Flux Frost Fest

Flux Frost Fest returns to the Flux Arts Building on Saturday, November 21, from 10 AM to 5 PM. Now in its third year, the festival fills the building with local artists selling handmade, gift-worthy items, with make-and-take stations where you can actually get your hands dirty. You can work with polymer clay at the Clay Squared Gallery or head upstairs to the Art To Change the World Headquarters to make holiday gift cards with linocuts by artist Bryce Mason.

The whole thing is built around celebrating the light during the dark winter and learning how different cultures mark it, with free cookies and snacks on hand. New this year is a Winter/Holiday Decor and Cards/Stationery Swap: bring pre-loved small-to-medium holiday decor, cards, or stationery and take home something new to you, or just bring and just take. It's a low-stakes way to refresh your holiday stash without buying anything new.

The lineup of artists is long, with work from Peggy Wright, Becca David, Jeff Isaacson, Sandy Kegel, We All Need Food and Water Puppets, Mud Monster Creations, Catherine Ann Palmer, Holley Wlodarczyk, Jillian Collins, Margo Ashmore, Barbara Bridges, Kelly Frankenberg, Layl McDill, Josh Blanc, Jamie Zavoral-Brown, Becka Rahn, Laura Burlis, Wonder Weavers, and Paul Macharia. Between the shopping, the making, and the swap, there's enough to keep you there for a few hours. The Flux Arts Building is at 2505 Howard St NE in Minneapolis, and the fest runs from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday, November 21.