Pearl Park — Attraction in Minneapolis

The Party In The Park was super fun! Loved the balance of free and paid activities as well as the types of food available at the food trucks. Guest appearances by local celebrities in the dunk tank was a neat surprise! Mayor Frey was such a good sport!

I would have liked to have more designated places for families to picnic/eat their food truck food. More frequent emptying of garbage and recycling during the event would have helped. The long lines for food trucks and paid activities like face painting, henna and balloon creations was disappointing. Maybe more options/activities like...

Great Minneapolis park. Fairly large. Basketball. Volleyball. Football field. Tennis courts. Baseball fields. Kids community pool. Kids playground. Outdoor Ice skating in winter including hockey rink.

I only wish they would include some newer playground equipment that slightly bigger kids could use. Current equipment became boring to my kids over 8 y/o then that leaves me stuck with younger kid (5-7) in the playground while other kid is acres away. At least there's something...

Pearl Park is a great spot to play and bring your family. The community center has a gym and multipurpose room open for community reservation, and the staff are excellent. All sorts of MPRB youth sports are organized through Pearl, and they have a premier level baseball field, youth fields (soccer, baseball, football) tennis and basketball courts, and a hockey rink in the winter. Play structures are getting old, and the wading pool is basic, but still a fun...