Memorial Day Weekend Events in the Twin Cities – 2019
Memorial Day Weekend is May 25-27 in 2019. Sticking around town? We’ve saluted a few of the larger celebrations below. In addition to the special events, we’ve got weekend suggestions sure to be memorable.
FREE TWIN CITIES MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS
OUTDOOR SWIMMING
Minneapolis Wading Pools (except pools located adjacent to public school sites) | Open daily 10am-9pm | FREE
Most Minneapolis Wading Pools Open Memorial Day Weekend
PAID EVENTS TWIN CITIES MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS
Memorial Day Weekend | Historic Fort Snelling, Sat, Sun & Mon 10-5 | $6-$12/pp | Explore the historic buildings, chat with costumed interpreters, watch cannon and musket firings, and join in historic games. Kids can try out the History Hunt scavenger hunt. Finish the day with a short hike through adjacent Fort Snelling State Park.
Fort Snelling Celebrates Memorial Day Weekend every year.
2018 Memorial Day Weekend Events
5/26/18: Minnesota Remembers Memorial Weekend – Mall of America Atrium, Minneapolis | 10am-5pm | Live music, cookie giveaways, face painting, meet Security K9s, and other fun activities plus displays and monuments up all weekend.
5/28/18: Minneapolis Music in the Parks | 6 venues presenting music nightly – starts Memorial Day at Lake Harriet Bandshell | 5:30pm