Events

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get FREE admission and parking!

Join an interpreter on a guided tour and hear stories of people who lived in Forestville.

Join a Historic Fort Snelling Bike Tour focused on history within the fort!

Experience Split Rock Lighthouse like the keepers and their families did.

Take a 90-minute, horse-drawn trolley tour narrated by interpreters.

Join an interpreter on a guided tour and hear stories of people who lived in Forestville.

Take a guided kayak tour of the Mississippi River.

Take a guided kayak tour of the Mississippi River.

Learn about the challenges people faced during Split Rock Lighthouse's first 24 years of operation.

Learn about the challenges people faced during Split Rock Lighthouse's first 24 years of operation.

Go beyond Main Street to explore more of Forestville's past.

Join an interpreter on a guided tour and hear stories of people who lived in Forestville.

Join in the fun with this family-friendly history trivia game of multiple choice questions and prizes. The event will also host a food truck for snacks, dinner, and refreshments.

Join an interpreter on a guided tour and hear stories of people who lived in Forestville.

Experience Split Rock Lighthouse like the keepers and their families did.

Our 1000 Years Ago Today tour focuses on the indigenous agriculture that fueled a building boom and cultural explosion that led to the founding of the largest early city in the US. 

Take a 90-minute, horse-drawn trolley tour narrated by interpreters.

Take a guided walking tour of LGBTQIA+ community spaces in Downtown Minneapolis.

Take a guided kayak tour of the Mississippi River.

Take a guided kayak tour of the Mississippi River.

Come learn about the cute and slimy neighbors of the museum.

Learn about the challenges people faced during Split Rock Lighthouse's first 24 years of operation.

Join our knowledgeable guides on a tour to learn about Summit Avenue architecture, social history, and preservation issues.

Let certified archery instructors teach you how to shoot a bow and arrow.