Opened in 2021, Water Works Park and Pavilion was conceived as a space for celebrating the power of the Mississippi River and our relationship to it...
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2022 Highlights and Reflections
Unlike plunging into the Covid pandemic in 2020, which happened literally overnight for many of us, emerging from this life- and world-changing...
September Brings Reimagining to Minneapolis
Next week, you may see groups of notebook-carrying park practitioners and community members out and about in Minneapolis – walking from the...
USA Today Readers Vote Water Works a 2021 “Top New Attraction”
Water Works Park and Pavilion has been named one of the nation’s “Best New Attractions” by readers of USA Today. We’re...
2021 Highlights & Reflections
Every day during this year of change our Minneapolis parks have helped us navigate a new normal and reconnect us with nature and each other. We’re...
Vote for Water Works as USA Today’s Reader’s Choice “Top New Attraction”
The Minneapolis Parks Foundation and our partner the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board are thrilled that Water Works Park and Pavilion has been...
News Release: Water Works Park Pavilion Opened July 19
Indoor pavilion and Owamni restaurant will be open daily The Water Works Park Pavilion and the restaurant within it, Owamni by The Sioux Chef,...
Six Videos to Celebrate the Completion of Two RiverFirst Projects
In celebration of two new park openings this month, Water Works at Mill Ruins Park and the Overlook at 26th Ave N, we pulled together six videos...
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and Minneapolis Parks Foundation celebrate opening of Water Works
Riverfront park project recognizes area’s Indigenous and industrial histories and creates outdoor gathering space, playground and improved trail...