Election Day Fun for Twin Cities Families
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Voting isn’t always fun. Sometimes it is downright stressful. However, I want my kids to know that I take my civic duty as a citizen seriously. Over the years, we have found some fun ways to prepare for and enjoy Election Day with ...
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Twin Cities Apple Orchards: A Family Guide
The Twin Cities is perfect for a crisp fall day that begs for a family day of apple harvesting. It’s an autumn tradition that our team’s families – including 12 children – would not miss. Apple picking season runs from mid to late August through late October. We hope you’re ...
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Twin Cities Things To Do With Kids in September (Sorted By Age)
We love a good, fresh start in the fall: new season, new reasons to get out and explore the Twin Cities with your family. We have organized these activity ideas by age group but please note, many will overlap if you’re planning for an outing with multiple kiddos. In September, ...
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Best Bets for Live Family Entertainment at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair
Whether this is a revered, longtime family tradition or you’re attending for the first time, we hope you’ll consult our 2026 GUIDE TO THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR to aid in your family’s planning. A few of the events on this list will not be available this year (noted below) but again, ...
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Minnesota State Fair: 20 Ideas for Free Family Fun!
The time is drawing near for families to finalize their 2026 Minnesota State Fair family fun plans! What’s that? You haven’t yet decided if you’ll be attending this year? I do tend to forget that not everyone is quite as obsessed with this Minnesota ritual as I am. I can ...
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2026 Minnesota State Fair Guide – Family Fun Twin Cities
Mid-August is the time to start preparing for our favorite annual end-of-summer bash. Make sure, if you’re planning to tote your family along, to consult our 2026 GUIDE TO THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR. If you are choosing to head to the Fairgrounds this year, we hope this guide will help ...
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Twin Cities Things To Do With Kids In August (Sorted by Age)
August with a glass half empty approach means school is right around the corner. But August at half-full means there’s still plenty of summer left to enjoy: beaches, pools, entertainment in the park, nature playgrounds, picnic spots, outdoor movies, putt-putt courses and that big bash before Labor Day, the Minnesota ...
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Tips for Staying Cool at the Minnesota State Fair
It’s time to get ready for the Great Minnesota Get Together and no matter the weather–wind, rain, or excessive heat, I promise that you can enjoy it. One year I brought my kids on a day that was 90 degrees at 9:00 in the morning. And we ended up staying ...
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Family Fun: Create Your Own Makeup at Mix Cosmetiques
Looking for a fun activity to do with your maturing tweens and teens? We had a chance to participate in a Lip Gloss Lab at Mix Cosmetiques and tour their shop to learn about all the services this new cosmetics shop in Downtown Minneapolis has to offer.
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Family Safety Tips for the Minnesota State Fair
Minnesota State Fair Safety is REAL! That’s why the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department will be hard at work to keep our families safe. Family Fun Twin Cities promotes many activities akin to the Minnesota State Fair. They are busy events. They are crowded. There is a lot of stimulation. The ...
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2026 Minnesota State Fair: Scoring Free and Discounted Tickets
It’s a pretty widely accepted fact: If you plan to tote a family along for a day at the Minnesota State Fair, you’re going to come home with a considerably lighter wallet. The skewered foods are tempting, the Mighty Midway & Kidway rides are calling, the deals are hot and, ...
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50 Things To Do at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair for Families
Culled from my own personal list, kid-tested and highly approved! Find some new family fun or old favorites at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair with this handy checklist. All events are FREE with fair admission unless noted, so load the kids in their strollers or wagons and have a fabulous family day at the fair. Want more? Check ...
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Minnesota State Fair Family Fun Map 2026
Maximize the memories and minimize the meltdowns at the Minnesota State Fair! FFTC has created a super helpful tool – we hope! – to do just that. We offer this labor of love, along with the rest of our 2026 GUIDE TO THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR, to make the great ...
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2026 Minnesota State Fair Family Fun Events Calendar
Plan ahead with this calendar of fun and often exclusive events on specific days of the Minnesota State Fair! 2026 Minnesota State Fair Family Fun Events Calendar
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Twin Cities August Family Events & Activities Guide
WELCOME TO AUGUST IN THE TWIN CITIES! It is our hope that you can use our Twin Cities August Family Events & Activities Guide page as a convenient way to find our traditional FREE EVENTS list along with all the special themed activities each month brings. In August we are ...
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