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Festivals I Family Fun and FREE Zoo Exhibit!
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items I have made this list because some families just move to Minnesota and don't know where to go, visit or know where there is some fun places to visit for family time. So I hope this list serves your purpose for fun or guides you to some place fun that...
The Festival in Eagan starts on July 3rd and 4th at the Eagan, Minnesota and on July 5th at Viking Lakes. This includes: bike parade, classic car show, live music, bingo, beer garden, 4th of July Parade all on the 4th of July. The festivities on July...explorevikinglakes.com. All events are free to the public. The local beverage trucks and food are available for purchase. I highly recommend to go here, you will have an amazing time with the people there and the atmosphere is fun and the lights are amazing when the rides...
Eagan's Funfest: Parade, Food, Games, Live Music, a fun night to remember..
Valley Fair in Shakopee, MN..The rides and attractions are: Roller coasters like Renegade and Wild Thing as well as Soak City Water Park. If you want to attend you have to check there Valley Fair Website because the prices can change or vary dependin...
Valleyfair Amusment Park
The Minneapolis's Red, White and BOOM, does feature a full day of activities on the Mississippi Riverfront, a spectacular fire- works show at 10:00pm and enjoy a fun filled day of excitement and celebration. Dont forget to check website for details a...
Red, White, and Boom Fourth of July event returns to the Downtown ...
The Gates open at 4:00pm with live music, food, and vendors. The fireworks do begin at 10:10pm, and offers one of the largest firework displays in the area. Have a great time! Make sure to check site for the current activities for this year so you kn...
Bayfront Festival Park
This fun 4th of July Celebration Features a full day of events, including a parade, music, food, fireworks, swimming in the lake, hike, canoe, live music, food vendors, craft vendors, kids games, and more..Enjoy and have a great fun time!
Tofte, Grand Marais and Grand Portage: The 4th of July Celebration..
This is a beautiful place to BBQ or to have family picnics, Grills, benches are provided, volleyball nets, they have a park for the kids, you can swim and at night on the 4th of July they have fireworks on the beach or lake-front. Its a beautiful display and worth the wait..Its a nice tim...
Public Beaches | City of Prior Lake, MN
Enjoy a nice cruise on a boat or a yacht with a great lunch or dinner with a tour of Minnesota on the rivers or lakes. If you do not want to eat and just do the tour it is a great way to celebrate the Holidays with family and friends. This would be a...
Paradise Charter Cruises & Minneapolis Queen
UNDER WATER WORLD THE MALL OF AMERICA SEA LIFE: The Mall of America offers a diverse range of marine life including: 300-foot under water tunnel with a exhibit where visitors can see sharks, sea turtles, and more up close. A Touch Pool: An inter-active area where guests can touch real sea creature...
SEA LIFE at Mall of America
Come and visit Fort Snelling for speciial events on the 4th of July holiday You can also request to tour as posted on website and make sure to check all times or dates that are availiable for your adventure. You can also check dates or other times to...
Historic Fort Snelling
The Landing is an Open Air Museum and Living History Village that is located in Shakopee, Minnesota. The village does focus on the time period of the mid to late 1800's, with a special emphasis on the settlement period of the Civil War era in MN. It ...
The Landing - MN River Heritage Park
Enjoy a Minnesota family outing by visiting the Safari North Wildlife Park in Brainerd, Minnesota. A Huge variety of animals from five continents with some Attractions and activities for all ages. A great place to have fun.. Just be careful to not pu...
Safari North Wildlife Park
FREE ADMISSION TO VISIT- This zoo and conservatory's features a wide variety of animals and displays, including: a home to over 1700 animals, gorillas, zebras, orangutans, polar bears, tigers, sloths, some wolves, and more. The conservatory that incl...
Como Zoo
I love the Minnesota State Fair has the best food around with different tastes from all over Minnesota from local food to farmers showing off their favorite foods they make and sell on food carts, trailers and ect.. You can also catch a rodeo, look a... concerts with fireworks, shops, baking goods, native jewelry, crafts or art shows and rides with games you can play but you have to pay for the shops, food, rides, and the bigger concert.. But the daily and nightly one by the bandstand I never had to...
Minnesota State Fair 2025
If you need information on the bus routes to get to some of these places, click link to get the information for the phone numbers and where to go..You can enter your address on the website and it will route you to the bus station or near a bus stop t...
MVTA
A fun 16th Century themed event features jousting, artisan marketplaces and a variety of live entertainment across 16 different stages with live entertainment, 250 artisans, 50+ games and rides, axe throwing and other events..You are welcomed and enc...
2026 Minnesota Renaissance Festival