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Special Events

St Paul Winter Carnival, parades, ice carvings, winter activities (website: www.winter-carnival.com), late Jan-early Feb, Downtown St Paul.
St Patrick’s Day, parades and festivities (website: www.stpatsassoc.org), 17 Mar, throughout Minneapolis and St Paul.
Minneapolis-St Paul International Film Festival (website: website: www.ufilm.org), Apr, Bell Auditorium and other venues
Festival of Nations, multicultural celebration with food, dance and folk art demonstrations (website: www.festivalofnations.com), late Apr/early May, RiverCentre, St Paul.
Heart of the Beast May Day Parade, giant puppets parade through the streets to Powderhorn Park (website: www.hobt.org), first Sun of May, Downtown Minneapolis.
Juneteenth Celebration, celebration of black American culture (website: www.juneteenth.com), mid-Jun, Theodore Wirth Park.
Minneapolis Aquatennial, water-themed summer festival (website: www.aquatennial.org), Jul, Downtown Minneapolis and other venues.
A Taste of Minnesota, food and music festival (website: www.tasteofmn.org), 4 Jul weekend, State Capitol, St Paul.
Uptown Art Fair (website: www.uptownminneapolis.com), early Aug, Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue.
Minnesota State Fair (website: www.mnstatefair.org), Aug/Sep, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St Paul.
Minnesota Renaissance Festival, re-created 15th-century village, crafts, food, entertainment (website: www.renaissancefest.com), Aug-Sep, Shakopee
European Oktoberfest, Sep-Oct, St Anthony Historic District, Minneapolis
Twin Cities Marathon (website: www.twincitiesmarathon.org), early Oct, from the HHH Metrodome in Downtown, Minneapolis, to the State Capitol, St Paul
Holidazzle parades, Nov-Dec, Nicollet Mall, Downtown Minneapolis



   
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