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Alice in Wonderland at Children’s Theatre Company

Children's Theatre

Tickets: $15-$67. Ticket Office: 612-874-0400 or tickets@childrenstheatre.org. For more information about this sensory-friendly performance, go to https://childrenstheatre.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility/sensory-friendly-programming/. Story by Lewis Carroll; Adapted for the stage by Sharon Holland; Music by Victor Zupanc; Directed by Peter C. Brosius Take a tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice and you’ll land in a wonderfully wacky world of […]

Sensory Friendly Easter Egg Hunt

This free, indoor event is aimed at providing an opportunity for kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder an opportunity to participate in an egg hunt with their peers in a sensory friendly zone. Location: Apple Valley Municipal Center Pre-registration required by March 22. Pam Walter, Crime Prevention Specialist Apple Valley Police Department 7100 147th Street West […]

Babble Lab – sensory friendly

Children's Theatre

CARGILL STAGE Strap on your safety goggles and clean out your ears as a concoction of sneaky, sprightly L E T T E R S takes over a weird and wondrous science lab in this one-of-a-kind, gee-gaw-filled explosion of language. https://my.childrenstheatre.org/13485/14027    

“Relaxed Family Concert: Here, There, Everywhere” at Orchestra Hall

Join the Minnesota Orchestra as it flies around the world through music by composers from many different corners of the Earth. Starting at home in the United States, you will hear movements from James Price Johnson’s atmospheric Harlem Symphony. Then head to the Andes mountains in Peru with Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout. And […]

Sensory Friendly Saturday, Bell Museum

Bell Museum St. Paul, Minnesota

This monthly series provides a welcoming and accessible environment for individuals, families, and children who have sensory sensitivities. Experience our Minnesota Journeys gallery, temporary exhibits, the Touch & See Lab, and a brief planetarium show at 8:45 am—all with lowered lighting, quieter sounds, and fewer visitors. This is an in-person event at the Bell Museum […]

$15

Sensory Friendly Open House, Minnetonka Fire Station #1

Minnetonka Fire Station #1 14550 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN

Minnetonka Fire offers a free sensory friendly open house every spring for those families with a member(s) with Austism or another sensory disorder. We turn down the lights and sirens for this event and aim to offer an atmosphere that is quieter than our fall open house. We offer free cookies to all who attend […]

The Lion King

Orpheum Theatre

Hennepin Theatre Trust is proud to offer a sensory-friendly performance of Disney's The Lion King. This performance is specifically designed for individuals with sensory differences, cognitive or developmental disabilities, and those who benefit from a relaxed theater environment along with their families and caregivers. With the partnership of Fraser, the show will be performed in […]

Neurodiversity Day at the Roundhouse

Minnesota Transportation Museum 193 Pennsylvania Ave, St Paul, MN

The Minnesota Transportation Museum and the Multicultural Autism Action Network invite neurodiverse people of all ages and expressions to neurodiversity day at the Roundhouse. Explore Minnesota Rail History in a friendly community with a quieter and more sensory friendly environment. Free parking, craft activities, short train ride, shop tour, model train layouts, Pullman Porter exhibit, […]

Autism Acceptance Event, Galaxie Library in Apple Valley

Galaxie Library - 14955 Galaxie Av. April 26, 2024 - 10:00 am - 11:30 am Visit with Apple Valley Officers Color your own Apple Valley Police Patch, Autism infinity symbol or puzzle piece. Tour a squad car Check out a library book display on acceptance Sensory objects will be available Join us for a morning […]

“Disney’s Finding Nemo JR.” by Duluth Playhouse Youth Theatre at the NorShor Theatre

Duluth Playhouse - NorShor Theater 211 E. Superior St., Duluth, MN

Based on the 2003 Disney / Pixar film; Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez; Book Adapted by Lindsay Anderson; Music & Orchestrations Adapted & Arranged by Myrna Conn Disney’s Finding Nemo JR. is a one-act musical adaptation of the beloved Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with brand new music written by the songwriting team from Frozen. […]

Sensory Friendly Saturday, Bell Museum

Bell Museum St. Paul, Minnesota

This monthly series provides a welcoming and accessible environment for individuals, families, and children who have sensory sensitivities. Experience our Minnesota Journeys gallery, temporary exhibits, the Touch & See Lab, and a brief planetarium show at 8:45 am—all with lowered lighting, quieter sounds, and fewer visitors. This is an in-person event at the Bell Museum […]

$15

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