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 crisp fall festivals in October and the holiday festivals in December, we love to get outside and explore this awesome state in all four seasons! Browse our monthly Twin Cities festival articles to find the perfect family outing:

UPCOMING TWIN CITIES FESTIVALS

Twin Cities Winter Family Festival Calendar

Minnesota has a long tradition of outdoor festivals in winter. The legendary Saint Paul Winter Carnival is just the beginning. Look for celebrations all around the Twin Cities incorporating ice skating, sledding, ice fishing and kite flying into an outdoor community gathering. We also bring our art outdoors each winter including ice sculptures and mazes, the Art Shanty Projects, and the Powderhorn Art Sled Rally.

Twin Cities Spring Family Festival Calendar

Welcome spring with St. Patrick’s Day parades, Easter egg hunts and celebrations of the earth and trees with Earth Day and Arbor Day parties all around the Twin Cities. Outdoor art fairs and art crawls also start to pop up around the metro and will continue through the fall.

Family Fun Guide to Memorial Day Weekend with Kids

Memorial Day – the official start to summer fun. All the best seasonal activities seem to open this weekend. In 2026, we have a new family-friendly music festival memorial day weekend, The Great Big Jamboree! (Our spring calendar sponsor).

Twin Cities June Family Festival Calendar

Summer festivals are so plentiful that we need to divide them up by month. June is the month for Train Days, the popular Maple Grove Chalkfest, Juneteenth celebrations around the metro and the Stone Arch Bridge Festival that falls Father’s Day weekend each year. Several municipalities around the Twin Cities have their annual community festival in June.

Twin Cities July Family Festival Calendar

July starts out with a bang (literally) as we celebrate Independence Day on the 4th (find our full list of fireworks and festivals here). You’ll also find community festival, art festivals and the first county fairs of the year (more to come in August).

Twin Cities August Family Festival Calendar

As promised, there are more county fairs and the great MINNESOTA STATE FAIR in August.  You’ll find plenty of community festivals and art fairs for an excuse to get outdoors.

Twin Cities Fall Festivals Calendar

Festivals slow down a little in September through early November, but there is still a lot of fun to be had. Celebrate the harvest, Halloween and the Defeat of Jesse James in the fall. Plus you’ll still find a few community celebrations and art fairs before the cold sneaks in.

Twin Cities Holiday Festivals & Christmas Tree Lightings

Wind up the year with a celebration winter’s brightest holidays including plenty of tree lightings all around the Metro. Bundle up and get your holiday cheer on throughout the Twin Cities!