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
Saturday, May 30, 2026
⚈ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm: Free Ink Day + Print Fest - Highpoint Center for Printmaking, MinneapolisSunday, May 31, 2026
⚈ 9:00 am - 11:30 am: Snapology Coffee & Creative Play - Snapology Discovery Center, Minneapolis⚈ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Animal Ambassador Meet & Greet (FREE) - Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center, Hastings
⚈ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Sibley House Historic Site Tours - Sibley Historic Site, Mendota
⚈ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Urban Air Parents Play Free Sunday - Twin Cities Urban Air Locations, Metro Area
⚈ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Cheap Skate Sunday Funday - Cheap Skate, Coon Rapids
⚈ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Richardson Drop-In Discoveries (FREE) - Richardson Nature Center, Bloomington
⚈ 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Ride the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line - Minnesota Streetcar Museum – Como Harriet Streetcar Line, Minneapolis
⚈ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Bloomington Naturalist Program: Nature Craft (FREE) - Smith Park, Bloomington
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
⚈ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Hardwood Teen Art Cart (FREE) - Hardwood Creek Library, Forest Lake⚈ 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Slick City BOGO Tuesday - Slick City Action Park, Maple Grove
⚈ 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Dine-In Movie Night: Fern Gully & Homeward Bound - Pig Ate My Pizza, Robbinsdale
⚈ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Teen Make: Knot-It Macrame (FREE) - Scott County Libraries (see link), Southwest Metro
⚈ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Tableside Magician & Kids Eat FREE - Broadway Pizza, Champlin
⚈ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Base Camp Open Climb & Archery - Base Camp, Saint Paul
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