What's Happening in Minneapolis This Week

Looking for things to do in Minneapolis? Here are this week's Meet Minneapolis Visitor Center Staff Picks! And for more suggestions in and beyond downtown, check out the sections below our Staff Picks or stop by the Meet Minneapolis Visitor Center.

September 14th-September 21st

*Note: Please be sure to check the official event website or with event organizers for up-to-date cancellations and postponements.

Monday 9/14/2026

Twin Town Pedicabs: Minneapolis City Tour
10 am-6:45 pm
This tour can begin and end anywhere in Downtown Minneapolis

The Museum of Russian Art
10 am-5 pm
5500 Stevens Ave

Pregame Your Ball Game at These North Loop Breweries
click on link for more information

Target Field: MLB Baseball-MN Twins vs NY Yankees
6:40 pm
1 Twins Way

Dakota: Lucia
7 pm
1010 Nicollet Mall

Nicollet Diner: Your 24-hour destination for breakfast to milkshakes!
never closes
1333 Nicollet Mall

Tuesday 9/15/2026

The Best Spots to Catch a Sunrise or Sunset in Minneapolis
click on link for locations

Target Field: Ballpark Tour
11 am & 1 pm
1 Twins Way

Surly Brewing: Trivia
6:30-8:30 pm
520 Malcolm Ave SE

Romantic Restaurants in Minneapolis
click on link above for more information

Orpheum Theatre: Mama Mia
7:30 pm
910 Hennepin Ave

Guthrie Theater: Waiting for Godot
7:30 pm
818 S 2nd St

Wednesday 9/16/2026

Muffin Top Café: Take Out or Delivery Available
7 am-4 pm
1424 Nicollet Ave

Celebrate (& shop) Art @ Kickernick Gallery
11 am-6 pm
430 N 1st Ave

Target Field: MLB-Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
12:40 pm
1 Twins Way

Nokomis Farmers Market
4-7:30 pm
5167 Chicago Ave

Berlin: Kevin Gamble’s J Dilla Tribute
7 pm
204 N 1st St

State Theatre: Ilana Glazer Live!
7:30 pm
805 Hennepin Ave

Thursday 9/17/2026

Walker Art Center
10 am-9 pm (Free Thursday Nights 5-9 pm)
725 Vineland Pl

Minneapolis Trolly Tours: Narrated Scenic Tours
11 am & 1 pm
100 E 22nd St

Minneapolis Institute of Art: Meet at Mia: Summer Series 2026-Sweater Weather
5-9 pm (museum hours 10 am-9 pm)
2400 3rd Ave S

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: Free Tours
6 pm (Sculpture Garden hours 6 am-midnight)
725 Vineland Pl

First Avenue: Chat Pile-Who Loves The Sun Tour
7:30 pm
701 N 1st Ave

Acme Comedy Co: J. Elvis Weinstein
8 pm
708 N 1st St

Friday 9/18/2026

Sea Life at MOA: Immerse yourself in the sea without getting wet
10 am – 8 pm
Mall of America

Indigena by Owamni
11 am-midnight
806 S 2nd St (inside the Guthrie)

Mpls Water Taxi: Mighty Mississippi boat ride
11 am-10 pm
724 Sibley St NE

Up-Down Arcade Bar: Be a pinball wizard!
3 pm – 2 am
3012 Lyndale Ave S

Theatre in the Round: The Great Gatsby
7:30 pm
245 Cedar Ave S

Aster Café: The New Entangled Particles
8:30 pm
125 SE Main St

Saturday 9/19/2026

Hell’s Kitchen: Live Music: Mark Johnson & Friends
10 am-1pm
80 S 9th St

5th Annual Art on the Edge Festival
10 am-5 pm
420 SE Main St

Mill City Museum: Free Admission Day
10 am-5 pm
704 S 2nd St

Taco Tour on Lake Street
Noon- 8 pm
Mercado Central & El Nuevo Campo

Berlin: Early Evening Jazz: Jackson Churchill Trio (No cover)
4:15 pm
204 N 1st St

Pillsbury House & Theater: Nina Simone: Four Women
7 pm
3501 Chicago Ave

Dudley Riggs Theatre: The Algorithm is Gonna Get You
7:30 pm
824 Hennepin Ave

Sunday 9/20/2026

Minneapolis Farmers Market: Weekend Market
6 am–1 pm
312 E Lyndale Ave N

Mill City Museum: Millers’ Tour
10:30 -11:30 am (Museum hours 10 am-5 pm)
704 S 2nd St

Minneapolis Institute of Art: Guided Tour Celebrating Hispanic Art
1 pm (museum hours 10 am-5 pm)
2400 3rd Ave S

State Theatre: Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock LIVE
3 pm
805 Hennepin Ave

Orchestra Hall: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
7 pm
1111 Nicollet Mall

Skyway Theatre: Saxsquatch
7 pm
711 Hennepin Ave

Monday 9/21/2026

Things To Do on a Monday in Minneapolis
click on link above for more information

Nicollet Diner: Your 24-hour destination
never closes!
1333 Nicollet Mall

House of Balls (a whimsical working sculpture studio)
Noon-4 pm
1504 7th St S

Indeed Brewing Co: Let’s Learn Mahjong! – Open Play
6:30-8:30 pm
711 NE 15th Ave

Armory: Wave To Earth
8:15 pm
500 South 6th St

The Hook & Ladder: Cliff Cash - Late Show
8:30 pm
3010 Minnehaha Ave

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Monday 9/14/2026

Twin Town Pedicabs: Minneapolis City Tour10 am-6:45 pmThis tour can begin and end anywhere in Downtown Minneapolis

The Museum of Russian Art 10 am-5 pm5500 Stevens Ave

Pregame Your Ball Game at These North Loop Breweriesclick on link for more information

Target Field: MLB Baseball-MN Twins vs NY Yankees6:40 pm1 Twins Way

Dakota: Lucia7 pm1010 Nicollet Mall

Nicollet Diner: Your 24-hour destination for breakfast to milkshakes!never closes1333 Nicollet Mall

Tuesday 9/15/2026

The Best Spots to Catch a Sunrise or Sunset in Minneapolisclick on link for locations

Target Field: Ballpark Tour11 am & 1 pm1 Twins Way

Surly Brewing: Trivia6:30-8:30 pm520 Malcolm Ave SE

Romantic Restaurants in Minneapolisclick on link above for more information

Orpheum Theatre: Mama Mia7:30 pm910 Hennepin Ave

Guthrie Theater: Waiting for Godot7:30 pm818 S 2nd St

Wednesday 9/16/2026

Muffin Top Café: Take Out or Delivery Available7 am-4 pm1424 Nicollet Ave

Celebrate (& shop) Art @ Kickernick Gallery11 am-6 pm430 N 1st Ave

Target Field: MLB-Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees12:40 pm1 Twins Way

Nokomis Farmers Market4-7:30 pm5167 Chicago Ave

Berlin: Kevin Gamble’s J Dilla Tribute7 pm204 N 1st St

State Theatre: Ilana Glazer Live!7:30 pm805 Hennepin Ave

Thursday 9/17/2026

Walker Art Center 10 am-9 pm (Free Thursday Nights 5-9 pm)725 Vineland Pl

Minneapolis Trolly Tours: Narrated Scenic Tours11 am & 1 pm100 E 22nd St

Minneapolis Institute of Art: Meet at Mia: Summer Series 2026-Sweater Weather5-9 pm (museum hours 10 am-9 pm)2400 3rd Ave S

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: Free Tours6 pm (Sculpture Garden hours 6 am-midnight)725 Vineland Pl

First Avenue: Chat Pile-Who Loves The Sun Tour7:30 pm701 N 1st Ave

Acme Comedy Co: J. Elvis Weinstein8 pm708 N 1st St

Friday 9/18/2026

Sea Life at MOA: Immerse yourself in the sea without getting wet10 am – 8 pmMall of America

Indigena by Owamni11 am-midnight806 S 2nd St (inside the Guthrie)

Mpls Water Taxi: Mighty Mississippi boat ride11 am-10 pm724 Sibley St NE

Up-Down Arcade Bar: Be a pinball wizard!3 pm – 2 am3012 Lyndale Ave S

Theatre in the Round: The Great Gatsby7:30 pm245 Cedar Ave S

Aster Café: The New Entangled Particles8:30 pm125 SE Main St