Family Events Today in Minneapolis–St. Paul

Name: Military Appreciation Day at the Minnesota State Fair
Start: 2026-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-09-02T04:00:00.000Z
Location: Minnesota State Fair

Find family-friendly things to do today across Minneapolis and St. Paul. Compare free events, times, ages, locations, and indoor or outdoor options.

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Morning

Allday
Dirty Dancing: The Musical at Ordway Music Theater
FREE
All day
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts · Saint Paul
12+Music & Performance
6:00AM
FREE Tuesdays at Washington County Parks
FREE
6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Washington County Parks · Minnesota
Families
7:00AM
Military Appreciation Day at the Minnesota State Fair
$15
7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Minnesota State Fair · Saint Paul
FamiliesFestivals & Fairs
8:00AM
Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
$0–$25
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Chaska
All AgesArts & Crafts
Ome'-Na-Ala Traditional Farm
$0–$20
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Chaska
All Ages
9:00AM
Wargo Once Upon A Story Time
FREE
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Wargo Nature Center · Lino Lakes
2+Outdoors
Jumperoo Tot Time - Tuesdays
$10.99
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Twin Cities Urban Air Locations · Metro Area
All AgesIndoors
Rookery Tot Time
$5
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Rookery Activity Center · Lino Lakes
All Ages
Millz House Pay to Play
$8
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Millz House · Apple Valley
KidsSports & Active Play
Art: Inherited Ground
$0–$20
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Chaska
All AgesArts & Crafts
Art: Stratigraphy
FREE
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Chaska
All AgesIndoors
Minnesota DNR Park Family Fun
FREE
9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Minnesota State Fair – DNR Park · MN
All Ages
2026 Minnesota State Fair
FREE
9:00 AM
Minnesota State Fair · Saint Paul
All Ages
10:00AM
Hardwood Creek Library Storytime
FREE
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Hardwood Creek Library · Forest Lake
All AgesStorytime
Plymouth History Center Story Time
FREE
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Plymouth History Center · Plymouth
preK-elementaryStorytime
Riverview Summer Kids Matinées
$2
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Riverview Theater · Minneapolis
All Ages
State Fair Alphabet Forest Author Visit: Nancy Loewen
FREE
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Alphabet Forest · Falcon Heights
Kids
Harvest Weekends at Aamodt’s Apple Farm
$6
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Aamodt’s Apple Farm · Stillwater
All AgesSeasonal & Holidays
10:30AM
Park Grove Storytime & Art Cart
FREE
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Park Grove Library · Cottage Grove
Ages 2-5Arts & CraftsStorytime
Wild Rumpus Books Weekly Storytime
FREE
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Wild Rumpus Books · Minneapolis
All AgesStorytime
Woodbury Library Storytime
FREE
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
RH Stafford Library · Woodbury
All AgesStorytime
Family Fair Stage at Baldwin Park
FREE
10:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Minnesota State Fair – Baldwin Park · MN
All AgesFestivals & Fairs

Afternoon

Evening

Next Day's Events

Family Events Today in Minneapolis–St. Paul

Morning

Dirty Dancing: The Musical at Ordway Music Theater

FREE Tuesdays at Washington County Parks

Military Appreciation Day at the Minnesota State Fair

Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Ome'-Na-Ala Traditional Farm

Wargo Once Upon A Story Time

Jumperoo Tot Time - Tuesdays

Rookery Tot Time

Millz House Pay to Play

Art: Inherited Ground

Art: Stratigraphy

Minnesota DNR Park Family Fun

2026 Minnesota State Fair

Hardwood Creek Library Storytime

Plymouth History Center Story Time

Riverview Summer Kids Matinées

State Fair Alphabet Forest Author Visit: Nancy Loewen

Harvest Weekends at Aamodt’s Apple Farm

Park Grove Storytime & Art Cart

Wild Rumpus Books Weekly Storytime

Woodbury Library Storytime

Family Fair Stage at Baldwin Park

Afternoon

Highland Park Aquatic Center Open

Minnesota Twins Home Game

Tuesday Kids Open Play at Ninth Street Soccer

Andrews Park Farmers Market

Minnetonka Farmers Market

In The Heights - Artistry Theatre and Visual Arts

Evening

Tableside Magician & Kids Eat FREE

Pizza Nights at the Farm

Dancing in the Park

Minneapolis Music In Father Hennepin Bluffs Park