THINGS TO DO IN BROOKLYN PARK WITH KIDS & FAMILY
KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS THIS WEEK NEAR BROOKLYN PARK, MINNESOTA
Find this week’s Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, family fun, including the nearby northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Find our full Twin Cities Family Fun Calendar here.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
⚈ 9:00 am – 8:00 pm: Elm Creek Play Area Opens – Elm Creek Park Reserve, Maple GroveSaturday, April 18, 2026
⚈ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Fleet Farm Kids Crafts: Build a Birdhouse (FREE) – Twin Cities Fleet Farm locations, Twin Cities Metro Area⚈ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Lowe's Kids Workshop: Terrarium (FREE) – Lowe’s – Twin Cities Locations, Twin Cities
⚈ 10:00 am – 11:30 am: My Preschooler & Me: Salamanders – Eastman Nature Center, Maple Grove
⚈ 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Saturday Story Hour (FREE) – Avant Garden Bookstore, Anoka
⚈ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Spring Babies Festival – Twin Cities Festival, Brooklyn Park
⚈ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Hanover Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt (FREE) – Settlers Park, Hanover
⚈ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Golden Valley Rescue Readers – Golden Valley Animal Humane Society, Golden Valley
⚈ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Woodcocks: Stalk the Dusk Sky Dancers – Eastman Nature Center, Maple Grove
Sunday, April 19, 2026
⚈ 8:00 am – 10:00 am: Third-Sunday Sensory Friendly Play – Urban Air Plymouth, Plymouth⚈ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Cheap Skate Sunday Funday – Cheap Skate, Coon Rapids
⚈ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Eastman Free Funday Sunday – Eastman Nature Center, Maple Grove
⚈ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Spring Fling Archery – Elm Creek Park Reserve, Maple Grove
⚈ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: French Park Free Family Fun Day – French Regional Park, Plymouth
SPECIAL EVENTS, FESTIVALS & SEASONAL ACTIVITIES IN BROOKLYN PARK
Welcome to Brooklyn Park!
Three cheers! School’s out and your family is just itching to explore beyond the backyard. We have the scoop on your community entertainment in the Twin Cities Northwest suburbs of Brooklyn Park: summer playground programs, concerts in the parks, family-friendly festivals and lots more to fill those long summer days.
Brooklyn Park summer festivals & activities
Brooklyn Park Tater DazeÂ
The big community parade features exciting emergency vehicles, visiting royalty, live music, and floats from community organizations. A community celebration traditionally follows with inflatables, food trucks and a makers market.Â
Brooklyn Park Juneteenth Celebration
North Hennepin Community College, 7411 85th Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Brooklyn Park & Brooklyn Center come together for a joint Juneteenth celebration. It’s a free, family-friendly event with food, games and educational activities.Â
Family Summer Splash
Zanewood Recreation Center, 7100 Zane Ave N, Brooklyn Park MN
Free family activities, a splash pad to cool off in, games, prizes, food trucks and music. Mid-July.
More summer events in Brooklyn Park
The Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center is a hub for families searching for something to do this summer. Kids might enjoy fishing in the stocked sunfish pond.Â
- May Movie Night at the Ballpark
- June Cops ‘n Kids Fishing – Community Activity Center
- July Jazz In July – Community Activity Center
- August Brooklyn Park Night Out – Central Park
- August Back to School Bash – Community Activity Center
Brooklyn Park summer library events
8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
The BROOKDALE LIBRARY is a branch of the Hennepin County Library system. We recommend this library for its creative play-and-learn area. See the library events calendar for upcoming summer programs.
Brooklyn Park spring festivals
Eidem Farm’s Spring on the FarmÂ
Historic Eidem Farm, 4345 101st Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Take a tour of the site while seeing period demonstrations, greet farm babies, help in the garden and more. Mid-May, FREE admission. Learn about all the family fun you can have at historic EIDEM FARM.
COOL PLACES TO TAKE THE KIDS IN THE BROOKLYN PARK AREA
Historic Eidem Farm
Travel back and experience the historic farm through farm tours, hayrides, old-time demos and special events throughout the year. Read all about our trip with the kids to the HISTORIC EIDEM FARM with kids.
- JUNE-AUGUST Eidem Farm “Open Gate” hours – Help with chores, explore the gardens, see the animals and more.Â
- JUNE-AUGUST Family Concert Series – Bring a blanket and picnic to enjoy kid-friendly shows.
- JUNE-OCTOBER Stories From the Porch – Stories read aloud at the historic farmhouse followed by free play and exploration. Ongoing Tuesdays.