WaterFest

05/26/2026

Skip the parking stress and hop on the FREE continuous shuttle to WaterFest! 🚌💦

Park at:
📍 Johnson High School
📍 Phalen Rec Center

The shuttle will also swing through the Beach Lot before dropping attendees off at the Pavilion Lot entrance to the event.

🕙 Shuttle service runs continuously from 10:45 AM – 4:15 PM
🎉 Event hours: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Save time, avoid traffic, and make getting to the fun easy for everyone. See you at WaterFest!

05/25/2026

05/22/2026

Join us Saturday, May 30th from 11am-4pm at the Lake Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion to celebrate our clean lakes!
With activities like canoeing, a fishing competition, and art-making, it’s the perfect day to enjoy with your family. Take a look at our event map, we hope to see you there!

05/21/2026

Join us Saturday, May 30th from 11am-4pm at the Lake Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion to celebrate our clean lakes! With activities like canoeing, a fishing competition, and art-making, it's the perfect day to enjoy with your family. We hope to see you there💧

05/20/2026

EXPRESS YOUR GRATITUDE OR SHARE A YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY ABOUT WATER!

Join artist for an outdoor live screen printing experience! This interactive artwork features designs related to lakes, streams, and wetland conservation, and participants can express their gratitude or share a memory about water. Attendees will also have the opportunity to choose a print to take home and contribute to local mutual aid causes through Sean’s project, Movement Art for Mutual Aid.

05/15/2026

WaterFest is bringing the fun ALL day long this year! 🌊☀️

With 65+ exhibitors, interactive activities, performances, demos, and family fun around every corner, you won’t want to miss a minute. Check out some of the exciting events happening throughout the day 👇

🪶 11:00–11:30 AM
Kalpulli Tlaloctecuhtli performing traditional Mexica Aztec Dance (Pavilion)

🦋 11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Butterfly on Stilts roaming throughout the festival

🏊 12:00–12:30 PM
Saint Paul Sunnies Developmental Swim Team Showcase (Beach House)

💃 12:00–4:00 PM
Kids Dance Party (Amphitheater)

🎣 12:00–3:00 PM
Fishing Competition (Bass Bay)

🛶 1:00–2:30 PM
Camp Phalen Paddling Showcase (Lakeside Center)

🫧 1:00–3:00 PM
Create a Giant Bubble at Fox Cove

🚨 3:00–3:30 PM
Saint Paul Parks & Recreation Lifeguard Demo (Beach House)

Grab your friends, bring the family, and come celebrate a day full of community, culture, and outdoor fun at WaterFest! 💙

05/12/2026

UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY WHILE LEARNING ABOUT NATIVE SPECIES! Check out artist for a workshop using watercolors to create your own MN natives nature card. Enjoy live demonstrations of various painting techniques, including splattering, blending, and stamping.

05/06/2026

Learn how to fish at WaterFest this year! Lessons and prizes will be provided by and rods are donated by . We look forward to seeing you at Bass Bay during WaterFest on May 30th!

05/04/2026

is thankful for all of our sponsors and key partners making WaterFest possible, we are looking forward to the upcoming event taking place on Saturday, May 30. familyevent

04/29/2026

is partnering with who will be hosting a onsite lifeguard demonstration at the Beach House as well as FREE boat rides at the Lakeside Activity Center.