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
Monday, August 24, 2026
⚈ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Highland Park Aquatic Center Open - Highland Park Aquatic Center, Saint Paul⚈ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Highpoint Open Studio (FREE) - Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
⚈ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Snapology Creative Play Session - Snapology Discovery Center, Minneapolis⚈ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Highland Park Aquatic Center Open - Highland Park Aquatic Center, Saint Paul
⚈ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Minneapolis Drop-In Canoeing (FREE) - Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis
⚈ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Tableside Magician & Kids Eat FREE - Broadway Pizza, Champlin
⚈ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Cancelled: Arrows Out Archery (FREE) - Keller Regional Park, Maplewood
⚈ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Dancing in the Park (FREE) - Harriet Island Regional Park, Saint Paul
⚈ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Comedy in the Park (FREE) - Levee Park, Hastings
⚈ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Minneapolis Movies In the Parks: TRON Ares (FREE) - Whittier Park, Minneapolis
Wednesday, August 26, 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
⚈ 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Highland Park Aquatic Center Open - Highland Park Aquatic Center, Saint Paul
⚈ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Minneapolis Music In the Parks (FREE) - The Commons, Minneapolis
⚈ 1:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Ride the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line - Minnesota Streetcar Museum – Como Harriet Streetcar Line, 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