Are you attending the Minnesota Renaissance Festival? Here’s a coupon deal that will save you $5.00 off one adult admission ticket. You’ll find this coupon in the August and September Dollars & Sense coupon magazine which is delivered each month to many homes in the Twin Cities metro area via direct mail.

This year’s Festival takes place each weekend from August 20-October 2. Also open Friday, September 30th and Labor Day (Monday, September 5th.) Hours of operation are from 9:00AM-7:00PM. The Festival goes on rain or shine. Parking is FREE.

This year’s featured attractions include the Minnesota Raptor Center Bird Show, Historic Cooking Demos, Coronation of the Queen, Photography Classes, a new 18 foot Bear Suite, and the Daily Pub Crawl.

Don’t miss this year’s Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Get your tickets now and save $5.00 with this coupon offer. Additional discount coupons available at participating Subway locations. Discount tickets available at Menards, Walgreens, SuperAmerica, and Whole Foods Markets.

Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota (suburban Minneapolis/St. Paul) is the hottest amusement park in the Twin Cities area! You’ll love Valleyfair’s rides, shows, water parks, and other attractions.

At most Twin Cities area Dairy Queens, you will find a coupon, good for $7 off regular Valleyfair admission. I found a pad of coupons located on the condiments counter, net to the straws and napkins. Valid any day through August 21. Limit of six $7 Valleyfair admission discounts per coupon. Enjoy all that Valleyfair has to offer this summer while saving $7 on each ticket!

Several CheapoLifers from Minnesota and surrounding states have asked me where to get cheap tickets to Moondance Jam in Walker.

Moondance Jam is a regional outdoor rock festival. It’s 4 days of music, camping, and good times with friends. I personally attended the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Moondance Jams and thoroughly enjoyed each one. Headliners this year are KISS and Stone Temple Pilots. Plus Eddie Money, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Outlaws, Cracker, .38 Special, Great White, Paul Rodgers, Burton Cummings, and many more great entertainers will perform at the Jam.

I don’t have a specific source for discount Moondance Jam tickets, but I do have a suggestion: Many radio stations have shopping shows where they sell hotel/motel rooms, restaurant certificates, tickets, and other similar items at a substantial discount. The various businesses give these items in exchange for advertising airtime on the radio station. It’s known as “trade” or “trade out” within the radio industry. Smaller, hometown stations are most likely to air shopping shows.

In 2003, I was able to obtain a 4 day Moondance Jam General Admission Pass for just $50.00 by purchasing it on one of these shopping shows. At the time, the “official” price (face value) of this ticket was $100.00. If your local station(s) have a shopping show, call and ask if they have Moondance Jam tickets. Many radio stations will list their shopping show items on the station’s website. VIP tickets can also be acquired in this manner, although they are harder to find, due to their higher value and relative scarcity.

Why pay full gate price for Moondance Jam tickets if you don’t have to? Discount tickets are out there and waiting to be found. Happy hunting and enjoy the Jam in Walker, Minnesota this year!

Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota (suburban Minneapolis/St. Paul) is the hottest amusement park in the Twin Cities area! You’ll love Valleyfair’s rides, shows, water parks, and other attractions.

On the back of specially-marked Diet Mountain Dew cans, you will find a coupon, good for $10 off regular Valleyfair admission. This is a regional offer, printed directly onto cans which are distributed and sold in this area. Look on the Diet Mountain Dew 12 pack container to see if the cans inside contain this coupon deal.

Good on Memorial Day, Father’s Day, and through June 30. Limit of six $10 Valleyfair admission discounts per can. Must present and surrender empty can at the time of ticket purchase. Enjoy all that Valleyfair has to offer this summer while saving $10 on each ticket!