BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1929@familyfuntwincities.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260618T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260618T200000 DTSTAMP:20260612T010351Z URL:https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/events/free-thursday-night-minneso ta-history-center/ SUMMARY:Minnesota History Center Thursday Nights (FREE) DESCRIPTION:Forever on the hunt for a deal\, the families that make up FFTC love to share our finds: Enjoy free admission and free parking at the Min nesota History Center Thursday nights. Stop in the Minnesota History Cente r Thursdays night from 4-8pm\, and receive free admission and parking. We promise\, this is a very family-friendly museum with plenty to touch\, pla y with\, learn about and even climb on. The permanent and rotating exhibit s at the Minnesota History Center were designed with the whole family in m ind.\n\nLive music with the Rothchild Family Concert Series\nEnjoy FREE co ncerts select Thursdays from February 12th-July 2nd\, 6:30-7:30pm.\n\n Fe bruary 12 Paper Clips Trombone Quartet\n March 5 Laurel Faculty Wind Qu intet\n April 30 Son de Cuerdas\n June 4 Laurel Faculty Piano Quartet\ n July 2 Jasper String Quartet\n\n\nTop things for kids at the Minnesota History Center: Current exhibits\nNo dry discourse or "hands off" signage here\; the Minnesota History Center does a phenomenal job of appealing to all ages through its highly interactive and entertaining exhibits. You wi ll have no problem at all finding plenty to intrigue your kids -- and whil e they are being amused\, you'll probably find yourself being playful righ t alongside them. \n\nMINNESOTA'S GREATEST GENERATION Explores the experi ences of those who lived through such defining eras as the Great Depressio n and World War 2. Kids can travel back to the 1930s and '40s\, playing at being soda jerks at an old-school drugstore\, watching movie clips at the theater\, packing war materials on an assembly line and for those up to i t even experiencing an intense simulated flight on D-Day.\n\nThe THEN NOW WOW exhibit playfully captures "WOW" moments in Minnesota history - my kid s have enjoyed hunkering down in the prairie sod house during a storm\, ba rtering at the fur post\, riding a streetcar through bygone St Paul and wo rking in an iron ore mine.\n\nWEATHER PERMITTING may be for older kids as it allows you to safely experience what it may have been like taking shel ter during a massive tornado that hit the community of Fridley in 1965.\n\ n\nMore information\n\n Additional information about free Thursday nights is posted on the Minnesota History Center website.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n Spark curiosity with engaging Twin Cities museums\, Add some of these 65 Twin Cities museums to your family's to-do list! CATEGORIES:*Family Fun Calendar,$0 - Free Family Fun Calendar,Age 11-18: Teen/Tween (Grades 7-12),Age 5-12: Grade School Events (K-6),Area: Saint Paul LOCATION:Minnesota History Center\, 345 W Kellogg Blvd\, St Paul\, MN 55102 \, USA\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=345 W Kellogg Blvd\, St Pau l\, MN 55102\, USA\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minnesota Hi story Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR