Art-A-Whirl
Art Studio Tour and Open House in NE Minneapolis (May)
June
Pride Festival & Parade
One of the country's largest annual Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender pride celebrations (June)
MSRA Back to the 50's Car Show
Car show with over 11,000 street rods, custom and classic cars on display held annually at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The event also includes arts and crafts, swap meet and 50's dances. (June 22-24, 2012)
July
Minneapolis Aquatennial
Summer festival with more than 70 events including milk carton boat races and Torchlight Parade (3rd week of July)
Schwan's USA Cup
Greatest youth soccer tournament event in the US with over 1,000 teams from 18 countries. (July 13-15, 2012)
August
Minnesota Fringe Festival
Hundreds of music, dance & theater performances at about 20 different venues. (1st week in Aug.)
August (continued)
Loring Park Art Festival
Fine art festival in an idyllic downtown park setting (1st weekend in Aug.)
Uptown Metris Art Fair
One of the top fine arts festivals in the Midwest (1st weekend in Aug.)
Sno-Barons Hay Days Grass Drags
Snowmobile Grass Drags, dealer displays, swap meet, snowmobile expo - everything to do with snowmobiling in one place! (first weekend following the Labor Day holiday)
October
Twin Cities Marathon
The most beautiful urban marathon in America (1st weekend in Oct.)
December
Holidazzle Parade
Floats and fairy-tale characters with sparkling lights parade down Nicollet Mall. (Thursday though Sundays, End of November through December)
