ST PAUL, Minn — The metro is getting ready for one of the most eventful weekends of the year: Fourth of July. Here are four highlights for your holiday, “What’s Up Weekend” edition.
This European festival is so highly anticipated that even Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins visited the Twin Cities earlier this week.
Hundreds of dancers from the U.S., Canada and the rest of Europe are scheduled to perform at the Xcel Energy Center Saturday for a celebration of Latvian culture. Doors open at 3:00 p.m., and the performance starts an hour later.
The largest Latvian festival in the world began Wednesday, hosted by Minnesota for the first time ever, and ends July 4.
Come on out for the 40th Hmong Freedom Festival on Saturday at Saint Paul’s McMurray Field. The event features soccer and cornhole tournaments – a variety of vendors – and a celebration of Hmong culture.
The fest, welcome to all, goes through Sunday.
Also in Saint Paul this weekend, a food truck extravaganza will take place at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
From egg rolls to cotton candy, the event features some of the best food trucks selling street food and international cuisine from the Twin Cities.
Minneapolis cancelled its Red, White and Boom festival for the third straight year this holiday season, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other celebrations taking places across the metro.
The Minnesota Twins’ minor league affiliate – the St. Paul Saints—are hosting firework shows at CHS Field after their games Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Looking for fireworks shows elsewhere? Check out our KARE11 guide for where to watch Fourth of July fireworks this year in Minnesota.
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