The FFTC team parents 12 children collectively – we understand the need for ways to save while still getting out to experience what the Twin Cities has to offer in the way of FREE family fun. What can we do that’s free and fun? And how do we find these activities? The Twin Cities offer hundreds things to do for cheap (or even FREE) with kids!
Upcoming Free Events in the Twin Cities
*NOTE: Ongoing events show their earliest date. If an event shows on this calendar, it is ongoing and still active.
Friday, March 20, 2026
⚈ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Como Conservatory Spring Flower Show (FREE) - Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, Saint PaulSaturday, April 11, 2026
⚈ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Waconia Community Expo & Touch-a-Truck (FREE) - Waconia High School, Waconia⚈ 10:00 am - 11:00 am: Badger Hill Saturday Morning Story Telling (FREE) - Badger Hill Brewing, Shakopee
⚈ 10:00 am - 10:30 am: Eagan Barnes & Noble Storytime (FREE) - Barnes & Noble Promenade, Eagan
⚈ 10:00 am - 11:30 am: Lowry Free Fun: Reptile & Amphibian Feeding - Lowry Nature Center, Victoria
⚈ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm: Nature Rocks! Outdoor Center Open House (FREE) - Eden Prairie Outdoor Center, Eden Prairie
⚈ 10:00 am - 11:00 am: Saturday Story Hour (FREE) - Avant Garden Bookstore, Anoka
⚈ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Tamarack Drop-In Discoveries: Animal Yoga (FREE) - Tamarack Nature Center, White Bear Township
⚈ 10:30 am - 11:30 am: Little Whisk Takers: IKEA Kids Cooking Club (FREE) - IKEA Twin Cities, Bloomington
⚈ 10:30 am - 11:00 am: Music & Movement Storytime (FREE) - RH Stafford Library, Woodbury
⚈ 10:30 am - 11:15 am: Wild Rumpus Haiku Storytime (FREE) - Wild Rumpus Books, Minneapolis
⚈ 10:45 am - 11:30 am: First Chapter Storytime (FREE) - Next Chapter Booksellers, St Paul
⚈ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm: Maplewood Lakeshore Learning: Ocean Discovery (FREE) - Lakeshore Learning Maplewood, Maplewood
⚈ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Safe Hands Rescue Meet and Greet (FREE) - Bachman’s Garden Center – Lyndale, Minneapolis
⚈ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Saturday Vibe: Mini-Maker (FREE) - George Latimer Central Library, Saint Paul
⚈ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm: SLP Lakeshore Learning: Ocean Discovery (FREE) - Lakeshore Learning St. Louis Park, St Louis Park
⚈ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm: Spring Wander & Wonder Walk (FREE) - Coldwater Spring, Minneapolis
⚈ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Hennepin County Fix-It Clinic (FREE) - St Louis Park Rec Center & ROC, St Louis Park
⚈ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Pond House Living History Open House (FREE) - Pond-Dakota Mission Park, Bloomington
⚈ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: North Mississippi Nature Art: Nature Into Art (FREE) - North Mississippi Regional Park, Minneapolis
Just a reminder. Deals can come and go and we don’t always get a heads up from the venue when info changes. We recommend that you double-check before heading out to verify the deal is still offered.
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