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Event schedule

Where you'll find us next

We meet the fourth Tuesday of every month in the restaurant section of the Wow Zone, unless noted otherwise below.

Our standing meeting

Fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. — Wow Zone — restaurant side, 2030 Adams St, Mankato, MN 56001.

Next three meeting dates

  • Tue, Nov 24
  • Tue, Dec 22
  • Tue, Jan 26

Dates are generated from the club's standing schedule. Anything that moves is listed as an event below.

The Wow Zone restaurant entrance, with an arrow pointing to the meeting room

Finding the room

Head for the restaurant side. The meeting room is under where the arrow is pointing.

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Upcoming

Meetings, service and fundraisers

  • NOV242026
    Club meeting

    Regular club meeting

    Tuesday5:30 p.m.Wow Zone, 2030 Adams St, Mankato

    Regular monthly club meeting. Guests are always welcome — come see what the club is up to.

Previous events

A look back

Where club members have been volunteering recently.

  • NOV12026
    Service project

    Kiwanis Holiday Lights setup

    SundaySibley Park, Mankato

    Members help set up the Kiwanis Holiday Lights display. A great first project if you're new to the club.

  • OCT272026
    Club meeting

    Regular club meeting

    Tuesday5:30 p.m.Wow Zone, 2030 Adams St, Mankato

    Regular monthly club meeting. Guests are always welcome — come see what the club is up to.

  • SEP222026
    Club meeting

    Regular club meeting

    Tuesday5:30 p.m.Wow Zone, 2030 Adams St, Mankato

    Regular monthly club meeting. Guests are always welcome — come see what the club is up to.

  • AUG252026
    Service project

    Lincoln Park Nite-to-Unite

    TuesdayLincoln Park, Mankato

    Club members served at the Lincoln Park neighborhood event in place of the regular club meeting.

  • AUG21– AUG 222026
    District

    DMM Optimist Convention

    FridayRapid City, South Dakota

    The 2026 district convention.

    More details
  • JUL282026
    Club meeting

    Regular club meeting

    Tuesday5:30 p.m.Wow Zone, 2030 Adams St, Mankato

    Members finalized plans for Lincoln Park Nite-to-Unite. Past Governor Gary Lambert was the evening's guest.

  • JUL212026
    Social

    Night at the MoonDogs game

    TuesdayISG Field, Mankato

    The club's summer social event.

  • JUN252026
    Fundraiser

    Home for the Holidays Bowl-a-thon

    Thursday5 – 7:30 p.m.Wow Zone, 2030 Adams St, Mankato

    The second annual bowl-a-thon, hosted with Wow Zone, supporting LSS Crisis Nursery Mankato Area and A Fresh Start.

Newsletters

Read the full story

Our newsletters cover every event in detail, plus the volunteers who made each one happen.

July – August 2026

July & August 2026 Newsletter

Summer fellowship, the DMM convention in Rapid City, and a neighborhood service project in Lincoln Park.

Read
May – June 2026

May & June 2026 Newsletter

School carnivals, a trivia night for the Minnesota Lions Hearing Foundation, and the second annual bowl-a-thon.

Read
January – March 2026

Winter 2026 Newsletter

Holiday Lights teardown, BINGO fundraising nights, the Visual Arts Competition, and youth recognition.

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October – December 2025

Fall & Holiday 2025 Newsletter

Community service, youth recognition, a new member, and strong volunteer support for Kiwanis Holiday Lights.

Read

From the club album

Scenes from the year

Photos from members, taken at the events above.

The club's Christmas tree hung with smiling-face ornaments at Kiwanis Holiday Lights, with an Optimist Club of Minnesota Valley sign in front of it
Our tree at Kiwanis Holiday Lights — smiling faces, top to bottom.
A large group of Optimist members wearing name badges, gathered on a footbridge above a waterfall
Members on the footbridge above the falls.
Two Optimist members in club polos at a welcome table covered in name badges and lanyards
Staffing the welcome table — badges, lanyards and bags ready before the doors open.
A junior golfer recognized at the podium during an Optimist Junior Golf presentation
A junior golfer recognized at the podium.