Twin Cities Festivals & Fairs – A Year-Round Minnesota Family Guide
Though we’re typically modest Minnesotans, the Twin Cities doesn’t shy away from its fairs and festivals. We’ve got hundreds of options for Minnesota Festivals & Fairs to attend all year long.
We celebrate our communities and traditions all year round. From Winter Carnival in January, to the legendary Minnesota State Fair in August, to the Holidazzle Festival in December, we love to get outside and explore this awesome state. Browse our monthly listings to find old favorites and new ideas:
OCTOBER – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
9/7/19-10/27/19: Scarecrow Festival | Emma Krumbees, Belle Plaine (10/1/18-10/27/18)
10/10/19-10/13/19: Fall Into Winter Fair | Afton Alps, Hastings
10/5/19-10/16/19: Annual Apple Festival | Fischer’s Croix Farm Orchard, Hastings. First two weekends of October.
10/5/19 & 10/12/19: Family Fun Saturdays | Barten Pumpkins, New Prague
10/6/19: Fall Color Blast | Warner Nature Center, Marine on St Croix, (Free, suggested donation of $10 per vehicle)
10/10/19: Harvest Fest | Frogtown Farm Park, St Paul
10/12/19: Fall on the Farm | Eidem Homestead, Brooklyn Park
10/12/19: Twin Cities Book Festival | State Fairgrounds, St. Paul
10/12/19-10/13/19: Stillwater Harvest Fest, Downtown Stillwater
10/12/19-10/13/19: Apple Fest | Carpenter St Croix Nature Center, Hastings (10/13/18-10/14/18)
10/19/19: Wargo Fall Festival | Wargo Nature Center, Lino Lakes (Vehicle fees apply)
10/19/19: A Sibley Site Haunting | Sibley Historic Site | 7-9pm | $10/pp, Ages 13+.
10/26/19: Gibbs Halloween | Gibbs Farm, Falcon Heights
Browse more 2019 Twin Cities Halloween events
NOVEMBER – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
TBA: Rice Park Tree Lighting & WinterSkate Opening | St Paul (11/16/18-12/31/18)
11/29/19-12/1/19: Taylor Falls Lighting Festival
11/29/19: Light Up the Lake Celebration | Wayzata
11/29/19-12/22/19: Holidazzle | Loring Park, Minneapolis
TBA: Anoka Hometown Holiday (11/23/18 & 11/24/18)
11/29/19-12/1/19: Christmas in Excelsior
Browse more Twin Cities early holiday events.
DECEMBER – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
12/6/19: Holiday Fest | Shakopee
12/6/19-12/7/19: Afton Village Holiday – 12/7/19 Family Day
12/8/19: Holz Farm Old-Fashioned Holiday | Eagan
12/7/19-12/8/19: Seward Winter Frolic | Minneapolis
TBA: Grand Meander | Grand Avenue, St Paul (12/1/18)
TBA: Holiday Harbor Lights & Tree Lighting | Downtown Blaine (12/1/18)
12/7/19: Holiday on Main | Lakeville
December Saturdays: Christmas in Excelsior
TBA: North St. Paul Holiday Hop | North St. Paul (12/1/18)
12/7/19: Reindeer Day at Linden Hills | Minneapolis
12/7/19: Plymouth Old Fashioned Christmas | Plymouth Creek Park
TBA: Delano Old-Fashioned Christmas (12/1/18)
TBA: Winter in the Village | St Anthony Village (12/8/18)
Browse more events in our Twin Cities Christmas & Holiday Guide.
JANUARY – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
TBA: Ice Castles | The Commons, Excelsior | Read our review of Ice Castles
TBA: Winter Trails Day | Fort Snelling State Park (1/12/19)
TBA: 28th Annual Winter Ice Festival | Centennial Lakes Park, Edina (1/13/19)
TBA: Arctic Fever | Excelsior, Shorewood & Tonka Bay (1/18/19-1/20/19)
TBA: The Big Chill | Firemen’s Park, Chaska (1/18/19-1/20/19)
TBA: 15th Annual Winter Fete | Bloomington (1/18/19-1/20/19)
TBA: Winter Open House | White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake (1/19/19)
TBA: Winter Play Day | Silverwood Park, St Anthony (1/19/19)
1/23/20-2/3/20: St Paul Winter Carnival | St Paul
TBA: Anoka Winterfest | Greenhaven Golf Course & Event Center, Anoka (1/25/19-1/26/19)
TBA: Winter Blast | Staring Lake Park, Eden Prairie (1/25/19)
TBA: Coon Rapids Snowflake Days (1/26/19-2/10/19)
TBA: Lake Harriet Winter Kite Festival | Lake Harriet Park, Minneapolis (1/26/19)
TBA: 12th Annual Art Sled Rally | Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis (1/26/19)
TBA: Winter Fun Day | Oak Hill Park, St Louis Park (1/26/19)
TBA: WinterFest | Lake Elmo Park Reserve (1/26/19)
TBA: Scandia Vinterfest (1/26/19)
TBA: 19th Annual Snow Day | Wargo Nature Center, Lino Lakes (1/26/19)
TBA: Pond Dakota Winter History Festival | Pond Dakota Mission Park, Bloomington (1/26/19)
1/30/20-2/2/20: City of Lakes Loppet Ski Festival | Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis
TBA: Art Shanty Projects | Lake Harriet, Minneapolis (seeking funding to continue)
Find More Information on our Winter Festivals Guide
FEBRUARY – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
TBA: Frosty Fun Festival | Dodge Nature Center, West St Paul (2/2/19)
TBA: Fire & Ice Festival | Plymouth (2/2/19)
TBA: Fire & Ice at Luxton | Minneapolis (2/2/19)
TBA: Mid-Winter Fest | Apple Valley Community Center (2/2/19)
TBA: Febuary Fest (Feb Fest) | Lake Ann Park, Chanhassen (2/2/19)
TBA: Wonders of Winter | Central Park, Maple Grove (2/9/19)
TBA: Ham Lake Snow Bowl | Ham Lake Park (2/9/19)
TBA: Minnetonka Kids Fest | Minnetonka Community Center (2/10/19)
TBA: Embrace the North Festival | Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park, Brooklyn Park (2/16/19)
TBA: Wildlife Science Center Winter Festival | Stacy (2/16/19)
TBA: Phalen Freeze Fest | St Paul (2/23/19)
MARCH & APRIL – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
TBA: St. Paul’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade | Rice Park, St Paul (3/17/19)
TBA: St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration | Landmark Center, St Paul (3/17/19)
TBA: Minneapolis’ St. Patrick’s Day Parade (3/17/19)
Browse our massive list of Twin Cities Easter Egg Hunts & Activities.
TBA: Earth Day Celebration | Harriet Alexander Nature Center, Roseville
TBA: Family Earth Day Celebration | Wargo Nature Center, Lino Lakes
TBA: Minneapolis Arbor Day Festival | Theodore Wirth Regional Park
TBA: Earth Day Birding Festival | Carpenter Nature Center, Hastings
Find more details on our Twin Cities Spring Family Festival Calendar.
Listen to your Mother and find more Earth Day events here.
MAY – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
TBA: Spring Babies | Twin Cities Festival, Brooklyn Park
TBA: Festival of Nations | RiverCenter, St Paul
TBA: Cinco de Mayo | West Side neighborhood, St Paul
TBA: Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival | Washington Cty Fairgrounds, Stillwater
TBA: Art-A-Whirl | Northeast Minneapolis
TBA: West St Paul Days | West St Paul
TBA: Hopkins Mainstreet Day | Hopkins
TBA: Spring on the Farm | Eidem Homestead, Brooklyn Park
TBA: Arts in the Park | Purgatory Creek Park, Eden Prairie
TBA: Linden Hills Festival | Linden Hills Park, Minneapolis
TBA: Holz Farm Spring Festival | Holz Farm Park, Eagan
TBA: Immigrant for a Day | Gammelgarden Museum, Scandia
TBA: Memorial Day Celebration at Lakewood Cemetery | Minneapolis
TBA: Edina Art Fair | 50th & France, Edina
Cancelled: MayDay Parade & Festival | Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis – Cancelled for 2020 (Look for it again 5/2/2021)
Find More Information in the Spring Festivals Calendar
JUNE – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
TBA: Flint Hills Family Festival | Downtown St Paul
TBA: Edina Art Fair | 50th & France, Edina
TBA: Art Start’s EcoArts Fest | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington
TBA: Party in the Park | Northside Park, Maple Plain
6/6/20: Art in the Hollow | Swede Hollow Park, St Paul
TBA: Waterfest | Phalen Regional Park, St Paul
TBA: Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival | Como and Carter Avenues, St Paul
TBA: Union Depot’s Train Day | Union Depot, St Paul
TBA: Open Streets Lyndale | Minneapolis, 11 AM – 5 PM
TBA: Rhubarb Fest | New Brighton History Center Museum, New Brighton
TBA: Grand Old Day is ON in 2019! | Grand Ave, St Paul. – Yes it is happening.
TBA: Albertville Friendly City Days | Albertville
TBA: Spring Lake Park Tower Days | Spring Lake Park
TBA: Hugo Good Neighbor Days | Hugo
TBA: Johnstock | Johnson St NE, Minneapolis
6/6/20-6/7/20: Art on the Lake | Excelsior
TBA: Chalkfest at Arbor Lakes | Maple Grove
TBA: Deutsche Tage | Germanic-American Institute, St Paul
6/14/20-6/21/20: Buffalo Days | Buffalo
TBA: Minnesota Festival of Jazz on the Prairie | Staring Lake Park, Eden Prairie
TBA: Farmington Dew Days | Farmington
TBA: Faribault Heritage Celebration | Faribault
TBA: St. Louis Park Parktacular | St Louis Park
TBA: Fridley ’49er Days | Commons Park, Fridley
TBA: Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest | Kingston Park, Cottage Grove
TBA: Tater Daze Festival | Brooklyn Park
TBA: Manitou Days | White Bear Lake
TBA: Marketfest | Downtown White Bear Lake
TBA: Northern Spark | Minneapolis
6/20/20-6/21/20: Stone Arch Bridge Festival | Minneapolis
TBA: Midsommar Celebration | American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis
TBA: Earle Brown Days Festival | Brooklyn Center
TBA: Twin Cities Jazz Festival | St. Paul
TBA: Oakdale Summerfest | Walton Park, Oakdale
6/26/20-6/28/20: Kaposia Days | South St. Paul
6/27/20: Minnetonka Summer Festival | Civic Center Campus
TBA: Midsommar Dag | Gammelgarden Museum, Scandia
TBA: Afton Strawberry Festival | Afton
TBA: Uptown Food Truck Festival | Lake & Hennepin, Minneapolis
TBA: Scandinavian Summer Fest | Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis
TBA: Rosefest | Roseville
TBA: Columbia Heights Lions Jamboree | Huset Park, Columbia Heights
TBA: Apple Valley Freedom Days | Apple Valley
TBA: Blaine Festival | Aquatore Park, Blaine
TBA: Eagan Art Festival | Eagan
TBA: Forest Lake 4th of July | Forest Lake
TBA: Discover Aviation Days is not happening in 2019 | Anoka County Airport, Blaine – Look for it 6/6/20-6/7/20.
Find More Information in our June Festivals Guide
JULY – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
TBA: Apple Valley Freedom Days | Apple Valley
TBA: Forest Lake 4th of July | Forest Lake
TBA: Marketfest | Downtown White Bear Lake
TBA: Manitou Days | White Bear Lake
TBA: Bloomington Summer Fete | Normandale Lake Park
TBA: Hudson Booster Days
TBA: Rosefest | Roseville
TBA: Coon Rapids 4th of July | Coon Rapids Ice Center
TBA: Richfield Red, White & Blue Days
TBA: Pan-o-Prog – Lakeville’s Summer Festival
Twin Cities Independence Day Events
TBA: Karl Oskar Days | Lindstrom
TBA: Maple Grove Days
TBA: Ramsey County Fair | Maplewood
TBA: Whiz Bang Days | Robbinsdale
TBA: Monticello Riverfest | Monticello
TBA: Duk Duk Daze | Northwood Park, New Hope
TBA: Hopkins Raspberry Festival
TBA: Anoka Riverfest
TBA: Dragon Festival | Lake Phalen Park, St Paul
TBA: Blaine Family Fun Night | Aquatore Park
TBA: Excelsior Crazy Days Fair & Festival
TBA: Spirit of the Lakes Festival | Surfside Park & Beach, Mound
TBA: Lowertown Blues Fest | Mears Park, St Paul
TBA: Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games | Eagan Central Park
TBA: Highland Fest | St Paul
TBA: Wannigan Days | Taylors Falls/St Croix Falls
TBA: Rivertown Days | Hastings
TBA: Lumberjack Days | Downtown Stillwater
TBA: Rosemount Leprechaun Days | Central Park, Rosemount|
TBA: Discover Anoka Day & Sidewalk Sale – Anoka Food Truck Festival | Anoka
TBA: International Festival of Burnsville | Nicollet Commons Park
TBA: St. Paul Rondo Day | Rondo Ave, St. Paul
TBA: Open Streets Lake + Minnehaha | Minneapolis, 11 AM – 5 PM
TBA: Anoka County Fair | Anoka
TBA: Scott County Fair | Jordan
TBA: FLOW Northside Arts Crawl | Minneapolis
TBA: Crystal Frolics
TBA: Slice of Shoreview Days | Island Lake County Park
TBA: Day Out With Thomas | Duluth (also August 2nd-4th)
TBA: Loring Park Art Festival | Loring Park, Minneapolis
Find More Information in our July Festivals Guide
AUGUST – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
TBA: Family Fringe | Saint Paul
TBA: Canadian Days | Spooner Park, Little Canada
TBA: Day Out With Thomas | Duluth
TBA: Uptown Art Fair | Minneapolis
TBA: Owamni Falling Water Festival | Father Hennepin Bluff Park
TBA: Powderhorn Art Fair | Minneapolis
TBA: Victoria Volksfest | Victoria
TBA: Open Streets Northeast | Minneapolis
TBA: New Brighton Stockyard Days
TBA: Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Festival | Lake Hiawatha Park, Minneapolis
TBA: Irish Fair of Minnesota | Harriet Island Regional Park, St Paul
TBA: Twin Cities Polish Festival
TBA: Rockford River Days
TBA: Eagan Food Truck Festival | Eagan Festival Grounds
TBA: Fiesta Latina | CLUES St Paul
TBA: IndiaFest | Minnesota State Capitol
TBA: Pioneer Day | Pioneer Memorial Park, Newport
TBA: Vadnais Heights Heritage Days
TBA: Ki Chi Saga Days | Vilhelm Moberg Park, Chisago City
TBA: Mounds View Festival in the Park | Silver View Park, Mounds View
TBA: Heritage Days Festival | St Paul Park
TBA: Blue Heron Days | Lino Lakes
TBA: Nershfest | Inbound Brewco, Minneapolis
TBA: Spelmansstämma | Gammelgarden Museum, Scandia
TBA: St Paul Food Truck Festival | Mears Park
TBA: Greek Festival | St. George Greek Orthodox Church, St Paul
TBA: Como Park Japanese Obon Festival | Como Park Conservatory, St Paul
TBA: Woodbury Days
TBA: Stiftungsfest | Norwood Young America
TBA: Open Streets Franklin | Minneapolis, 11 AM – 5 PM
8/27/20-Labor Day: Minnesota State Fair | Falcon Heights
Find More Information in our August Festivals Guide
EPTEMBER – MINNESOTA FESTIVALS & FAIRS
TBA: Minnesota Renaissance Festival | Shakopee
TBA: Harvest of Art Celebration | Eagan Art House
TBA: Edina Fall into the Arts Festival | Centennial Lakes Park, Edina
TBA: Grape Stomp Festival | St. Croix Vineyards
TBA: Eagan Art Block | Eagan
TBA: Mac-Grove Fest | St. Paul
TBA: Sever’s Fall Festival | Shakopee
TBA: Open Streets University of Minnesota | Minneapolis
TBA: James J. Hill Days | Lake Street, Downtown Wayzata
TBA: CountryFest | St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Oak Grove
9/12/20: Minneapolis Monarch Festival | Lake Nokomis, 49th & Woodlawn
TBA Harvest of Art Celebration | Eagan Art House
TBA: Scarecrow Festival | Emma Krumbees, Belle Plaine
TBA: St. Paul Oktoberfest | Historic Schmidt Brewery
TBA: Fulton Fall Festival | Pershing Park, Minneapolis (9/8/18)
TBA: Minnesota Children’s Book Festival | Anderson Center, Red Wing
TBA: Blaine World Fest | Blaine
TBA: St. Louis Park Art Fair | The ROC, St. Louis Park
TBA: Open Streets West Broadway | Minneapolis, 11 AM – 5 PM
TBA: Otsego Prairie Festival | Prairie Park, Otsego
TBA: Golden Valley Arts & Music Festival | City Hall Campus
TBA: Nickle Dickle Day | Waconia
TBA: Wild Rice Festival | Harriet Alexander Nature Center, Roseville
TBA: Twin Cities Veg Fest | Harriet Island, St Paul
TBA: Bayport Derby Days | Lakeside Park, Bayport
TBA: Bloomington Heritage Days | Nativity of Mary Catholic Church grounds
TBA: Prairie Festival | Gibbs Farm, Falcon Heights
TBA: Excelsior Apple Day | Downtown Excelsior
TBA: Lakeville Art Festival | Downtown Lakeville
TBA: Japanese Garden Festival | Normandale Japanese Garden, Bloomington
TBA: Plymouth on Parade | Plymouth City Center
TBA: Apple Festival | Gibbs Farm, Falcon Heights
TBA: Delano Oktoberfest | Delano ($5/adult)
TBA: Fall Raptor Release | Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center, Hastings
TBA: Lone Oak Days Fall Festival | Holz Farm, Eagan ($2/admission)
TBA: Twin Cities Harvest Festival & Maze | Brooklyn Park | Weekends only
TBA: Open Streets on 50th | W 50th Street, Edina
TBA: Open Streets Nicollet | Minneapolis
TBA: Afton Art in the Park | Town Square Park
TBA: Pahl’s Market Fall Festival | Pahl’s Market, Apple Valley
TBA: Afton Apple Fest | Afton Apple Orchard, Hastings | Weekends only.
Find More Information in our Fall Festival Guide
Travel tip: It’s often easier to take public transit to Fairs and Festivals. In fact Metro Transit offers Free Rides to some events. Joy offers suggestions on packing for an all day outing and getting around by bus with kids in Get on the Bus! Public Transit With Kids.
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