Twin Cities weekend: Monarch fest, Greenway Glow, Taste of Greece

This is one of the biggest festival weekends of the year in Minneapolis — and if you're brave enough, you can check out four of them in one day.

• Here's our dream itinerary for this Saturday, not including stops for coffee.

🦋 10am: Kick off the day at the Monarch Festival at Lake Nokomis, a celebration of the butterfly's 2,300-mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico with dancing, art, native plant sales and live monarchs.

🇬🇷 12pm: Stop for lunch at the Minneapolis Taste of Greece festival near Bde Maka Ska, where you'll find authentic gyros, spanakopita (spinach pie), loukoumades ("Greek doughnuts") and over a dozen freshly-made pastries.

🎉 2pm: Head north to Open Streets West Broadway, the family-friendly, car-free street festival with over 250 vendors that spans 13 blocks of North Minneapolis.

🌟 4pm: Grab your bike on your way back south for the Greenway Glow, the annual art/music/dance/theater festival spread across 20 stops on and around the Midtown Greenway bike trail.

• And if you need to take a break, go for it — Greenway Glow runs until 10pm.

More things to do ...

🎨 Suburbs, we didn't forget about you! Edina's Fall Into The Arts Festival is Saturday-Sunday with over 250 artists, while St. Louis Park's Saturday art fair hosts 90+ booths, including a youth market. Free

• Plus: Wayzata's premier festival James J. Hill Days is this weekend, featuring a carnival, street market, coaster cart derby, dog races, free boat rides on Lake Minnetonka, air show and much more. Free

😴 Get to bed by 10pm at the 30+ Party, where the slogan is "party hard, sleep harder." The Friday dance party at Varsity Theater in Minneapolis starts at 6pm and ends by 9:30.

• Expect throwbacks from the '80s, '90s and '00s, themed drinks (including mocktails) and lip sync battles. $21.30+

🥰 Hop on the Labubu trend at the Fall for Trinket Market on Saturday, a pop-up shop in St. Paul featuring all things cute and collectible. Expect Sonny Angels, Calico Critters, Labubus, a trinket trade area and more from authentic sellers. Free

🪩 Dance the day away at Minnesota's first Kpop Minnecon, a one-day festival devoted to Korean pop culture this Saturday.

• The lineup includes dance competitions and a workshop with K-pop dance influencers, plus a live concert, photocard trading, claw machines and food vendors. $65 adults, $33 kids

🚴 Bike through a music festival (at your own pace) during Sunday's Saint Paul Classic Bike Tour, the annual group ride around city parks that features live music at each stop.

• The 29-mile "Grand Round" route takes cyclists through five regional parks and two bike trails, with a shorter "Lollipop Loop" also available. Note: Registration closes Thursday at midnight. $45.54-$58.22