Meet Our Sister Cities

Minneapolis is proud to be part of the Sister City Program, started by President Dwight Eisenhower to foster people-to-people citizen diplomacy.

We partner with 12 other cities spanning the entire world over. Continue on for more information on the program and participating cities.

Make sure to visit Sister Cities Day to learn about this program.

Minneapolis was proud to welcome the 59th Sister Cities International Annual Conference, which was held July 16-18, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. Below, you will find our welcome!

About Sister Cities About Sister Cities Sister Cities is an international program started by President Dwight Eisenhower to foster people-to-people citizen diplomacy.

Sister Cities Day Sister Cities Day Sister Cities Day 2023 will take place on July 16th at Nicollet Island Pavilion.

Get Involved Get Involved We want YOU to be a part of this amazing program to promote peace through mutual…

Winnipeg, Canada Winnipeg, Canada Sister City since 1973.

Uppsala, Sweden Uppsala, Sweden Sister City since 2000.

Bosaso, Somalia Bosaso, Somalia Sister City since 2014.

Novosibirsk, Russia Novosibirsk, Russia Sister City since 1988.

Cuernavaca, Mexico Cuernavaca, Mexico Sister City since 2008.

Eldoret, Kenya Eldoret, Kenya Sister City since 2000.

Ibaraki City, Japan Ibaraki City, Japan Sister City since 1980.

Najaf, Iraq Najaf, Iraq Sister City since 2009.

Kuopio, Finland Kuopio, Finland Sister City since 1973.

Tours, France Tours, France Sister City since 1991.

Harbin, China Harbin, China Sister City since 1992.

Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile Sister City since 1961.

MEET OUR SISTER CITIES

Meet Our Sister Cities