Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/15/2026 - 07/26/2026
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Location
Multiple Minneapolis Locations Around Town, Minneapolis, MN
Description
Minneapolis Aquatennial is BACK on! We’ve rounded up the most family-friendly out of the multitude of events offered to celebrate the height of the summer season in the city – including the Loring Park Family Fun Night, Twin Cities Beach Blast, Aquatennial Torchlight Parade and more. See our full schedule.
2026 Minneapolis Aquatennial family events
Wednesday, July 15
- 5-7:30pm | Loring Park Family Fun Night
Saturday, July 18
- 10am-4pm | Minneapolis Model Sailboat Pond – Government Plaza, $5/30min
- 3-10pm | Floating Lanterns & Night Market – Bde Maka Ska North Beach
Sunday, July 19
- 9am-3pm | Twin Cities Beach Blast – Thomas Beach, free
- 10am-4pm | Minneapolis Model Sailboat Pond – Government Plaza, $5/30min
- 12-4:30pm | Free Sailing Sunday – Bde Maka Ska
- 2pm | Frozen Jr – Loring Park, free
Tuesday, July 21
- 10am-4pm | Minneapolis Model Sailboat Pond – Government Plaza, $5/30min
- 6-10pm | Summer Snowball Classic – The Commons, free
Wednesday, July 22
- 10am-4pm | Minneapolis Model Sailboat Pond – Government Plaza, $5/30min
- 7pm | River Rats Waterski Show
- 7:30pm | Aquatennial Torchlight Parade – Nicollet Mall
- 8:45 | Movie In the Park – Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning – The Commons, free
Thursday, July23
- 12-3pm |Â Summer Showtunes @ Orpheum
- 6-9pm | Line Dancing @ The Commons
Friday, July 24
- 3-7pm | Lawn Games at Water Works – Kubb & Molkky, 425 West River Parkway
- 6:30-7:30pm | CorePower Yoga – Vinyasa Flow, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
- 7:10pm | Aquatennial Night at the Minnesota Twins
Saturday, July 25Â
- 10am-4pm | Minneapolis Model Sailboat Pond – Government Plaza, $5/30min
- 10am-5pm | Minneapolis International Festival @ Lake Harriet
- 10am-6pm | Loring Park Art Festival
- 10am-8pm | Boom Island Big Bounce $25+
Sunday, July 26
- 10am-5pm | Loring Park Art Festival
- 10am-6pm | Boom Island Big Bounce $25+
More information
- Event link: Minneapolis Aquatennial
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Please Note: This calendar is personally curated by FamilyFunTwinCities.com to include only events we believe would be of interest to families. We attempt to include the information we find most essential as parents. We make every effort to keep up with changes. However, we have hundreds of calendar entries to manage and sometimes miss event modifications or make mistakes. We are not employed by or connected to the venues for the events we share and they will sometimes change without our knowledge. We recommend calling or checking the venue’s website to verify the information we have shared.
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