Compassionate Action for Animals wants to celebrate with you! Join us for a relaxing afternoon of vegan food and fun with neighbors, family and friends. All are welcome. Find us at the picnic shelter at Wabun Picnic Shelter B at Minnehaha Regional Park. The potluck will be held rain or shine.
What to Bring
A muffin tin of different foods at a past holiday potluck.
Here’s what you can bring:
- If your last name begins with A-G: side dish or salad
- If your last name begins with H-S: hearty main dish
- If your last name begins with T-Z: beverage or dessert
(If you have a super-special family recipe you’d like to share with the group, don’t sweat the categories above too much — bring your best!)
Please also bring:
- A list of ingredients for your dish. (We’ll have paper and tape available if you forget — be sure to know exactly what is in your dish so everyone with allergies can safely eat.)
- A serving utensil for your dish.
- Your own plates, cups, and silverware to save on waste! We will have single-use items available if you forget.
- Friends and family! Feel free to invite your friends and family, regardless of if they are omnivore, vegan, or vegetarian.
Where is this event?
The Park: Minnehaha Regional Park — better known as Minnehaha Falls — is located at 4801 S Minnehaha Drive, Minneapolis MN 55417.
The Shelter: Wabun B shelter is one of two shelters next to the wading pool in the park. If you come along Godfrey Pkwy and then turn onto 46th Ave into the park, take the first left and you will soon arrive very near the picnic shelter. You can find a map of Minnehaha Regional Park with the picnic shelters labeled here. The street address for the Wabun Picnic Area specifically is 4655 46th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417.
Signage: We’ll have a CAA sign up at the shelter. We aren’t allowed to set up signage or chalk outside of our event area. Look at the signage on shelters and check the above descriptions to know where to find us.
Parking: There are pay parking lots, free parking lots, and metered streets available in various areas around the park. While we don’t know of any bike racks nearby, people who bike are welcome to keep their bikes near and/or locked to the picnic shelter.
Other Details
- We’ll have some fun activities such as Frisbees, corn hole, and other games.
- Alcohol (and any other mind-altering substances) are not permitted during the event.
- Arrive within the first hour for the best selection of food.
- You can RSVP via MeetUp or Facebook.
- This is a family-friendly event!
- We’ll have a kids’ table available with coloring sheets and Rubik’s cubes. Children are welcome to sit either at the kids’ table or with their families at other tables.
- Attendees are responsible for keeping an eye on their children during the event.
- There’s a nearby playground.
- Our picnic shelter is right next to the wading pool.
- This is a dog-friendly event!
- Leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome.
- Attendees are responsible for keeping an eye on their dogs during the event.
- There is a nearby off-leash dog park a mile down the road/path at 5399 Minnehaha Park Drive S, reachable by walking or driving, for a fun after-picnic activity.
New to Vegan Cooking?
We’re so glad you’re doing some vegan cooking! Omnivores are welcome at the event. All food at the event should be vegan. “Vegan” means not including meat, fish, dairy, eggs, honey, or other animal products. You can read more online about why people are vegan. Some of the vegan blogs we enjoy are below, with suggested recipes linked, but feel free to look around and find something that looks good to you!
- Black Bean Dip from Thee Burger Dude
A previous 4th of July potluck.
- Hummus Pasta from Jessica in the Kitchen
- Jollof Rice from The Vegan Nigerian
- Pasta Salad from Nora Cooks
- Spicy Korean Cucumber Salad from Rainbow Plant Life
- Two-Ingredient BBQ Tofu from Sweet Potato Soul
How You Can Help
A few helping hands really help to make the event run smoothly! Please sign up at the link at the bottom of the page below, or see all volunteer opportunities at caa.mn/volunteer. Can’t volunteer? CAA also welcomes and relies on community donations to run free events like this one. Thank you to both volunteers and donors for your generosity in making events like this one possible! We look forward to seeing everyone at the potluck.
Questions?
Contact Abbey, at abbey.feola@exploreveg.org, with any questions.
