A reskilling festival is a community-building and educational event that brings people together around the idea of reskilling. Volunteer instructors create classes and presentations to teach and demonstrate skills for attendees.

The Mankato Transition group held reskilling festivals in 2015 and 2017. The 2018 River Valley Reskilling Festival is a continuation of that effort.

Some example classes from previous events:

gardening, bike maintenance ,stress management, honey 101, music making, sock darning, tree trimming, basic repair, composting, practical knots, tortillas, foraging locally, natural cleaners, kombucha, juggling, basic sewing, fermentation, artisan bread, jewelry repair, bone broth making