1 big thing: 🍂 Enjoy the harvest 

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Hey, Thursday! With weather in the 70s, it's finally starting to feel like fall.

This weekend has farm-fresh goods, Oktoberfest celebrations and more.

Today's newsletter is 852 words — a 3-minute read.

🏈 Analis will be cheering on the Gamecocks (from her alma mater, the University of South Carolina) as they take on the Volunteers Saturday.

💉 Maxwell is getting a flu shot and the updated COVID vaccine.

Thanks to our editor Ashley May and copy editor Egan Millard.

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A guide to fun things to do in Tampa Bay this weekend.

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1 big thing: 🪴 Cannabis and chill

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This weekend has tasty events and festivals galore.

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A guide to fun things to do in Twin Cities this weekend.

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1 big thing: 🖼️ Enjoy art overnight

Hey, Thursday! It's starting to feel like fall.

This weekend is serving up coffee, beer and late-night fun.

Today's newsletter is 825 words — a 3-minute read.

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A guide to fun things to do in D.C. this weekend.

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1 big thing: 🐼 Send off the pandas

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Hey, Thursday! Get ready for a weekend full of art, music and pandas.

🚗 Situational awareness: Car Free Day is Friday, so you may notice fewer cars on the roads in the D.C. area.

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🥖 Analis will be attempting to make homemade bread this weekend. Advice welcome!

🏖️ Maxwell will be welcoming fall by the beach in Malibu.

1 big thing: 🎨 Get artsy

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Hey, Thursday! The first official day of fall is Saturday.

Kick off the season with festivals, art shows and summer farewells.

🍻 Situational awareness: It's still Oktoberfest. Here are 10 places to celebrate.

Today's newsletter is 843 words — a 3-minute read.

🥖 Analis will be attempting to make homemade bread this weekend. Tips welcome!

This weekend in Tampa Bay, check out the Fall Family Fest in Tampa, Dogtoberfest in St. Pete, the Sarasota Opera Food & Wine Festival and more.

You can celebrate the start of fall and help local families in need this weekend.

What's happening: Shop local businesses and enjoy free giveaways, live entertainment and food vendors at the Fall Family Fest 2023 on the first day of fall.

This year's location offers an on-site dog park.

Why it matters: This community event benefits Camelot Community Care, a local nonprofit that helps families and children experiencing abuse, neglect, behavioral health and substance abuse issues.

Cost: Free. Reserve a spot to enter the prize giveaways.

Sample cuisines from over 100 food vendors representing multiple ethnic groups while enjoying cultural performances, dance and live entertainment. This event takes place 10am–8pm Saturday at Perry Harvey Sr. Park in Tampa. General admission tickets for adults are $25.

Dress your doggie in lederhosen and enjoy a day of beers from BarrierHaus and food from the Go Stuff Urself food truck 2–5pm Saturday at Dog Bar in St. Pete. Free for Dog Bar members, $7 per dog for non-members.

All dogs must be registered to attend by showing proof of vaccines.

Celebrate Oktoberfest on Friday at Origin Craft Beer + Pizza Cafe in Bradenton and on Saturday at McCall Park in downtown Plant City.

🍷 5. Sarasota Opera Food & Wine Festival

Enjoy food and wine from local vendors while listening to performances from the Sarasota Youth Opera 1pm Saturday at the Sarasota Opera House. Tickets at the door are $85. Purchase a ticket here for $75.

Opera performances are at 2pm and 3pm. Raffle drawings and food and wine tastings will end at 4pm.

Shop over 80 vendors and try food from across central Florida noon–6pm Sunday at Swan Brewing in Lakeland. Vendors include Boards for Bros, Gluehead, Vamps Emporium and more. Free.

🎃 7. Pumpkin Festival & Halloween Farm

Raprager Family Farms in Odessa opens for fall on Friday with pumpkin patches, haunted houses, hayrides, food, petting zoos and more.

$16.95 per person online; $19.50 per person if you purchase at the gate.

Enjoy a two-day waterfront craft festival in Tarpon Springs featuring local Greek restaurants, over 100 fine art vendors, sea sponges from Tarpon Springs and more. Free.

10am–7pm Saturday and 10am–5pm Sunday.

Also this weekend: Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando 

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando

Tampa Bay weekend events: Fall festivals, hayrides, Dogtoberfest

Check out the Fall Family Fest, Dogtoberfest, the Sarasota Opera Food & Wine Festival and more.

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This weekend in Tampa Bay, check out the Fall Family Fest in Tampa, Dogtoberfest in St. Pete, the Sarasota Opera Food &amp; Wine Festival and more.

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Axios Tampa Bay, anchored by Ben Montgomery and Selene San Felice, is here to help readers get smarter, faster on the most consequential news and developments unfolding in their own backyard.

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This weekend, check out Meacham Urban Farm's Harvest Festival in downtown Tampa, a vitiligo awareness walk, Parktoberfest in Sarasota, a Hispanic festival in Lakeland and more.

Meacham Urban Farm, the innovative green space in downtown Tampa, will host its first Harvest Festival.

What's happening: The Meacham Farm Store and local vendors will sell goods, while the farm will offer guided tours, a petting zoo, raffles, yard games and a pig roast.

Why it matters: Proceeds from the event help the mission of Meacham Farm, which focuses on agricultural and food education for the urban Tampa community.

Where: Meacham Urban Farm in downtown Tampa

Cost: Tickets are $20 online and $25 at the door.

Of note: The parking lot on the farm will be closed for this event.

You can find street parking near the farm or use the parking garages adjacent to the farm in the Tempo and Ella buildings (bottom floor only).

Guests are encouraged to bring a lawn chair.

The German American Society's Oktoberfest celebration begins tomorrow with keg tapping, a stein holding contest, local vendors and more. Tickets start at $8.

This event has been voted "Best of the Bay" for its authenticity.

Join a walk Saturday in Tampa to increase public awareness of vitiligo, a chronic condition that causes loss of pigment in skin. The walk concludes with shopping opportunities from local vendors. Registration is $40.

Enjoy a day of live music, local vendors, giveaways and more to raise money and awareness for local nonprofits that support people impacted by mental illness. Noon–6pm at Perry Harvey Sr. Park in Tampa. Free.

Participate in a women's self-defense class taught by local MMA fighters and instructors, 2:30–5pm Saturday at Tampa Bay Thai. Free.

Donations will be directed to the Children's Cancer Center.

The Publix GreenWise Market at Water Street is celebrating Oktoberfest with house-made beer brats, pretzels and beer, a specialty drink menu, family-friendly games, samples, giveaways and more, noon–4pm Saturday. Free.

Do the Chicken Dance, drink beer from Sun King Brewery and eat brats and soft pretzels, 5–7pm Sunday at The Bay in Sarasota. Free.

Free parking is located on Boulevard of the Arts, Van Wezel Way, in front of the Van Wezel and in front of the Blue Pagoda.

Celebrate Hispanic culture and community with traditional food, music and more, 1–9pm at Lake Minor. Free.

Tampa Bay weekend: Harvest Festival, Fight 4 Peace and more

Check out Meacham Urban Farm's Harvest Festival in downtown Tampa, Parktoberfest, a Hispanic festival and more.

This weekend, check out Meacham Urban Farm&#x27;s Harvest Festival in downtown Tampa, a vitiligo awareness walk, Parktoberfest in Sarasota, a Hispanic festival in Lakeland and more.

This weekend in the Twin Cities, check out an indie artisan fair and an art show with pancakes and booze in Minneapolis, a Cambodian heritage celebration in St. Paul and more. 

The Jackalope artisan fair combines food, family fun, music and handmade goods in a two-day market.

What's happening: Shop over 100 local vendors showcasing jewelry, paper goods, home decor, art, photography, food and more.

The My Very Own Bed donation drive will be happening all day at the fair. Donate new twin-size sheet sets, blankets, mattress pads, pillows and stuffed animals to help kids in the Twin Cities.

What they're saying: "There is something so special about shopping from the makers themselves and hearing the stories behind the products made," says Melissa Kohout, the co-founder of Jackalope. "I love having a connection to the things I buy."

Of note: There will be free parking at Boom Island Park, as well as at Graco at the intersections of Ramsey Street NE & Ninth Avenue NE, and Ramsey Street NE & 11th Avenue NE.

The closest light rail is the Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue station and the closest bus station is Second Street NE & Fifth Avenue NE.

🇰🇭 2. Cambodian Heritage Celebration

Learn about Minnesota's Cambodian community while enjoying traditional food, live music and more 6-10pm Saturday in St. Paul. Free. Register.

Tour artists' homes and workshops throughout the Longfellow neighborhood in south Minneapolis 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday. View full map with artist information. Free.

Enjoy late-night fun with all-you-can-eat pancakes and art from over 75 local artists 8pm-midnight Saturday in Minneapolis. There will be body painting, DJs and music performances. 18+. Tickets start at $10.

Hang out with llamas and learn more about them 10am-noon Saturday at the Plaza at Nolan Mains in Edina. Free. Reserve a spot.

Motorcycle enthusiasts can say goodbye to summer with a vintage market, food trucks, beer and live music from noon-8pm Saturday at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis. Free. 

Visit an open-air festival with pottery, sculptures, paintings, woodwork, jewelry and more from over 60 local and regional artists 10am-4pm Saturday in downtown Prior Lake. There will be food trucks and live music. Free.

Twin Cities weekend events: Indie art fair, llamas, pancakes and more

Check out an indie artisan fair in Minneapolis or a Cambodian heritage celebration in St. Paul.

Views of vendors and attendees of last year's Jackalope artisan fair.

Last year's Jackalope artisan fair. Photos: Courtesy of Jackalope

This weekend in the Twin Cities, check out an indie artisan fair and an art show with pancakes and booze in Minneapolis, a Cambodian heritage celebration in St. Paul and more.

Axios Twin Cities, anchored by Torey Van Oot, Nick Halter and Audrey Kennedy, is here to help readers get smarter, faster on the most consequential news and developments unfolding in their own backyard

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This weekend in the Twin Cities, check out a cannabis festival and the Hard Cider & Doughnut Fest in Minneapolis, a food truck festival in Shakopee, Rails and Ales in St. Paul and more. 

The weekend could look hazy with Legacy Cup IV in town.

What's happening: The Midwest's largest cannabis festival will offer education, local food trucks, art installations and live music. There will be competitions for best joint rolling, bong rip, dab hit and more.

Homegrown flower and hash can be consumed in the "sesh lounge" areas.

New this year are the homegrown cannabis and solventless hash competitions featuring growers from around the state.

State of play: No flower or hash will be available for purchase because sales are not yet permitted in Minnesota, but attendees are welcome to bring their own products.

While consumption and possession of certain amounts of marijuana for personal use became legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1, commercial sales are not yet allowed outside some Native American reservation lands.

What they're saying: "This will absolutely be the biggest and best Legacy Cup yet," says Josh Wilken-Simon, Legacy Cup founder. "In addition to an expanded footprint, new vendors and additional entertainment, we'll be able to come together as a community to celebrate Minnesota becoming the 23rd state to legalize cannabis."

Where: Festival Field at Surly Brewing Co. in Minneapolis

Sample apples and learn how to make cider, 10am–noon Saturday at Gibbs Farm in St. Paul. Adult tickets are $10.

Eat from over 40 local food trucks and shop over 20 vendors at The Landing in Shakopee. 4–9pm Friday and 11am–9pm Saturday. Free.

Drink beer and hard cider while eating free doughnuts across three local bars and restaurants, 2–8pm Saturday at Sneaky Pete's, Bar 90 and The Pourhouse in Minneapolis. Tickets start at $24.99.

Registration will only take place 2–4pm at Sneaky Pete's. If you are unable to make this time, please have someone send your ticket to you during that time.

Enjoy a weekend of craft beer, local vendor pop-ups, giveaways, access to 17 taprooms along the Green Line and more, 4pm Friday–6pm Sunday in St. Paul. Tickets are $55.

Taste over 65 wines from 10 vendors, 1:30-4:30pm Sunday at North Loop Wine and Spirits Cellar in Minneapolis. Get 20% off your purchase or 25% off if you buy a case or more. Tickets are $10.

Support small women-owned businesses and raise funds for the YWCA of St. Paul and Minneapolis by exploring 14 vintage spots starting Sunday. Passports are $10.

Collect stamps at each stop for a chance to win $350.

Twin Cities weekend: Legacy Cup, Food Truck Festival and more

Check out a cannabis festival, the Hard Cider & Doughnut Fest, a food truck festival and more.

This weekend in the Twin Cities, check out a cannabis festival and the Hard Cider &amp; Doughnut Fest in Minneapolis, a food truck festival in Shakopee, Rails and Ales in St. Paul and more.

This weekend in D.C., check out Art All Night across all eight wards, the D.C. Coffee Festival, a Nigerian Independence Day festival, drag queen wrestling and more.

This weekend, thousands of art lovers will stay up late to join a host of street festivals across the city.

What's happening: Art All Night is an overnight arts festival showcasing visual arts, performing arts, live painting, photography, fashion, dance and more while supporting local businesses and restaurants.

This year's festival will include the first Dine All Night, a celebration of culinary arts.

What they're saying: "Art All Night transforms 'art' from a noun into a powerful verb," says DSLBD director Kristi Whitfield. "To 'art' is to immerse yourself in a weekend of dancing, singing, watching and listening to artists for two nights while supporting the art community."

Where: This event will take place all over the city and each ward will have art activations.

A day after National Coffee Day, sample coffee from a host of local roasters at this inaugural event, 9am–4:30pm Saturday at Dock 5 at Union Market. Tickets start at $29.

Celebrate Nigerian Independence Day with a festival featuring food trucks, music from DJs and Nigerian bands and local vendors from 9pm Saturday through 3am Sunday at Karma D.C. Tickets start at $24.99.

Organizers encourage guests to come wearing all black.

Watch drag queens wrestle it out, 7–10pm Friday at Hook Hall. Tickets start at $30.

Order new vegan menu items at 10 restaurants in the D.C. area and then vote for your favorite during the D.C. Vegan Chef Challenge, which begins Sunday. View participating restaurants.

🍻 6. Oktoberfest at the German-American Heritage Museum

Oktoberfest continues with beer tasting, German sausage, pretzels and dancing to live German music. Plus, learn about German-American history. Tickets start at $65.

D.C. weekend: Art All Night, Coffee Festival and more

Check out Art All Night, the D.C. Coffee Festival, a Nigerian Independence Day festival, drag queen wrestling and more.

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Photos: Courtesy of D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)

This weekend in D.C., check out Art All Night across all eight wards, the D.C. Coffee Festival, a Nigerian Independence Day festival, drag queen wrestling and more.

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Twin Cities weekend: Legacy Cup, Food Truck Festival and more

Tampa Bay weekend: Harvest Festival, Fight 4 Peace and more

D.C. weekend: Art All Night, Coffee Festival and more

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Tampa Bay weekend events: Fall festivals, hayrides, Dogtoberfest

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