Events & Activities

FMR offers a wide variety of river-related events — volunteer habitat restoration outings, advocacy opportunities, educational workshops, celebrations and more.

Volunteers join us for cleanups, hauls, pulls and plantings throughout the Twin Cities metro area. No experience is required, but advance online registration often is. Contact volunteer@fmr.org for more information about FMR volunteer events nearest you. Most events take place on Dakota homelands.

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Event Title Date / Time Location
Tend the prairie at Pine Bend Bluffs SNA Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific & Natural Area, Inver Grove Heights
Lop buckthorn at Pine Bend Bluffs Thursday, August 20, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area at the Flint Hills Resources property, Inver Grove Heights
An Evening Celebrating the Mississippi River Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 5:00pm Nicollet Island Pavilion, Minneapolis

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Near Broadway bridge, North Minneapolis
Saturday, May 16, 2026 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Along a Mississippi River backchannel, Otsego
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Nicollet Island, Minneapolis

Join us for Music for the Mississippi River 

Celebrate the Mississippi River and support FMR with Tina Schlieske and Molly Maher, May 30 at Dual Citizen Brewing in St. Paul.