1. Bentleyville Tour of Lights
View the bright and shiny holiday light spectacle before it ends this weekend. (5-9 p.m. Dec. 24-25; 5-10 p.m. Dec. 26-27, 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, bentleyvilleusa.org)
2. Holiday Swap Meet
After Christmas is done, some may feel the need to purge. Bring board games, duplicate toys or other nerdy items to trade. (2-6 p.m. Dec. 26, the Curious Crow Company, 9157 S. Highway Drive, Circle Pines, curiouscrowcompany.com)
3. Ice Skating at Highland Arena
Burn off that holiday ham with a few turns around the rink. (4 p.m. Dec. 26, 800 Snelling Av. S., St. Paul, ramseycountymn.gov)
4. Bold North Breakaway Fan Zones
If you don’t have tickets to the World Juniors hockey tournament, you can still get in on the action. Fans can lace up at the TRIA Skills Rink in Rice Park and warm up by a bonfire. Inside RiverCentre, explore hands-on exhibits, local vendors, a live DJ and the Delta Dental Locker Room Experience. (10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Dec. 26-27 & 29; 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 28 & 30, Rice Park, 109 W. 4th St., St. Paul; RiverCentre, 175 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, mnsportsandeventsorg)
5. Open Studio Saturday
View creations by local artists and learn about their artistic process. (Noon-4 p.m. Dec. 27, Northrop King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE., Mpls., nemaa.org)
6. Movie in the Dome
Burn off residual energy from the holidays with various sports equipment before a screening of “The Incredibles.” (Open dome time at noon Dec. 28, followed by movie at 2 p.m., Regional Athletics Center Dome, 1655 Livingston Av., West St. Paul, wspmn.gov)
7. Winter Lights
Centennial Lakes Park dazzles with a light display throughout the area for those on a walk, run or even sitting on a bench. (Dusk-10 p.m. daily, 7499 France Av., Edina, edinamn.gov)
8. Kiwanis Holiday Lights
Drive or walk through this light display and visit with live reindeer. Free, cash and nonperishable food donations accepted to benefit local organizations. (5-9 p.m. Sun.-Thu.; 5-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., ends Dec. 31, Sibley Park, 900 Mound Av., Mankato, kiwanisholidaylights.com)
