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We've got an ever-expanding list of the best free activities and events for kids and families across the US, including free classes and workshops, free holiday activiities, free summer and winter events, free indoor play and story time, restaurants where kids eat free, and more!
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Minnesota Storyline


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Location: Minneapolis, MN
When the thought of one more run through Fox in Socks is too much for parents to bear, help is just a phone call away. Kids calling Storyline get stories read to them by local celebri...

Lakeshore Learning Store


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Location: 5699 West 16th Street, Minneapolis, MN
Lakeshore Learning Stores are jam-packed with educational books and supplies for all ages and needs, and a fabulous - and huge - selection of art supplies, toys, games, and more, ...

Minnesota Air National Guard Museum


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Location: Air Guard Base, 670 General Miller Drive, Saint Paul, MN
The Minnesota Air National Guard Museum displays about 20 different aircraft in an outdoor Air Park on the active base, including fighters, transports, trainers, and helicopters. Inside ...

Free Thinking: Linden Hills


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Location: Minneapolis, MN
What's free in Linden Hills for kids and families? Quite a bit! One of the most kid-friendly neighborhoods in the Twin Cities can be budget-friendly, too, when you know where to go.

Minnesota Sinfonia


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Location: 901 North Third Street, Suite 112, Minneapolis, MN
Think of an excuse not to expose children to live performances of orchestral music - tickets are expensive, it's too stuffy or boring, kids aren't welcome - and then think again.

The mi...

Basilica of St. Mary


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Location: 17th Street & Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
In addition to religious services, the landmark Basilica of St. Mary hosts workshops, concerts, art exhibits, and social events - including the popular Basilia Block Party each July.
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Lakeshore Learning Store


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Location: 1721 Beam Avenue, Suite A, Saint Paul, MN
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Richardson Nature Center


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Location: 8737 East Bush Lake Road, Minneapolis, MN
With the 2001 completion of its ambitious expansion project, Richardson became the largest nature center in the

Rice Park


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Location: 109 West 4th Street, Saint Paul, MN
If it's true what they say about real estate - "Location, location, location!" - then Rice Park, a lovely but postage stamp-sized park with a large fountain and Peanuts character sculptu...

Storyline Online


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Location: Minneapolis, MN
On the Screen Actors Guild Foundation-sponsored Storyline Online website, kids can select from a changing roster of about a half dozen featured books, read by celebrities in polished str...

St. Paul Parks & Recreation


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Location: 50 West Kellogg Boulevard, Suite 840, Saint Paul, MN
St. Paul Parks & Recreation maintains more than 170 parks and open spaces - including the

Twin Cities Easter Egg Hunts & Activities 2009


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Location: Listed events take place throughout the metro area, Minneapolis, MN
Eggs hunts and other activities abound in and around Minneapolis and St. Paul during Easter season, and we've rounded up a list of free or inexpensive events for kids and families so you can ri...

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden


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Location: 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Location, location, location ... it's hard to think of a better one in Minneapolis than the site of the Sculpture Garden, bridging as it does the area between Uptown and downtown Minneap...

French Regional Park


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Location: 12605 County Road 9, Minneapolis, MN
French Regional Park, on the north shore of Medicine Lake, offers a creative play area with a cargo-net climbing structure and interconnected handicap-accessible areas for younger and ol...

Plymouth Creek Center & Millennium Garden


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Location: 14800 - 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
The Plymouth Creek Center, located at the southern edge of Plymouth Creek Park, boasts a theatre, multipurpose rooms and a banquet hall available for rental, a wireless caf...
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