Celebrate the new year at Minnesota Children’s Museum! Join us on Monday, Dec. 30 (the night before New Year’s Eve), for a fun-filled night for the entire family. Ticket price includes museum admission and an evening of New Year’s fun including music, dancing, party favors and activities and crafts throughout the museum. Visit www.mcm.org/sparklerama for tickets and details.
Urban Air Adventure Park – Coon Rapids presents: Santa’s Jingle Mingle!
On Sunday, December 8th, Urban Air Adventure Park in Coon Rapids is opening early at 9am for an exclusive event for Wishes & More where 40% of all proceeds will support our kids.
As a special bonus, Santa will be available for private visits & photos!
No need to pre-register! Simply purchase your tickets for Urban Air Adventure Park on-site on December 8th. Choose your own pass level, or buy gift cards for future visits, and Wishes & More will receive 40% of all sales! Add on a Santa Visit for $20 / family!
Step into the holiday spirit with the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society! At our 2nd Annual Festival of Trees, you’ll be able to stroll through a plethora of decorated trees all done by local businesses and nonprofits.
Check out who has the best tree this year and even participate in a raffle to add a little extra holiday cheer to your gift exchanges! This is free for community members to attend.
Festival of Trees Public Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10 am – 4 pm
Thursdays: 3 pm – 8 pm
Fridays: 10 am – 4 pm
Saturdays: 10 am – 4 pm
Sundays: 12 pm – 3 pm
Special Open House Events will also be hosted in conjunction with Winterfest – December 7 & December 14!
Come out to Apple Jack Orchards to enjoy some Family Fun!
Open 10:00am – 5:00pm each day offering a full cafe & bakery, petting zoo, mega slide, corn maze, corn pit, apple cannons, paintball, and More!
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Come out to Apple Jack Orchards to enjoy some Family Fun!
Open 10:00am – 5:00pm each day offering a full cafe & bakery, petting zoo, mega slide, corn maze, corn pit, apple cannons, paintball, and More!
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Join Historic Forestville to gather natural elements from around Forestville and dye fabric. Use onion skins, black walnuts, and a number of other natural ingredients to dye skeins of fiber. Clothing comes in a variety of color from blue, purple, brown, yellow, and more. During the 19th century, natural dye was the most common practice of coloring clothing. Dye would be made up of natural resources from the surrounding area or purchased if a particular color was desired.
The Forest History Center will host a Community Science Day in partnership with the Bell Museum of Natural History. Come participate in several hands-on science activities both inside and out with staff from the Bell Museum.
You’re invited to Archaeology Day at Historic Fort Snelling! Join archaeologists to be detectives of the past and find out how our stories get richer and more complex with each thing we learn.
Enjoy family-friendly archaeology activities, hands-on demonstrations by archaeology professionals, and learn about the history around you.
Try throwing an atlatl, learn how to make pottery, explore your own neighborhood with historic maps, and venture under the floorboards using new technology to get a glimpse of life at Fort Snelling.
Several teams of draft horses and teamsters will demonstrate the power and beauty of draft horses. Visitors can get up close to horses and hear from the teamsters that drive them. There will be short trolley rides and draft horse demonstrations throughout the day.
Minneapolis has beautiful bridges, including the iconic Stone Arch Bridge that was built to bring trains to the city! Join us for a day celebrating our bridges and trains with hands-on activities like making mini suspension bridges and a paper boxcar, stone arch building blocks, and team building a model bridge with the Minnesota Department of Transportation outreach team. Bring the whole family to this educational and fun day!
