Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington · For kids with sensory sensitivities or disabilities
Sensory-friendly and adaptive activities for kids in Minneapolis
27 sensory-friendly sessions and adaptive programs around Minneapolis: quieter Santa visits, low-sensory nights, relaxed performances, adaptive sports. 5 are free.
Updated Oct 30. Every listing links to its organizer’s page.
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Where are adaptive programs for kids with disabilities near Minneapolis?
10 listed. Coming up:
- ASL at Storytime at Heritage Library · Wed, Nov 4 · Heritage Library
- Autism Friendly Early Entry at Como Zoo · Sat, Nov 7 · Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
- Geocaching for Teens and Adults with Autism — Lowry Nature Center · Sun, Nov 8 · Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve)
- ASL-Interpreted Performances — Twelve Kinds of Ice (Children's Theatre Company) · Fri, Nov 13 · Children's Theatre Company - Cargill Stage
What free sensory-friendly events are there for kids in Minneapolis?
5 listed. Coming up:
- Geocaching for Teens and Adults with Autism — Lowry Nature Center · Sun, Nov 8 · Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve)
- Sensory Friendly Sunday at the Walker Art Center · Sun, Nov 8 · Walker Art Center
- Sensory-Friendly Low-Stim Sunday — K.U.B.E. Indoor Playground, Plymouth Community Center · Sun, Nov 29 · Plymouth Community Center (K.U.B.E. Indoor Playground)
- Sensory Santa (Maple Grove Town Green) · Sun, Dec 13 · Town Green Meeting Room
What sensory-friendly events for kids are on this weekend in Minneapolis?
4 listed. Coming up:
- Autism Friendly Early Entry at Como Zoo · Sat, Nov 7 · Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
- Geocaching for Teens and Adults with Autism — Lowry Nature Center · Sun, Nov 8 · Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve)
- Sensory Friendly Sunday at the Walker Art Center · Sun, Nov 8 · Walker Art Center
- Sensory-friendly Playtime at Edinborough Park · Sun, Nov 8 · Edinborough Park
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Hosting a sensory-friendly session or an adaptive program in Minneapolis?
List it on Grassy Knees and it can show up on this Sensory-friendly & adaptive page, in the metro’s weekend picks, in the app and in AI chats like ChatGPT. Free to post until Nov 14.
How this list works
Sessions for children who find crowds, loud sound or bright lights hard, with the lights dimmed, the music lowered, fewer people or a quiet room, and programs for children with disabilities: adaptive sports, dance and skating, special-needs and neurodivergent family nights, Deaf, blind and ASL programs. This page collects every event, program and place in our Minneapolis listings whose title says it is one; we go by what the organizer calls it, so a venue that is only wheelchair accessible isn’t here. 27 are ahead. Each one opens its listing page, which says what is adapted when the organizer does, links to the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. Dates are in Central Time.