Minnesota Renaissance Festival is an annual event in the fall. It started in the autumn of 1971 in a 22-acre park in Jonathan, MN over two weekends. There were more than 25,000 people enjoying the festivities during those two weekends. The festival was moved to Shakopee and has grown to seven weekends. It has nearly […]
The Minnesota History Center is operated by the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS), and it is the place to go when you want to learn about Minnesota's rich and varied history. The museum within has won awards for their interactive exhibits. There has also been a concerted effort by the MHS to shine a light on […]
Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center is a popular conference and event center, and has been for close to 30 years. It is expansive with 40,000 square feet and 17 rooms, all of them are rentable. They host a variety of events, ranging from weddings to conferences, and everything in between. The building is elegant and […]
Peninsula Point Two Rivers Historical Park is where the Rum River joins with the Mississitppi River and it has been designated a historical site. It started out as a sewage treatment plant and was converted to a park in 1995. There is plenty of gorgeous scenery that will calm you as you walk among and […]
The Mill City Museum was opened in 2003 after it was built on the ruins of the Washburn A Mill, the flagship mill of General Mills (Washburn-Crosby Co. at the time) in 1880. the mill was revolutionary in that it was the most technologically-advanced mill at the time and it was also the largest. Minneapolis […]
The Saint Paul Winter Carnival is a longstanding annual event that is hotly (coldly?) anticipated every year, and it first occurred in 1886. It was established to rebut East Coast reporters who stated that Minnesota was "another Siberia, unfit for human habitation". Now, it is a two-week celebration of winter in Minnesota with highlights such […]
The Stone Arch Bridge Festival is an annual arts and music festival that takes place in June at the Stone Art Bridge, of course. It's been happening for a quarter of a century, and it's a way to celebrate arts and music at a historic landmark. It is a two-day festival, usually held on Father's […]
The Twin Cities Pride Festival is an annual event hosted by Twin Cities Pride, a nonprofit, every year in Loring Park in June--during Pride month, of course. It has a long and storied history, and it's highly anticipated every year. There is a parade full of pomp (and pumps) and circumstance, and it wends its […]
Holidazzle has been a yearly winter staple that happens in November/December. The first one occurred in 1992 and was thought up as a way to bring people downtown to shop during the holiday season. It's hosted by the mpls downtown council. It used to be a triumphant parade up and down the Nicollet Mall, including […]
Minneapolis Aquatennial is an annual event in July, hosted by mpls downtown council (mdc). It started in 1940 as a way to express pride in Minneapolis and to showcase it to people around the country. It is a yearly favorite, especially the CenterPoint Energy Torchlight Parade. It's the largest Minnesota nighttime parade, and it wends […]
Fort Snelling State Park is almost 3,000 acres of floodplain forest, woodlands, and other environmental splendors. It has biking trails and hiking trails, and there are also skiing trails as well. There is the Thomas C. Savage Visitor Center which has interpretive exhibits and is open all year. The park is filled with a diverse […]
Bartz Snow Sculptures is a New Brighton seasonal favorite. It's run by three brothers who build an elaborate and lifelike snow sculpture every winter, based on some form of sea life. It started after a trip to Florida in 2012 and one of the brothers caught a puffer fish. They thought it would be fun […]
