Twin Cities Guide to Family Activities this Weekend: June 20-21, 2026
Things to do in Minneapolis & St Paul this weekend!
This Twin Cities Family Weekend Guide covers events in Minneapolis & St Paul the weekend of June 20-21, 2026. Want to discover family fun this weekend across the Twin Cities Metro Area? Browse our guides for the Northwest, Northeast, Southwest & Southeast communities. Happy exploring, wherever your weekend may take you!
Welcome to summer in the Twin Cities!
School’s out and summer has begun in earnest! We are so excited to be digging into another fun season out and about with our families – and we hope this weekend’s guide can inspire you, too! For more ideas on spending family time together this Father’s Day weekend, check our JUNE FAMILY GUIDE our 2026 ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SUMMER IN THE TWIN CITIES or our FAMILY FUN CALENDAR.
More weekend events around the Twin Cities Metro Area
Minneapolis & St Paul festivals this weekend for the family
MINNEAPOLIS Stone Arch Bridge Festival
W. River Parkway from 11th Ave S to N. 4th Avenue, Minneapolis
The whole area around the Stone Arch Bridge is buzzing with fun things to do. Explore MILL RUINS PARK and shop at the MILL CITY FARMERS MARKET (Saturday until 1pm). More ideas for fun with Dad? Arm yourself with our list of 10 Things for Kids: Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis. Festival runs June 20-21, 2026, free admission.
MINNEAPOLIS American Swedish Institute Midsommar CelebrationÂ
American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Crafts, courtyard fun, dancing around Midsommar pole, concerts. $19-$21/adult, $10 ages 62+, $6 ages 6-18 and students with ID. June 20, 2026.
More family fun: Can’t make it to the Midsommar Celebration? AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE is fun for families year-round. Especially during the KIDS AT THE CASTLE program, typically held one Friday per month. Please consult ASI’s website to confirm upcoming dates.
MORE FESTIVALS THIS WEEKEND IN THE TWIN CITIES
- EAGAN Eagan Art Festival
- ST LOUIS PARK Parktacular
- ROGERS Rockin’ Rogers
- WHITE BEAR LAKE Manitou Days
Plan ahead for fun-filled family festivals in the Twin Cities with our complete June festival HERE.
Cool off this weekend in the Twin Cities
As the line between late spring and early summer starts to melt away in the rising temps, it’s time to visit your favorite splash spot – or find a new one! Jump over to our complete TWIN CITIES ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE BEST BEACHES, POOLS, WATERPARKS & SPLASH PADS or continue for a few ideas:
Featured Minneapolis wading pool: North Mississippi Regional Park
Minneapolis wading pools are fun, free and some are splash and elaborate. Find our complete list at the link. This weekend we’re highlighting the wading pool at NORTH MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL PARK. The splashy wading pool is beautiful and there is a changing building onsite.
Many outdoor pools in the Twin Cities offer special tot swim hours so littler ones can get some splash time in before the big kids arrive. You can find these tot swims at the following pools this weekend:
Saturday Tot Swims
- EAGAN CASCADE BAY: Little Mates Tot Swim – select areas of the waterpark open from 9:30-10:30am. $6/child, one adult free.Â
- ST PAUL HIGHLAND PARK AQUATIC CENTER:Â Tot time for kids 6 & under. 9:30-11am. $6/pp children and adults.Â
- RICHFIELD OUTDOOR POOL:Â Kids ages 7 & under get the zero-depth-entr
y wading pool and water play equipment to themselves. 10-11am, $11/pp.Â
Sunday Tot Swims
- APPLE VALLEY SPLASH VALLEY WATERPARK: Tots-Only Swim takes place for kids 6 & under. 9:30-10:30am, $5/child.
- EAGAN CASCADE BAY– Little Mates Tot Swim (see above)
- ST PAUL COMO REGIONAL PARK POOL: Tot Time swim is for kids ages 6 & under. 9:30-11am. $5/children and adults. 1151 Wynne Ave Saint Paul, MN 55108.
Find our complete list of Tot Swims, including many that offer cheaper rates for this limited swim time.
Fun activities in the parks this weekend in Minneapolis & St Paul
Featured here is just a taste of all that’s going on across the incredible Twin Cities park systems this weekend. You can get more ideas on our FAMILY FUN CALENDAR or browse the links below to search for local fun events & things to do with kids this weekend in parks across the Minneapolis-St Paul metro. Featured Twin Cities park events this weekend include:
Borrow a Bike at Keller Regional Park
2166 Maplewood Drive , Maplewood, MN 55109
Ramsey County Parks & Recreation will have bikes available to borrow in a variety of styles and sizes. Try one and bike your way around KELLER REGIONAL PARK. You can even bike your way into St Paul and all around Lake Phalen on interconnecting paths. June 20, 2026, 1-4pm. FREE.
MORE BIKE TRAILS! I’ve included Battle Creek Regional Park in my list of the BEST BIKE TRAILS IN ST PAUL FOR FAMILIES.
FATHER’S DAY IDEA! Dads & Discs
One of my kids’ favorite things to do with their dad is to play disc golf (also known as frisbee golf). Their go-to course is the moderate (and free!) HIGHLAND DISC GOLF COURSE located in Highland Park, St Paul, but we’ve got more ideas on our Twin Cities Disc Golf page.
Try visiting a new park or nature center!
Check out the links on our big list of Twin Cities nature & interpretive centers for details on which buildings are open; all of these locations have outdoor trails to hike. Did you know that several of these nature centers have natural playgrounds nestled within them? You can build with natural materials, climb, balance, even wade and garden at some of the more elaborate spaces. Find our list of the best Twin Cities Nature Playgrounds.
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL THOSE RAD DADS OUT THERE FROM FAMILY FUN TWIN CITIES!
ST PAUL Summer Night Trains
668 Transfer Rd Ste. 8, St Paul, MN 55114
Come tinker with trains with Dad today! He’ll love the scale layouts and interactive bits as much as the kids will and today features a special summer edition of the low-light Night Trains display. June 20, 2026, 3-7pm. $10/person.
MINNEAPOLIS Como-Harriet Streetcar Line
2330 W 42nd Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55410
Dad can score a free ride on the historic streetcar running between the station near Lake Harriet Band Shell and Lakewood Cemetery. June 21, 2026, 12:30-8:30pm. $3/ride regular admission.
More ideas for things to do this weekend in the Twin Cities with kids – Minneapolis & St Paul
Live theater, music & movies in the park this weekend? Just add a picnic dinner and a blanket or camp chairs and you’re all set for a FREE night out with the family. Here’s the lineup:
MINNEAPOLIS Classical Actors Ensembles: The Tempest
The family-friendly Shakespeare performance is presented twice this weekend at Minneapolis parks. SATURDAY, JUNE 20 at Lake of the Isles Park (7pm) and SUNDAY, JUNE 21 at Cedar Lake East Beach (3pm). Performances are free and family-friendly.
MINNEAPOLIS Music In the Park
Lake Harriet Band Shell Park, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55409
Bring a picnic to the Band Shell at Lake Harriet (or grab a takeout dinner at Bread and Pickle) and let the kids have at the adjacent playground. Music includes concerts on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21, both at 7:30pm. FREE.
MINNEAPOLIS Movies In the Park: Finding Dory
Jim Lupient Waterpark, Minneapolis
Finding Dory (PG) will be screened at the pool starting at 9pm. June 20, 2026. FREE.
Find our complete calendar of kid and family-friendly summer concerts & entertainment in Twin Cities parks!
Pick-your-own strawberries this weekend!
Did you know that June is typically a spectacular month for strawberries in Minnesota? AFTON APPLE ORCHARD has a sweet strawberry patch that we visit every couple years to pick our own. There are farm animals to greet and plenty of photo opps, too. Find more of the BEST STRAWBERRY PATCHES IN MINNESOTA TO PICK YOUR OWN. (Yes, you’ll have to travel a bit outside of Minneapolis & St Paul to find these strawberry farms but isn’t exploring a new community half the fun?)
More free or low cost things to do this weekend in the Twin Cities - with kids!
MINNEAPOLISÂ Institute of Art: Art Play!Â
2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Free, drop-in art projects for all ages the first and third Saturday of the month. In June, the medium is watercolor. Then take a scavenger hunt through the galleries – I’ve done this with tweens and teens and it’s lot of fun! June 20, 2026, 10am-2pm. FREE.
