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Jan 10
Holiday Lights Collection 8:00 AM
Parks Office: 920 W 10th St, Hastings, MN 55033

Don’t toss out your broken or unwanted light strings! Drop off your tangle of lights and cords at the Parks & Recreation Department.

Please do not drop off cord adapters, plastic rope lights, CFL lights, battery packs, garlands, fake trees, statuary or metal ﬁxtures.

Holiday lights are additionally accepted year-round at The Recycling Zone, located at 3365 Dodd Road, Eagan.
Jan 10
Ice Fishing at Lake Rebecca Park 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ice Fish at Lake Rebecca Park in Hastings on Saturday, January 10th, 2026

Recommended for families with youth 15 and under, but open to all ages!

Registration Required

Choose from 5 different start times beginning at 9:00 a.m.
• Bait, tackle, poles, and instruction provided
• Pre-drilled holes & experienced ice anglers helping onsite
• Giveaways and Drawings onsite from our supportive sponsors!
• Hot Cocoa & Warm-up station
• A fishing license is not required under our DNR permit. All fishing is catch-and-release only
• Supplies available onsite until Noon

• Questions? Hastings Parks & Recreation at 651-480-6175 or pmarschall@hastingsmn.gov

Hosted by: Carpenter Nature Center & Hastings Parks & Rec.

Supported By: Dirt Bullies Landscaping - Hot Cocoa & Warm-Up Station
VFW Hastings - $1,000 in fishing gear giveaways
Striker Hudson - $900 ice suit drawing
Fleet Farm - Giveaways
Hometown Ace Hardware - Bait provided
Get the Lead Out - tackle giveaways

A special thank you to our experienced ice anglers for volunteering to provide instruction on the ice!
Jan 11
Holiday Lights Collection 8:00 AM
Parks Office: 920 W 10th St, Hastings, MN 55033

Don’t toss out your broken or unwanted light strings! Drop off your tangle of lights and cords at the Parks & Recreation Department.

Please do not drop off cord adapters, plastic rope lights, CFL lights, battery packs, garlands, fake trees, statuary or metal ﬁxtures.

Holiday lights are additionally accepted year-round at The Recycling Zone, located at 3365 Dodd Road, Eagan.
Jan 11
Snowshoe Guided Hike 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
FREE - Snowshoe Guided Hike at Jaycee Park

Snowshoes & instruction provided

Registration required

Recommended for adults and teens.
Participants must be 5 & older.

A park naturalist will lead participants through floodplain forest and prairie lands as they explore the outdoors.

Hastings Parks and Recreation Department is offering the program in partnership with Dakota County Parks at no cost to participants. If there is not enough snow, we will email those registered a few days before the event.
Jan 12
Holiday Lights Collection 8:00 AM
Parks Office: 920 W 10th St, Hastings, MN 55033

Don’t toss out your broken or unwanted light strings! Drop off your tangle of lights and cords at the Parks & Recreation Department.

Please do not drop off cord adapters, plastic rope lights, CFL lights, battery packs, garlands, fake trees, statuary or metal ﬁxtures.

Holiday lights are additionally accepted year-round at The Recycling Zone, located at 3365 Dodd Road, Eagan.

Parks & Recreation

Main Office: 651-480-6175

Arena: 651-480-6195

Aquatics (seasonal): 651-480-2385

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