07/31/2025
🎉 Weekly Roundup: Family Fun for All Ages
Looking for ways to keep the kiddos smiling and the summer vibes strong? We’ve rounded up this week’s best free events for families, from silly puppet shows to starlit movie nights. 🎬🧺🎨
Whether you're chasing giggles in the morning or dancing at dusk, there’s something on the list just for your crew. 💃🌳
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📅 Thursday, July 31
9:00-10:30am - Free Fishing for Kids, Centennial Lakes Park, Edina 🐟
9:00-10:30am - South St Paul Summer Playhouse, Grandview Park, and Lorraine Park 🎭
9:00-11:00am - Lakeville Puppet Wagon 🎭
9:00-11:00am - Woodbury Puppet Wagon 🎭
9:00am-12:00pm - Apple Valley Puppet Wagon 🎭
9:30-11:30am - Roseville Puppet Wagon 🎭
10:00-10:30am - Garden Storytime, Eloisa Butler Wildflower Garden, Minneapolis 🌸
10:00-11:00am - Centennial Lakes Kids Summer Entertainment, Edina 🎤
10:00-11:15am - Eagan Spark! Puppets 🐻
10:00am-12:00pm - Como Little Explorers, Zoo & Conservatory, St. Paul 🦁
10:30-11:00am - Red Balloon Bookshop Storytime, St. Paul 📚
10:30-11:00am - Tiny Tots Storytime, Big Hill Books, Minneapolis 👶
10:30-11:15am - Elk River Entertainment in the Park, Woodland Trails Regional Park 🌳
10:30am-4:30pm - Brooklyn Center Rec on the Go 🏃♀️
12:00-1:00pm - Burnsville Thursday Rockin' Lunch Hour: KidsDance, Nicollet Commons Park 🎶
2:00-4:00pm - Kids Open Play at Ninth Street Soccer, Minneapolis ⚽
3:00-7:00pm - Family Fun at Maple Grove Farmers Market 🥕
3:00-8:00pm - American Swedish Institute Nights, Minneapolis 🏛️
4:00-7:00pm - Champlin Big Trucks & Cool Stuff, Champlin Parks & Public Work 🚛
4:00-8:00pm - Minnesota History Center Nights, St. Paul 🏛️
5:00-7:00pm - Summer Nights In Rice Park, St. Paul 🎶
5:00-7:30pm - Evening at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Minneapolis 🌼
5:00-9:00pm - Walker Art Center Nights, Minneapolis 🖼️
5:30-7:30pm - St. Paul Recreation in Motion 🤸♂️
6:00-7:00pm - Family Fun on the Farm Concert Series, Historic Eidem Farm, Brooklyn Park 🎶
6:00-8:00pm - Blaine Performance In the Park, Tom Ryan Park 🎶
6:00-8:00pm - Keller Regional Park - Golfview Archery Program, Maplewood 🏹
6:00-8:00pm - The Draw Summer Concert Series & Art In the Park, Ramsey 🎵
6:00-8:30pm - Albertville Lions Summer Concert Series 🎵
6:00-8:30pm - Hastings Music + Market, Levee Park 🎶
6:00-9:00pm - White Bear Lake Marketfest Entertainment, Downtown 🎵
6:00-10:00pm - Lowertown Sounds, Mears Park, St. Paul 🎵
6:15-8:00pm - Twin Cities River Rats Water Ski Show, West River Road, Minneapolis 🌊
6:30-8:00pm - Chanhassen Summer Concert Series, Lake Ann Park 🎵
6:30-8:00pm - Performance on the Patio, French Regional Park, Plymouth 🎵
6:30-8:00pm - Roseville Center Park Live at the Rog Performance Series 🎶
6:30-9:30pm - Bloomington Thursday Blockbuster Series, Normandale Lake Park 🎬
7:00-8:00pm - Salo Park Concert Series, St Anthony 🎵
7:00-8:30pm - Buffalo Concerts In the Park, Sturges Park 🎵
7:00-8:30pm - Minneapolis Music In the Parks: Bryant Square 🎶
7:00-8:30pm - Minneapolis Music In the Parks, Minnehaha Falls Regional Park 🎶
7:00-9:00pm - Eden Prairie Starring at Staring 🎵
7:00-9:00pm - Elk River Riverfront Concert Series, Rivers Edge Commons 🎵
7:00-9:00pm - Hopkins Sunset Series Outdoor Concerts, Downtown Park 🎵
7:00-9:00pm - Shakopee Huber Park Performance Series 🎵
📅 Friday, August 1
8:30am-12:00pm - Bird Banding, Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center 🐦
9:30–10:30am – Mommy & Me Yoga, St. Louis Park 🧘♀️
9:00am-12:00pm - Apple Valley Puppet Wagon 🎭
9:00am-2:15pm - Farmington Puppet Wagon 🎭
9:30-11:45am - Rosemount Puppet Wagon 🎭
10:00-10:30am - Barnes & Noble Galleria Storytime, Edina 📖
10:00am-12:00pm - Burnsville Pop Up Party In the Park, Lac Lavon Park 🎉
10:00-11:15am - Eagan Spark! Puppets 🎭
10:00am-12:00pm - Fillebrown Friday Open House, White Bear Lake 🏡
10:00am-12:00pm - Nature Tots, Como Regional Park, Saint Paul 🌿
10:30-11:15am - Fri-Yay! Storytime in the Garden, Roseville Library 📖
2:00-4:00pm - Kids Open Play at Ninth Street Soccer, Minneapolis ⚽
5:00-6:00pm - Ice Skating at Charles M. Schulz-Highland Arena, St. Paul ⛸️
5:30-7:15pm - 50th & France Music on the Plaza, Edina 🎵
5:30-8:30pm - Rice Park Roller Disco Fridays, St. Paul 🛼
6:00-7:00pm - Spooky Campfire Tales with Paul Tremblay and Anne Ursu, Wild Rumpus Books, Minneapolis 🔥
6:30-8:30pm - Apple Valley Music In Kelley Park 🎶
7:00-10:00pm - Inver Grove Heights Movie In the Park, Oakwood Park 🎬
8:00-10:00pm - Burnsville Flicks On the Bricks: Inside Out 2, Nicollet Commons Park 🎬
8:00-10:00pm - St Paul Movies In the Park: Clueless, Como Midway Pavilion 🎬
8:30-10:15pm - Oakdale Movies In the Park, Walton Park 🎬
📅 Saturday, August 2
9:00am-12:00pm - Home Depot Kids Workshop: Space Odyssey 🛠️
10:00am-11:00am - Saturday Story Hour, Avant Garden Bookstore, Anoka 📖
10:00-11:30am - Music & Movement Storytime, RH Stafford Library, Woodbury 🎶
10:00am-12:00pm - Cottage Grove Library Play Date, Park Grove Library 🧸
10:00am-12:00pm - Art Play! at MIA: Bead Bonanza, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis 🎨
10:00am-2:00pm - Minnesota State Capitol Tours, St. Paul 🏛️
10:00am-3:00pm - Walker Art Center First Saturday: Pollinator Power, Minneapolis 🐝
10:30-11:30am - Storytime at Eagan Barnes & Noble 📖
10:30am-12:00pm - Puppet Story Time with Chelly Beaver, Avalon Theater, Minneapolis 🎭
10:45-11:30am - First Chapter Storytime, Next Chapter Booksellers, St. Paul 📖
11:00am-12:00pm - Saturday Vibe: Kidokinetics, George Latimer Central Library, Saint Paul 🤸
11:00am-12:00pm - Stories From the Porch, Historic Eidem Farm, Brooklyn Park 🐓
12:00-2:00pm - Family Fun at Midtown Global Market, Midtown Global Market, Minneapolis 🎈
12:00-2:00pm - Safe Hands Rescue Meet and Greet, Forgotten Star Brewing, Fridley 🐶
1:00-4:00pm - Ard Godfrey House Tour, Chute Square, Minneapolis 🏠
1:00-4:00pm - Historic Charles Burwell House Tours, Minnetonka 🕰️
1:00-4:00pm - New Brighton Area Historical Society Museum Open, New Brighton Area History Museum 🏛️
1:00-4:00pm - Weekly Pond House Living History Program, Pond-Dakota Mission Park. Bloomington 🕰️
2:00-5:00pm - Richfield Historical Society Ice Cream Social 🍦
4:00-9:00pm - Richfield Community Center Board Game Night 🎲
7:00-8:30pm - Minneapolis Music In the Park, Water Works 🎵
7:00-9:00pm - Ordway Inside Out, Rice Park, Saint Paul 🎭
📅 Sunday, August 3
9:00am-5:00pm - Minnesota Children's Museum First Sunday, Saint Paul 🧒
9:30-10:15am - Kids Days with Children's Theatre Co, North Loop Green, Minneapolis 🎭
10:00-10:30am - Garden Storytime, Eloisa Butler Wildflower Garden, Minneapolis 🌸
11:00am - Kids Pinball Tournament at Broken Clock Brewing Co-Op, 1712 Marshall St. NE Suite 100, Minneapolis
12:00-4:00pm - Battle Creek Borrow A Bike, Maplewood 🚲
12:00-4:00pm - Sunday Afternoon at the Landmark Center, St. Paul 🏛️
1:00-3:00pm - Eastman Nature Center Free Funday Sunday, Maple Grove 🌿
1:00-3:00pm - Mississippi Regional Park Gateway Free Family Fun Day, Brooklyn Park 🌊
1:00-3:00pm - Richardson Nature Center Free Family Fun Day, Bloomington 🐾
4:30-5:30pm - Music In the Park, Hotel Landing, Wayzata 🎶
5:00-8:00pm - Bloomington Funday, Normandale Lake Park 🎈
📅 Monday, August 4
12:00am~ - Free Day at All National Parks 🏞️
9:00am-12:00pm - Apple Valley Puppet Wagon 🎭
9:00-11:00am - Lakeville Puppet Wagon 🎭
9:00-11:00am - Woodbury Puppet Wagon 🎭
10:30-11:30am - Monday Morning Kids Series, Valley View Playfield, Bloomington 🎶
10:30am-6:30pm - Brooklyn Center Rec on the Go 🏃♀️
10:45am-6:00pm - Eagan Spark! Puppets, Eagan Parks 🐻
2:00-3:30pm - Park-a-Palooza, Orono Park, Elk River 🎉
5:30-7:30pm - St. Paul Recreation in Motion 🤸♂️
7:00-9:00pm - Concert In the Park, Brookview Park, Golden Valley 🎶
7:00-9:00pm - Sounds of Summer, Town Green Park, Maple Grove 🎤
📅 Tuesday, August 5
6:00am-10:00pm - Tuesdays at Washington County Parks 🏞️
9:00-10:00am - Wargo Once Upon A Story Time, Wargo Nature Center, Lino Lakes 📚
9:00-11:00am - Lakeville Puppet Wagon 🎭
9:00am-12:00pm - Apple Valley Puppet Wagon 🎭
9:00am-7:30pm - Woodbury Puppet Wagon 🎭
9:30am-12:00pm - Roseville Puppet Wagon 🎭
10:00-10:30am - Story Time at Old Town Hall, Plymouth 📖
10:00-11:15am - Eagan Spark! Puppets 🐻
10:00am-2:00pm - Historic Eidem Farm Open Gate Hours, Brooklyn Park 🚜
10:30-11:00am - Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park Storytime 📚
10:30-11:00am - Weekly Storytime, Wild Rumpus Books, Minneapolis 🐾
10:30-11:15am - Kidstock, Staring Lake Park, Eden Prairie 🎶
10:30-11:30am - Tuesday Kids Entertainment, Firemen’s Park, Chaska 🎈
10:30-11:30am - Music In the Park, South Valley Park, Inver Grove Heights 🎵
10:30-11:30am - Preschool Storytime, Highland Park Library, Saint Paul 📘
11:00–11:00am - Kids Entertainment In the Park, Veterans Park Bandshell, Richfield 🎭
12:00-1:00pm - Mears Park Lunchtime Series, Saint Paul 🎷
1:30-2:30pm - Tour de Rec: Magic Show, Thompson County Park, West St Paul 🎩
2:00-5:00pm - Teen Tuesdays, Scott County Libraries, Southwest Metro 🧑🎨
4:00-6:00pm - Summer Concert Series, Osborn370, Saint Paul 🎤
5:00-7:00pm - Tableside Magician & Kids Eat, Broadway Pizza, Champlin 🎩🍕
5:00-10:30pm - Stillwater Summer Tuesdays, Lowell Park 🍓
5:30-7:30pm - St. Paul Recreation in Motion 🤸♂️
6:00-7:30pm - Eagan Series All Play, Woodhaven Park 🧸
6:00-8:00pm - Kids Are Artists Too! Art Class, Goodview Park, Wyoming 🎨
6:30-7:30pm - Entertainment In the Park, Veterans Park Bandshell, Richfield 🎤
6:30-8:00pm - Music In the Park, Civic Center Park, Minnetonka 🎵
7:00-8:30pm - Tuesday Performance Series, Normandale Lake Park, Bloomington 🎭
7:00-9:00pm - Music In the Parks, Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, Minneapolis 🎶
7:00-9:00pm - Music In the Parks, Loring Park, Minneapolis 🎶
📅 Wednesday, August 6
10:00-11:30am - Family Entertainment In the Park, Prairie Park, Otsego 🎉
10:15am-1:15pm - Mini MIA, Minneapolis Institute of Art 🖼️
11:00am-1:00pm - Climb to the Top of the Landmark, Landmark Center, Saint Paul 🏛️
12:00-7:00pm - Crystal Storybook Trail, Forest School Park 📖
1:00-2:00pm - Rec+Art+Police, Hastings Parks 👮♂️🎨
5:00-8:00pm - After Hours, Richardson Nature Center 🌿
5:00-8:30pm - Concerts In the Commons, Excelsior Commons 🎶
6:30-8:00pm - Music In the Park, Huset Park, Columbia Heights 🎵
6:30-8:30pm - Music In the Park, Lakeside Lions Park, Spring Lake Park 🎵
7:00-8:30pm - Music In the Park, New Hope Civic Center Park 🎶
7:00-9:00pm - Music On the Hill, Hyland Hills, Bloomington 🎼
🎉🎉🎉🎉 UPCOMING EVENTS 🎉🎉🎉🎉
August 7, 12:00-12:45pm - Afternoon by the Lakes Summer Concert, Charlson Thun Community Bandstand
August 7, 6:00-8:00pm - Music in the Park: Chris Kelly, Surfside Park, Mound
August 9, 11:00am-1:00pm - Summer in the Commons: Carnival Saturday by the City of Minnetonka - Local Government
August 6,13,20,27, 6:00-8:00pm - Charlson Thun Community Bandstand
August 24, 3:00-6:00pm - Skate-the-Park: A Roller Skating Party, Silverwood Park
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🎥 FREE MOVIES UNDER THE STARS, MINNESOTA EDITION 🌌
Movie nights just got a whole lot better (and cheaper)! 🙌
Pack your lawn chairs, cozy up with your crew, and catch free family flicks all around the state. 🍿🧺
From Mufasa to Minecraft, there’s something magical playing near you this August!
✨ What’s first on your watchlist?
August 1
🎬 Mufasa: The Lion King, Leif Erikson Park, Duluth 🦁
🎬 Raya and the Last Dragon, Staring Lake Amphitheatre, Eden Prairie 🐉
🎬 E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Town Green, Maple Grove 👽📞
🎬 Moana 2, Guidant John Rose MN OVAL, Roseville 🌊🌺
🎬 A Minecraft Movie, Pioneer Park, Monticello ⛏️🧱
August 6
🎬 Stuart Little, TCO Stadium, Eagan 🐭🚗
August 7
🎬 The Little Mermaid (2023), Target Field Station, Minneapolis 🧜♀️🐚
🎬 Despicable Me, New Hope Performance Center, New Hope 🟡😈
🎬 A Minecraft Movie, Ojibway Park, Woodbury ⛏️🧱
🎬 The Emperor’s New Groove, Movies at Dusk, Rogers 🐙👑
*feel free to comment with any other events going on near you
** be sure to check your local libraries for additional storytimes and events
***check the pinned post for a list of restaurants where your kiddos eat FREE with an adult paid meal
