Cultivating healthy lifestyle is a priority of the local authorities. The local residents are encouraged to do various sports and recreation activities.
The main sports and recreation activities of the Minsk region:

- Regional sports festivals dedicated to harvest campaign
- The Small Olympic Games among kindergartens
- Ski Race Sports Festival for the Prizes of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee
- The Regional Football Cup for the Prizes of USSR Hero P. Kupriyanov
- The year-round student sports tournament (12 sports)
- The Sport for Everybody Tournament (9 sports)
- The sports tournament among top officials of companies and organizations (6 sports)
- The sports tournament among working young people
- The Golden Puck Tournament (ice hockey) and the Leather Ball Tournament (football)
- The Zdorovie Multiathlon Competition
- Spring and autumn marathons for the prizes of the Slutsky Krai Newspaper - Tourist competitions
- Championships and cups of the region and the oblast in many sports and other events.

There are 120 sports facilities in the region.

Tourist services in the region are provided by the Centre of Children and Youth Tourism and Regional Study