{
    "id": "mn-history-events",
    "name": "History Events in Minnesota: Reenactments, Living History and Tours",
    "description": "24 history events in Minnesota (battle reenactments, living-history days, heritage festivals, candlelight and holiday tours of historic homes, America 250 events) with dates as each organizer publishes them.",
    "page": "https://itsminnesota.com/history/events/",
    "csv": "https://itsminnesota.com/data/downloads/mn-history-events.csv",
    "json": "https://itsminnesota.com/data/downloads/mn-history-events.json",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "It's Minnesota (itsminnesota.com), CC BY 4.0",
    "citation": "It's Minnesota (2026). History Events in Minnesota: Reenactments, Living History and Tours. https://itsminnesota.com/history/events/",
    "publisher": "It's Minnesota",
    "geo_scope": "Minnesota, USA",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
    "row_count": 24,
    "columns": [
        "name",
        "kind",
        "city",
        "county",
        "region",
        "start",
        "end",
        "dates",
        "date_status",
        "price",
        "organizer",
        "organizer_url",
        "checked"
    ],
    "column_notes": {
        "name": "Event name as the organizer uses it",
        "kind": "Reenactment, Living history, Heritage festival, Candlelight or holiday tour, Tour of homes, Commemoration, America 250 or Other",
        "city": "City or town",
        "county": "County",
        "region": "Our editorial region",
        "start": "First date YYYY-MM-DD where the organizer has published it",
        "end": "Last date YYYY-MM-DD",
        "dates": "Dates as the organizer writes them",
        "date_status": "confirmed (organizer page shows the date) or usual-timing (organizer gives only a month or season)",
        "price": "Price as listed, Free, or See event site",
        "organizer": "Who runs it",
        "organizer_url": "Organizer's own page",
        "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
    },
    "rows": [
        {
            "name": "Cabinet of Curiosities / Colonial Connections: The Tenney Family in Stearns County",
            "kind": "America 250 exhibit",
            "city": "St. Cloud",
            "county": "Stearns",
            "region": "Central Lakes & St. Cloud",
            "start": "2026-06-01",
            "end": "2026-12-31",
            "dates": "On view June 1-Dec 31, 2026, Tue-Sat 10 am-5 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Museum admission",
            "organizer": "Stearns History Museum (listed by Minnesota America 250 Committee)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/america-250-events",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Free Thursday Nights at the History Center",
            "kind": "Free admission night",
            "city": "St. Paul",
            "county": "Ramsey",
            "region": "Twin Cities Metro",
            "start": "2026-10-22",
            "end": "2026-12-17",
            "dates": "Thursdays 4-8 pm through Dec 17, 2026",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free (RSVP)",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Minnesota History Center",
            "organizer_url": "https://www3.mnhs.org/events/39343227199",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Shadows & Spirits of the State Capitol",
            "kind": "Evening history tour",
            "city": "St. Paul",
            "county": "Ramsey",
            "region": "Twin Cities Metro",
            "start": "2026-10-22",
            "end": "2026-10-24",
            "dates": "Oct 22, 23 and 24, 2026, one-hour tours from 6:30 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$12-$16 (2026)",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Minnesota State Capitol",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/events/57372366775",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Lanterns & Legends",
            "kind": "Evening history tour",
            "city": "St. Paul (Fort Snelling)",
            "county": "Hennepin",
            "region": "Twin Cities Metro",
            "start": "2026-10-24",
            "end": "2026-10-30",
            "dates": "Oct 24 and 30, 2026, one-hour tours starting from 6:00 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site (members save 20%)",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Historic Fort Snelling",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/events/60909572973",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Summit Avenue Walking Tours (final 2026 dates)",
            "kind": "Walking tour",
            "city": "St. Paul",
            "county": "Ramsey",
            "region": "Twin Cities Metro",
            "start": "2026-10-24",
            "end": "2026-10-31",
            "dates": "Oct 24, 25 and 31, 2026, 10:15 am",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$16-$20",
            "organizer": "MNHS - James J. Hill House",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/events/49901466806",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "America at 250 Concert Series: A Day in the Life of a Soldier",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Thief River Falls",
            "county": "Pennington",
            "region": "Red River Valley",
            "start": "2026-11-10",
            "end": "2026-11-10",
            "dates": "Nov 10, 2026, 7 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Northland Community Band (listed by Minnesota America 250 Committee)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/america-250-events",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Edmund Fitzgerald: A Great Lakes Memorial (beacon lighting)",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Two Harbors",
            "county": "Lake",
            "region": "Duluth & North Shore",
            "start": "2026-11-10",
            "end": "2026-11-10",
            "dates": "Nov 10, 2026, 10 am-6 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Tickets include all-day site admission (tiers $8-$20)",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Split Rock Lighthouse",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/events/53149640550",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Lifting the Veil: A Glimpse at 19th Century Spiritualism",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Elk River",
            "county": "Sherburne",
            "region": "Central Lakes & St. Cloud",
            "start": "2026-11-14",
            "end": "2026-11-14",
            "dates": "Nov 14, 2026, 7-8 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Oliver H. Kelley Farm with the Living History Society of Minnesota",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/events/62858877554",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Millers' Tour",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Minneapolis",
            "county": "Hennepin",
            "region": "Twin Cities Metro",
            "start": "2026-11-14",
            "end": "2026-12-13",
            "dates": "Nov 14, 22, 28; Dec 5, 13, 2026, 10:30 am",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Mill City Museum",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/events/60921129328",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "In Disguise: Women in the Civil War",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Mendota",
            "county": "Dakota",
            "region": "Twin Cities Metro",
            "start": "2026-11-20",
            "end": "2026-11-20",
            "dates": "Nov 20, 2026, 6 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Dakota County Historical Society / Sibley Historic Site",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/america-250-events",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Capitol Civil War Tour",
            "kind": "Guided tour",
            "city": "St. Paul",
            "county": "Ramsey",
            "region": "Twin Cities Metro",
            "start": "2026-11-21",
            "end": "2026-11-21",
            "dates": "Nov 21, 2026, 11 am and 1 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$8-$12",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Minnesota State Capitol",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/events/56690939224",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Thanksgiving on the Farm",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Elk River",
            "county": "Sherburne",
            "region": "Central Lakes & St. Cloud",
            "start": "2026-11-21",
            "end": "2026-11-21",
            "dates": "Nov 21, 2026, 10 am-4 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Site admission",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Oliver H. Kelley Farm",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/events/61130759455",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Christmas at the Lighthouse",
            "kind": "Holiday tour",
            "city": "Two Harbors",
            "county": "Lake",
            "region": "Duluth & North Shore",
            "start": "2026-11-27",
            "end": "2026-12-27",
            "dates": "Nov 27-Dec 27, 2026",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$20; MNHS members free",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Split Rock Lighthouse",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/splitrock/visit/hours",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "A Gilded Age Christmas",
            "kind": "Holiday tour",
            "city": "St. Paul",
            "county": "Ramsey",
            "region": "Twin Cities Metro",
            "start": "2026-11-28",
            "end": "2027-01-03",
            "dates": "Nov 28, 2026-Jan 3, 2027 (Thu-Sun 10-5)",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "House admission ($15 adults)",
            "organizer": "MNHS - James J. Hill House",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/hillhouse",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Winter Sleigh Rides",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Grand Rapids",
            "county": "Itasca",
            "region": "Iron Range & Voyageurs",
            "start": "2026-11-28",
            "end": "2027-02-27",
            "dates": "Nov 28, 2026-Feb 27, 2027 on listed dates (Saturdays plus Dec 20-23 and Dec 26-30), rides from 10:30 am",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Included with site admission",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Forest History Center",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/events/61819955561",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "How Christmas Won the Civil War",
            "kind": "Holiday tour",
            "city": "Mendota",
            "county": "Dakota",
            "region": "Twin Cities Metro",
            "start": "2026-12-04",
            "end": "2026-12-04",
            "dates": "Dec 4, 2026, 6-8 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$20; $15 DCHS/MNHS/Friends of Sibley members",
            "organizer": "Dakota County Historical Society at Sibley Historic Site (Mendota After Hours)",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/events/59457414657",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Julmarknad Handcraft Market and Festival",
            "kind": "Heritage festival",
            "city": "Minneapolis",
            "county": "Hennepin",
            "region": "Twin Cities Metro",
            "start": "2026-12-04",
            "end": "2026-12-06",
            "dates": "Dec 4-6, 2026",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Adults $26 at the door (includes museum admission)",
            "organizer": "American Swedish Institute",
            "organizer_url": "https://asimn.org/experience/festivals/julmarknad/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Split Rock Keeper's Tour (New Year)",
            "kind": "Holiday tour",
            "city": "Two Harbors",
            "county": "Lake",
            "region": "Duluth & North Shore",
            "start": "2027-01-01",
            "end": "2027-01-03",
            "dates": "Jan 1-3, 2027 (Fri-Sun), 12:00, 1:00, 2:30 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$25 (members save 20%)",
            "organizer": "MNHS - Split Rock Lighthouse",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mnhs.org/splitrock/visit/hours",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Christmas City Express",
            "kind": "Holiday tour",
            "city": "Duluth",
            "county": "St. Louis",
            "region": "Duluth & North Shore",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "Holiday season, Fri-Sun performances (4 pm Fri/Sun, 3 pm Sat)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Lake Superior Railroad Museum",
            "organizer_url": "https://lsrm.org/visitors/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Defeat of Jesse James Days",
            "kind": "Battle reenactment",
            "city": "Northfield",
            "county": "Rice",
            "region": "South Lakes & Bluff Country",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "September 2027 (2026: Sept 9-13)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Defeat of Jesse James Days",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.djjd.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Glensheen lantern-light tours",
            "kind": "Holiday tour",
            "city": "Duluth",
            "county": "St. Louis",
            "region": "Duluth & North Shore",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "Fridays and Saturdays in October",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Glensheen",
            "organizer_url": "https://glensheen.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Grand Portage Rendezvous Days",
            "kind": "Heritage festival",
            "city": "Grand Portage",
            "county": "Cook",
            "region": "Duluth & North Shore",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "Usually second weekend of August (2026: Aug 7-9)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "National Park Service - Grand Portage National Monument",
            "organizer_url": "https://home.nps.gov/grpo/planyourvisit/grand-portage-national-monument-rendezvous-days.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Walnut Grove",
            "county": "Redwood",
            "region": "Minnesota River Valley & Prairielands",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "Usually July (Friday and Saturday evenings)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Wilder Pageant / Walnut Grove",
            "organizer_url": "https://walnutgrove.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mahkato Wacipi",
            "kind": "Heritage festival",
            "city": "Mankato",
            "county": "Blue Earth",
            "region": "Minnesota River Valley & Prairielands",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "Usually September (2026: 54th annual, Sept 18-20)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Mahkato Wacipi",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.mahkatowacipi.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        }
    ]
}