Annual Events
Tour of Fairy Homes
JUNE 6
9 am – 5 pm
Fairy fun for the whole family!
Stroll the magical grounds at Shake Rag Alley to see original fairy homes built especially for this tour. (Think small, really small!) Each home will be situated in a special spot on-site for your viewing pleasure at this fundraiser for our nonprofit school of arts and crafts. If you fall in love with one, you will be able to bid in a silent Auction of Fairy Homes, which ends at 4 pm on Saturday.
Admission: Adults (12 and above) $5 Children 11 and under FREE
Make your own fairy home.
We supply the materials and you create the fairy habitat. $20
Create your own fairy wand.
We supply the materials and you create your very own whimsical wand. $3
Masquerade Ball
OCTOBER 24
7 pm – midnight
A Halloween celebration just for adults!
Trick 'r Treat
OCTOBER 31
5 – 7 pm
Friendly costumed characters with treats!
If you are a kid or want to act like a kid – put on your wildest costume and come to Shake Rag Alley after the Mineral Point Halloween Parade. From 5-7 pm, children of all ages will meet friendly (not scary) costumed characters who will be passing out Halloween treats at each of the Shake Rag historic buildings. This Mineral Point tradition is enjoyable for the whole family and a way to meet so many other free spirits and check out their wacky get-ups.
Santa Day
DECEMBER 5
10 am – 2 pm
Holiday magic begins here!
Once again, Mr. and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance at Shake Rag Alley.
10am-noon – Photos with Santa a great holiday tradition at Shake Rag Alley.
10am-2pm – Santa’s Workshops make for a fun family day decorating gingerbread cottages and creating Christmas crafts.
Tickets available in the Lind Pavilion, 411 Commerce St. $10 photos – $5 crafts
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Other Annual Events & Opportunities
Shake Rag Alley actively contributes to the vibrant artistic community of Mineral Point, hosting events on Gallery Nights and Museum Night, during the Fall Art Tour, in conjunction with the Midwest Cornish Festival and as part of city-wide garage sales and community parades. Shake Rag Alley also organizes a Garden Tour and Jewelry Sale on alternate years and hosts summer concerts at Alley Stage.
The easiest way to keep up with all of the happenings at Shake Rag Alley is to subscribe to the monthly newsletter and/or follow us on Facebook. This is especially true in 2020 as Shake Rag Alley brings the NEA Big Read Program to Mineral Point for the first time and hosts nationally celebrated author Claudia Rankine.
Hold Your Own Events at Shake Rag Alley
Campus Map: Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts
ADA compliant buildings: Lind Pavilion, Coach House, Smejas’ Studio
Campus Map: Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts
Coach House
18 Shake Rag Street
Art Café
Ellery House
restrooms
4 of 31restrooms
5 of 31Open Air Parking
6 of 31Lind Pavilion Parking
7 of 31Roadside Parking
allowed on Commerce Street
Smejas’ Studio parking
9 of 31Smejas’ Studio
30 Doty Street
Curbside Parking
as indicated
Accessible Parking
with curb cut
Alley Stage
13 of 31Cabinet Shop
French Cabin
1830 Log Cabin
Potter’s House
Blacksmith Barn
Federal Spring
19 of 31Monarch Garden
20 of 31Lind Pavilion
411 Commerce Street
two blocks to
High Street & Commerce Street
Restaurants, Shops & Galleries
To Grocery Store
Point Foods
622 Dodge Street
Street Parking with Additional Parking behind Smejas’ Studio
24 of 31The Green
open air park
Stair Steps
between
Cabinet Shop & Lind Pavilion
Stair Steps
to Alley Stage
Stone Bridge
over
Federal Spring
223 Commerce St.
The Sardeson is home to the
Sardeson Pottery Studio,
Roland’s Loft,
and Tuckpoint. 29 of 31
Weaving & Fiber Arts Studio
Cannery Row Arts Incubator
121 Water St.
Footbridge
31 of 31ADA accessible buildings: Lind Pavilion, Coach House, Smejas’ Studio
