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WaterFest 2023 is coming to Lake Phalen Park in St. Paul, Minnesota. This free, family friendly festival will be happening on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 11 am to 4 pm. The WaterFest will celebrate Minnesota’s clean lakes and will provide an opportunity for outdoors hands on learning about water and land conservation and wildlife habitats.
There will be multiple activities on and around Lake Phalen, including
- Canoe rides
- Sailboat rides
- Paddleboard rides
- Fishing lessons
- Climbing walls
- Water games
- A jump castle
- Arts & crafts
- Face painting
- Lawn games
- A Water Bar featuring water flights from local communities
- Entertainment
- Music
- Characters
- Kayaks
- Take a ride on a streetsweeper
- Look into a storm sewer
- See how a rain garden works
There will be a fishing contest with prizes. The Passport Odyssey will have you collecting passport stamps and getting wonderful prizes.
The Twin Cities’ top food trucks will be at the WaterFest with delicious dishes, snacks, beverages and desserts available for purchase. There will be over 70 exhibitors and vendors at WaterFest 2023.
Lake Phalen Rowing is providing FREE Learn To Row lessons. These are 45 minute sessions for those who are aged 13 and over.
St. Paul Travel
If you’d like to visit St. Paul for the WaterFest 2023, you should consider the following hotels. These hotels are offering discounted rates which can save you money on your stay.
- Sonesta ES Suites Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport 20% Discount
- Emery, Autograph Collection Hotel 15% Discount
- InterContinental Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, an IHG Hotel 15% Discount
- Days Hotel by Wyndham University Ave. SE 15% Discount
- Omni Viking Lakes Hotel 15% Discount
- Hyatt Place St. Paul Downtown 10% Discount
- Coratel Inn & Suites by Jasper Inver Grove Heights 10% Discount
- Radisson Hotel St. Paul Downtown 8% Discount
- Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Roseville 6% Discount
- Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Woodbury 5% Discount
And, while you’re in the Twin Cities, enjoy a dinner cruise down the beautiful Mississippi River. Book your ticket through our link and you can save 22% to 25% off the regular rate.
