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Minnesota Festivals 2026–2027.

A Prairie Home Companion, the Mall of America and 10,000 lakes come to mind when you think about Minnesota. But it's also artsy, culinary and outdoorsy. The North Star State's 530 events range from the quirky to the quintessential. The three biggest are: Minnesota State Fair, Somi Art Fair (Formerly Uptown Art Fair) and Minnesota Renaissance Festival. But, there's also a wonderful tradition of county fairs, carnivals, summer concerts and antique shows. Scroll below to view the variety of culture, art, music and entertainment found at Minnesota Festivals, Art Shows, Music Festivals and Craft Shows.

Featured Events

June 13 - 14, 2026

(952) 686-6046
Water Street, Downtown - Excelsior, MN

Experience the enchanting world of Excelsior Art on the Lake, where 120+ gifted artists converge to showcase their original creations. Amidst live music and a delightful array of culinary delights, this event unites personal narratives with a vibrant lakeside community, offering a diverse range of artistic brilliance. Excelsior Art on the Lake is an inspiring blend of art, community, and entertainment, featuring local musicians and regional food vendors throughout the two-day affair. Don't miss out on this unforgettable celebration of creativity and culture by the lake. Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information.

September 18 - 20, 2026

(952) 686-6046
Downtown - Excelsior, MN

Experience Excelsior Apple Days – a cherished lakeside festival that unites our community, art, local flavors, and a classic street dance. Since 1935, this event has delighted fans with a day packed full of activities like craft booths, a kid's corner, food vendors, history tours, Apple Pie contests, live entertainment from local talents and renowned bands, and a lively beer and wine garden at the heart of it all! Don't miss out on this lakeside extravaganza! Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information.

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Fairs & Festivals in Minnesota 2026–2027

Cheese, Wine and Beer Gala
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Cheese, Wine and Beer Gala

South by SouthEast Brewing Company, Pine Island, MN

Status: Updated 5/13/2025

This Minnesota Wine-Beer Event will have no exhibit booths and no food booths. There will be Roving Performers with Local talent and the hours will be Sat 2pm-5pm. Admission tickets are $10 - $20. This event will also include: sampling of cheese, wine and beer.
June 7, 2026

Grand Old Day

Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN

Status: Updated 11/17/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have corp./information and fine art exhibitors, and 80 food booths. There will be 6 stages with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Sun 9am-6pm. This event will also include: parade, family area, art fair, sporting activities.
Rum River Festival
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Rum River Festival

Various Locations, Princeton, MN

Status: Updated 3/10/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have antique/collectibles, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 3 food booths. This event will also include: 5k run, children's activities.
Edina Art Fair
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Edina Art Fair

50th & France Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

Status: Updated 1/23/2025

This Minnesota Art Show will have fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 12 food booths. There will be Roving Performers with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Fri 3pm-8pm; Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 10am-5pm. This event will also include kids creative zone.
Pine Island Cheese Festival
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Pine Island Cheese Festival

Trailhead Park and Cheese Factory building, Pine Island, MN

Status: Updated 1/27/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 15 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Fri 11am-11pm; Sat 9am-11pm; Sun 11am-4:30pm. This event will also include a parade down main street.
Buffalo Days Celebration
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Buffalo Days Celebration

Rock County Courthouse Square, Buffalo Days Celebration, MN

Status: Updated 4/4/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, crafts, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 10 food booths.
Rum River Festival Tractor Pull & Craft & Vendor Show
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Rum River Festival Tractor Pull & Craft & Vendor Show

Mille Lacs County Fairgrounds, Princeton, MN

Status: Updated 3/8/2025

This Minnesota Craft Show will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 6 food booths.
Kick'N Up Kountry Music Festival
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Kick'N Up Kountry Music Festival

Wagon Wheel Ridge, Karlstad, MN

Status: Updated 4/25/2025

This Minnesota Country Music Festival will have antique/collectibles and commercial/retail exhibitors, and tba food booths. There will be 2 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be . Admission tickets are $150 - $1000.
Eddie Cochran Car Show & Music Festival
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Eddie Cochran Car Show & Music Festival

North Broadway Downtown Albert Lea, Albert Lea, MN

Status: Updated 11/12/2024

This Minnesota Rock Music Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, film, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 5 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Thu 4:30pm-8pm; Fri 3pm-9pm; Sat 8am-10pm. This event will also include: car show, car cruise, cruise-in.
Fergus Falls Summerfest
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Fergus Falls Summerfest

Kirkbride Park, Fergus Falls, MN

Status: Updated 4/1/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, film, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 12 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Fri 12pm-11pm; Sat 10am-5pm. This event will also include: stage, parade, childerns activities, shade and picnic tables for visiting.
Wild West Show
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Wild West Show

El Rancho Manana, Richmond, MN

Status: Updated 4/25/2025

This Minnesota Specialty-Theme Event will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 3 food booths. There will be 2 stages with International, National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Fri 6pm-12 midnight; Sat 11am-12:30am. Admission tickets are $5 - $25.
June 13 - 14, 2026

American Craft Fest Saint Paul

Union Depot, Minneapolis, MN

Status: Updated 10/9/2025

This Minnesota Art Show will have fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and no food booths.
Shadow Falls Art Fair
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Shadow Falls Art Fair

50 Mississippi River Blvd, Saint Paul, MN

Status: Updated 4/17/2025

This Minnesota Craft Show will have crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 2 food booths. There will be Roving Performers with Local talent and the hours will be Sat 9am-3pm.
Another Adult Market
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Another Adult Market

Kelly Inn, Saint Cloud, MN

Status: Updated 2/10/2025

This Minnesota Craft Show will have antique/collectibles, crafts, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and no food booths. This event will also include: full cash bar, appetizer menu.
Art in the Park
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Art in the Park

Sylvan Park, Lanesboro, MN

Status: Updated 9/10/2024

This Minnesota Craft Show will have crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 6 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Sat 10am-5pm. This event will also include family art activities and playground.
Wigglefest
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Wigglefest

Kaposia Landing Dog Park, South Saint Paul, MN

Status: Updated 4/23/2025

This Minnesota Pet-themed Event will have commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 3 food booths. This event will also include: k-9 demonstrations, raffle drawings, silent auction.
Milwaukee Road Heritage Center Festival
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Milwaukee Road Heritage Center Festival

Downtown at Train Depot, Montevideo, MN

Status: Updated 3/17/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have commercial/retail, crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and no food booths. This event will also include: model railroad exhibit on display, guided tours of buildings and trains.
Windom Riverfest
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Windom Riverfest

Various Locations, Windom, MN

Status: Updated 4/11/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 11 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be .
Winona Steamboat Days
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Winona Steamboat Days

Levee Park and Patio, Winona, MN

Status: Updated 4/1/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have no exhibit booths and no food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be . This event will also include: carnival, live music, parade, fireworks.
Father Hennepin Festival
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Father Hennepin Festival

Mississippi Point Park, Champlin, MN

Status: Updated 4/14/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have commercial/retail and crafts exhibitors, and tba food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Thu 5pm-10pm; Fri 5pm-11pm; Sat 12pm-12 midnight; Sun 12pm-6pm. This event will also include: carnival, fireworks, family and youth activities.
Manitou Days Beach Dance
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Manitou Days Beach Dance

Memorial Beach, White Bear Lake, MN

Status: Updated 3/25/2025

This Minnesota Family & Kids Festival will have no exhibit booths and no food booths. There will be 1 stage with Local talent and the hours will be Fri 8pm-11pm. Admission tickets are $10 - $15. This event will also include beach dance follows the manitou days grand parade.
June 20, 2026

Food Truck Extravaganza

Washington County Fairgrounds, Stillwater, MN

Status: Updated 9/9/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 40 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Sat 11am-6pm. Admission tickets are $10. This event will also include: kids' activities, military activities, pizza eating contest.
Norman County Fair
June 2026 (dates not updated)

Norman County Fair

Norman County Fair, Ada, MN

Status: Updated 2/24/2025

This Minnesota State Fair will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 16 food booths. There will be 2 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Wed 12pm-11:30pm; Thu-Sat 9am-11:30pm.
Cities / Towns
Ada Afton Aitkin Albert Lea Alexandria Andover Annandale Anoka Apple Valley Appleton Arlington Austin Barnesville Barnum Battle Lake Bemidji Benson Bird Island Blaine Blooming Prairie Bloomington Blue Earth Braham Brainerd Buffalo Buffalo Days Celebration Burnsville Caledonia Cambridge Cannon Falls Carlton Center City Champlin Chanhassen Chaska Chisago City Mn Chisholm Circle Pines Clara City Clinton Cloquet Cold Spring Cook Cottage Grove Cromwell Crosby Crosslake Dalton Deerwood Detroit Lakes Duluth Dundas Eagan East Grand Forks East Wayzata Eden Prairie Eden Valley Edina Elbow Lake Elk River Ely Excelsior Eyota Fairmont Faribault Farmington Fergus Falls Fertile Forest Lake Fosston Fulda Garrison Glenwood Grand Marais Grand Rapids Hackensack Ham Lake Hanover Hastings Henderson Hibbing Hopkins Houston Howard Lake Hoyt Lakes Hugo Hutchinson International Falls Inver Grove Heights Isanti Jackson Jordan Karlstad Kasson Kellogg Kenyon Kimball La Crescent Lake City Lake Elmo Lakeville Lanesboro Le Center Lindstrom Litchfield Little Falls Long Lake Long Prairie Longville Luverne Madison Mankato Mantorville Maple Grove Maple Lake Maplewood Marshall Mayer Mcgregor Meadowlands Melrose Minneapolis Minneota Minnetonka Montevideo Montgomery Monticello Moorhead Morgan Morris Mound Moundsview New Brighton New London New Prague New Ulm New York Mills North Mankato North Saint Paul Northfield Norwood Young America Oakdale Odin Olivia Ortonville Osseo Otsego Owatonna Parkers Prairie Pequot Lakes Perham Pillager Pine Island Pipestone Plymouth Preston Princeton Prior Lake Ramsey Red Wing Redwood Falls Remer Rice Richfield Richmond Rochester Rockford Rogers Rosemount Roseville Rush City Saint Charles Saint Cloud Saint Francis Saint Joseph Saint Louis Park Saint Michael Saint Paul Saint Peter Sartell Sauk Centre Sauk Rapids Scandia Shakopee Shoreview Slayton Sleepy Eye South Saint Paul Spicer Spring Grove Spring Lake Park Stacy Starbuck Stillwater Swanville Taylors Falls Two Harbors Underwood Vadnais Heights Vergas Victoria Virginia Wabasha Waconia Wadena Walker Warren Waseca Watertown Wayzata West Saint Paul Wheaton White Bear Lake Willmar Windom Winona Woodbury Wyoming Zumbrota

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