It's Friday! The weekend is here and it looks like summer is here - especially for today! I guess it's time to dig my summer clothes out of the attic. That's the problem with an old house with tiny closets combined with Minnesota's changing seasons!

If you missed our Wednesday email, check it out HERE for more about Belwin Bison Festival, Art-a-Whirl and Rock the Barn at Dodge Nature Center all happening this weekend.

Besides those and the weekend events shared below, you can also find more things coming up to do and see on our Events and Attractions pages like the Ramsey County Master Gardener Plant Sale, Lakeshore Learning Events and more.

Of course you can opt to go garage saling with over 40 citywide and neighborhood wide sales on our list here. This morning we checked out some of the Richfield sales and wish I would have had more time for them! SOOOO many choices this week!

Have a great weekend however you spend and I'll see you again Monday for the next newsletter! Until then you can keep up with anything new at ThriftyMinnesota.com or on the Facebook page. Thanks for being a subscriber! I appreciate it.

Minnesota Aurora Ticket Discount + Ticket Giveaway

Minnesota Aurora kicks off their season at TCO Stadium in Eagan next week and it's a great outing for the whole family.

As the largest community-owned women's soccer club in the country it's a fun atmosphere where kids 3 and under even get in for free.

You can save 10% on your ticket purchase this season using our exclusive reader discount! PLUS we're giving away a Family Four-Pack of Tickets to the season opener match on Thursday, May 21st at 7pm!

Spring on the Farm at Eidem Farm in Brooklyn Park

Head to Eidem Farm in Brooklyn Park Saturday to celebrate spring and experience life on the farm with planting, animals, and more!

This free event for the whole family has lots of activities like planting flowers and veggies in the gardens, meeting new baby animals, exploring the farm and lots more.

There's even music from the Jolly Pops, a chance to make a spring craft and other fun things to do and see.

2026 Parade of Trucks in Winona

This coming week is Restaurant Week in the St. Cloud area - filled with great food and some fun "extras"!

The weeklong celebration has a different theme each day with culinary categories like "Cheese, Please", "Coffee Lovers" and "Nostalgic" served at restaurants all around the area.

The fun "extras" to the week are a chance for everyone to enter to win one of 7 $50 gift cards being given away throughout the week - one each day. (You can go enter right now.) The other is that you can earn a FREE Restaurant Week T-Shirt by using their digital passport to check in as you dine. 7 visits will get you there.

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Get the details for these deals and more on the Current Great Deals Page.

Get a FREE tub of Better Butter (Cinnamon, Garlic, Black Truffle, or Steakhouse) from Target when you submit your receipt via text for a reimbursement of the full cost.

Reminder: is National Slider Day and you can get a FREE slider of your choice at White Castle with no purchase necessary. There's a printable/show on your phone coupon for instore and a code for ordering online.

Tomorrow is the last day for the Museum of Illusions at Mall of America offer for high school students for a special $10 admission.

There's a new offer to request a FREE Sample of Salonpas Pain Relieving Flex Patch sent to you via mail.

Today and each Friday through May 29, save 20¢ off per gallon at BP, Amoco and AMPM stations if you have an active Amazon Prime membership linked to FREE Earnify account.

Casey's has another Scratch, Match & Win game in the Casey’s Rewards app. Each day you can play for a chance to win entries into their sweepstakes to win 1 of 10 $500 cash prizes or else you can win a free food or beverage item in-store or bonus Casey's points. I find this one harder to win anything than many of the others, but at least it only takes a few seconds to play.

There's a new deal to get a NEW Sam's Club Membership for only $25 for the whole year. That's less than half of the regular $60 price.

Macy's has a 10 Days of Glam Sale with different beauty products on sale 50% off each day through May 24.

Home Depot has already started their Memorial Day Sale and has the big .75cf bags of Miracle Gro Garden Soil for only $2, which is more than half off.

See the details for the things above plus lots more over on the deals page. If you ever spot a good freebie we need to include, please send it over. We all love those!

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