Festivals & fairs are popular around the
Minneapolis & St. Paul metro area and we want you
to enjoy the wonderful Minnesota outdoors all year long!

Not finding your favorite festival or fair? 
Let us know and we'll add it ASAP, events@mplsnw.com

APRIL 2013
6th  Spring Ale Fest | Minneapolis
11th - 28th  Minneapolis St. Paul Int'l Film Festival | Minneapolis
12th - 14th  Spring Festival, An Arts & Crafts Affair | Shakopee
20th  Savor Minnesota | Shakopee
25th - 27th  University of Minnesota Spring Jam | Minneapolis


MAY 2013
2nd - 5th  Festival of Nations | St. Paul
4th  Cinco de Mayo Festival | St. Paul
4th  Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games | Farmington
5th  39th Annual MayDay Parade & Festival | Minneapolis
9th - 12th  Midwest Lindy Festival | Minneapolis
11th  Saint Paul Craftstravaganza | St. Paul
17th - 19th  Art-A-Whirl | Minneapolis
18th  Golden Valley Days Art and Music Festival | Golden Valley
18th  EcoArts Fest | St. Paul
18th - 19th  Rivertown Art Festival | Stillwater
25th - 26th  Memory Lanes Block Party | Minneapolis
26th  Soundset 2013 | Shakopee
28th - June 2nd  Flint Hills Int'l Children's Festival | St. Paul
31st - June 2nd  Edina Art Fair | Minneapolis


JUNE 2013
1st  St. Anthony Park Arts Festival | Saint Paul
1st  Waterfest | Saint Paul
2nd  Grand Old Day | St. Paul
5th - 8th  Eyeo Festival | Walker Art Center
7th - 8th  Joyful Noise Family Fest | Blaine
8th  GreyFest | Minnesota State Fairgrounds
8th  Loring Park Acoustic Music Festival | Minneapolis
8th - 9th  Northern Spark | Minneapolis & Saint Paul
8th - 9th  Deutsche Tage! | St. Paul
13th - 16th  Hennepin County Fair |  Corcoran
13th - 16th  Brooklyn Park Tater Daze | Brooklyn Park
13th - 17th  Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest | Cottage Grove
14th  Nature Valley Bicycle Festival | Minneapolis
14th - 16th  Stone Arch Bridge Festival | Minneapolis
15th  St. Paul Summer Beer Fest | St. Paul
15th  Twin Cities Juneteenth Festival | Brooklyn Center
15th  Rock the Garden | Minneapolis
21st - 23rd  MSRA Back to the 50's Weekend | St. Paul
22nd - 23rd  Afton Strawberry Festival | Afton
26th - 30th  Columbia Heights Jamboree | Columbia Heights
27th - 29th  Twin Cities Jazz Festival | St. Paul
27th - 29th  Earle Brown Days Festival | Brooklyn Center
28th - 19th  Twin Cities Book Fair | Minnesota State Fairgrounds
29th - 30th  Twin Cities Pride Festival | Minneapolis
29th - 30th  Eagan Art Festival | Eagan
30th  MN Food Truck Fair | Minneapolis


JULY 2013
3rd - 4th  Red, White and Boom! Celebration | Minneapolis
10th - 14th  Ramsey County Fair | Maplewood
11th - 14th  Maple Grove Days | Maple Grove
12th - 13th  Basilica Block Party | Minneapolis
12th - 20th  Minneapolis Aquatennial | Minneapolis
13th  Midwest Tomato Fest | Minneapolis
13th Twin Cities Roots, Rock & Deep Blues Festival | Minneapolis
13th - 14th  Dragon Festival | St. Paul
13th - 14th  Hopkins Arts Festival | Hopkins
13th -14th  15th Annual Raspberries and Wine Festival | Chisago City
13th - 21st  Hopkins Raspberry Festival | Hopkins
15th - 20th  The 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival | Minneapolis
16th - 21st  Rondo Days | St. Paul
17th - 20th  Sonshine Festival  | Willmar
19th - 20th  Lakefront Music Fest | Prior Lake
19th - 21st  Middle Eastern Festival | West St. Paul
19th - 21st  Highland Fest | St. Paul
20th  The Summer Beer Dabbler | St. Paul
20th - 21st  Minnesota River Arts Fair | Shakopee
21st  Vans Wapred Tour | Shakopee
23rd - 28th  Anoka County Fair | Anoka


AUGUST 2013
1st-4th  Vintage Band Festival | Northfield
1st - 11th  Minnesota Fringe Festival |  Minneapolis + St Paul
2nd - 4th  Uptown Art Fair | Minneapolis, MN
3rd - 4th  Loring Park Art Festival | Minneapolis
3rd - 4th  Powderhorn Art Fair | Minneapolis
9th - 10th  Rockwoods Jamfest | Otsego
9th - 11th  Irish Fair of Minnesota | St. Paul
10th - 11th  Twin Cities Polish Festival | Minneapolis
10th - 11th  Saint Vincent de Paul Harvest Festival | Brooklyn Park
14th - 18th  Vadnais Heights Heritage Days | Vadnis Heights
17th  Art and All that Jazz Festival | Burnsville
17th - Sept 29th  Minnesota Renaissance Festival | Shakopee
22nd - Sept 2nd  Minnestoa State Fair | St. Paul


SEPTEMBER 2013
7th - 8th  James J. Hill Days | Wayzata
14th - 15th Fall into the Arts Festival | Edina
14th - 15th  Minnesota Cheese Festival | Minnesota State Fairgrounds
20th - 21st  Ramble JamCountry Rockin' | Farmington
20th - 21st  Saint Paul Oktoberfest | St. Paul
21st  Minnesota Tile Festival | Minneapolis
21st - 22nd  Maple Grove Autumn Art Festival | Shoppes at Arbor Lakes
21st - 22nd  Lakeville Art Festival | Lakeville
21st - 22nd  Festa Italiana | St. Paul


OCTOBER 2013
3rd - 4th  Twin Cities Oktoberfest | Minnesota State Fairgrounds
12th  Twin Cities Book Festival |  Minnesota State Fairgrounds
12th - 13th  Minnesota EquiFest | Minnesota State Fairgrounds


NOVEMBER 2013
15th - 17th  The Harvest Jam | St Louis Park
16th - 17th  Plymouth Arts Fair | Plymouth