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Festival Saturday
Dance acts, musical groups, artists, and more at the Festival
Saturday, May 30
9:00 AM–4:00 PM
Spend the last Saturday in May at the Flint Hills Family Festival and immerse yourself and your family in the arts and culture of the Twin Cities! Dance acts, musical groups, artists, and so much more from across the metro area will all come to downtown Saint Paul in a grand celebration in the Ordway, Rice Park, and Landmark Plaza.
For a fantastic Festival Saturday: pick up tickets to a low-cost indoor performance, stretch your legs and your imagination with activities in Rice Park, and make sure to catch a free outdoor performance by headliners Sons of Mystro at noon!
Free to attend
Outdoor performances
On Saturday, the parks surrounding the Ordway bustle with free, kid-friendly acts! Bring your whole family for award-winning musicians, funny clowns, modern and traditional dance from around the world, and more! Performances are great for all ages, and take place across multiple stages.
Where are outdoor performances?
Performance locations subject to change once the full Saturday schedule has been announced!
Flint Hills World Music Stage
Across from the Ordway, between Washington and Market Street in Rice Park, near the fountain
World Dance Stage
Located in the Landmark Plaza, across from the Landmark Center on Market Street and West 5th
No tickets or advanced registration are required for outdoor presentations.
ASL interpretation offered
Sons of Mystro
12:00 PM on the Flint Hills World Music Stage
With a violin in hand and innovation in their veins, Sons of Mystro isn’t just playing music—they’re rewriting the rules. This dynamic duo has captivated audiences worldwide, sharing stages with reggae royalty like Marcia Griffiths, John Holt, and Barrington Levy, while seamlessly bridging the gap to the new school with electrifying collabs featuring Beenie Man, Mr. Vegas, and Romain Virgo. Legends and rising stars alike have been left in awe by their genre-defying arrangements and jaw-dropping musicality.
Flint Hills World Music Stage
Flint Hills World Music Stage
Hmong Cultural Center Qeej Ensemble
9:15–9:35 AM • Rice Park
Flint Hills World Music Stage
Ensō Daiko/TaikoArts Midwest
10:45–11:10 AM • Rice Park
Flint Hills World Music Stage
Pan-Handlers: Steel Drums Band
1:20–1:45 PM • Rice Park
Flint Hills World Music Stage
Jamela Pettiford & The Unit
2:05–2:30 PM • Rice Park
Flint Hills World Music Stage
Larry Yazzie & Native Pride Productions
3:15–4:00 PM • Rice Park
World Dance Stage
World Dance Stage
Silly Miss Tilly
Starts at 9:30 AM • Landmark Plaza
World Dance Stage
The Legend of the Winter Carnival
9:45–10:10 AM • Landmark Plaza
World Dance Stage
Hoàng Anh Vietnamese Dance Group
11:20–11:45 PM • Landmark Plaza
World Dance Stage
Nritya Kalakshetra Indian Dance Group
1:00–1:25 PM • Landmark Plaza
Free to enjoy
Activities
Learn and create at the Festival! During the Flint Hills Family Festival weekend, Rice Park—just across from the Ordway—bustles with fun, free art-making activities, educational games, and more.
Art Buddies
Magical Creature Masks
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Create your own fantastical creature-mask imbued with magical powers using simple materials like construction paper, markers, colorful feathers, and googly eyes!
Arti Chandak Henna Art
Henna Body Art
Ages: 5–10 • Rice Park
Henna is a body art that can be done on all ages and is all-natural. It can feature very different, freehand creative designs, and will last 7–10 days on average.
ArtStart and The Poetry Bus
Poetry on the Hoof!
Ages: 10-14 • Rice Park
Belly up to the typewriter, and work with a Poetry Bus poet to co-create a poem just for you! Then work with an ArtStart artist to embellish a snazzy frame for it with fun and colorful doo-dads.
Ballet Co.Laboratory
Pipe Cleaner Crowns and the Point Shoe Game
Ages: 10-14 • Rice Park
Pipe cleaner crown craft- there will be a table with an assortment of pipe cleaners to twist into a colorful crown
Pointe Shoe Game- there will be a peg board with assorted pointe shoes. On each shoe is a ballet step, participants guess or learn the step from dancers running the game. Participants can then select a prize.
Bell Museum
Imagine Earth's Garden
Ages: 10-14 • Rice Park
If you were a plant, how would you fight climate change? Imagine Earth's Garden showcases Minnesota native plant and lichen species and their responses to climate change. Come by the table to explore the gardens of Minnesota and make your own zine!
Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center
Critter Painting Party
Ages: 5–10 • Rice Park
Experience some of Minnesota’s native wildlife up close with some live animal ambassadors! You can paint, draw, or color the animals you meet.
Flint Hills Resources
Design a Drawstring Bag!
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Get creative with us by designing and coloring your own drawstring bag! Show off your artistic style, then use your bag to carry all the arts and crafts you collect throughout the Festival.
Provided Through The Generosity of Flint Hills Resources
Fire Truck Activity Booth
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Stop by to explore a fire truck and experience a glimpse into a firefighter’s day! Kids can also decorate a sticker to personalize their very own firefighter helmet.
Author Trần Thị Minh Phước and Hoàng Anh Vietnamese Dance Group
Dragon & Fairies: Vietnamese Culture Through Folktales & Legends
Ages: 5–10 • Rice Park
Meet the legendary characters, Tam and Cam from the Vietnamese Cinderella, the Moon Lady and read their stories!
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India Association of Minnesota
Painting and Games
Ages: 10-14 • Rice Park
Enjoy Diya and Mandala painting while playing carrom, chess, and more!
Joy Collaborative
Joy Mobile
Ages: 0-4 • Rice Park
We are a mobile sensory experience supporting individuals through healing spaces wherever they are.
Enjoy our mobile, sensory-friendly space whenever you need a break!
MN BIPOC Kid Lit
Comic Books and Story Time!
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Come make a graphic novel with local writers and illustrators and enjoy hourly storytime.
Minnesota Boychoir
Pipe Cleaner People
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Use pipe cleaners, beads, and markers to make your very own pipe cleaner people!
Minnesota Zoo
Refill The Rivers
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Our “Refill the Rivers” activity fosters learnng about our Minnesota native turtle and mussels and their riverine habitat by introducing participants to major features of these ecosystems.
Mounds Park Academy
Kindness Rocks
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Stop by and create your own kindness rock! Choose a stone and decorate it with colorful designs, uplifting words, or inspiring messages. Once your masterpiece is complete, you can place it somewhere around the festival—or take it home to leave in your neighborhood—to brighten someone’s day.
Ordway
Join The Marching Band!
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Make your own personalized shaker, inspired by the Ordway's upcoming production of The Music Man
Park Square Education
Theatre Masks
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Create your own theatre mask! Express your creativity by building and decorating your own unique theatre mask.
Public Math
Pop-Up Math Play
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Learn how math is all around us and what fun it can be!
Saint Paul Public Library
Summer At The Library
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Explore what's in store at the Saint Paul Public Library this summer!
Saint Paul Winter Carnival
Winter Carnival
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Play extra-large sized games, win prizes, make art, and so much more.
Stages Theatre Company
Make Ogre Ears
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Get ready to craft like an ogre (or a princess)! Kids can create their very own Shrek-inspired headwear by making green paper ogre ears attached to a simple paper crown, or design a sparkly paper tiara fit for a fairytale royal.
The Journey School
Create Your Own Puppet
Ages 5-10 • Rice Park
Use your imagination to create a paper bag puppet and put on a mini show!
Twin Cities PBS
PBS in the Park!
Ages: 5-10 • Rice Park
Enjoy a special meet-and-greet with a costumed character from Skillsville, and take home PBS giveaways and an activity book to keep the learning going.
Free Festival event transit
Visit the Flint Hills Family Festival for less with free rides from Metro Transit! To access this offer, use the links below to fill out a brief survey and download your Metro Transit event transit pass for the date(s) of your choice. Offer valid for both buses and rail lines.
May 29 offer
Link for May 29 event transit pass
May 30 offer
Link for May 30 event transit pass
Photo courtesy of Metro Transit.
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