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, March 20, 2026
⚈ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Como Conservatory Spring Flower Show (FREE) - Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, Saint PaulTuesday, April 14, 2026
⚈ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Tableside Magician & Kids Eat FREE - Broadway Pizza, Champlin⚈ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Traditional Somali Finger Weaving - New Brighton Library, New Brighton
⚈ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Royal Canadian International Circus - Mall of America, Bloomington
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
⚈ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm: MN Valley Wildlife Refuge Story Stroll (FREE) - Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington⚈ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Coon Rapids Rescue Readers - Coon Rapids Animal Humane Society, Coon Rapids
⚈ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: El Rio Vista Rollerskating FUN Night (FREE) - El Rio Vista Rec Center / Wellstone Community Center, Saint Paul
⚈ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Richfield Family Puzzle Challenge - Richfield Community Center, Richfield
Thursday, April 16, 2026
⚈ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Minnesota History Center Thursday Nights (FREE) - Minnesota History Center, St Paul⚈ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Thursday Evening at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden (FREE) - Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Minneapolis
⚈ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Walker Art Center Thursday Nights (FREE) - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
⚈ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Linwood Spring Fling (FREE) - Linwood Recreation Center, Saint Paul
⚈ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Somali Culture 101 (FREE) - Roseville Library, Roseville
Friday, April 17, 2026
⚈ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Braemar Field Family Time - Braemar Field, Edina⚈ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Gaming with Nature - Game Night (FREE) - Richfield Community Center, Richfield
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