CANTERBURY PARK
RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
RiverSouth is home to thrills for the young and the young at heart. Each year more than 10 million guests cheer, scream, taste and explore their way through RiverSouth’ s premier entertainment destinations: Valleyfair, Canterbury Park, Minnesota Renaissance Festival and Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. With unique attractions, world-class festivals and breathtaking scenery, there’ s fun for every side of you.
CANTERBURY PARK
Experience the heart-pounding excitement of live horse racing at one of Minnesota’ s premier, year-round entertainment destinations. Canterbury Park features live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing May through mid-September in a family-friendly atmosphere. Check out great specials like Thursday’ s Buck Night and Sunday’ s Family Day, plus popular annual promotions like wiener dog and bull dog races, camel and ostrich races, and the best 3rd of July fireworks show around. For horse racing action all year long, you can watch and wager on America’ s favorite tracks in the Canterbury Park Racebook.
In the Canterbury Card Casino, you’ ll find 24 / 7 action and the state’ s widest selection of table games like Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker and Texas Hold’ em, in a smoke-free environment.
From summer concerts to winter snocross racing, indoor craft shows to outdoor festivals – Canterbury Park hosts a variety of events all year long.
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Huzzah! For more than four decades, the Minnesota Renaissance Festival has showcased the merriment of the 16th century and has become the largest Renaissance Festival in the country.
As guests enter, they’ re welcomed by roaming street characters with a gracious“ Good day my lord and lady.” Then the sights, smells and sounds of an authentic 16th century village come to life all around. With more than 300 characters roaming the village, coming face-to-face with the town beggar, the common peasant and even the King and Queen is inevitable.
The Renaissance Festival features 16 stages of live entertainment, 250 artisan vendors, themed weekends, kid-friendly activities, full combat jousting and food fit for a king( or queen).
The Renaissance Festival is Open Weekends August 18 – September 30. Plus Labor Day, September 3 & Festival Friday, September 28, 9am to 7pm • Rain or Shine!
RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
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