Flint Hills 2017 International Children’s Festival

Saturday-Sunday: A week of performances and events for school kids ends with a family weekend — two days featuring dozens of performances in and around the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Highlights include the GuGu drum group from Shanghai, Native Pride Dancers (pictured), an interactive theater piece where the audience helps solve a mystery, a puppet theater piece from Denmark and an interactive outdoor performance called “The Whale’s Tale.” This year, tickets to all indoor performances at the 2017 Flint Hills International Children’s Festival are “Pay What You Can.” “Pay What You Can” tickets for indoor shows will be available the day of the performance on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability. Those who want guaranteed admission can purchase $8 tickets in advance. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; 345 Washington St., St. Paul; ordway.org.

Art in the Hollow

Saturday: The art festival in St. Paul’s Swede Hollow includes work by more than 50 visual and performing artists, set up along the paths and byways of the lush park. Some of the artists will be creating pieces on site, including glass mosaics, murals and sculpture. The Swede Hollow folks say this is “the only art fair on the city’s entire East Side.” There will be spoken word and music in the south tunnel, four food trucks and parking at Hope Community Academy, 720 Payne Ave. 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Swede Hollow Park; artinthehollow.org.

St. Anthony Park Arts Festival

Saturday: The beautiful Carnegie branch library at the heart of St. Anthony Park turns 100 this year, and this free event at Como and Carter avenues has been raising funds for the library for 48 of those years. The festival features more than 70 juried artists, food, live music, a plant sale and art activities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; sapfest.org.

WaterFest 2017

Saturday: This family festival celebrates clean lakes with opportunities for outdoor hands-on learning about clean water, wildlife and land and water conservation. On the water, there will be voyageur canoe rides, canoes and kayaks to paddle and fishing lessons. On land, the event includes the Farnsworth Marching Band, water games, a water arcade, jump castle, native plant giveaway, live animals, art exhibits, Breck School’s BATO BATO! Marimba Ensemble, Wisdom Water Dancers, lakeside yoga, food for purchase. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Lake Phalen Park, 1600 Phalen Drive, St. Paul; free; rwmwd.org.

Grand Old Day

Sunday: This annual fest, which offers some of the summer’s best people-watching on one of St. Paul’s most popular streets, returns to a one-day event, after a two-day tryout last summer. The event features “30 Blocks of Fun” with favorites including the first parade of the summer, which starts at 9:30 a.m. at Dale and goes down Grand to Fairview. There’s live music and entertainment at six unique “Festival Gardens” from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wristbands are required in the Festival Gardens and are $8. This year, the Gardens are open until 7 p.m. Other areas along Grand focus on arts and culture, family fun and sports and wellness. Grand Old Day closes down from Victoria to Fairview at 5 p.m. 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Grand Avenue from Dale Street to Prior Avenue, St. Paul; grandave.com.