Find times and tickets for the weekend, plus the deadlines and signups to put on your November calendar.
Saturday starts sunny and calm in Hastings, with temperatures in the low 20s and a high near 43°F by midafternoon. Bring a warm layer for evening plans as temperatures fall toward 23°F Saturday night, and read Saturday’s Weather + On This Date.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, starts with two reasons to get out early in Hastings. You can browse the craft show at GrandStay or cheer the Raiders on at the high school before they head to Brooklyn Park.
The high school is also the place to be for an evening show, with a Sunday matinee if your Saturday is booked. Further down, you’ll find the deadlines for holiday gift appointments and Gobble Gait’s standard rate.
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1. Raiders face Mankato West in the state quarterfinal
Hastings plays Mankato West at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Park Center High School in Brooklyn Park. Spectators need a ticket for the game.
Hastings Raiders Football invites families and fans to a 10:30 a.m. sendoff that morning outside the Hastings High School athletic doors.
Check quarterfinal ticket availability on GoFan and see Hastings Public Schools’ game-day guide before heading to Brooklyn Park.
2. GrandStay craft and vendor show runs until 2:30 p.m. Saturday
The eighth annual Craft & Vendor Show welcomes shoppers from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at GrandStay Hotel & Suites in Hastings.
The hotel is at 300 33rd St. W. Get directions to GrandStay.
3. Hastings High School stages Arsenic and Old Lace Saturday and Sunday
The Hastings High School Drama Club performs in the school auditorium at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15.
Tickets for the public performances are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Bring a card if you plan to pay at the door, or visit Hastings High School’s ticket page on Bound.
Quick Hits
4. Project Share holiday gift appointments can be booked through Nov. 25
Hastings Family Service’s Project Share helps parents and legal guardians who live in ISD 200, are facing hardship and have children in high school or younger. Call 651-437-7134 by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 to schedule a holiday gift intake appointment. Appointments are first come, first served. Check Project Share eligibility and appointment instructions.
5. Hastings starts collecting unwanted holiday lights Nov. 16
From Monday, Nov. 16, through Jan. 31, 2027, bring holiday string lights and cords to Hastings Parks & Recreation at 920 Tenth St. W. or Hometown Ace Hardware at 1355 S. Frontage Road. The city excludes rope lights, adapters and battery packs. See the city’s holiday light recycling details.
6. Be Restored Physical Therapy advertises a $149 session through Nov. 30
The clinic’s Black Friday flyer lists a full physical therapy session for $149, regularly $159. The flyer says you can buy it for yourself or as a gift through Monday, Nov. 30, and the session has no expiration.
The clinic is at 1250 N. Frontage Road, Suite 206, in Hastings. Contact Be Restored Physical Therapy to confirm when the offer starts and how to buy at the advertised price.
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7. 2nd Street Depot plans live ’90s country for Thanksgiving Eve
Hoot Scoot & Boogie plays at 2nd Street Depot Bar & Grill, 320 Second St. E. in Hastings, on Wednesday, Nov. 25. The band gives a 9 p.m. start in its Thanksgiving Eve event listing.
8. Hastings Senior Health & Living recognizes staff at pinning ceremony
Hastings Senior Health & Living presented staff with Service Standard pins and congratulated Tim C. on earning his eighth. Read the staff recognition post.
9. Hastings opens registration for free ice fishing at Lake Rebecca Park
Hastings Parks & Recreation and Carpenter Nature Center are hosting free ice fishing for all ages at Lake Rebecca Park, 415 Lock & Dam Road, from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, Jan. 9 and Feb. 6, 2027. The organizers provide poles, bait, tackle and instruction.
Advance registration is required, with start times from 9 to 11 a.m. Choose your date and time in the city’s registration portal or read the city’s ice fishing program details.
10. Gobble Gait standard registration runs through Nov. 24
Runners and walkers can register at the standard Gobble Gait rate through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. Late registration runs Nov. 25–26 at separate rates.
The Thanksgiving Day 8K starts at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, in downtown Hastings, with the 2K to follow. Proceeds benefit Hastings Family Service. See the Gobble Gait race-day details.
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If you know a family that could use holiday gift help, share Hastings Family Service’s Project Share page. It explains who qualifies and how parents and guardians can schedule an intake appointment before the Nov. 25 deadline.
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