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
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
⚈ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm: New Brighton Park Discovery Days (FREE) - Driftwood Park, New Brighton⚈ 10:30 am - 4:30 pm: Brooklyn Center Rec On the Go - Tuesday Fun (FREE) - Brooklyn Center Parks (see link), Brooklyn Center
⚈ 11:00 am - 7:00 pm: Bunker Beach Explore Your Parks Day - Bunker Beach Water Park, Coon Rapids
⚈ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Highland Park Aquatic Center Open - Highland Park Aquatic Center, Saint Paul
⚈ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Music in Mears Lunchtime Tuesdays (FREE) - Mears Park, Saint Paul
⚈ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Hardwood Teen Art Cart (FREE) - Hardwood Creek Library, Forest Lake
⚈ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: West St Paul Tour de Rec: Splash Pad (FREE) - Harmon Park, West St Paul
⚈ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Tableside Magician & Kids Eat FREE - Broadway Pizza, Champlin
⚈ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Lynnhurst Ice Cream Social (FREE) - Lynnhurst Park, Minneapolis
⚈ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: A Summer of Quirky Quantum Physics (FREE) - University of Minnesota Tate Laboratory of Physics, Minneapolis
⚈ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Normandale Tuesday Performance Series (FREE) - Normandale Lake Park, Bloomington
⚈ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Osseo Movies In the Park (FREE) - Boerboom Park, Osseo
⚈ 9:00 pm - 10:20 pm: Minneapolis Movies In the Parks: Smurfs (FREE) - Kenwood Park, Minneapolis
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
⚈ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Simply Jane Wednesday Drop-In Painting - Simply Jane Studio / ArtAble, Minneapolis⚈ 10:00 am - 8:30 pm: Walker Skyline Mini Golf - Walker Art Center, 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