Events

Grab your mittens and hats for this outdoor celebration. Enjoy a MN Night ice skating with family and friends. There will be complimentary hot chocolate, a fire to warm yourself by and roasted marshmallows and a few more fun activities.

Join us at Loring Park for a fun winter celebration featuring free hot cocoa, s'mores, bonfire, music, crafts, face painting, a medallion hunt, and so much more!

 Join your community outside for this exciting event. There will be sledding, snow painting, and a fire twirling show at 6:30pm. Bonfires will keep us warm as we enjoy each other's company.

Winter solstice is celebrated at our Fire and Ice Festival as a time for reflection, renewal, peace, and a time for the glistening snow to purify our air and leave a clean slate. Activities will include a recreational fire, horse drawn hayrides, music, crafts, and concessions.

This annual event features outdoor fun for the whole family. The Kids Dance DJs will be here to get the party started with some "cool" and groovy tunes and contests on an outdoor dance floor. Activities include sledding on a colorfully lit hill, ice skating, a fat tire snow biking course, snow art and more. […]

Join us at Lyndale Farmstead! Grab your mittens and hat for this outdoor neighborhood celebration. Enjoy time with your family and friends skating to music or keep warm with hot chocolate and bonfire. No registration required, just come on down!

Come celebrate valentines day at East Phillips! We will be snowshoeing a big heart in the park, making some heart art and playing pizza tag. Come share your love with the community!

Come and meet your neighbors and neighborhood youth. Tour Pershing Recreation Center and get to know the staff and new Director. Each month will feature a theme and have events and crafts that coordinate to the theme.

Minnesota has a rich history of talented African American baseball players, yet few of them are known to fans today. The MLB imposed strict policies of segregation for decades. Black ballplayers were sent to the semipro leagues and much of their participation lost to history. Frank White, author of "They Played for the Love of […]

Dance teams will be showcasing there skills in a friendly competition.

Have you ever wanted to see the Rings of Saturn? Or view the Moons of Jupiter? Here's you chance. We will have telescopes, amateur astronomers, red flash lights, star wheels and a Q and A time. We will view stars, the moon and more! We will meet inside Rec Center if the weather is bad […]

Come and meet your neighbors and neighborhood youth. Tour Pershing Recreation Center and get to know the staff and new Director. Each month will feature a theme and have events and crafts that coordinate to the theme.

Come celebrate Shamrock day and the wearing of the green at East Phillips! We will be playing a little musical jig freeze dance, hunting for gold coins in the park, making some shamrock art and more fun for all.

Get ready to celebrate Black History Month in style as The Link and North Commons Park join forces to bring you an unforgettable event! Come and indulge in delicious food, non-stop entertainment, and special activities. Prepare to be mesmerized by the talents of local artists who will take the stage and showcase their abilities. There […]

The Minneapolis International Festival celebrates the different cultures in the City of Minneapolis and surrounding communities with music, dance, art, cultural learning booths, exhibits demonstrations AND MORE. Learn about all the many amazing cultures that make Minneapolis such a wonderful place to live at this free event.

Spring into spring Egg Hunt. There will be fun springtime activities, games, giveaways, exciting egg hunt. This event is for all ages but activities are designed for ages 1 - 12. All families are welcome and pre-registration is encouraged but not required See you there!

Bring your family and join us for a fun evening outside with your friends. Bring a basket to collect eggs, design your own eggs, do some fun arts and crafts, play games and earn prizes.

Join us for a fun evening outside with your friends. Bring a basket to collect eggs, design your own eggs, do some fun arts and crafts, play games -including an egg drop competition! It will be a great way to celebrate spring!

Hop on over for the annual Spring Egg hunt at Van Cleve Park! There will be an exciting egg hunt in our beautiful park for various age levels. Age-structured hunts will be held at 11 and 11:45. Enjoy snacks, crafts and baskets, tissue paper flowers and games! This activity is designed for children 11 and […]