Don't Miss the Hopkins Raspberry Festival Sketchfest! July 16-19.
You don't want to miss this 4-Day Sketchfest at the Hopkins Raspberry Festival! Coordinated by USk admin Tracy McDermott, the Festival coordinators, and Hopkins Center for the Arts. Sketch, share, sip and sketch, be in an art show, see a demo, and more!
Photo Credit- Jim L. of Farmington MN
Wednesday, July 16 from 9am - 12noon
READY-SET-GO! Coffee Sketch the Raspberry Festival Kid’s Fishing Event at Shady Oak Beach.
Meet UrbanSketchers Twin Cities for the first event of our 4-day Raspberry Festival Sketchfest at this beautiful lake setting on a summer morning to watch kids catch fish or simply catch some rays.
We’ll meet near the outdoor picnic pavilion adjacent to the parking lot at 9. (Don’t worry if you can’t get there that early, just find another sketcher and settle in when you arrive.) Throw-down and group photo near the picnic pavilion at 11:30 CDT
MEETING POINT: Shady Oak Beach picnic pavilion near the main parking lot.
Shady Oak Beach is located at 5200 Shady Oak Rd, Minnetonka, MN 55343
Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4VHXHzjPnmNmyBdaA
BRING your preferred sketching tools, loose paper (optional), a small stool could be helpful at this location but there are some picnic tables and benches, also, consider a hat & sunscreen depending on the weather.
REMEMBER, work on loose paper if you want to submit your Raspberry Festival sketches for the public exhibition at Hopkins Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 19th. Urban Sketchers Twin Cities will have release forms and ID tags for your artwork, and even take them to the Hopkins Center for the Arts for you after the event.
ALSO, if you can’t make this event you can sketch on your own time. Submit your Raspberry Festival sketches for the public exhibition directly to the Hopkins Center for the Arts security desk by 11 am on Saturday, July 19th. They’ll have release forms and ID tags for your artwork there.
WALKING DISTANCE: Minimal walking from parking lot to fishing bridge.
BATHROOMS: on site at the park
PARKING: free parking on site, and there is no charge to enter the park for this event
Photo Credit- Bear Cave Brewing
Thursday, July 17 from 6 - 9pm.
SIP & SKETCH at Bear Cave Brewing.
Day 2 of Raspberry Festival SketchFest! Sketch anywhere that inspires you on Hopkins historic Mainstreet between 8th and 11th Avenues. This district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places to recognize the area's historical significance in American history, architecture, and culture.
The evening concludes with a throw down on the rooftop of Bear Cave Brewing , Hopkin’s űber-cool brew pub on Mainstreet featuring 4 floors with 52 self-pulled beer/beverage taps, an underground speakeasy, rooftop perch and ground floor patio.
If you’re not up for outside sketching on Mainstreet, sketch inside the Bear Cave (rumor has it they’ll be eyeing those sketches for a special purpose) or sketch some of both and come back to the Bear Cave rooftop for refreshments at 8:30 for a throwdown.
MEETING POINT: Meet & greet on the Bear Cave rooftop at 6 pm CDT. Bear Cave Brewing, 1201 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DxGRp5TcWxnp6zL88
BRING your preferred sketching tools, loose paper (optional), a small stool if you want to sketch on Mainstreet, otherwise there is plenty of seating in the Bear Cave for those who want to stay and sketch on location.
REMEMBER, work on loose paper if you want to submit your Raspberry Festival sketches for the public exhibition at Hopkins Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 19th. Urban Sketchers Twin Cities will have release forms and ID tags for your artwork at the event, and even take them to the Hopkins Center for the Arts for you afterward.
ALSO, if you can’t make this event you can sketch on your own time. Submit your Raspberry Festival sketches for the public exhibition directly to the Hopkins Center for the Arts security desk by 11 am on Saturday, July 19th. They’ll have release forms and ID tags for your artwork there.
WALKING REQUIRED: None to 4-blocks, depending on your preference.
RESTROOMS: inside Bear Cave Brewing and Hopkins Center for the Arts on Mainstreet next door.
PARKING: Free parking on adjacent residential streets, at several public lots behind Mainstreet, and the municipal parking ramp on 11th Ave S. x Mainstreet. Map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4VHXHzjPnmNmyBdaA
Friday, July 18 from 6 - 9pm.
IT’S THE MAIN EVENT for Raspberry Festival SketchFest 2025.
Sketch Demo by Kar-Keat Chong, Sketch-walk & Sketcher’s Reception at Hopkins Center for the Arts.
Kar-Keat Chong will demonstrate his artful sketching techniques at Hopkin’s iconic Clocktower from 6 to 7. Then, UrbanSketchers will lead a sketch walk featuring the Raspberry Royal Court and Classic Cars on Hopkins Artery between 7 - 8:15. Immediately following, sketchers are invited to a throw-down and catered reception at Hopkins Center for the Arts to cap the evening.
Clock Town by 6 pm CDT. Throw-down at Hopkins Center for the Arts starts at 8:30 CDT.
MEETING POINT: Meet on Mainstreet at Hopkins iconic Clock Tower Plaza by 6 pm CDT. Map link to Clock Tower Plaza: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QwGQmVXjEBLkc5oXA
THROW DOWN: Hopkins Center for the Arts at 8:15 pm CDT. Map link:https://maps.app.goo.gl/6MnNtvEaQtUmRa2z7
BRING your preferred sketching tools, loose paper (optional), a small stool would be helpful for this location and sketch walk, hat & sunscreen depending on the weather.
REMEMBER, work on loose paper if you want to submit your Raspberry Festival sketches for the public exhibition at Hopkins Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 19th. UrbanSketchers Twin Cities will have release forms and ID tags for your artwork to submit them to the Hopkins Center for the Arts at the event.
ALSO REMEMBER, if you can’t make this event you can sketch on your own time. Submit your Raspberry Festival sketches for the public exhibition directly to the Hopkins Center for the Arts security desk by 11 am on Saturday, July 19th. They’ll have release forms and ID tags for your artwork there.
WALKING REQUIRED: total distance from starting point, to sketch-walk locations, to Hopkins Center for the Arts is 0.9 mile on flat sidewalks.
RESTROOMS: Public bathrooms inside Hopkins Center for the Arts on Mainstreet, and Hopkins public library at Mainstreet x 11th Av N.
PARKING: Free parking on adjacent residential streets, several free parking lots, and free parking in Hopkins municipal parking ramp.
Map link to municipal parking ramp: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4BhxoY3m6vxvJ4PB9
Saturday, July 19 from 1 - 4 pm.
SketchFest 2025 Public Exhibition of artwork created by Urban Sketchers Twin Cities for Raspberry Festival.
Pop over to Hopkins Center for the Arts to view a public exhibition of ALL the art work submitted by Urban Sketchers over this 4-day event.
The exhibition opens at 1pm and closes at 4pm on Saturday.
LOCATION: Hopkins Center for the Arts. Map link:https://maps.app.goo.gl/6MnNtvEaQtUmRa2z7
PARKING: Free parking on adjacent residential streets, several free parking lots, and free parking in Hopkins municipal parking ramp.
Map link to municipal parking ramp: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4BhxoY3m6vxvJ4PB9
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