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 8, 2026
⚈ SEE TIMES: Springtime & Sunshine Festival (FREE) - Anoka County Fairgrounds, Anoka⚈ SEE TIMES: The Hobbit - Theatre in the Round, Minneapolis
Saturday, May 9, 2026
⚈ 7:00 am - 7:00 pm: Take a Mom Fishing Weekend - ,⚈ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Doors Open Minneapolis (FREE) - Doors Open Minneapolis, Minneapolis
⚈ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Doors Open: FOCI - Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis
⚈ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Art Fair - Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis
⚈ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Mother's Day Bonsai Show - Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, Saint Paul
⚈ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Shepherd's Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival - Washington County Fairgrounds, Lake Elmo
⚈ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm: Visit the Wildflower Garden for Mother's Day - Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Minneapolis
Sunday, May 10, 2026
⚈ 8:00 am - 11:00 am: Walker Sensory Friendly Sunday (FREE) - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis⚈ 9:00 am - 11:30 am: Snapology Coffee & Creative Play - Snapology Discovery Center, Minneapolis
⚈ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Farm Babies - Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley
⚈ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm: Valleyfair Opening Day - Valleyfair & Soak City, Shakopee
⚈ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Cheap Skate Sunday Funday - Cheap Skate, Coon Rapids
⚈ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Roseville Open Game Room (FREE) - Roseville Library, Roseville
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