Are you met with ever more eye rolls when you announce that it’s time to go find some fun as a family? Is it getting more and more challenging to design a family outing that makes all the ages happy? FFTC understands; navigating the tween and teen years is something we’re doing right alongside you. As we go, we are gathering ideas for things to do with teenagers and those those in be-Tweens.
When letting older kids go off on their own, it helps to know the local curfew ordinances, we’ve gathered them here.
CALENDAR OF FUN THINGS TO DO WITH TEENS & TWEENS
Friday, May 29, 2026
⚈ SEE TIMES: Flint Hills Family Festival (FREE) - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul⚈ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Sibley House Historic Site Tours - Sibley Historic Site, Mendota
⚈ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Ride the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line - Minnesota Streetcar Museum – Como Harriet Streetcar Line, Minneapolis
⚈ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Ice Skating at Highland Arena (FREE) - Charles M. Schulz-Highland Arena, St Paul
⚈ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Northern Lights Glow Party - Zero Gravity Adventure Park, Mounds View
⚈ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Simply Overdressed Outdoor Concert (FREE) - Linden Hills Park, Minneapolis
⚈ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Big Air Burnsville Cosmic Glow Night - Big Air Burnsville, Burnsville
Saturday, May 30, 2026
⚈ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm: Richfield Farmers Market - Richfield Veterans Park, Richfield⚈ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Cars and Caves (FREE) - Chanhassen AutoPlex, Chanhassen
⚈ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Knitting and Crochet River Meet Up (FREE) - Mississippi Gateway Regional Park, Brooklyn Park
⚈ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm: Midtown Farmers Market - Midtown Farmers Market – Market Plaza, Minneapolis
⚈ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm: Mill City Farmers Market - Mill City Farmers Market, Minneapolis
⚈ 9:00 am - 10:30 am: Shakopee Community Ed Color Run - Sun Path Elementary School, Shakopee
⚈ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm: Spring Arboretum Drop-In Discovery Booths - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska
⚈ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Bakken Science Studios - Bakken Museum, Minneapolis
ANYTIME FUN WITH TEENS
Page 2: Active Family Fun with Teens
Page 3: Amusement Parks
Page 4: Bookstores Specializing in Young Adult Books
Page 5: Fun Places for Creative Outings
Page 6: Gaming and Escape Rooms
Page 7: Museums and Historic Places
Page 8: Seasonal Fun & Birthdays with Tweens & Teens
Page 9: Music, Stage & Screen
Page 10: Fun Splurges with Teens
Page 11: Resources for Teens/Tweens