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Parades. Colorful Pride celebrations. Hot Chocolate Winter Runs. Improv Festivals. Pond hockey tournaments. Seasonal Beer Celebrations. There is no shortage of events happening in Minneapolis all year long. We are an extremely active community of artists, creators, musicians, foodies, dancers, runners & bikers – a community of doers that can’t stand the thought of missing out. With something always going on, we’re confident you’ll find something you won’t want to miss too.
*Note: Please be sure to check the official event website or with event organizers for up to date cancellations and postponements.
Season’s Eatings: Fall
Join Mill City Museum staff in the Baking Lab as they discuss autumn in Minnesota and focus on a favorite of the upcoming holiday season - pie! Visitors will be able to…
Food & Drink
History & Heritage
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Season's Eatings: Fall704 South 2nd St.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin emerged in 2004 as an empathetic, engaging, and often enthralling troubadour. Over the years, he’s tallied north of 1 billion streams and moved 1 million-plus albums worldwide. Also, he scored…
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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In this holiday favorite filled with music and Seussian rhymes, the Grinch conceives a dastardly plot to destroy the Whos’ beloved holiday—until tiny Cindy Lou extends a hand. Will her combination of…
Arts & Theater
Family Fun
Holiday
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Children's Theatre Company
2400 3rd Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Sam Grisman Project: The Music of Jerry Garcia, David Grisman & More
A Note From Sam: “The music that my father David Grisman and his close friend, Jerry Garcia, made in the early 1990s (in the house that I grew up in) is not…
Live Music
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Sam Grisman Project: The Music of Jerry Garcia, David Grisman & More1010 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
The Ninja Kidz: Infinite Possibilities
It's time to enter the multi-verse. The Ninja Kidz are leaping out of your screens and into Minneapolis with Ninja Kidz Live: Infinite Possibilities. The fate of the universe hangs in balance…
Arts & Theater
Family Fun
Hennepin Arts
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The Ninja Kidz: Infinite Possibilities910 Hennepin Ave.
Minnesota 55403
Let’s Talk Women The CHANGE Menopause Conference
THE CHANGE is a bold gathering that puts perimenopause and menopause at the center of the conversation, spotlighting the companies, clinicians, investors, and cultural leaders who are reshaping what care, confidence, and…
Community
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Let's Talk Women The CHANGE Menopause ConferenceDowntown Minneapolis Location Planned
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
How Minnesota Sent a Generation on The Oregon Trail™
Join Minnesota Historical Society Program Specialist Jacob Rorem on a wagon ride down memory lane in this interactive program marking 40 years since the release of the first fully graphical edition of…
History & Heritage
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How Minnesota Sent a Generation on The Oregon Trail™704 South 2nd St.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
Twin Cities Con
Twin Cities Con is a celebration of all things nerdy! Join us November 7-9, 2025 at the Minneapolis Convention Center! Featuring Brendan Fraser and more special guests.
Arts & Theater
Community
Family Fun
Big Events
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Twin Cities ConMinneapolis Convention Center
1301 2nd Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Dessa Returns with the Minnesota Orchestra
With a style based on humor, tenderness and curiosity, Dessa is adept at crafting unlikely metaphors—finding connections between seemingly unrelated corners of human experience: philosophy and dental work; heartbreak and fMRI imaging…
Arts & Theater
Live Music
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Dessa Returns with the Minnesota OrchestraOrchestra Hall
1111 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Twin Cities Book Festival
Rain Taxi's 25th annual Twin Cities Book Festival is happening on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Union Depot in Saint Paul! The TCBF features a vibrant all-day book fair with over 13…
