Center JULY 20. .Hormel Historic Home Holiday Tea, SEPTEMBER Hormel Historic Home 4. .Independence Day Parade, downtown Austin 21. .Soup with Santa and Open House, 11-12 . .3D Archery Shoot, Cedar River Archery Club 11. .2nd Floor Gallery Opening – Lori Biwer-Stewart Hormel Historic Home 16. .Jammin’ @ the Mansion date, & Tamara Schneider, Austin ArtWorks Center 27. .Christmas in the City, downtown Austin Hormel Historic Home 12-13 . .Sure Shot Archery Challenge, 21. .2020 Ag Appreciation Dinner, Cedar River Archery Club Mower County Fairgrounds 12-15 . .74th Annual National Barrow Show, 23. .History Happy Hour, Mower County Fairgrounds DECEMBER Mower County Historical Society 24. .History Happy Hour, 23-26 . .We Will Rock You, Mower County Historical Society 1. .Christmas in the City, NW Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Riverland 26. .Fall Harvest Celebration, 3. .First Thursday Events – SPAMtastic™ Holidays, 30. .We Will Rock You, Mower County Historical Society SPAM® Museum Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Riverland 3. .Christmas in the City, SW 7. .Christmas in the City, East 5. .Masonic All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, OCTOBER Masonic Lodge AUGUST 5. .Merry TubaChristmas Concert, 3. .Masonic All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, Historic Paramount Theatre 1. .Annual Youth Archery Day, Masonic Lodge 11-12 . .Christmas in the County, Cedar River Archery Club 9-10 . .Vintage and Antique Sale, Mower County Historical Society 1-2 . .We Will Rock You, Mower County Historical Society Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Riverland 22. .History Happy Hour, 6. .First Thursday Events – Luau, SPAM® Museum Mower County Historical Society 11-16 . .Mower County Free Fair, 31. .MN Softball Hall of Fame Banquet, For the most current and complete information, Mower County Fairgrounds Holiday Inn Conference Center Sign up for our “What’s Happening in Austin” 15.