Updated on January 20, 2026
Flannel and Frost Winterfest – Roseau, MN is Minnesota’s Winter CityÂ
Roseau, Minnesota, proudly embraces its reputation as “Minnesota’s Winter City,” and there’s no better testament to this than the annual Flannel and Frost Winter Festival. Scheduled for February 27-March 1, 2026, this winter festival offers a blend of traditional favorites and exciting new events, ensuring there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Featured Winter Festival Events: Sign up Required on some Events.
Watch downtown Roseau come alive at the
Northern Lights Parade
Explore Roseau, on the Polaris City-wide Scavengar Hunt
If you find one of the 50 Polaris Cards that look like this, you can redeem it for a free winter hat at the Polaris Experience Center.
Don't miss A Nordic Evening with Comedian\ Storyteller Chad Filley
Lutefisk, Immigrants, and Lutheran Guilt
Join storyteller Chad Filley for Lutefisk, Immigrants, and Lutheran Guilt, a humorous and heartfelt program that blends history with everyday life. Through stories rooted in regional and Scandinavian traditions, Filley shares funny family memories, true tales of immigrants and their descendants, and familiar experiences tied to heritage, faith, and community.
With warmth and wit, this engaging program is easy to follow and enjoyable for all ages. Audiences will laugh, learn, and recognize pieces of their own lives reflected in the stories
Free; open to all ages!