Celebrate Black History Month with these family-friendly local events and activities. Art exhibits, film screenings, story times there’s something for all ages
Inspired by: Black History Month
Date: 02/01/2026 - 02/28/2026 SEE TIMES
Location: St. Louis Park Parks (see link), SLP, St Louis Park, MNCelebrate Black History Month and explore St. Louis Park city parks. Find displays including posters with short biographies of Black and African American city and school district employees. Each featured employee will share someone who has inspired them when it comes to Black history.
Black History Month Tuesday Film Festival
Date: 02/03/2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Maple Grove Community Center, 12951 Weaver Lake Road, Maple Grove, MN, 55369Enjoy a family movie night at Maple Grove Community Center Tuesdays in February. Each evening features an influential move celebrating Black History followed by a discussion. FREE. Drop In. All Ages, but movies may be best for older kids and teens.
- February 3 – Selma (PG-13)
- February 10 – Remember the Titans (PG)
- February 17 – Malcom X (PG-13)
- February 24 – Till (PG-13)
The Soul of Every Bite - Black History Month Dinner (FREE)
Date: 02/19/2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Wilder Recreation Center, 958 Jessie Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55101Learn about the connection between soul food, history and heritage during this free dinner celebrating Black History Month. The event includes storytelling, vendors, and FREE dinner!
Black History Month Showcase
Date: 02/20/2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center, 5600 85th Avenue N, Brooklyn Park, MN, 55443This year’s theme for Brooklyn Park’s annual Black History Month Showcase is “100 Years of Commemoration.” The event includes community leaders, local performers and artists, and food from local restaurants (for the first 200 people).
Sounds of Blackness: “Music for Martin”
Date: 02/20/2026 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102
The music that fueled the Civil Rights movement combined with narration and audio-visual elements and excerpts from speeches of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Tickets $29-$58.
Museums and Exhibits
Anytime: Celebrating African American Art – Self-Guided Tour
Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55404
Use this self-guided tour to explore the museum on your schedule and at your own pace. FREE. Drop In during museum hours.
Ongoing: RACE: Are We So Different?
Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 W. Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55102
SMM’s permanent exhibit explores the history of race and its ties to power and hierarchy and examines our shared history and current reality. Included with Science Museum admission. $24.95+.
Ongoing through 2028: UNBREAKABLE: Celebrating the Resilience of African Americans in Minnesota
Minnesota African American Heritage Museum & Gallery, 1256 N Penn Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411
This semi-permanent exhibit shares the lives of black Minnesotans from the early settlers through World War II.
Do you know of a family-friendly Black History Month event? Leave a comment, and we’ll check it out. Keep checking back throughout the month of February. We’ll keep adding new events as they are announced.
Keep us posted for you activities.
Thanks, Coventry. Events seem to be down this year, but we’ll keep adding family-friendly activities as we find them.
How can I list an event?
Hi Janiece: The easiest way to list an event is to submit it to our Family Fun Calendar. You can mention in the desscription that it would be a good fit to this article. https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/family-fun-events-calendar/community-calendar-submission-guidelines-instructions/