The Economic Development Advisory Board acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council and Economic Development Authority (EDA) on matters pertaining to economic development, assisting with long-term strategies for economic development as intended by the City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code, assist in attracting and retaining businesses in South St. Paul, assist businesses with expansion and enable the rehabilitation and/or redevelopment of areas within the community.

The Dakota County Historical Society and South St. Paul Public Library are collaborating for a special storytime series making history come alive through stories and activities for toddlers and preschoolers. Siblings and daycare groups welcome. Ages 2-6.

Learn about weaving from around the world. Create a unique design and choose your own colors to make a weaving to take home. Presented by Eagan Art House. Registration required. Ages 6–11.

Join us at Central Square Community Center for a fun night of swimming, movies, music and dance. Concessions will be available for purchase.

Create, build, and tinker in a relaxed, exploratory, and playful atmosphere. Ages 3-6.

Shred and Recycle Confidential Material at this Tri - City Shred Event. WSP, SSP, and Mendota Heights residents are welcome. Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

Please join us for the first annual Pumpkin Patch. The first 250 kids will receive a free pumpkin. There will be pumpkin painting, games, cider and cookies. Sponsored by: The Croatian Hall

Through the use of books, music, and movement children learn social skills, listening comprehension, and the foundations of reading through letters, numbers, rhyming, and vocabulary. For children 0-3 and their caregivers.

The Economic Development Authority will meet on the second and fourth Monday of each month (Tuesday, if Monday falls on a Holiday). This meeting is open to the public.

** The Worksession start time may be delayed due to the Economic Development Authority Meeting** The City Council meets in a Worksession setting on the second and fourth Monday of each month (Tuesday, if Monday falls on a Holiday). No official action is taken at a Worksession meeting. This meeting is open to the public.

Read, play, sing, talk, and write together with stories and activities to develop early literacy skills for toddlers and preschoolers. Siblings and daycare groups welcome. Ages 2-6.

3rd-5th graders are invited to join Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s, where you’ll build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess…it’s a totally new kind of math club. Crazy 8s meets for 8 weeks and is for kids of ALL math abilities—this is not math tutoring, homework help, or gifted programming. It is about getting kids to love math in an after-school setting. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up! Registration opens on August 30.

Explore topics in science, technology, engineering, and math through hands-on play, experimentation, (and books!) Registration required. Ages 3-6.

Get your friends and family together for a Halloween Skate at the Doug Woog Arena (formerly Wakota Arena) on Sunday, October 29th from 4:40 to 6:00 pm. Join the staff from the Doug Woog Arena, the SSP Mayor's Youth Task Force and Wakota Federal Credit Union for a Halloween Skate. This event is FREE to attend. There will be creepy fun, music, Halloween games, a costume contest (for safety reasons, no masks please, face paint is permitted) and trick or treating. Admittance to the event is FREE, skate rental is $2.00/or canned food items for Neighbors, Inc. (Please note: there is a limited amount of skates available). Our thanks to Wakota Federal Credit Union for sponsoring the 2017 Community Skates. Wakota Federal Credit Union is located at 1151 Southview Blvd in South St. Paul.

Use movement to explore imagination, stories, and music in this class where caregivers and children dance together. Presented by Young Dance. Registration required. Ages 0-3.

Get moving during this active program that celebrates fall with funny Halloween stories — without the scares. Presented by the Story Man from England. Ages 2-8.

Marie Avenue is the place to be on Halloween Night! Join the City of South St. Paul, SSP Businesses, organizations and volunteers for the 16th Annual Great Halloween Get Together. Travel the transformed Marie Avenue starting at 7th Avenue to the 4th Avenue and back trick and treating the entire way. The event offers a safe and fun community-wide Halloween Celebration in South St. Paul. There will be music, games, and treats. Neighbors, Inc. will also be joining the fun and collecting non-perishable food items. The City of South St. Paul invites all businesses/organizations/residents to participate. If you would like to volunteer that evening or for more information, contact Deb Griffith, Community Affairs Liaison