Shakopee Area Events
There’s always something going on in the Shakopee area! Check out all of the upcoming events in Shakopee, Chanhassen, Prior Lake, and the entire Southwest Minneapolis & Saint Paul metro on our events calendar.
Featured Events
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May 15 - May 17May 15 - 17Canterbury Park Live Racing Returns
Canterbury Park
2020 Live Racing Season Live Racing returns to Canterbury Park May 2020. Check back for race and promotions schedule. • Details on a 2020 live racing season pass coming soon • Interested in 2020 season table information? Details to come • All general seating and admission will go... View more info »
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May 15Valleyfair Opening Day
Valleyfair
Valleyfair opens for the 2020 season on Friday, May 15. Come out and experience the over 75 rides and attractions at the Midwest's largest amusement park! View more info »
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Aug 22Aug 22 - Oct 4Minnesota Renaissance Festival
Minnesota Renaissance Festival
King Henry and his royal court invite one and all to his 16th Century European village featuring 16 stages of exciting entertainment. Over 250 artisans fill the Festival marketplace to display and sell their handcrafted wares for a truly unique shopping experience. Patrons can interact... View more info »
Upcoming Events
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Oct 5Oct 1 - Nov 3Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular
Minnesota Zoo
Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular back for a 2nd year at the Minnesota Zoo. The trail features over 5,000 illuminated pumpkins of all different sizes, shapes and faces creatively carved and displayed from ground to tree-top. A variety of musical vignettes and fog make the perfect back drop... View more info »
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Oct 5Mar 1 - Feb 22Mamma Mia
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
One mom. One daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget!ABBA's hits tell the hilarious story of a young woman's search for her birth father. This sunny and funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of... View more info »
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Oct 5Sept 13 - Nov 3Sever's Fall Festival
Sever’s Fall Festival
The Midwest's original Fall Festival is celebrating its 23rd year of family fun in the Twin Cities. The Largest Corn Maze in Minnesota Our new location is 3x the size as our previous one & allows us to return to our roots as the largest... View more info »
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Oct 5Sept 21 - Oct 27The Great Pumpkin Fest
Valleyfair
During the day, tiny terrors can join Snoopy and the rest of the PEANUTS gang for some not-so-scary Halloween activities for kids at The Great Pumpkin Fest! Enjoy your favorite rides, live entertainment and great fall activities at The Great Pumpkin Fest. View more info »
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Oct 5Sept 11 - Oct 27The Looney Lutherans in Young(ish) at Heart
Ames Center
Event: The Looney Lutherans in Young(ish) at Heart Location: Black Box Theater (new and improved sight lines and roomier seating!) Date: September 11, 2019 - October 27, 2019 Performance days, times and ticket prices Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 1pm |$30 Fridays 7:30pm | $38 Saturdays at 3pm | $38 Sundays... View more info »
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Oct 5Oct 5 - 31World of Pumpkins Display
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Join us at the Arb for the World of Pumpkin display! Marvel at more than 300 types of pumpkins, squash and ornamental gourds grown at the Arboretum, on display in a tower at the Oswald Visitor Center, then swing by the nearby AppleHouse (7485 Rolling... View more info »
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Oct 5May 4 - Oct 5MN Cars & Coffee
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
GET REVVED UP FOR ONE OF THE LARGEST MONTHLY CAR SHOWS IN THE COUNTRY! From Italian exotics and Japanese tuners to muscle and other classic American cars, here’s your chance to see thousands of incredible cars all in one show! It’s free to attend and... View more info »
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Oct 5Oct 1 - Oct 31Scarecrows in the Gardens and Scarecrows Village
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Visit the popular Scarecrows in the Gardens. Check out the artistry of the experts from Bachman's, as well as the Arboretum staff. View more info »
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Oct 5Sept 21 - Oct 26Halloween Haunt at ValleySCARE
Valleyfair
Strange things are astir at Valleyfair! On select nights, the fun takes a terrifying turn as the park transforms into ValleySCARE, the upper Midwest’s largest Halloween event. With more than 75 rides, haunted mazes, scare zones and monsters prowling the park, there is something to... View more info »
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Oct 5Oct 4 & 5Folk Legends
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Minnesota's own Emmy Award-winning acoustic troubadour, Michael Monroe, performs an evening of warm-hearted "folk legend favorites" by James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Peter, Paul and Mary and more. Michael's rich vocals, crystal/bamboo flutes and his hand-crafted Seaton guitars, ("works of art" made of 200... View more info »
