Looking for ideas for things to do in the spring in Minneapolis? Here's some spring activities in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
- Splash in puddles with your kids.
- Go skiing or snowboarding for cheap - local ski hills usually slash lift ticket prices at the end of the season until their snow finally melts.
- See one of 170+ independent movies at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Independent Film Festival, held at the of April.
- Go maple syruping.
- Attend a Minnesota Fashion Week runway show, party or boutique event - usually the second week of April.
- Go to a St. Patrick's Day parade, or a tent party at an Irish bar or pub on March 17
- Take your kids on an Easter Egg hunt.
- Get a carwash and blast the salt and road crud off your car.
- Celebrate Earth Day at a fair, festival or help clean up a local park at an Earth Day cleanup event. Earth Day is April 22, Earth Day events are held on the closest weekends.
- Wear shorts.
- Go for a hike and look for signs of spring - birdsong, green shoots, rushing streams and creeks.
- Yard sale season is here - spring clean your house and hold your own garage sale, or go shopping for bargains.
- Visit the Farm Babies all April at Minnesota Zoo - awww, fluffy chicks and little lambs!
- It's warm enough to wear a kilt! Attend, or spectate at the annual Minnesota Tartan Day celebration at the Minnesota State Capitol. On or around April 9.
- Appreciate the lack of mosquitoes... the peace won't last long.
- Admire Minnehaha Falls - the falls are at their strongest in the spring with the water from melting snow.
- Dress as the Borg or Princess Leia at Minicon, the Midwest's longest running SciFi convention. Easter Weekend.
- Head up to the North Shore and go agate hunting - the winter storms have likely washed plenty of Lake Superior agates onto the beaches.
- Plan your garden - how about constructing a rain garden?
