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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

May 29 - 31, 2026

Eden Prairie Schooner Days

(612) 386-9309
Round Lake Park - Eden Prairie, MN

Family-Friendly Market Fair! Commercial products, Crafts, Delicious specialty foods, Insane Ice Cream Creations, Face painting, Temp Tattoos, and much more. All our Schooner Days favorites will be returning! Carnival Rides, Children, and Adult Midways, Games of Skill, and Food Trucks. Bingo and Beer Garden, Wine, Seltzers, Pull Tabs Under the Big Top, and Much More! Courtesy shuttles and handicapped parking. Drop off area at the entrance.

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!

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Fairs & Festivals in Minnesota 2026–2027

Minnehaha Falls Art Fair
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Minnehaha Falls Art Fair

Minnehaha Falls Park, Minneapolis, MN

Status: Updated 6/5/2025

This Minnesota Craft Show will have crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and no food booths. This event will also include: family/kids area, make and take crafts, music, games, etc.
Stillwater Flea & Crafters Market - July
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Stillwater Flea & Crafters Market - July

Washington County Fairgrounds, Stillwater, MN

Status: Updated 1/28/2025

This Minnesota Flea Market will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, film, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 4 food booths. This event will also include food trucks.
Watermark Art Festival
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Watermark Art Festival

Library Park and Watermark green space, Bemidji, MN

Status: Updated 10/8/2024

This Minnesota Art Show will have fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 9 food booths. There will be 2 stages with Regional talent and the hours will be Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm. This event will also include: kids free activity space, face painting, artist demos and hands on art for adults.
Rhythm on the Rails - June
June - July 2026 (dates not updated)

Rhythm on the Rails - June

Downtown Shakopee, Shakopee, MN

Status: Updated 5/1/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have antique/collectibles, crafts, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and tba food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional talent and the hours will be . This event will also include kids zone.
July 4 - 25, 2026

Riverwalk Market Fair - July

Bridge Square, Northfield, MN

Status: Updated 1/16/2026

This Minnesota Marketplace Expo will have crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 2 food booths. There will be 2 stages with Local talent and the hours will be . This event will also include: kids' activities, demonstrations.
July 23 - 25, 2026

Riverboat Days Festival

Heritage Park, Wabasha, MN

Status: Updated 1/13/2026

This Minnesota Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 6 food booths. There will be 1 stage with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Thu 5pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 9am-12 midnight. This event will also include: parade, children's activities, live entertainment, vendor market, car show & more.
Fillmore County Fair
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Fillmore County Fair

Fairgrounds, Preston, MN

Status: Updated 6/3/2025

This Minnesota State Fair will have commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, film, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and tba food booths.
July 22 - 26, 2026

Scott County Fair

Scott County Fairgrounds, Jordan, MN

Status: Updated 10/15/2025

This Minnesota State Fair will have commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 32 +/- food booths. There will be 3 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Wed 12pm-12 midnight; Thu-Sat 10am-12 midnight; Sun 10am-7pm. Admission tickets are $10 - $20. This event will also include: draft horse shows, wed. night of destruction, tractor pulls, demo derby, kid's day thurs.
July 22 - 26, 2026

Marshall County Fair

Marshall County Fairgrounds, Warren, MN

Status: Updated 1/5/2026

This Minnesota State Fair will have antique/collectibles, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 16 food booths. There will be 2 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Wed 6:30pm-10pm; Thu-Sat 9am-10pm; Sun 9am-6pm. This event will also include: horse, dog, cattle, sheep, swine shows, parade, demonstrations.
Faribault County Fair
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Faribault County Fair

Fairgrounds, Blue Earth, MN

Status: Updated 5/8/2025

This Minnesota State Fair will have antique/collectibles, corp./information, crafts, film, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 12 food booths. There will be 2 stages with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Wed-Fri 11am-10pm; Sat 11am-8pm. This event will also include: demonstrations, kids day, contests.
Hometown Pride Days
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Hometown Pride Days

Downtown, Cold Spring, MN

Status: Updated 6/10/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have commercial/retail, crafts and fine art exhibitors, and local food booths. There will be 1 stage with Local talent and the hours will be Thu 12pm-7pm; Fri 10am-9pm; Sat 8am-10pm.
July 24 - 26, 2026

Waterama City Park Boardwalk Sales

Glenwood City Park, Glenwood, MN

Status: Updated 2/10/2026

This Minnesota Craft Show will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, crafts, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and no food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional talent and the hours will be Fri-Sun 10am-5pm. This event will also include: parade, water ski show, kids games, pie eating contest, pancake breakfast, coronation.
Rails to Trails
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Rails to Trails

Highland Park, Watertown, MN

Status: Updated 6/10/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and tba food booths. There will be 1 stage with Local talent and the hours will be Fri 4pm-10pm; Sat 8am-10pm.
July 25 - 26, 2026

Art in the Park

City Park, Alexandria, MN

Status: Updated 1/12/2026

This Minnesota Craft Show will have antique/collectibles, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 12 food booths. There will be 2 stages with Local talent and the hours will be Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm.
July 25 - 26, 2026

Loring Park Art Festival

Loring Park, Minneapolis, MN

Status: Updated 12/3/2025

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 Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 10am-5pm. This event will also include demonstrations.
July 25 - 26, 2026

Ninety-Second Kolacky Days Bohemian Market

Memorial Park, Montgomery, MN

Status: Updated 10/26/2025

This Minnesota Craft Show will have crafts exhibitors and no food booths. This event will also include: parade - music - car show - 5k - tractor & truck pull, bike race.
July 26, 2026

Detroit Lakes Art in the Park

City Park, Detroit Lakes, MN

Status: Updated 1/13/2026

This Minnesota Craft Show will have crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 5 food booths.
Olmsted County Fair
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Olmsted County Fair

Fairgrounds, Rochester, MN

Status: Updated 2/25/2025

This Minnesota State Fair will have commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and tba food booths. There will be 2 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be .
Olivia Corn Capital Days
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Olivia Corn Capital Days

Nester Park, Olivia, MN

Status: Updated 6/8/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have commercial/retail, crafts and fine art exhibitors, and tba food booths. There will be Roving Performers with Regional talent and the hours will be .
Anoka County Fair
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Anoka County Fair

Fairgrounds, Anoka, MN

Status: Updated 3/21/2025

This Minnesota State Fair will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art and flea market exhibitors, and 38 food booths. There will be 3 stages with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be . Admission tickets are $7 - $15. This event will also include: kids' games, contests.
Wright County Fair
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Wright County Fair

Fairgrounds, Howard Lake, MN

Status: Updated 3/21/2025

This Minnesota State Fair will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information and crafts exhibitors, and tba food booths. Admission tickets are $tba.
Hoyt Lakes Water Carnival
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Hoyt Lakes Water Carnival

The Midway, Hoyt Lakes, MN

Status: Updated 1/19/2025

This Minnesota Family & Kids Festival will have commercial/retail, corp./information and crafts exhibitors, and 15 food booths. There will be 2 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be . Admission tickets are $10. This event will also include: parade, water ski show, kids' games and races, softball.
East Otter Tail County Fair
July 2026 (dates not updated)

East Otter Tail County Fair

Fairgrounds, Perham, MN

Status: Updated 5/8/2025

This Minnesota State Fair will have commercial/retail, corp./information and crafts exhibitors, and tba food booths. There will be 2 stages with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Thu 12pm-1am; Fri-Sat 11am-1am; Sun 11am-6pm. This event will also include: demo derby, 2 tractor/pick-up pulls, carnival.
Chaska River City Days
July 2026 (dates not updated)

Chaska River City Days

Chaska Lions Park, Chaska, MN

Status: Updated 4/8/2025

This Minnesota Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, film, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 30 food booths. There will be 2 stages with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Fri-Sun 4pm-12 midnight. This event will also include: parade, kid's zone, contests, live bands, craft fair, non-profit organizations, bingo.
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 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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