We thought we would share several fun outdoor candlelight events coming up throughout Minnesota. The common thread is that each of them includes some sort of luminary or candlelight.
Some are hiking or walking, while others include snowshoeing or cross country skiing. Each event is unique with different scenery offered. Several are free, however some have a small admission or advance registration required to participate.
We have provided links to each event for more information. It’s also important to mention that the weather does not always cooperate, so check with the individual event if there’s no snow or bad weather conditions.
We are sharing this list a little early so you can plan ahead but also so we can get a longer list. If you know of others that we have not mentioned, please let us know as we would love to include them in our roundup.
December
Dec 21: Bemidji Lake Bemidji State Park
Dec 31: Richfield Woodlake Nature Center
Dec 31: St. Paul Fort Snelling State Park
January
Jan 3: Plymouth Luce Line State Trail
Jan 4: Carlos Lake Carlos State Park
Jan 4: Little Falls Charles Lindbergh House and Museum
Jan 11: Mankato Minneopa State Park
Jan 11: Park Rapids Itasca State Park
Jan 11: Williams Zippel Bay State Park
Jan 17: Maplewood Maplewood Nature Center
Jan 18: Owatonna Rice Lake State Park
Jan 24: Mahtomedi Gateway State Trail
Jan 24: West St. Paul Thompson Park
Jan 25: Duluth Hartley Nature Center
Jan 25: Luverne Blue Mounds State Park
February
Feb 1: Hastings Afton State Park
Feb 1: Minneapolis Luminary Loppet
Feb 1: Monticello Lake Maria State Park
Feb 1: Nerstrand Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
Feb 1: Park Rapids Itasca State Park
Feb 1: Two Harbors Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Feb 1: Waskish Big Bog State Recreation Area
Feb 1: Whalan Root River State Trail
Feb 7: Hastings Spring Lake Park
Feb 8: Battle Lake Glendalough State Park
Feb 8: Bemidji Lake Bemidji State Park
Feb 8: Carlos Lake Carlos State Park
Feb 8: Carlton Jay Cooke State Park
Feb 8: Center City Wild River State Park
Feb 8: Fairfax Fort Ridgely State Park
Feb 8: Frontenac Frontenac State Park
Feb 8: Little Falls Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Feb 8: Onamia Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Feb 8: Watson Lac qui Parle State Park
Feb 8: Williams Zippel Bay State Park
Feb 14: Bemidji Lake Bemidji State Park
Feb 15: Albert Lea Myre-Big Island State Park
Feb 15: Bloomington Richardson Nature Center
Feb 15: Henderson Ney Nature Center
Feb 15: Two Harbors Gooseberry Falls State Park
Feb 22: Pelican Rapids Maplewood State Park
Feb 28: Eagan Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Feb 29: Carlos Lake Carlos State Park
March
Mar 7: Williams Zippel Bay State Park
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