A musical opening at Blue Water Theatre, an art sale featuring local makers and a chance for children to read with a therapy animal offer a few ways to spend the weekend around Wayzata. Here are three options for November 12–15, 2026.
Dear Evan Hansen opens at Blue Water Theatre
Blue Water Theatre opens Dear Evan Hansen Thursday, November 12, at its Main Stage Theatre, 605 Rice St. E. in Wayzata. The musical follows a teenager whose search for connection becomes entangled in a lie after a tragedy.
Opening-weekend performances are Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. The production continues November 19–22. Tickets are $20–$22, and the show runs about two and a half hours with an intermission.
The theater recommends the show for ages 12 and older and notes themes of suicide, depression, anxiety and bullying, along with profanity. Check the performance schedule and tickets for individual showtimes.
Shop local art at Arts of the Holidays
The Minnetonka Center for the Arts has filled its Laura H. Miles Gallery with work by more than 100 local artists for the Arts of the Holidays Show & Sale.
The sale is free to visit and continues through December 19 at 2240 North Shore Drive. Regular sale hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., making Friday or Saturday an option for browsing this weekend. Find details on the Art Center’s event page.
Read with a therapy animal at Wayzata Library
Children in kindergarten through fifth grade can practice reading aloud with a certified therapy animal at Wayzata Library on Saturday, November 14, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
The program takes place in the meeting room at 620 Rice St. Families sign up at the front desk upon arrival for a 15-minute session, with spaces available first come, first served. See the library’s event listing.
Looking ahead
Monday, November 16: The city lists a Muni Meetup with Mayor Andrew Mullin at Wayzata Bar & Grill from 7 to 9 p.m. The informal gathering offers residents a chance to talk with the mayor and share ideas.
Friday, November 20: Light Up the Lake returns to Lake Street from 5 to 7 p.m. with wagon rides, music, a parade of lights and the town lighting ceremony. The city is also collecting nonperishable food for Interfaith Outreach and toys for Toys for Tots.
A head start on the celebration: The city has posted the fourth clue in its Winter Medallion Hunt. Clues are scheduled through November 13, and the contest is for children 12 and younger. The winner gets to help light up Wayzata at the November 20 celebration.
One response to “Wayzata weekend: Dear Evan Hansen, holiday art and library fun”
This show is going to be amazing!!!! I’ve heard them sing and you will be blown away and moved!!!