LOCAL 10: Classic Cars, Levee Park Finale and Apple Season
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Classic cars roll into Regina, Music + Market closes its Levee Park season, Friday night music is ahead, and Hastings starts looking toward apple season.
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Thursday, August 27, looks sunny and easy to plan around in Hastings, with a high near 82°F and light northwest wind. Thursday night is expected to be clear and cooler, near 52°F — read the full Hastings Weather + On This Date for Thursday, August 27.
Thursday’s LOCAL 10 is built around what residents can use right now: two events happening today, an early look at Friday night, a familiar Hastings fall destination preparing for apple season, plus local hiring, shopping, adoption and school updates.
Here are 10 reviewed local updates for Thursday, August 27, 2026.
Top 3 Today
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1. Benedictine Regina hosts its Classic Car Show Thursday afternoon
Benedictine Regina is hosting its annual Classic Car Show on Thursday, August 27, from 2–4 PM at 1175 Nininger Road in Hastings. The event is open to the community and includes classic cars, music, snacks and voting for favorites.
For anyone looking for an afternoon outing before the evening’s riverfront events, this is one of the clearest day-of options in today’s list. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish also shared the Regina event.
2. Hastings Music + Market closes its season Thursday with Sir Psycho
The City of Hastings’ final Music + Market of the 2026 season runs Thursday, August 27, from 6–8:30 PM at Levee Park. The evening features Sir Psycho, along with food trucks, makers and the kids zone, and the City identifies the event as all-ages.
Residents planning to head downtown can find the lineup and event information on the City’s official Music + Market page. The City also has a current event post for the finale.
We mentioned the finale in Wednesday’s LOCAL 10, but it earns another place today for one simple reason: it happens tonight. For any weather-related change, rely on the City’s current information.
3. Wren + Wilde plays The Confluence Friday night
Looking one night ahead, Wren + Wilde’s official show calendar lists a Hastings performance at The Confluence Hotel on Friday, August 28, from 7–10 PM.
The band also shared the Hastings stop in its current first-party post. Admission, reservation and age requirements were not independently established, so readers interested in attending should use the band or venue’s current information for those details.
Quick Hits
4. Whistling Well Farm gets ready for another Hastings apple season
The calendar is nearing one of those unmistakably Hastings-area transitions: apple season. Whistling Well Farm, at 8973 St. Croix Trail S., is turning toward its 2026 season, with current 2026 orchard information pointing toward a Labor Day weekend opening.
The safest place to follow the developing season is the farm’s current first-party Facebook update. The Whistling Well Farm website remains useful for general farm information, but its homepage still carries stale 2025 closing language, so HastingsNow is not using it to establish 2026 hours, apple availability or other current-season details.
5. Kids Kare Center is hiring in Hastings
Kids Kare Center has an active Hastings employment opportunity for local job seekers. Its official Kids Kare careers page provides a job description and application information for people interested in joining the child-care team.
A related first-party social post also points people toward the opportunity. Because openings and employment terms can change, applicants should use the current careers page rather than relying on older descriptions of hours or compensation.
6. Regina Auxiliary schedules Thrifty Treasures for September 11–12
The Regina Auxiliary is preparing its Thrifty Treasures sale for Friday and Saturday, September 11–12, at Hastings Resurrection Methodist Church.
The Auxiliary’s current sale announcement includes a Friday bake sale and a $5 fill-a-bag component on Saturday. Proceeds support patients and residents served through Hastings Regina/Benedictine Regina.
The current information reviewed for LOCAL 10 does not establish publication-safe sale hours, so those are intentionally omitted.
7. Hometown Ace adds Recteq pellet smokers
Hometown Ace Hardware says it has added Recteq pellet smokers in Hastings, with additional models available to order along with related accessories.
For shoppers comparing grills heading toward Labor Day weekend, it is a straightforward local retail update. Check directly with Hometown Ace for the current availability of any particular model rather than assuming an item remains in stock.
8. Animal Ark introduces Everest, a cat currently listed for adoption
Hastings-based Animal Ark is promoting Everest, a cat currently appearing in an adoption listing connected to the local shelter.
Prospective adopters can view Everest’s current listing and learn about the shelter’s process through the official Animal Ark adoption page. Animal availability can change quickly, so readers should use those current resources rather than assume Everest will remain available.
Animal Ark also shared Everest through its first-party Facebook post.
9. Hastings school kitchen staff train on more made-from-scratch cooking
Hastings Public Schools says Hastings High School kitchen staff participated in training with a Minnesota Department of Education chef focused on made-from-scratch cooking and local ingredients.
The district shared the training in its current Hastings Public Schools post.
This is a look behind the scenes at staff development rather than an announcement of a particular new menu item. The district’s original wording referred to the training as happening “last week,” but LOCAL 10 is intentionally omitting that relative timing because the exact original publication chronology was not sufficiently established.
10. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton preschool begins September 8 and enrollment remains open
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School is promoting preschool enrollment ahead of a September 8 start in Hastings.
Families considering the program can review the school’s preschool information and then use the official SEAS application page for next steps. The school also shared a current enrollment reminder.
Some tuition information still displayed on the preschool website refers to an older school year, so LOCAL 10 is intentionally not publishing tuition figures without fresh confirmation.
If You Only Click One
If you only open one link today, make it the City of Hastings’ official Music + Market page. It is the most broadly useful day-of resource in this edition because the season finale happens tonight from 6–8:30 PM at Levee Park.
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